The Sharp Mind Coach

The Sharp Mind Coach Hello! I'm Bec and I’m a Strategic Psychotherapist, Clinical Hypnotist and Performance Coach her Creating a generation of LIFELONG learners

17/04/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about something Bessel van der Kolk said at his event this weekend.

He said that a social system systems are one of the biggest predictors of variability to move through traumatic experiences in our lives.

Let this be a gentle reminder to check on yours this weekend. ❤️





“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭.”My daughter said this the...
16/04/2026

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭.”

My daughter said this the other day and it really stayed with me.

There’s something about the way kids understand the world. They don’t always have the words for it, but they feel it. They trust what’s happening in their body before they try to explain it away.

Somewhere along the way, most of us learn to override that. We stop trusting themselves because we’ve spent years overriding what we feel in order to be who we thought we needed to be.

But your body keeps the signal.
Your system still knows.

Sometimes the work isn’t about figuring everything out.
It’s about coming back into relationship with that quiet knowing that’s been there the whole time.

15/04/2026

When everything feels urgent, it’s usually a sign to slow down and come back to yourself first. That’s where your power is.

When everything gets burnt down, it can feel hot, raw, painful and even like death. But in that space when it’s all come...
13/04/2026

When everything gets burnt down, it can feel hot, raw, painful and even like death. But in that space when it’s all come burning down and nothing has replaced it, something more honest starts to emerge.

The green shoots of something fresh or maybe the Phoenix rising from the ashes.

That was last weeks conversation on the and the theme of my latest blog. You can find both in my bio.

The quote is from Fight Club. The sentiment runs through the veins of our latest episode.That moment where the version o...
08/04/2026

The quote is from Fight Club.

The sentiment runs through the veins of our latest episode.

That moment where the version of you that needed to control everything, be everything, hold it all together… just can’t anymore.

And something in you softens because you’ve stopped pretending you were ever in control in the first place.

That’s where choice comes back online. Real choice. The kind that’s grounded in who you actually are, not who you thought you had to be.

If you’re in it right now, and it feels overwhelming, or scary, or even a bit like something in you is dying… you’re not alone in that. , and I spoke about this in our latest episode. If you’re moving through that space or if you’ve experienced it before, go have a listen.

I’ve been thinking a lot about freedom lately. It’s something I’ve been calling in more and more as I get older. I think...
02/04/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about freedom lately. It’s something I’ve been calling in more and more as I get older.

I think freedom is a little misunderstood.

Freedom isn’t about impulse. It’s about intention.

Every choice you make either moves you closer to who you’re becoming or keeps you where you’ve been.
Real freedom is having the awareness to choose differently, even when it’s uncomfortable.

31/03/2026

I’ve been supporting a client with deep grief today. We used somatic experiencing and took it slowly and gently using a beautifully supportive tool called titration. It reminded me of something so important.

You don’t have to feel everything all at once to heal.

When we meet intense emotions in small, safe doses, the nervous system actually learns it’s okay to feel without overwhelm.

Slow isn’t avoidance.
Slow is what allows it to land.

I’ve met a number of incredible humans recently dealing with similar struggles. The the thing they thought they’d pushed...
26/03/2026

I’ve met a number of incredible humans recently dealing with similar struggles. The the thing they thought they’d pushed down years ago is starting to grow noisy.

They keep pushing and it keeps rising.

It’s hard to move through something without being prepared to allow it.

With the safety of our container, I’ve witnessed many people come back to their home. To the body that holds them and to all the parts hidden in the depths.

Continue reading in my substack (link in my bio). Don’t forget to subscribe to stay up to date with my latest work.

25/03/2026

Loved chatting with .nutrition today for an upcoming episode of

Gosh she was wonderful to chat with and there were so many great pieces to the conversation. Something that really stood out that I’d like to share is this idea of ritualising moments with food.

Whether it’s getting to the farmers market and building a deeper connection with the produce we purchase, cooking with our kids, family dinners or even the way we drink a cup of tea in the morning. If like me you’ve had some tears in your own relationship with food, these can be a really beautiful way to change that.

Very much looking forward to bringing you that conversation soon. 🍏❤️

18/03/2026

Being a human having a human experience means that our nervous system can’t always be in regulation.

But the goal isn’t to always be regulated.

In this weeks, episode of the We Are Woman podcast, we’re talking our nervous system. Not the science so much. Rather the lived experience.

Check it out on Spotify, Apple or YouTube. You’ll find the link in my bio.

At some stage point many of us learn that belonging is something we have to earn. Read about it in my substack (link in ...
05/03/2026

At some stage point many of us learn that belonging is something we have to earn.

Read about it in my substack (link in my bio). Don’t forget to subscribe to stay up to date with my latest work.

For deep conversations about this and more, listen to

Have you hidden parts in order to belong?

05/03/2026

A beautiful rediscovery for my client to come back to his heart after nine years of not being able to feel it beat.

This one felt pretty special.

If you’re looking for your own rediscovery, let’s connect. Jump on my bio for all the ways to work with me.

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