The Perfectionist’s Guide to Surviving Lockdown

Why hello! So nice to connect with you! As an extroverted, highly empathic perfectionist who loves getting out and about, this lockdown is almost beyond my comprehension (cue the *mind blown* emoji). The good news is, there's a lot of material out there on how to take care of your mental and physical health during...

Be the Change…

There's an incredible woman in my network who embodies everything I aspire to be. As you'd expect, she's smart, funny, sassy, driven, and comfortable in her own skin. But more than that, she fights every day for what she believes in; unapologetically, and with endless passion.  I admire and envy her in equal measure. I know...

Tips to Uncover Your Mindset

Your mindset is intrinsic not only to who you are, but to who you want to be. Forming from a very early age, your mindset is a set of beliefs you hold about yourself, others and the world we live in, which directly influence how you think, feel and act. Shaped by various factors - including...

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall…

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what’s the hardest thing of all? Accepting yourself, unconditionally. It’s been a while since I’ve last written. Not because I had nothing to write about - a lot has happened in the last couple of months. It's just taken me this long to process and understand it all, and to...

How To Find Value in Life’s Many Challenges

"I'll be OK. I just have to remind myself that this is just another one of life's difficult gifts" - My best friend I fell in love with the expression 'difficult gifts' because it is a beautifully poetic way to describe challenging life experiences that will ultimately prove beneficial (even if you can't see or understand...

The Pitfalls of Perfectionism: How Society Fails Women and Itself

You could hardly fail to notice that Thursday was International Women’s Day. I think it’s wonderful that this day exists to celebrate women and their achievements, but would argue we need to continue ‘pressing for progress’ for women in all aspects of their lives. I named this blog ‘Flipping the Narrative’ for a number of...

Beating The Overwhelm: My ‘1-2-3’ Strategy

Can it really be as simple as 1-2-3?  Yes, my friend - it can. Since posting "The Mission and Why I Chose to Accept It", a few people have asked what strategies I use to deal with overwhelm when it sets in. Before running you through a grounding exercise that works wonders for me, I...

What the World Doesn’t Understand About ‘Success’

How many times have you read an article or watched a video that describes someone as "successful" in the last couple of months? Chances are, this messaging has shaped your impression of what success 'should' look like to some extent.  The most important question, then - for the purposes of this post at least -...

The Mission and Why I Chose to Accept It

"When an idea thinks it has found somebody - say, you - who might be able to bring it into the world, the idea will pay you a visit"  -   Liz Gilbert, "Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear" I love this notion; that ideas and inspiration exist in their own right, separate from the limitations of...

Managing Your Energy is Key to Your Wellbeing

Are you having to dig deeper and deeper to find the energy to keep going?? Gosh, have I been there. I know *exactly* how that feels. The frustration... the exhaustion... and eventually, the desperation. The desperate desire to push the 'STOP' button and watch the world come to a grinding halt just so you can...

One Foot in Front of the Other

The thing about life is, no matter how much inner work you do to become the best version of yourself, it has a way of throwing things at you that leave you feeling de-stabilized and unprepared - even incompetent. You can interpret that in a positive light - seeing it as yet another opportunity to...

Self-Care 101 – Managing Your Self-Talk

I did a workshop recently with a group of girls aged 12-18 with a focus on personal leadership and self-care. Simply put, my goal was to support these young women to develop a growth mindset; to approach life courageously with an open-mind about their value, abilities and endless potential. I also helped them to understand...