Mar 2, 2022Finding the gift in your ‘shadow selves’Do you sometimes feel exhausted? As though you’re not ok in some way? Beating yourself up for being too much or too little? Feeling that if you show up as your ‘real’ self, you’ll be shamed or ridiculed for it? Feeling like this can lead us to suppress key parts…Voicedialogue6 min readVoicedialogue6 min read
Feb 15, 2022My (mimic) octopus teacher — How to build authenticity at workI’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of authenticity at work. It’s a key element of my whole-person approach to creating human-centred workplaces. I was rootling through some old pictures of the time I was doing reef conservation work in the Philippines and came across a video I took…Authenticity5 min readAuthenticity5 min read
Jan 20, 2022Creating leaders at all levels of your organisation — School for WellbeingThe world is changing fast and old hierarchies are breaking down. As the world becomes more digital, AI is increasing its foothold and organisations are becoming flatter. …Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Dec 20, 2021How to support a colleague going through grief — School for WellbeingHow your organisation handles grief or loss is one of the most important ways to signify your organisational culture. A significant loss may not happen to every employee, but it will definitely happen to some of them. Your approach to the situation can literally make or break the psychological contract…Grief5 min readGrief5 min read
Nov 30, 2021Procrastination — Overcoming the emotional blocks that stop you getting things donePeople often think their procrastination is a time management issue. That they’re just not prioritising their tasks correctly or are wasting time fiddling about rather than focusing on the job in hand. …Procrastination3 min readProcrastination3 min read
Feb 9, 2021Ten Ways to Disempower Your Inner CriticsInner critic nagging you to do something? Does it often feel like the negative voices in your head are taking you over? When they are speaking loudly it can feel as though they have actually become us, all of us, rather than just being a part of us. It’s actually…Self-awareness6 min readSelf-awareness6 min read
Nov 19, 2020An embodied approach to overcoming self-sabotageSelf-sabotage — the act of getting in our own way, stopping our own success. We all do it because we are all in the grip of our saboteurs. …Self Sabotage4 min readSelf Sabotage4 min read
Nov 5, 2020Hacking your life is a form of self sabotageEverywhere we look, we are being offered life hacks: biohacking to make the most of our body or immune system; short cuts to health, fitness, better eating; quick tips to bring us wellbeing, resilience, even spiritual enlightenment. …Self Sabotage4 min readSelf Sabotage4 min read
Published inCurious·Sep 21, 2020The State You Are in — Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence and Manage StressWhat is state management and why would you want to be able to do it? Put simply, being able to manage your state, your emotions, is a key indicator of your ability to survive and thrive in life. …Breathwork3 min readBreathwork3 min read
Sep 21, 2020Breathing for stress management in an uncertain worldWhen we are struggling to cope in a world that seems impossibly changed, it can be helpful to look at what we can take control of, rather than fixating on things that we can’t. One thing we can take control of is how we are in our bodies. Our posture…Breathwork5 min readBreathwork5 min read