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Stop Being Stuck, Brighton and Hove (2026)

08/01/2026

Is crushing your goals crushing you?

It’s that time of the year when we hear all the talk about resolutions, setting goals (and crushing them), and making this year your best year yet.

And at the same time, it’s winter.

Nature is hibernating and focused inward.

Everything is slower, as there still isn’t a lot of daylight.

So I started my year nice and slow.

No resolutions (as I don’t want to put myself into the energy of all the failed resolutions anyway).

Just keep doing what I’ve been doing for the last months.

My Soft Play yesterday was very low-key: some knitting with the Thursday Murder Club as an audiobook.

I love being on my own, and it was the first time in a few weeks that the house was empty.

Which was the real treat of my Soft Play.

I didn’t need anything more.

So if that feels right for you, allow yourself to go slow right now.

06/01/2026

Want a simple, repeatable way to feel less "stuck"?

It’s called 'Soft Play,' and it's the game-changer for reclaiming your fun, love, and energy.

An hour each week that you set aside for a date with yourself.

These are the rules:

1️⃣ Do it alone (it’s ok if other people are there too, but you don’t go there with someone you know)

2️⃣ Do it weekly (and monthly is better than nothing)

3️⃣ Make it a minimum of an hour (and 30 mins… see above)

4️⃣ Plan them in advance! That’s half the fun. And going for a walk and deciding that that was your Soft Play when you come home doesn’t count.

The key here is to do it lightly - and do it!

Why would you want to do it?

Because it brings

✨ fun

✨ love

✨ self-care

✨ adventure

✨ abundance

✨ replenishment

The idea comes from Julia Cameron’s book “The Artist’s Way” and was adapted by One of Many.

Below some ideas of what I’ve done for my Soft Play in the last months (and I didn’t put all the cakes that were devoured during soft play) 🍰

I’ll be posting my weekly soft plays over the next weeks/ months to give you more inspiration.

02/01/2026

I wish you joy-full, success-full and wonder-full 2026!

Photo by Melina Dominic Streit on Unsplash

29/12/2025

Is it possible to feel significantly different after just one therapy session?

This is what a client emailed me after her first session of hypnotherapy for fear of public speaking:

“Thank you so much for the session this morning, I felt it was really beneficial because this evening I went to a business meeting, felt very relaxed and spoke several times very easily, no pre-anxious feelings, no post anxiety, a real change .
I will keep up the homework and look forward to our next session.”

Do all my clients feel like this after the first session?

No.

Did I still do a second session with this client?

Yes.

Because there was still a limiting belief she let go of in the second session.

Which is why I always recommend doing two sessions.

And it’s absolutely possible and realistic to feel a significant shift after only 90 minutes of therapy.

25/12/2025

Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄❤️

23/12/2025

I used to hate Christmas!

Not the celebration as such, but the run-up to it.

My parents had a shop.

Like any other retail business (and lots of other companies), December was the busiest and most stressful time of the year.

So for me, December was the time when my parents were grumpy and tired, and I had to help more in the household (which still wasn’t much).

Over the last years, I had let go of my inner Grinch and started to enjoy December.

Mulled wine, cookies, sparkling light, spiced lattes, what’s not to like? ✨

And last Tuesday, I headed to the local shopping centre to do some Christmas shopping.

It was busy, I was tired, my bag was heavy, and I had bought a Christmas decoration that was awkward to carry.

I then wanted to get a hot chocolate, and the place was already closed.

I had a meltdown in the middle of the shopping centre.

For a minute.

And then I noticed what was going on.

I stepped out of it.

Went home.

Made my own hot chocolate. ☕

And had a lovely rest of the evening.

Working on yourself doesn’t mean you don’t get triggered.

It means that you learn to deal with the 💩 when it comes up.

Quicker and easier.

That’s where the power lies.

19/12/2025

“But others have it worse than me. I can’t complain right now!”

Have you ever said to yourself?

Honestly, it’s what’s going through my head today.

I’m exhausted, not just tired.

