Tiaras and pyjamas
A couple of months after my fortieth birthday I had a Damascus moment. Not dissimilar to the moment Elizabeth Gilbert describes in "Eat,...
How to have a peaceful holiday:
1. Don’t have unrealistic expectations This year might not be the same as the years before. Some people you love might not be around...
6 tips to manage your response to high conflict situations
I have a client who booked a couple of conflict coaching sessions to help her prepare for her mother's second wedding. She is really...
5 Signs your co-founder is looking for greener pastures
Some time ago one of my co-founders announced she would be leaving the company we were still trying to launch, to pursue a big marketing...
Prenup for a Startup 1 - I don't love you anymore
I used to do divorce mediations. Hundreds of sessions with easy, difficult or downright impossible couples or partners. Some wanted to...
Respect me!
Lately circumstances around me made me think about respect. Whether it is earned, given, demanded, or not and who decides? What it looks...
'You started with me!'
I know the pandemic is taking its toll on our general wellbeing and most people's emotional resilience is ragged and thin, which means an...
Are you tied in knots?
I have a knack for untangling the finest, flimsiest chains and often find myself offering to do this for friends or exasperated store...
Are you a scorcher?
I’m a hair girl. That’s my quickest, best, most satisfying, pick-me-up. A visit to the hairdresser can induce a trance-like calm and make...
'F**ck-you' only gets you so far
I have new neighbours. They argue. A lot. Even more now that our general lifestyles have been somewhat curtailed. I could still try and...