Jul 4, 2023 | bereavement, death, family, gratitude, grief, health, Mums, my journey, parenting, reflections, relationships, wellbeing
Today marks three years since my mum died. Apart from her outfits and her hair, Mum was known for her teaching. Over the last few years her focus was on character education. “It’s character building,” was the often-repeated catchphrase of our childhoods, designed to...
Jun 28, 2023 | Coaching, home education, my journey, wellbeing
When I was making the decision to take Oscar out of school for the sake of his mental health – and the fact that it was affecting his ability to learn, I asked myself why he was at school. The answer certainly wasn’t to learn or even to learn to learn, and if it...
Jun 21, 2023 | body positivity, Coaching, goals, health, wellbeing
How do you sleep? So many people I know talk about not sleeping for long enough or well enough. Not getting enough sleep impacts EVERYTHING. It makes us grumpy, unable to problem solve effectively, slower, more likely to comfort eat… When my children were younger,...
Jun 14, 2023 | client stories, Coaching, goals, gratitude, money, tools and models
What do you think when you hear the word ‘manifest’? There is a misconception that manifesting means simply visualising something you want and then waiting for it to come to you. (Spoiler alert: that won’t work.) My son puts it nicely: “say what you want as though you...
Jun 7, 2023 | creativity, family, fun, home education, Mums, my journey, parenting, play, wellbeing
Do you have a constant battle with your kids over video games? I know I do. Whilst they’re on them, they’re quiet, parenting is easy and I can get things done. I’m grateful to video games for entertaining my children. Then the guilt hits. They should be outside,...
