Sep 13, 2023 | Coaching, diet, exercise, family, fun, goals, gratitude, health, home education, my journey, parenting, tools and models, wellbeing
Like many parents new to home education, at first, I created a lovely colour-coded timetable, the kind of thing you’d be given at school. It didn’t take long to realise that the kind of kids and families who are better suited to home education aren’t always so great...
Apr 19, 2023 | Coaching, exercise, family, fun, goals, Mums, my journey, parenting, play, reflections
What are you most looking forward to this summer? In December I had the pleasure of joining Claudia Geratz MSc for her Bye Bye 2022 reflection webinar. It made me realise just how many of my joyful memories of last year came from swimming. 🌊 A full moon...
Mar 29, 2023 | creativity, exercise, fun, goals, identity, mindfulness, parenting, play, wellbeing
✅Someone you trust has taken your kids away for the weekend ✅You’re away from home, perhaps somewhere in nature, so there’s no cleaning or DIY niggling at you ✅You don’t have your phone or laptop or internet, so you can’t work – plus you’re...
Mar 1, 2023 | body positivity, book recommendations, Coaching, exercise, goals, health, identity, mindfulness, my journey
What are you reading at the moment? I got Atomic Habits by James Clear as a Christmas present and loved it. My key takeaway was how important it is to understand our purpose and desired identity before anything else. The goals and how we reach them come second. Life...
Feb 1, 2023 | body positivity, exercise, goals, health, my journey
I’m not what you’d call a natural sportsperson. When I was a teenager, I was much happier in the library than in the gym, and only attended PE lessons at High School for the first year, after which I realised that if you didn’t turn up to the first class of term to...
Oct 19, 2022 | body positivity, diet, exercise, health
I’ve heard a few friends comment recently about the weight they’ve put on over the summer, the diets and exercise regimes they are planning for autumn. I know many people stay fit all through winter with the specific goal of feeling beach body ready for summer....
