I came across this poem recently: The Way It Is, by William Stafford There’s a thread you follow. It goes amongthings that change. But it doesn’t change.People wonder about what you are pursuing.You have to explain about the thread.But it is hard for others to see.While you hold it you can’t get …
This week I listened to one of the best podcast conversations I’ve ever heard. Our Bird associate Naomi shared this link with me and I was gripped. I do love a bit of sport myself, so it was interesting to hear the perspectives of a well known sports person, but the podcast …
In the UK, there’s no doubt we have entered into a new challenging period with lockdown measures. For so many of us right now life is hard. And yet, there are so many spaces and places we can look to for support. At the moment during times when I feel overwhelmed I …
Well, here we are on 18th December 2020. The end of the year that turned everything upside down. I really hope you are heading towards a break, and an opportunity to rest and recuperate. As I shared last week, there are tonnes of resources available to support us through challenging times and …
We’ve been delivering so many webinars lately and compiling a robust list of resources for attendees that I thought I’d share the list with our lovely Bird readers too. So please take a look below to see if any jump out as helpful resources for you. Resilience resources Dr Brené Brown’s first …
I was reminded recently of the piano metaphor. It’s one I was taught in the first weekend of my coaching training with CTI, and one I may have even shared on the blog many moons ago. It is something that is powerful to revisit again so I felt called to share it …
Back in March, before the whole world began tackling the pandemic, we shared a piece on Urban hikes for mental health. We discussed the power of walking and how it’s a great thing to invest in to enable a happy mind and a healthy body. Fast forward eight months, and a world …
I’ve been reading The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain De Botton. I’ve enjoyed a lot of the ideas that have come from The School of Lifeand this book is no exception. De Botton looks at the four markers of emotional health which I want to share with you today. …
In the UK we have gone back into lockdown. For me it feels quite calm, and an opportunity to take things day by day and reflect on all that has happened so far this year. I worked with a group this week on a reflection process which was a really lovely way …
During this very bizarre year Bird has been very busy supporting charities across the country with staff wellbeing and resilience. We’ve delivered coaching programmes on resilience to 131 clients working at all levels within organisations, and we’ve delivered 108 resilience webinars to over 1000 attendees. We are a team of 9 facilitators …
