It might come as some surprise to you, but I have only been running my coaching business for two years full time. I trained as a coach YEARS ago –… Read more
Life
How & why I only work a four day week
When I was pregnant with our son, my husband and I decided that for the early years stage, we both wanted to spend a day a week alone with our… Read more
Is your soul tired?
December can be a particularly tiring and tiresome month. The days are getting shorter, robbing us all of energy giving daylight. And often those daylight hours available are actually quite… Read more
How to cultivate gratitude when life feels hard – the basics
When everything in our lives is going well, it’s so much easier to feel grateful and to appreciate what we have. I know that for me, when life is good,… Read more
Life’s little treats
Following on from my recent article about the comfort drawer, I wanted to ask you two questions; What is your idea of a treat? When was the last time that… Read more
The thirty day challenge
Part of creating a Simple Happy Life will inevitably involve creating new habits and rituals so that your life feels better, more meaningful, more fulfilling, and so ultimately you feel… Read more
HAPPINESS HACK: It’s the little things… that wear you down!
The laundry needs to be put away My favourite boots need cleaning My eye brows need waxing I need to text an address of one friend to another The fridge is… Read more
Don’t compare your insides to someone else’s outsides
Ever heard the phrase ‘keeping up with the Jones’s’? In years gone by, people would ‘keep up’ and measure the success of their friends and neighbours by their homes, the… Read more
Something for the weekend? ten ways to relax, have fun & recharge without the financial splurge
Ah, hello weekend! Time of relaxation and restoration! So, what are your plans? If you’re planning to catch up on work and housework, I do hope you will take some… Read more
Digital mindfulness: the journey begins
I’m currently researching the concept of ‘digital mindfulness’. I delved into this a few months ago when I was preparing some content for an in-house workshop with a business who… Read more
On Loneliness
One of the things that makes my life so happy is the amount of connection I have with others. I am lucky in that I rarely feel lonely though… Read more
The search for the word of 2017 begins – Ask
Around this time of year, I start to focus on finding a word that will be my guide in the year ahead. last year it was ‘simplicity’ and I feel… Read more