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    Coach Training Update (The Journey Continues!)

    30th October 2020 / Comments Off on Coach Training Update (The Journey Continues!)

    Since my last post, which outlined my steps to becoming a coach, I have completed the second module of my coaching course (yay!) and thought it was about time that I shared what I have been learning about coaching over the past month. I will also provide some more useful tips for new coaches that I have picked up during my training and give you some simple coaching tools that will help you to: What have I been learning? My training programme covers many different topics and approaches related to coaching as well as allowing me to practise my coaching skills with clients. Here are some of the areas that…

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    Louisa

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    17th March 2021

    Steps to becoming a coach…

    3rd September 2020

    Life after coach training…

    27th January 2021
  • Book Reviews,  Wellbeing

    What has Lego got to do with self-care?

    9th October 2020 / Comments Off on What has Lego got to do with self-care?

    Review of Build Yourself Happy by Abbie Headon (DK, 160 pages) When you think of mindful, relaxing activities that take you away from all the hustle and bustle of daily life, Lego building may not immediately come to mind… But then, as Abbie Headon points out right from the beginning of her book, Build Yourself Happy*, there is something joyful and liberating about allowing yourself to get lost in play even when you are all grown up!  *Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. It certainly provides a much needed break from your everyday routine and…

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    2nd November 2024
    Mindset book by Carol Dweck

    Approaching life with a growth mindset

    4th April 2022

    Discover what you really want from your career

    12th May 2021
  • Career Development,  Coaching Skills,  Personal Development

    Steps to becoming a coach…

    3rd September 2020 / Comments Off on Steps to becoming a coach…

    If you have heard about coaching and are curious about what it can do for you, or if you are interested in training to be a coach, then read on to find out about my experience of coaching so far and why I decided to become a coach. I will share how I chose my training course, the top tips I would give to new coaches, and the resources that I have found to be particularly useful. On top of all that, I have included some coaching tools that will enable you to: You can go through the exercises by yourself or get together with a friend and coach each…

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    Using coaching skills in everyday conversations

    5th October 2023

    Life after coach training…

    27th January 2021

    Exploring Your Career Timeline

    17th March 2021
  • Mindfulness for Mums and The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
    Book Reviews,  Personal Development,  Wellbeing

    The two parenting books that helped me through lockdown (and beyond!)

    7th August 2020 / Comments Off on The two parenting books that helped me through lockdown (and beyond!)

    Review of Mindfulness for Mums by Izzy Judd and The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry I have never been much of a fan of parenting books, and after nearly 12 years of being a mum I have managed to steer clear of them, probably owing to some fear that they would confirm I was getting it all wrong and really was as clueless as I felt! Having come to an acceptance over the years that I don’t have to have it all sussed, and that seeking support is absolutely not a sign of weakness or inadequacy, I was curious about what I could learn from…

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    Is perfectionism plaguing you? Discover the root causes of perfectionism and how to overcome it!

    19th April 2025

    My Top Takeaways from You are a Badass by Jen Sincero

    11th May 2020
    Mindset book by Carol Dweck

    Approaching life with a growth mindset

    4th April 2022
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    Coaching Skills,  Journaling,  Personal Development,  Wellbeing

    Pause, Reflect, and Discover… What can you learn from lockdown?

    11th June 2020 / Comments Off on Pause, Reflect, and Discover… What can you learn from lockdown?

    As we take tentative steps towards opening up our businesses and communities, as well as making our own personal emergence from lockdown, there will undoubtedly be a mixed bag of feelings and a whole range of different experiences. Maybe you have actually relished the time to pause or perhaps there was no time to pause at all and you were busier than ever. You might have had to spend time recovering from the virus or have endured a long period of isolation to shield yourself and other family members from it. Maybe you have been going through immense heartache and have been grieving over the loss of loved ones, or…

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    Ten Tips For Maintaining Progress Towards Your Goals

    24th January 2020

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    30th October 2020

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    27th January 2021
  • Wellbeing

    Surviving the Storm: Breakdown, recovery and learning to manage anxiety

    19th May 2020 / Comments Off on Surviving the Storm: Breakdown, recovery and learning to manage anxiety

    I am taking a huge deep breath and sharing this deeply personal experience with you because when I was in the clutches of a mental health crisis I felt like I was alone in my struggles even though I had incredibly supportive family and friends around me. Once I was able to be honest with myself and started opening up to them, I noticed that they were able to tell me about their own experiences with mental health issues or how they had overcome other adverse situations.  Listening to their stories gave me the courage and motivation to keep going. Crucially, I also felt some reassurance that it wasn’t ‘just…

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  • Book Reviews

    My Top Takeaways from You are a Badass by Jen Sincero

    11th May 2020 / Comments Off on My Top Takeaways from You are a Badass by Jen Sincero

    Review of You are a Badass: How to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life by Jen Sincero (2016, John Murray Learning, 256 pages) Because I enjoy reading motivational, personal development books, especially the ones that make you feel like you can be anything you want to be, I picked up a copy of You are a Badass*.  Through this book, the author, Jen Sincero, delivers a pep talk to her readers, outlining how they can become more successful by addressing their limiting beliefs and personal barriers head on, clarifying their goals, and using the concept of manifestation to bring whatever it is that they want into…

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    Uncovering your strengths

    17th October 2024

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    25th January 2022

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    2nd November 2024
  • Personal Development,  Wellbeing

    Nothing compares to you…

    17th April 2020 / Comments Off on Nothing compares to you…

    What to do when you feel like you don’t quite measure up to others I know I should really give myself a break, like many people in lockdown right now I’m in the midst of adjusting to a new way of life, figuring out this home learning business, and dealing with the uncertainty of not knowing what life will be like for us all afterwards.  Yet, in spite of all the upheaval, and the fact that we are all just doing our best to get by right now, I’ve still found that whenever I’ve been scrolling through social media to see what the outside world is up to, I’ve been…

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  • Wellbeing

    Coping strategies for self-isolation and social distancing

    20th March 2020 / Comments Off on Coping strategies for self-isolation and social distancing

    And just like that, in an instant, life as we know it has dramatically changed. All the routines, comforts and freedoms that we took for granted are no more or are becoming scarcer and harder for us to carry out. I have spent my days watching the unfolding situation in horror and with immense sadness, seeing the suffering and ensuing chaos that is going on around the globe. Since coronavirus hit the UK I have been busy adapting to our new reality, cancelling upcoming plans, and bobbing between feelings of disbelief, frustration, panic, confusion and fear (as well as seriously counting my blessings!) Unfortunately, my career is now on pause.…

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    19th May 2020
  • Wellbeing

    Maintaining wellbeing after therapy

    13th March 2020 / Comments Off on Maintaining wellbeing after therapy

    A few years ago, during a prolonged and severe episode of anxiety, I was enrolled onto an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) programme via the NHS.  After being introduced to a variety of techniques that could help me to manage my anxiety in the long-term, I was advised to put together a plan for keeping well. I thought that devising a plan to maintain my wellbeing would be incredibly useful since I was so keen to apply what I had learned from the course and I was determined to keep on expanding my knowledge of anxiety through reading self-help books that my local counsellor had recommended to me (in particular…

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