It's a funny one...being in Vogue has never been on my bucket list. Of course, I do LOVE fashion but I wouldn't call myself a fashionista, style icon or influencer. And yet here I was being featured in Vogue!

Listen to my podcast interview with Motherhood in ADHD about getting my Adult ADHD diagnosis journey, how I grew up in an ADHD home (yet didn't know that I had it, too!), how I found my calling, and how I have used my own diagnosis to help her daughter.

I recently wrote an article for ADDitude online sharing my ADHD wellbeing kit — in hopes that it will help make your days a bit easier. These tools can work well for anyone who isn’t feeling their best. Personally, I find that focusing on just one or two of the kit strategies is enough to lift my mood.

I recently wrote an article for ADDitude online about the techniques I implement on a daily basis to help calm my racing mind.

I want to talk about the immense pressure we can put on ourselves. It can be relentless and i’m really feeling it this month. Have I set myself unrealistic targets and goals?

FEAR: jeez, is that most bandied around, coaching buzzword ever?! I think it may be but probably for good reason. After listening to this frankly, shit-hot podcast from the brilliant Becki Rabin, I felt compelled to talk about the impact fear can have on us moving forward.

This quote really struck me this morning while listening to the brilliant Chris Evans on the Virgin Radio breakfast show.

Hmmm, good question and a question I get asked a lot. And until recently I hadn’t got it quite locked down. Being a coach is a hard one to describe as the results aren’t quite tangible, yet the personal investment can be huge.

Last week I had the pleasure of training in EFT for my level one practitioner with the amazing Pearl Lopian who had come over especially from Israel for different training workshops.

I don’t know about you but I’m often pretty hard on myself. I set myself unreal expectations and standards and berate myself for not achieving all the I needed in a day.

I hear the words passion and purpose being bandied about a lot. Being a coach, these are words that can often get thrown into a conversation quite whimsically. However, I believe they can carry a huge amount of weight and pressure and make you feel a bit sh*tty if you don’t have at least three to speak of.

Most people know the value of exercise to ensure they feel healthy, strong and build muscle. We see the physical effects pretty quickly when we diligently exercise every week. We feel our pulses race, hearts beat and the endorphins race through our bodies.

Are you a local to Altrincham and would love to meet other likeminded women who are ready to make some serious and positive changes to their lives?? Not ready to commit private coaching sessions but would love to try the “coaching” experience alongside a newfound accountability tribe?

So yesterday I launched my new website for my coaching business. This has been a long time coming. Over the past 18 months I’ve evolved, grown, taken detours and hopefully emerged a bit stronger and more confident in my beliefs.

Just come back from such a brilliant afternoon put on my local veg box supplier Groobarb’s Wild Farm. They put on a free open event for all their customers to show off their amazing farm land and new barns, which they’re hoping to turn into a gorgeous supper club kitchen. Such a brilliant idea and amazing to be able to taste all that fresh produce cooked on site!

I’ve been noticing recently from friends or acquaintances that they’ve been saying to me “I love what you’re doing on social media, you seem so busy, how’s it going, you’ve done so well, it’s amazing what you’re doing”. And I am so grateful for the support and acknowledgement but this is where I have to clarify a few things and put myself out there.

**Emotional hygiene and spiritual health** This week I heard these phrases during a Dr Mark Hyman podcast and they really struck a chord. We look after our dental hygiene and ensure we wash everyday. We may often worry at the slightest feel of any lump under the surface of our skin or be concerned if we feel any joint or muscle pain. However, with our own emotional and spiritual health, we often suppress our feelings or niggles.

So people who know me well, know that I *could* be described as several, if not all of these words (and not really in any particular order):

• neurotic

• nervous

• scared

• worried

• cautious
  
  Friends have even joked that my ideal job should’ve been a health and safety officer!!

So I recorded a podcast with the lovely Gee from The F.A.S.T Movement a while ago and here it actually is 👈🏻

I met Gee at my Mindfully Botanical planting event and she asked me to be a guest on her podcast, which focuses on improving mental health and suicide prevention.