Just over a year ago, Meg Callander and I met for a few business coaching sessions. As soon as we started chatting, it was immediately evident how warm, open and intelligent Meg is. I suspect this is why she’s so great at what she…
How to start doing less and trusting it’s enough I’ve had so many lovely responses to my recent article about overfunctioning, with many people asking the question: what can we do about this? In today’s article, we’re going to explore how to break the cycle of…
When I first wrote about the signs of ‘not feeling good enough’, I focused on four of the most common ways this difficult belief tends to surface, particularly when we’re stressed — overfunctioning, avoidance and numbing, procrastination and paralysis, and people-pleasing. In this article,…
Understanding the origins of overfunctioning If you recognised yourself in my last post about overfunctioning, you’re not alone. I had a huge response to this article which tells me that you are I are not alone. What I find interesting, is that once you realise…
Overfunctioning is one of the four hidden patterns I wrote about recently that often arise when we don’t feel good enough. The other three – avoidance, paralysis and people-pleasing – are also common, but out of all of these patterns, overfunctioning is the one…
How overfunctioning, avoidance, paralysis and people-pleasing all stem from the same core belief — and what happens when you begin to let it go. If I could identify one theme that impacts almost every one of my clients, it’s the feeling that no matter how…
Lately, I’ve come to appreciate just how life-changing it can be to write your life stories. Some part of me knew this already because I have felt it whenever I’ve heard an anecdote shared by one of my clients. Their stories move me and…
So many of the leadership coaching women I work with tell me that when they were young, they were praised for being good, nice, and well-behaved. This lines up with the research of Dr Carol Dweck, psychologist and author of the best-selling book Mindset….
If you’re dreaming of starting your own business or side-project, or you’ve already taken the leap and you consider yourself to be sensitive or introverted, it’s completely normal to feel unsure or overwhelmed at times. Especially when you’re doing it on your own. Most…
