Sometimes we imagine that change needs to be justified. We feel we need a good enough reason to leave the job, change direction, create more space, pursue the dream, rethink the way we are working or simply acknowledge that the life we have built no longer quite fits. If things are really bad, change makes
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There are moments in life that arrive without invitation. One minute you are moving freely through your days, making plans, building momentum, thinking ahead. And the next, everything changes. For me, it was a fall. A break to my right humerus and my left wrist. Two arms suddenly out of commission. A level of dependency
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This week’s blog is another first of its kind, this time shared with a heavier heart. On 13th November I heard the sad news of the passing of a dear mentor of mine, the beloved Capacitar Founder and Executive Director, Dr Pat Cane. Already in her 80s, Pat was still travelling the world spreading light
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It’s been a couple of weeks since our vision workshop and I have been so humbled and inspired in equal measure by the feedback from so many participants. Much of it was verbal so impossible to share here as quotes, but it is none the less real for that! Every time we prepare for a
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It’s been an interesting few weeks! I’ve been to Canada and the UK, as a family we’ve been supporting my Mum’s recovery from a fractured spine and pelvis and work has continued in the midst of all of it. And the holiday season is upon us! It’s been a busy time! And I know from
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One of my great mentors, Pat Cane, founder of Capacitar International, recently shared some research demonstrating that “the Positivity Effect has been studied by researchers since the 1970s showing that positive people have better health, motivation, relationships & success in “life”.¹ Why is it then, that this is still so controversial for some? We hear
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For some reason, this year more than ever there seems to be a kind of weariness around as we embrace the festive season. Maybe it’s still a kind of post-pandemic tiredness, whereby we are living life more fully again but still carrying the shock of the pandemic and its impact. Or maybe it’s just trying
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No doubt you’ve been aware of the recent Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States. I think it’s a wonderful celebration and in some ways, I wish we had a similar celebration here in Ireland. At the same time, if you’ve worked with me or been reading my blogs, you know gratitude isn’t something that we
I recently came across the idea of going for an Earth Guidance or Medicine Walk from the wonderful Marcy Garrison Nelson creative and product coach to many. Marcy suggested this as an opportunity to receive guidance and inspiration from the natural world. These types of walks are not new age! They have their roots in
This week in Radical Wellbeing we have been exploring Spiritual Wellbeing. I shared a number of ideas and practices to support participants in nurturing their own spiritual awareness and wellbeing. Often times, I find that when clients are working on the spiritual side of their vision, practice and wellbeing, surrender becomes a hot topic. So
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