Maybe people have told you that you are ‘too nice’. What is people-pleasing, really? It is a behavioural addiction or a pattern of showing up in the…

Many of us are looking back on 2020 with shock, perhaps thinking to ourselves, "What a year...". COVID-19 impacted the globe in unimaginable ways and…

I recently asked my community of recovering people-pleasers what they do to reduce anxiety. I want to share with you their top tips, including my own…

How are you? If you are finding it hard, it’s because it is. It has been said often enough that we need to talk about our feelings, ask twice (becaus…

What word best describes the week you’ve just had? For me it’s assertive. Why? Firstly I delivered a workshop around it to a group of year nine boys,…

Have you ever felt anxious or uncomfortable about offering your opinion or embarrassed about speaking out? Do you sit in meetings or in a social gath…

Do any of these sound familiar? Do you dress like someone who is ready to run a successful business? Do you talk like someone who is ready to man…

Watch any good Hollywood film or listen to most pop songs (“And I feel so helpless here, watch my eyes are filled with fear, tell me do you feel the…

Feeling unconfident is one of the most challenging feelings to have to face in life. It can show up in so many ways; be it social confidence when mee…

What does the word 'control' invoke for you? Is it something you want and crave, something you need? Or is it something to be afraid of from others,…

With the ever-increasing sense of needing to achieve, and have this externally validated, we have unwittingly created a drive to achieve the unachiev…

What to do when you are feeling insecure, anxious, or filled with self-doubt? As a life coach who specialises in confidence and self-esteem, I regul…