Social media: the land of cat videos, inspirational quotes, and people oversharing their breakfast smoothies. 🐈 It can be fun, inspiring, even educational… and it can also be a giant energy-sucking black hole that leaves you feeling like you need a lie-down and a therapist. The problem isn’t social media itself. It’s how much we let it run our lives as well as using it as a tool to numb-out (and avoid what’s really going on in our…
Feeling “safe” isn’t just about locking your doors at night or carrying your keys like Wolverine claws in a dark car park (although, let’s be honest, we’ve all done it). 🔑 Safety goes way deeper than that. Feeling safe is about your , your emotional needs and that quiet part of you that just wants to breathe a sigh of relief and finally unclench your jaw. So – what do you need to feel safe? 🧐 For some of…
As part of my Project Self Worth program I run weekly live group coaching calls with my members and they’re able to ask questions for us to go through on the call. Recently, one of my members asked: “I have a question after leaving the relationship. I know I’m doing well but I’m pretty sure my nervous system is really struggling and I’m emotionally burnt out. I’ve got nothing in the tank and am really struggling with the energy…
I’m reading a book called The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel at the moment and love his quote: “The most important part of every plan is planning on your plan not going to plan.” This quote got me thinking about a client I once had while working as a Probation Officer in London. 🧐 Picture this: a guy with a violent past, anger issues, and anxiety so intense that he needed to plan his day down to the…
I’m just coming out the tail end of a gnarly chronic pain flare up that has seen my routine very off for the last few weeks. 🫣 We went to Melbourne and travelling usually means a flare up for me due to different beds, different cars, different routine and less exercise. I was back in my routine for a few days and then it hit me again so the last week has been a write-off. 🥺 It’s easy to…
I was recently listening to this podcast where ex homicide detective Gary Jubelin was interviewing another ex homicide detective who he started his career with at the police academy. 👮 They both agreed that back then, they entered the force thinking this would be their life long career. At first they didn’t want to take a single day off as it was all new and exciting, they got to see the kind of stuff most people only see…