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11 Jan

6 Reasons Why Coaching Works

Talking is therapy in itself To speak about our thoughts and feelings openly with people we trust, love, like or just know helps in so many ways. The mere act of talking about the things that matter to us often helps put things is perspective. Our worries and problems can subside as we talk them […]

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3 Dec

Walking, Coaching and Awakening

Walking, Coaching and Awakening The benefits of coaching have long been established. To have someone listen to you with their full attention, question you deeply and help you navigate the roller-coaster of life is invaluable. I have been coaching for some years now and before COVID this was usually in a private venue hired for […]

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6 Nov

Children Learn What They Live!

How do your children see you? Our behaviour and attitude matters! Some years ago I came across the poem “Children learn what they live” by Dorothy Law Nolte. It resonated greatly with me, especially as a mother of two primary school children. I printed it off, framed it and put it in the hallway to […]

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8 Jun

Listen! Learnings from The Samaritans in a Zoom world.

The Samaritans are extraordinary listeners and in this article Wendy shares some of her own experience and tips to better engage and energise the people in our online meetings. We may be in a virtual world but we can still listen deeply, to understand and connect if we try.

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30 Apr

Exam time – how you can help your children

Exam time is that time of year where many children and teenagers are worried and anxious because they have exams coming up. Teachers start to mention dates and revision timetables. Parents start asking questions about whether they are doing enough work. Suddenly, GCSE’s are becoming a reality and it seems to take them by surprise. […]

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22 Dec

A Life Coach Who Uses a Life Coach

Lying in bed and it is 6.50am on the 22nd of December, nearly Christmas and the first real day of our holidays. I roll over determined to have a lie in. I try to get back to sleep but my mind and body wants to get up. Ideas always come to me at the weirdest […]

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30 Jun

Inspired by My Children’s GRIT

Can I develop more GRIT? It was Ben’s 18th birthday and I woke early, 5am early. I was desperately trying not to let myself worry about his pending trip two days later, inter railing round Europe with his two mates. After all I am a life coach and showing GRIT and rationalising my thoughts should […]

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13 Feb

Choose to “Chase Your Dreams”

I am so excited to welcome you to my new website and I hope you find it interesting and easy to navigate.

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12 May

The car journey – A time to talk

In role as a life coach, I have a lot of sessions with teenagers and it amazes me how many of them say they don’t or can’t talk to their parents.

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3 Mar

6 ways to encourage children’s autonomy?

As it is world book day, I am sharing something that I witnessed last week in Waterstones at the Trafford Centre.

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10 Feb

I’ll never be good enough! Stop comparing yourself!

One area of coaching that I am passionate about takes me into schools, where I deliver emotional resilience workshops to teenagers in years 7 up to year 13.

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22 Dec

Is persistence the key to success?

Is persistence the key to success? I was really moved whilst watching Bear Grylls with President Obama on his trip to Alaska.

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8 Oct

Do you ever have that ‘empty nest’ feeling?

That ‘Empty Nest’ feeling can happen way before the kids leave home, especially in September when the children are back at school.

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