What has been challenging for you, during the pandemic? So, way back, when we first went into lockdown there was a little bit of friction within the team, as in team leaders and service managers with slightly different views as to how much the staff should be working from home, and when they can workContinue reading “Reflecting on working during the pandemic: Story 2; Clinical Team Leader, Public Health”
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Reflecting on working during the pandemic: Story 1, Clinical Nurse Specialist
In March 2021 I started interview people that had worked through the pandemic. I wanted to interview a variety of people from a variety of backgrounds. I wanted to talk to people that where not being focused on by the media. I invited people that worked in the NHS as Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, SeniorContinue reading “Reflecting on working during the pandemic: Story 1, Clinical Nurse Specialist”
Do you still strive for the Insta family lifestyle?
We all know it is unrealistic to expect our family life to be perfect, but we cannot help but compare our lives with our perception of the lives of those around us. Whether that is on social media, or just watching those glamorous parents and school drop off and pick up. It always seems thatContinue reading “Do you still strive for the Insta family lifestyle?”
Chester…A Love Story.
Last Saturday I went to Chester for the first time since my Mum’s funeral. In the build up to this trip I was apprehensive and anxious about how I would react when I was there. The emotions I have been experiencing about my home town over the past year have been so entwined with theContinue reading “Chester…A Love Story.”
As a Helping Professional how do you guard against losing yourself
Last night I read an advert for an online event by Kristen Neff on Facebook. It was titled Self Compassion for Helping Professionals: Caring for Others Without Losing Yourself. This got me thinking about a conversation I had with a colleague earlier in the day. She is going through a lot of challenges at theContinue reading “As a Helping Professional how do you guard against losing yourself”
Slowing Our Thinking
To slow our thinking we have to utilise and use our neocortex, and not let ourselves be hijacked by our amygdala’s. But there is a problem… The neocortex is never going to act faster than the reptilian and mammalian brains. They are designed to react to keep us safe. The problem is they are ratherContinue reading “Slowing Our Thinking”
The Story of My Persona
Are you an introvert or extrovert? Are you most comfortable as an extrovert or as an introvert, or does it depend on what you are doing and who you are with? Are you chatty or more the quiet type? Do you prefer to watch from the side-lines or are you more comfortable in the thickContinue reading “The Story of My Persona”
A week of talking about listening, and listening
If only we spent more time listening, and I mean really listening then maybe the world would be a much better place. We all think we a good at listening, but most of us are very poor at it. We spend our time listening to respond. We start with good intentions to listen to whatContinue reading “A week of talking about listening, and listening”
Reflecting on the day I left home 34 years ago
Yesterday I wrote a short blog offering myself as a coach for parents and young adults that are maybe struggling to navigate the transition from childhood to adulthood. I hadn’t planned to write that particular blog when I got up yesterday, I planned to write some more about career coaching and the milestones in ourContinue reading “Reflecting on the day I left home 34 years ago”
Becoming an Adult: Empowering Young Adults to Build Confidence and Independence
How we all move into adulthood is not uniform. It is not just turning 18, being able to vote or legally being able to buy alcohol. I remember Ben saying to me after his graduation at the age of 22…”that’s it now Dad, I am an adult. No more student loan and full-time education, IContinue reading “Becoming an Adult: Empowering Young Adults to Build Confidence and Independence”
Connected Coaching 