The Waiting Room: How to Cope When You’re Waiting for Results You Can’t Control
For anyone with background noise running under their summer – waiting for A-level results, exam results, or any outcome that isn’t yours to decide “You...
When You Forget Your Own Tools: A Coach’s Guide to Self-Compassion During Times of Transition
What happens when stress, change, uncertainty overrides your usual practices and how to find your way back. I recently returned from an intense week away...
Our Midlife Experiment
I have recently started sharing over on Substack – are you over there much too? Here is the link for Our Midlife Experiment where I...
When your life looks fine… but doesn’t feel right
Nothing was wrong, exactly. The days are full in the usual way. School runs, work, messages, meals, juggling the quiet mental load of keeping everything...
When Did Our Phones Become the Boss of Us?
I am sure you have had a similar experience when you have been out for dinner and noticed something quietly heartbreaking. At the table next...
The joys of cold water?
I have always loved swimming in the sea. Maybe it was something to do with growing up in London and the excitement of going to...
Midlife at the Crossroads: Control, Fear and Choosing Your Next Chapter
There’s a moment in midlife that many women recognise but struggle to name. It’s not dramatic.It doesn’t always arrive with fireworks. It feels more like...
Konenki: Menopause as a Threshold, Not a Decline
Menopause and perimenopause are often framed in Western culture as something to fix, fight or simply endure. Hormones decline. Energy dips. Tolerance lowers. We’re told...
Seeking Clarity for 2026?
What are you most hoping, planning, aspiring for in 2026? If you are navigating change, uncertainty, overwhelm at times, maybe stuckness. I have just the...
Navigating a Difficult Holiday Season: A Gentle Guide for Those in Transition
The holiday season can bring bright lights, festive music, and warm traditions – but for many, it also brings loneliness, grief, and heavy emotions. If...
