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THE INVISIBLE PAIN BEHIND THE PROFESSIONAL SMILE Picture the scene. You have your work clothes on, your laptop open, three meetings lined up and a to-do list that appears to have been written by someone who thinks there are 36 hours in a day. You are ready to conquer the world. Except your knees hurt, your shoulders ache, your fingers feel stiff, and getting out of your chair requires the sort of negotiation usually reserved for international peace treaties. Welcome to the le

The season of change has arrived. There is something rather lovely about the Harvest Moon arriving just as summer packs away its deckchair and autumn starts rummaging around for its woolly jumpers. 🍂 Saturday, 26 September, saw the 2026 Harvest Moon. It arrives just a few days after the autumnal equinox, which marked the astronomical beginning of autumn here in the UK on 23 September. The Harvest Moon is traditionally the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox, and this y

It’s International Week of Happiness at Work, which means we are officially allowed to talk about something that tends to get pushed down the workplace agenda somewhere between mandatory compliance training and someone forgetting to empty the office dishwasher. Happiness……At work. And before you picture a corporate wellness guru making everyone sit in a circle while somebody plays whale music in the background, let’s get one thing straight. Workplace happiness does not mean b

THE DAY YOUR CAREER CONFIDENCE DISAPPEARS One minute, you’re the woman who can walk into a difficult meeting, negotiate a tricky situation and make sense of chaos before everyone else has found the biscuits. Then suddenly, you’re staring at your laptop wondering why you have forgotten the name of someone you have worked with for seven years. Your confidence has gone walkabout. Your concentration is playing hide-and-seek. You are exhausted, irritable, overwhelmed and wondering

STARTING OVER? OR MOVING FORWARD? “Starting over” sounds dramatic, doesn't it? It conjures up images of burning your CV, handing back your years of experience and turning up for your first day in a completely new career armed with nothing but enthusiasm and a reusable coffee cup. But here’s the thing: you are not starting from zero. You are starting from experience. Whether you're considering a career change, moving industry, returning after a career break, stepping into self

The British weather has a reputation for being unpredictable. You can leave the house in sunshine, encounter a sudden downpour before lunch, experience a dramatic gust of wind by mid-afternoon, and then wonder why you ever packed an umbrella in the first place! ☔ Interestingly, our careers can behave in exactly the same way. Changing weather results in changing landscapes! Recently, I found myself organising a large public event for a club I had only been involved with for ab

On 20th March , something rather magical (and scientifically precise) happened. The Earth tilted itself into perfect balance — not leaning towards or away from the sun — gifting us a rare moment where day and night stand almost equal. Lovely, isn’t it? Balancing the seasons: Winter and Spring. But beyond the astronomy, the Spring Equinox offers something even more powerful: a gentle nudge to pause, reassess, and perhaps… bloom. For those of us navigating leadership, careers

You’re in midlife. You've experienced a few hot flushes, maybe a foggy board meeting, and you're thinking: “Could a career change help...

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...