Journal
Notes from the work
Writing on self-leadership, rest, shame, people-pleasing and the inner critic — originally published with the Rainbow Coaching Collective.
25 August 2025
When was the last time you TRULY stopped?
And I don’t mean a quick scroll on your phone! Or multitasking while watching TV... I mean full permission to pause. To switch off. To breathe. Last week, I was lying in bed with c…
25 July 2025
On paper, I had it all...
Status. Money. Recognition. But inside? I was yearning for more. During my legal career I kept telling myself: “Once I get to the next milestone, I’ll feel more fulfilled.” But the…
25 June 2025
Shame didn’t protect me. It erased me.
It taught me to hide - everything. My habits. My feelings. Myself. 🚬 I hid when I used to smoke. 🍷 I hid how often I used to drink to 'switch off' from work. 🏳️🌈 I hid that I was …
25 May 2025
Are you battling alone?
For a long time, I believed mental health challenges were something to keep hidden. A private battle. A taboo. Something to manage alone, behind closed doors. And so when I began b…
25 April 2025
What if our greatest gifts… lie in the parts of ourselves we reject?
👉 Like many on the self-development path, I’ve spent years striving to become the 'best' version of myself. 💡 But here’s what I hadn’t realised: Even that version was still a perfo…
25 March 2025
Am I alone in thinking like this?
Every client asks me the same question… From the outside, they appear to have it all figured out. But behind the scenes, they’re wrestling: 👉 The relentless pressure to keep going,…
25 February 2025
How I went from being a “YES” man to saying “NO” for myself
For years, I was a "YES" man ...
25 January 2025
Where are you not free?
Peter Crone once said - "Life will present you with people and circumstances to reveal where you're not free."
25 December 2024
“One Day I’ll…”
Are You Living on “One Day I’ll” Island?
25 November 2024
“You can never go back to where you were, because you know too much now”
Ten years ago, I couldn’t even walk onto a treadmill without having a panic attack. Every time my heart rate spiked, my body went into panic mode. My brain associated exercise with…
25 October 2024
How to silence your inner critic
How to Silence Your Inner Critic and Start Your Week Strong
25 September 2024
What is a ‘life coach’?
In recent years, the term "life coach" has become a buzzword, often misunderstood or misrepresented. Many people still don’t have a clear idea of what life coaching truly entails—a…