When you do a job that involves supporting others in some way it can feel challenging, overwhelming and emotionally tiring. It’s natural to feel this way when working in the not-for-profit or public sector. When the emphasis is always on helping others it can be easy to forget your own needs. We …
People say home is where the heart is. I’ve always taken that to mean home is where your loved ones are, or home is where you feel most comfortable. But just recently I’ve understood it to mean something different. Home is where your heart is – literally. I have spent a lot …
Priorisiting wellbeing is effective in two ways: it helps us to create a calm, confident and empowered default state for ourselves, and, it helps us to fill our toolbox with effective strategies for challenging future times. Recently I experienced a period of uncertainty and found it really challenging to be with, to …
I hope you are having a fulfilling week so far. I’m noticing a collective sense of action at the moment – that gearing up to the festive break vibe where everyone is in doing mode. I went to Waitrose yesterday to pick up a lovely John Lewis treat for us in our …
This morning I was working with my wonderful coach and had a realisation. No matter what I bring to the coaching calls, I always end up back in a familiar, enlightened, empowered perspective. When I come to my calls I’ve often got myself into a tricky head space about a certain thing. …
I felt pretty stressed out yesterday morning for various reasons. My brain was telling me to get up out of bed and get cracking with all the tasks that lay ahead of me. Get up, dive straight in and get grafting. Now ordinarily I start my days with a 15 minute meditation …
Sometimes, life can feel heavy. The heaviness can be particularly evident if we are working in challenging environments or with challenging content. I remember when I used to work in the charity sector supporting women who had experienced some form of violence I’d take that heavy feeling home with me. The heaviness …
When things are in flux around us our tendency is to dig deep and hold things together, working through the challenge until things go back to ‘normal’ again. Personally, during times of uncertainty, I notice I hold my breath a little more often, and I tense my muscles a little more frequently. …
Martyrdom is described by the Cambridge Dictionary as, ‘an occasion when someone suffers or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs.’ Suffering because of political beliefs is rife in the charity sector. I’ve worked alongside a number of people who will put in 100 hour weeks with extensive travel to …
From the moment we are born, layers of identity are placed upon us. Girl, daughter, sister, Brit, northerner… As we grow we begin to develop additional narratives about ourselves, we choose which identities we adopt. Partner, friend, female entrepreneur, runner, green leftie, aunty, traveller, coach, facilitator, Brightonian… We tend to place a …
