Here it comes again, some of us not wanting to think about it right now, some of us needing to feel organised and in control of the run up and event itself. What can you do to start getting organised? This doesn’t have to be a plan set in stone, Read more…
The roles of a life coach and a counsellor can overlap, but they have distinct differences so these are the things that you need to consider when trying to decide which support would be most beneficial to you – Focus and approach. Training and credentials. What can they help with? Read more…
This is a question I get asked frequently. I suppose the same people might ask why someone would use a personal trainer? To be honest, it’s like everything, down to personal choice. If you want to get fit and healthy but struggle to commit to the gym or an exercise Read more…
It was actually 20 years ago that I qualified to be a Life Coach. I studied on what was then, an open learning course through Newcastle University, 2 years of learning, clocking up coaching hours all done around a full-time job as a Partner in a marketing agency. After I Read more…
Life coaching is a tool that is often used to help support those who wish to make changes in their lives. Change can be scary; you know you need to do it but you’re not sure how. Sometimes there are times in our lives where we know we need to Read more…
This blog topic is probably aimed at individuals of a specific age group—formerly labelled or sometimes still referred to as “middle-aged”—wherein those seeking change might be unfairly labelled as experiencing a mid-life crisis. You might be reading this, and although you are much younger, feel that you too need to Read more…
You will be very familiar with the term self-care. It’s something that comes up across all mediums, something I have talked about on numerous occasions to the point where we sometimes switch off because it’s just been “over discussed”. Or we feel it’s yet another impossible task to add to Read more…
As we head into June (and hopefully some more sunshine), more often than not, the sunshine brings with it the dreaded summer holiday anxiety. This can come in several formats – First, we have the classic “Oh my god, it’s only X number of weeks until we go away – Read more…
“I hate asking for help” – so many people tell me this whether it’s clients or friends, it seems that the concept of asking for help is still something people struggle to get their heads around. Asking for help isn’t failing. When I’ve talked with clients about this, they talk Read more…
We all have them. Those weeks when you know you have a lot on or you’re going to have to do some things that are tough or not particularly enjoyable and you’re just going to have to grit your teeth and get on with it. I find, as a life Read more…