I had an unexpected encounter with an unhappy young woman this week. During our conversation, she repeatedly, and determinedly, told me, “I’m a good…

Why do we feel the need to be perfect? And how can we ease the pressure on ourselves?

Thinking abundantly means we view a situation from a positive perspective and harbour hope. To think abundantly is to believe and open ourselves up t…

Imagine this scenario. You would like to change jobs and have been meaning to take steps for some time now.  You see jobs to apply for but your inner…

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…

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,…

There is a lot of evidence to suggest that positive thinking and affirmations are valuable in maintaining mental well-being. What you focus on become…

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…

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…

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…

The last six months of lockdown, isolation and the ‘new normal’ has signified unprecedented change, disruption and transition in all of our lives – t…

I often work with teenagers and adults who find themselves in a cycle of people-pleasing, scared to say no or object to demands made on them. They ha…