by Rachel Anderson | Nov 10, 2015 | Coaching
Blah! All this self-development work I’ve been doing of late has been very insightful, revealing, uncomfortable, beneficial etc, but I feel drained right now – a bit sick of the sound of my own navel gazing and analysis. I’ve got stuck in an intellectual and emotional...
by Rachel Anderson | Nov 2, 2015 | Coaching
Dear Rachel Yes, I know it feels strange, receiving a letter from yourself. Strange too, to hear yourself addressed as ‘dear’ by me, when all too often you feel only criticism, coldness and disappointment. But you are dear to me as well, even if I don’t often allow...
by Rachel Anderson | Oct 27, 2015 | Coaching
So, during this recent inner stormy time I’ve been enduring, I stopped to take stock of what’s been weighing me down, and was both bemused and shocked with what I found… …I ran into my old acquaintance, shame, wearing its heavy lead boots of over-expectation. I only...
by Rachel Anderson | Oct 19, 2015 | Coaching
Phew, it’s been a tough couple of weeks! I’ve had a lot going on, both internally and externally. The external stuff has just been the logistical complexities and busy-ness of having a growing, active family and running my own business. Nothing bad, much of it lovely;...
by Rachel Anderson | Sep 29, 2015 | Coaching
For my birthday this year I was lucky enough to be bought some beautiful, useful and indulgent gifts by my thoughtful friends and family, including a number of books that have been sitting on my ‘wishlist’. My brother-in-law bought me Eleanor Roosevelt’s You Learn by...
by Rachel Anderson | Sep 21, 2015 | Coaching
Over the last 8 years or so I’ve found I’ve been strongly drawn to seeking to understand, as well as experience, happiness. I don’t believe happiness is something trivial, fluffy or a ‘nice to have’. It’s more than just an antidote to the pain and suffering we can...