As the year rushes to a close, the season of overwhelm seems to take on a life of its own. I call it “wrapping overwhelm”: the wrapping up of work projects, the wrapping up of family and travel plans,...

Why on earth do meetings run back-to-back?!! It’s become a normal part of work culture—but at what cost?

When we cram our schedules, we steal from ourselves: the chance to pause, breathe, and show...

What do you do when your head’s in a whirl because you’ve got so much on your plate things have suddenly become impossible?

I used to double down on fiercely ploughing through my lists. I became s...

This week I was talking to a client who is losing confidence in herself because she’s in an organisation where it is impossible for her to be the incredibly competent person she actually is. Which rem...

Overwhelm is inevitable.

P.12 of my book Overwhelm is Optional lists several ways this inevitability occurs.

This week I want to highlight just one of them:

It comes from treating the body...

Step 3 of The Gentle Rebel Way is to commit to developing a fit body:

• Accept responsibility for your health
• Prioritise learning how to look after yourself properly
• Start listening to your body...

Step 3 of The Gentle Rebel Way is to commit to developing a fit body:

• Accept responsibility for your health
• Prioritise learning how to look after yourself properly
• Start listening to your body...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the power of deciding to see something as for me, regardless of what it is.

And this week I recorded a really rich conversation with the lovely Emily Rosales,...

Of all the things walking The Camino gave me, I did not see this one coming.

But I’m not going to ruin this week’s podcast episode by telling you what the weirdest gift for me was.

Instead I’m...

Where’s your attention right now?

Is it on dog poo and piles of rubble?

Or the beauty and the fun waiting to be had?

Wandering around my garden I notice all the things that are w...

A weird thing happened on The Camino. We began to notice that we would feel tired just before approaching our night’s accommodation, hungry before approaching an expected cafe, in need of coffee befor...

It’s not you.

There’s nothing wrong with you.

You don’t need to be more organised, fitter, meditate every day, read that pile of books, be tougher, sleep better, eat better, be nicer….

While all of...