Insights

If someone had told me on 1 January 2025 that by December I’d be writing a retrospective about coaching conversations, corporate talks, Women’s Circles, podcasts, and all the moments that made me pause, I’d probably have given them a side-eye and muttered, “Are you serious?” And yet, here I am. Running Pause and Empower this year has meant embracing both the chaos and the clarity that comes when midlife transitions, menopause, career uncertainty, and life’s bigger questions c

When most people think of coaching, they imagine one-to-one sessions: a client, a coach, and a goal to be achieved. But the coaching world is far bigger, broader, and more colourful than that. There are life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, wellbeing coaches, performance coaches, and coaches who specialise in everything from leadership to lifestyle. With so many approaches, it can be difficult for someone new to coaching to know exactly where to start. That’s whe

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