February 11, 2021
Self-love is a concept many of my clients struggle with, wondering how on earth are we supposed to “do” it? If love, is love, is love, is love, then surely, it must really be quite simple……..simple, yes, but not necessarily easy. We all get […]
January 15, 2021
Listen to your friend, rather than being focused on solving their problems. Empathise by honouring their feelings – all feelings are ok, so show respect by validating them. Show compassion by saying you’re sorry that they’re finding things so difficult. This may seem insignificant, but […]
January 8, 2021
New Year’s Day has been and gone and, with a sigh of relief, we leave 2020 firmly behind us! ……and there, but for the grace of God, go I……as, by the time many neglected children have reached the age of 10, they are all too […]
December 14, 2020
As the familiar sounds of the holiday season arrive, so do many old memories of past times. 2020 comes to a close with an astonishment of how the year has flown – this feeling never seeming to lessen. Such a state of indecision we […]
November 1, 2020
As we see All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day come and go this 1st & 2nd November, I am truly comforted, as I remember, at this special time every year, what a true force of nature my father was …..formidable Formuj! Forthright, forever-focused, with […]
October 2, 2020
Everyone’s experience of mental health is different, so get ready for World Mental Health Day on 10th October, as we call on everyone to open up to mental health, to talk and to listen! We all deserve to feel safe and supported when talking about […]
September 11, 2020
As we see our children returning to full-time school in September, after the best part of six months absent from routine education, we may all be heaving a huge sigh of relief that normality is finally on its way back. So, before you all […]
August 28, 2020
The adidas strapline, ‘Impossible is Nothing’ (IIN), back in 2007, led to the co-creation of ‘The Winner’s Secret’ (TWS)….. and to this day, I feel truly blessed and immensely proud to have been instrumental in the launch of such an awe-inspiring (not to mention, somewhat […]
August 3, 2020
One of the hardest things about lockdown has been the concept of letting go of the old and familiar, and being willing to stand, with our hands empty, waiting for them to be filled again with whatever the “new” is. This may apply to […]
June 5, 2020
It’s hard to picture a future after this global crisis is over, but after months of what feels like a hopeless new normal, maybe there is a way to start feeling more hopeful again. As a child, inspired by Star Trek, I so wanted to […]