Coaching and therapy can be easily confused. Sometimes one can feel like the other. But each serves a different purpose. And when experienced simultaneously, they create a powerful partnership in transforming our lives. 

What happens when Summer ends? All around social media I see celebrations of a wonderful Summer, and woes that it’s now all over as we get back on the hamster wheel of day to day life. What if the joy of Summer - the togetherness and permission to play - weren’t a moment in time, but instead a constant state of being? How would your life look different?

In a break from the usual blog posts that focus on transformations you can make in your life, this week I instead offer a glimpse into what actually happens in a coaching session. How do we tackle the issues that really matter to you? And how is my style of coaching designed to help you make breakthroughs that last instead of just patching over the cracks.

How often do you stop yourself from saying “no” to something that you really want to say no to because of all of the stories you carry in your head about what will happen if you do say no? I suspect this is a recurring theme in many of our lives, including my own. In this post we recognise that saying no doesn’t just serve us, it also serves others.

How do you serve your well-being? Do you take a walk? Take a bath? Go dancing? Are all of your well-being practices actually about “doing” something? And could they be in service not of well-being, but instead of trying to fix things in your life? In this post we explore well-being and well-doing, and share ideas for practices that blend both in service of making once-and-for-all transformations in your life.

When it comes to building high performing teams, nothing is more important that establishing a culture of trust. And for my team at Pickle Jar Communications, the practice of weekly acknowledgement of self and others makes a huge different in empowering that culture of trust.

A lack of confidence is one of the biggest barriers I, as coach, see to people living fulfilled lives and pursuing their dreams. At its worst it becomes full-blown imposter syndrome. To achieve confidence, we put in place a world of conditions: “I’ll be confident when…”. We make confidence hard work. Instead, there might be another way…

With so much value placed on constantly “doing” and achieving, how can we instead find value - and even productivity - from simply doing nothing and just “being”? In this post we consider a value to doing nothing that goes far far beyond simply resting and recovering. 

Do you ever feel like people are going to find out that you’re not as smart as they think you are? Or do you feel like you don’t stack up and don’t belong? If so, you’re probably experiencing imposter syndrome and it is absolutely holding you back from living your best life. It might be time to make a change.

When someone asks “how are you?”, how do you answer? Do you answer with a judgement (“I’m good” thanks) or an insight (“I’m really happy today”)? In this post we explore how this often flippantly placed question can actually disempower our true being, or empower deeper relationships with others when we allow honest answers to be shared.

While we all love stories - finding escape, entertainment, and education from them - they also serve a much darker purpose for many of us. The stories we tell ourselves as we interpret daily interactions, can often serve to sabotage our happiness and belief in possibility. 

Why is it that the search for a more fulfilled work life so often starts on a job board? In this post, we explore what it looks like to think about career changes from a place of empowerment and true self, rather than from the needs of a business outlined through their job descriptions. 

28th March 2010. That was my wedding day. At least, it was supposed to be my wedding day. I didn’t turn up. This is my story of how my heart won out over the voices in my head, and enabled me to do the bold thing.

Coaching offers a framework and a space for you to explore and design approaches in pursuit of your best life. In this post we explore what coaching is and why you might dive into a coaching programme.