As a #leadershipcoach, I work with all sorts of women – those who work in the NHS, local authorities, civil service, charities, and occasionally those in the private sector. I've worked with women who were in the first five years of their professional lives and those who have been working for 30 plus years, and of course many who are in the middle of their careers. Some women are registered professionals, others are starting to work out what they want from their jobs. Some wo

During last month's mental health awareness week, I shared a post about my own experience of loneliness (and severe depression with suicidal ideation). I ummed and ahhrred all week about what to write on the topic of mental health and loneliness. I'm glad I did because my post reached thousands of people across LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook! I'm passionate about working with women who feel isolated or marginalised, because I've been isolated and marginalised. I don't have

Recent #coaching sessions with several women have focused on their #career pathways – they are wanting to get more focused on the kinds of jobs they want, rather than taking an ad hoc approach to getting their next job. This is something that resonates with me too. I went through a similar stage about five years ago when I knew that I wanted to get more focused on my coaching, mentoring and facilitation experience. This coincided with the time that I began thinking about esta

Well it’s been a while since I blogged, and a lot has been going on personally during the summer months. You may have seen on my socials recently that I will be heading out to Australia in late September for a while. From mid October, I will be spending time with my Mum for at least a couple of months (following 14 days of hotel quarantine - that is another story however, and I suspect a reflective blog may emerge from that experience!). During the next four months, I’m very