Why I Don't Make New Year Resolutions

Why I Don't Make New Year Resolutions

by | Dec 28, 2015 | Change

So, I don’t make New Year Resolutions, instead I set gentler ‘intentions'(something I ‘want’ to do, rather than something I ‘must’ or ‘should’ do). Looking back on my intentions for 2015, I can see I’ve moved on –...
Giving Your All for Christmas?

Giving Your All for Christmas?

by | Dec 10, 2015 | Change

This time of year can feel frantic. There’s so much to do in the run up to Christmas and a feeling of time running out. Expectations and emotions run high at Christmas as we try so hard to match up to the fantasy of how it should be; beautiful thoughtful gifts,...
Do I Really Deserve to Put Myself First?

Do I Really Deserve to Put Myself First?

by | Nov 17, 2015 | Change

So just now, I’m about a stone overweight, not as fit as I’d like to be, drinking too much alcohol, eating too much rubbish (crisps, cake, snacking) and not enough fresh fruit and veg. I’m quite sedentary though the day, working from home on the phone. I’m a night...
The Freedom Paradox

The Freedom Paradox

by | Oct 5, 2015 | Change

If you read my last blog post, you’ll remember I’ve been reading Eleanor Roosevelt’s You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life.  At that point I’d only read to chapter 4, but now I’ve not only finished the whole book but reread a good chunk of...
How We Talk to Children and Their Inner Critics

How We Talk to Children and Their Inner Critics

by | Jul 20, 2015 | Change

The other day I saw this Peggy O’Mara quote and picture on the Action for Happiness website, and it really got me thinking. I saw it just after I’d been talking with a coaching client who had reflected that her sense of never being ‘good enough’ started from a very...
Dealing with Procrastination and My Future Self

Dealing with Procrastination and My Future Self

by | Jun 9, 2015 | Change

Uurghh, I’ve found myself falling into an old old pattern this week; assuming a future version of myself will prefer to do a task rather than the present version of me! “I’ll have more time for it tomorrow”, or “I don’t feel like it just now, but I’m sure I will...