Insights

By an ADHD Career Coach for Menopausal Women! I’ll be honest — menopause was already throwing enough curveballs my way. Hot flushes that could warm a small village. Brain fog that turns simple tasks into advanced cryptography. And now, apparently, a shiny new label to add to the mix: ADHD . Yes, that’s right. At an age when many of us are supposed to be “slowing down”, I was suddenly facing a realisation that I’d been neurodiverse all along. It’s a curious and often misunders

On Saturday 13th September, I did something that, for me, was pretty brave: I drove to Northampton. For most people, that might sound...

Only last Saturday (28 June), I found myself thigh-deep in the River Great Ouse, clutching a paddle and wobbling my way into a kayak for...

As it’s Pride Month, I thought it was the perfect time to throw open the closet doors (again), wave a slightly sweaty rainbow fan, and...

As many of my long-term readers—and those who've been trapped next to me at networking events—will know, last year I made the bold,...

Welcome back to the Insights  corner of Pause and Empower  – where I attempt to blend serious career support for midlife women with just...

Because you can’t run the world on four hours and coffee… Let’s talk about sleep. Or more accurately, the sudden absence of it. You go...

As I wrap up another year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the journey of Pause and Empower , articles where I’ve been exploring...