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...

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...

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 -...