Sitting with Discomfort
A sense of shame for having needs of our own can be a powerful intergenerational pattern inherited from our family of origin. This gender-based story plays out differently for men and women in the workplace and at home. Here are some observations of what can happen.
Reflection on the Power of Patterns
A sense of shame for having needs of our own can be a powerful intergenerational pattern inherited from our family of origin. This gender-based story plays out differently for men and women in the workplace and at home. Here are some observations of what can happen. Women in the workplace Generation after generation of women […]
Tips on Moving Beyond “The Look”
So often I have women clients who come to me in their forties and fifties, they are saying that they do not like their older face, the newly acquired fine lines and their ageing body. They want to know how to grow up into being a mature woman devoid of regret that they are no […]
Meeting Your Edge: A Retreat for Women
Meeting your edge is a 6 to 12-month intensive personal and professional development individual or group coaching experience for women undergoing or wishing to undergo major transitions in their life and professional career. This program is not for the faint hearted. Meeting your Edge is for women who want to explore the myriad of ways […]
Finding the Job You Love
“Be still, alone with your own self. The world will willingly give itself to you unmasked. It has not choice” – Franz Kafka If you are just starting out looking for a job or changing direction mid-life, it may be daunting. Most of us find a job by pure chance. No clear direction, no great […]
Bullying: Women on Women
Why is it taboo to speak about women who bully? It is difficult to talk about because it seems to leave women in an impossible position. Women have fought to have a seat at the table and to admonish them for behaving “like men” or displaying more covert forms of attack on others, especially on […]
When Stress Comes to Call
In my world, the flowers are blooming and the sun is shining today. I have eaten a healthy breakfast and can look forward to a warm bed to sleep in tonight. I love and am loved. I can take time to rest, socialise, sleep well, exercise and plan my contributions in the service of others. […]
How To Get Smart and Stay Smart Emotionally
Tough love is a concept most often used in parenting courses that denotes the ability to encourage responsibility from a foundation of deep love for another person. Empathy in the workplace can be seen as a form of tough love. Yet it is so often mistaken for something we do that allows someone to get […]
Relationships Matter
“Observe and listen for the truth in a relationship. Friendship is a responsibility towards another person. It is made to last”. What have we learnt about the way we make friends, keep friends and change friends during the COVID pandemic? It is natural to want to have relationships with other people, to feel connected, to […]
Having a Conversation To Learn
Emotionally charged conversations that turn into conflicts have often gotten off the rails because they deny the perspective of the other person or the perspective of multiple others. They display inflexibility and tunnel vision not the possibility of mutual resolution This can happen when you adopt a super rational, logical approach to the content of […]
