Insights

On a crisp Saturday in Bedford, I spent the day with a stranger hugging other strangers. Not a metaphorical hug, but actual...

The books say that autumn is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. But let’s be honest: here in the UK, it’s also the season when...

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

When I moved to Bedford recently, I was looking for ways to meet new people, get myself moving, and shake up old routines. Around the...

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

As the leaves should  be turning golden but instead cling on in the sporadically blazing heat, something else is stirring: it’s...

This week marks World Humanitarian Day (19 August) —a moment to celebrate compassion, service, and the power of making a difference. It...

When you hear “International Youth Day”—which brightens up the calendar every 12 August—most people picture teens, TikTokers, and...

Picture this: You’re lying back in a plastic donut, getting gently maneuvered down the coast line of Kos by the tidal flow, mildly...

Circle Monday 4 August 2025  on your calendar—it’s National Single Working Women’s Day , an uplifting celebration of women who are...

I felt compelled to write this piece after months of having a good (and justified) moan about how big business is cashing in on our...

Once upon a hot flush, in a land filled with scatter cushions and forgotten passwords, a group of midlife women were quietly (or not so...

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...

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...

Why midlife women are turning to massage to ease the mayhem of menopause If someone had told me that a pair of hands could untangle brain...

Picture this: your office feels less like a professional hub and more like your own personal greenhouse. You're drenched in sweat,...

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...

Communication: The Cornerstone of Support Let’s be honest: talking about menopause isn’t the sort of thing most couples dreamily whisper...