Here's something that might sound backwards: what if those uncomfortable sensations you keep pushing through are actually your body's way of looking after you? I know, I know. When your neck aches after a day of Zoom calls, or that 3pm energy crash hits, it feels more like your body is working against you. But hear me out. Your body speaks in "discomfort dialects" I want to share with you a way to understand discomfort that completely changed my relationship to my body. Think of it this way:...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Last week, I took a proper tumble on an e-scooter. Nothing serious, just bruises and scrapes. But what happened next fascinated me. In the moment, I was mainly focused on the fact that I was going to be late for my class and needed to get moving. Adrenaline was rushing through me, and the pain faded into the background. During the session, focused on my client, I barely felt my injuries. But that evening, alone at home with my laptop, the pain came roaring back. And over the following days,...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Today, I want to talk to you about gratitude. But not the way we usually hear about it. The usual technique of "listing 3 things every day that you're grateful for" doesn't work for very long, in my experience. When you get to day 12 and realise it's the 3rd time you've written down "coffee, sunshine, and my cat," you start to wonder what's the point of it all. (And you? How long did you last with this method?) The intention is good. Gratitude is a practice that's really worth it. The effects...
28 days ago • 2 min read
Hey there, I wanted to share something that came up in my latest podcast episode. It's a question that I think many of us millennials can relate to: How do we let go of something without feeling like we abandon it? A client beautifully expressed this struggle: holding onto clothes from happier times, pushing herself beyond exhaustion for “better” results, or clinging to activities she no longer has time for. She fears that letting go means abandoning or betraying these meaningful parts of her...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
One thing I wish more people understood is how intertwined our mental and physical health truly are. Picture this: You make a mistake. Your shoulders instantly rise toward your ears, your jaw clenches, and a familiar knot forms in your chest. Your posture collapses, your breath becomes shallow... and there it is. Another layer of chronic tension settling into your already overworked body. This neurophysiological response to self-criticism creates the cervical tension, back pain, and...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Do you wake up feeling like you fell off a tree the day before? If you get mysterious pains and tendinitis that appear out of nowhere, or just a persistent "rusty" feeling in your body... it's not just age. It's chronic inflammation, and it's completely preventable. The Fascia Connection Your fascia (the connective tissue that wraps around every muscle and organ) should move like liquid silk. But when we sit all day, this tissue becomes thick and sticky. This creates the stiffness and pain...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
I was talking to a client last week who told me something that really stuck with me. She said that she was dreading going to bed because she knew it was going to be struggle to fall asleep. As soon as her head hit the pillow, her mind was going crazy. Replaying her day, worrying about the next, redoing conversations at work... Her method was to wait until she was completely exhausted before even trying to fall asleep, meaning she would only get 5 hours on a good night! Does that sound...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
I used to love posting spectacular yoga poses on social media. You probably know the ones I'm talking about: arm balances, deep splits... the poses that make people go "wow". Then I realised that it was going against everything I stand for. These images were sending the wrong message: that yoga isn't for everyone. That you need to be fit, healthy, flexible and strong to practice. Yoga is for everyone. But not everything is for everyone. Most of my clients come to me precisely because they're...
2 months ago • 1 min read
I've been reflecting on a question that keeps coming up in my coaching practice: should we lean into our natural tendencies or push ourselves beyond them? As often happens, the answer is: a bit of both. Let me share what I mean. I recently talked with my niece Manon, who struggles with maths but constantly compares herself to her naturally gifted brother. For her, forcing herself into a maths-heavy career would mean working twice as hard for half the results. She'd be fighting an uphill...
2 months ago • 1 min read