

'You started with me!'
I know the ongoing uncertainty about the state of our country, or the world, is taking its toll on our general wellbeing. Most people's...


Want 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...


Bias, bars and business cards
Image: Jerry's Burger Bar - Cape Town My first business card is at the bottom of the post. Yes, I know it says nothing about what I do,...


Tantrums and tears
Image: Naëtt Atkinson Remember the last time you got really, really angry at someone or something ... and you lost all semblance of...


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,...


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...


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...