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I reduce mental health and wellbeing issues caused by a lack of workplace skills, lack of understanding of the workplace or a strong feeling of being stuck either in the wrong career, or not managing to move forward in the right one.

Exciting announcement! Can you give yourself just 30 mins to focus on yourself? Journaling with images is backed by scie...
04/09/2026

Exciting announcement! Can you give yourself just 30 mins to focus on yourself? Journaling with images is backed by science. Our brains process images faster than words and build instant strong connections to our memories, emotions and dreams. They're a tool I often use in coaching and on training courses, so after a beta-test earlier in the year, I now bring you the completely free monthly image and written word journaling club: Picture Your Month.

Each month we'll be looking at a particular theme/coaching prompt, starting in September with 'What might happen if you learnt to trust yourself?'. The session will be 30 mins online, 8.30am on the last Monday of every month. You can attend live, with or without your camera on, or listen to the recording. No artistic skills needed.

Previous delegates have said:

'Loved doing this and it's made me think that I need to get outside in the sunshine more often and get off my phone.'

'It's clear from my collage that the priority for the month ahead is calmess...and who and what will help me achieve that.'

'Thank you so much! Interesting on what came up. Really helpful.'

Sign up via the link. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetalentcycle/2392745 (you can also find this in my bio).

I hate to break it to you, but life isn't always perfect. Lots of you will have seen the polished picture of me sitting ...
03/09/2026

I hate to break it to you, but life isn't always perfect. Lots of you will have seen the polished picture of me sitting on the famous BBC red couch the first time I appeared on BBC news. But here's the one before that...me surreptitiously trying to take a quick pic without anyone seeing in case I didn't get another chance...

The result? A strange face, an unflattering angle and a vague bit of red in the background (this wasn't even the studio, it was the reception red chair!).

And it wasn't just the dodgy photography skills that were causing the frown; truth was, I was in agony. 48 hrs later I was in A&E. A kidney infection gone wild, fears of Sepsis and then all manner of other issues. It was about 3 months before I was back to work as normal. And so much of that had simply been caused by health anxiety; first from ignoring symptoms, to then worrying over every single twinge.

The problem with any kind of anxiety is it lies to you. It makes you focus on a worse-case scenario and convinces you it is definitely DEFINITELY that thing you're worrying about. Moral of the story? Mange your mental health. Take the breaks you need. Look after yourself and manage your self-talk. It's very good at sabotaging you if you don't. And that can have huge implications for your life and career.

On the plus side it is what prompted me to write The Career Confidence Toolkit for Women, so I can help others manage their own self-talk (as that's where confidence begins). It's available on Amazon and other well known retailers and even contains a tool about self-care to help you manage looking after yourself, and your own self talk. There will be more on this later in the month when my publisher Trotman Publishing run a week-long challenge. Are you in?

And in the meantime, do you have anxiety? How do you manage your self-talk?

Mood for the rest of 2026...Staying in my own lane. Just because you 'could', doesn't mean you 'should'.Focused.Flourish...
02/09/2026

Mood for the rest of 2026...

Staying in my own lane. Just because you 'could', doesn't mean you 'should'.

Focused.

Flourishing.

Growing.

Glowing.

With occasional moments of going off piste, questioning everything and keeping it real (swipe for pic 2).

But always working on my self-talk. Recognising when everything from hormones to imposter monster are sabotaging my thoughts and treating myself with the kindness and respect I deserve.

Biggest goal this month? Moving away from the 'shoulds' and checking in with my self-talk. Does any of this resonate? What's your biggest goal?

13/08/2026

Q: What should you do if you can't afford coaching?

A: Buy a copy of my book, The Career Confidence Toolkit for Women. Packed full of advice on why women in particular might lack confidence in their lives and career and what to do about that. It shares my lived experience and that of the 23 amazing women I interviewed as well as anecdotes from clients. And most importantly of all, every chapter ends with a whole bank of tools you can use to coach yourself and empower yourself to progress forward and be the confident woman you've always dreamed of.

And best yet...it's a lot cheaper than paying for actual coaching and can be purchased from Amazon and other retailers, by either you or your organisation. I can even come into workplaces and deliver workshops based around the book.

Link to the book in bio. Have you read it yet? Which tool did you find most useful?

03/08/2026

So what are your packing secrets? Will you be rocking a minimal wardrobe on your holidays or have you packed everything including the kitchen sink and are walking past the RyanAir staff with a fishing vest and hollowed out neck rest? IYKYK

I’ve been doing a lot of packing lately, as I’ve been lucky enough to go on a few retreats.  I always find the packing bit stressful as I try and pack for ‘future perfect’ me i.e I think I’ll go away and suddenly become some goddess mixed with a model, who actually cares what she looks like.  Rather than just picking up whatever comes to hand, which is my usual de rigueur.

And I often find clients have the same approach when it comes to planning the next steps in their life or career.  There are so often ‘shoulds’; what I should be doing, saying, not doing, how I should show up and what steps I should take.

But what if we stripped it all back and focused just on one core question:

What do you really want?

When we shut out the noise, we can answer this question much better.  I find going on retreats is a brilliant way to quieten the noise and still the mind, so you can make good decisions for you.  I talk about this, lily padding (jumping around jobs quickly), and the highs and lows of female friendship and how motherhood (or not) can impact that, in this month’s newsletter. Link in bio.

What do you do to help shut out the noise and ‘pack light’ so you make good decisions?

And more importantly…how are your actual packing skills? Are you an over-packer or a minimalist?

The heat is intense.It builds and builds, as an orchestral crescendo.Biig drums vibrate, like the sound bath I escape to...
31/07/2026

The heat is intense.
It builds and builds, as an orchestral crescendo.
Biig drums vibrate, like the sound bath I escape to.
Waves of sound and air con crash over me,
Whilst my senses are on fire.
They rise again as we watch history.
Viewing Odyssey I rack my brain, over 5 years of study but never this feeling.
Exhausted, walking into a hot night despite the late hour.
And in another land, far away, mosquittos lie in wait.
They already feasted on us, as we feasted ourselves,
On dish after dish of stunning food,
Whilst our minds feasted too.
On memories, feelings, journals and friendship.
A weekend never to forget,
As we head home, expecting normal life to resume.
But instead I leave it postponed.
Sunny walks to Sonning, BBC interviews,
A painting class that was a dream.
More moments to sit, to reflect in quiet contemplation,
To write what's next, in my story and yours, whilst the heat keeps rising.
This was July.

I've been asked to take part in a discussion on BBC Berkshire radio to talk about people moving about in jobs/careers mo...
14/07/2026

I've been asked to take part in a discussion on BBC Berkshire radio to talk about people moving about in jobs/careers more often.  We all know the idea of a job for life has long gone, but what does that mean for workers in the market at the moment?  Is moving often a good thing? A career helper or blocker?  How is it viewed by employers?

We'll be talking about this and more (exact date/time TBC due to scheduling challenges).  I know what I think/have experienced with my clients but I'd love to know your thoughts on the topic as well.  Comment below.

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