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Painfully perfect? May 15, 2017 – Posted in: Advice, Confidence, Personal Development

“I can’t possibly be a perfectionist! I never get anything right!” This was the response of my client to my suggestion that she was suffering with perfectionism. After she spoke I remained silent and slowly the realisation of what she’d said hit her… “Oh, wait!” she said, “If I wasn’t a perfectionist I wouldn’t always worry about getting everything right… Right?” BINGO! As a specialist in confidence issues I see perfectionism in my clients on…

Loving others means accepting them for who they are April 8, 2016 – Posted in: Advice, Relationships

I was recently approached by a father who wanted me to work with his daughter so that she could become the focussed, academic, A* student he knew she could be. He wanted the best for her and could see that she wasn’t reaching her potential. He was very keen for her to have coaching. She, on the other hand, was determined (at age 19) to find her own path. She didn’t want to go to…

If you believe you can’t change then you won’t change. The opposite is also true.. November 4, 2015 – Posted in: Confidence

Two things I’ve been blessed with throughout my life are the knowledge that change is always possible and the determination to find a way to create that change. Sometimes change comes quickly and sometimes change comes agonisingly slowly, but it always comes IF I BELIEVE IT.

Be Real and be Free… – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

One of the greatest privileges of my job is hearing people’s “stuff”. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than being present for someone when they finally talk about the thing that’s been haunting and tormenting them for years. To be a vessel for this truth and courage is, quite frankly, an enormous honour. It’s a moment of deep connection and beauty – the kinda thing I live for! But, I am always troubled by what it is…

Trust in the process September 13, 2015 – Posted in: Confidence

A while ago I received some life-changing news that rocked my world and, sporadically over the ensuing months, I’ve been coming to terms with it and trying to find a comfortable shape for it to fit into my life.

Anger as Fuel for Change August 18, 2015 – Posted in: Personal Development, Relationships

It’s a commonly held misconception in spiritual circles that anger is ‘wrong’ in some way. But is it?

Letting Go and Letting Life August 10, 2015 – Posted in: Confidence

One of the best things I’ve been taught to do in recent years is to ‘let go and let life do its thing’. However, truly letting go is also one of the hardest things to achieve – it takes practice and persistence.

Strength and Vulnerability – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

Strength and vulnerability are NOT mutually exclusive…

Discovering Self-Esteem July 29, 2015 – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

Where does your self-esteem come from?

Life in 24-hour chunks – Posted in: Confidence, Spirituality

Many years ago I was introduced to the concept of living life in 24-hour chunks. It was a very alien concept for someone who was well versed in worrying about/regretting/resenting the past and worrying about/fearing/plotting the future. In fact, the concept was so foreign to me that I failed to integrate it into my life because I just couldn’t see how it would be possible to live one day at a time.

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