I will have some time over Christmas to relax, but not too much.

I know I will get through this, and it will be a hard few more weeks.

I have all the tools you can think of to deal with overwhelm.

I know a looot about burnout (way more than I ever wanted to know).

And I will be fine.

But that nasty little voice in my head goes on my nerves.

🤬 Who the f*** said that I can’t complain because others have it worse than me right now?

🤬 Who the f*** said that I can’t take a break because others can’t?

🤬 Who the f*** said that I can’t enjoy something because someone else is properly miserable out there?

No one!

So do it and let the guilt go to hell!

Sit on the sofa and have that coffee/ tea/ glass of wine/ ‘insert your favourite beverage here’, even if the kitchen still looks like a bomb exploded.

Go for that walk, even if you haven’t written your social media posts for this week.

Take that nap when you are exhausted, even if your other half is working.

It doesn’t make others better if you make yourself more miserable.

16/12/2025

Eat that cottage cheese out of the pot!

Does it all feel too much right now?

Christmas presents, stockings, the deliveries that don’t turn up even though they pretend they are delivered…

I’m there with you!

Our lovely custom stockings have just been refunded, as they never appeared on our doorstep. 😠

Which means I’m still no closer to having stockings for next week.

I still draw a massive blank for a bunch of presents.

And we don’t even talk about the state of the to-do list for my business. 📈

And to make matters worse: I’m hungry! 😫

I’m too frazzled to prepare a decent snack and there is cottage cheese in the fridge that went out of date on Monday and still smells ok.

Add some grapes (also in dire need of eating), snack sorted.

And you know what: I didn’t even bother putting it all in a bowl.

One less thing needing to go into the dishwasher and one less thing to be taken out again.

No one sees it (apart from all of you on social media).

No one judges.

And I did cut the grapes in half.

Because I find it tastes way better that way.

When it’s all too much: Focus on what’s important.

And especially: Focus on what’s important to the most important person in your life.

YOU! 💖

What do you focus on today, and what does not matter?

09/12/2025

I’ve been accidentally sober for a year now.

Yesterday, a year ago, I had my last drink.

We were leaving for Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is prohibited.

We came back 6 weeks later, and I hadn’t missed it at all.

Why was it so easy?

There is no drinking culture in Saudi.

No temptation.

And then I expected to have a drink when I came back.

I didn’t feel like it.

I had already gained momentum in this new habit.

I already had mechanisms in place when I was in an environment where I normally would drink.

“I’ll have a ginger beer.”

“I’ll have sparkling water.”

Having momentum and a plan for when the temptation comes along are crucial for creating a change in behaviour.

And yes, the momentum doesn’t come from the first day.

For that phase, it’s important to have a strong why.

Am I writing this post to show off that I didn’t drink for a full year?

No, as it actually was an accident.

This post is about understanding how to change a habit.

And that understanding can make it surprisingly easy.

What habit do you want to change the most?

P.s. I might have a glass of red at Christmas … if I feel like it …

Pic: Me in 2013 at a wine tasting rocking the Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) look

04/12/2025

Meditate every day for 10 minutes. If you don’t have time, meditate twice as long!

This could be a post in its own.

And I actually won’t write about mediation today.

This is about the counterintuitive idea of spending time on something when you feel that you don’t have time and too much on.

We all know that feeling: You’re running at 100 miles per hour, and someone suggests something that looks like it will only add to that load.

What if that ‘something’ could…

✅ make you more productive to go through the load?

✅ make it more fun to go through the load?

✅ make that load way smaller?

Isn’t that a worthwhile investment of your time?

And that’s what I talk about when someone tells me, “I don’t have time for coaching.”

Photo by Keegan Houser on Unsplash

02/12/2025

Where is your self-talk harsh?

I had a light bulb moment with a client recently.

He used very harsh language around his fear of public speaking, which he noticed he doesn’t use in any other area of his life.

I realised: Our harshest self-talk is often a strong indicator of the area of your life that needs the most care.

For me, it’s around pushing myself too hard, especially in the gym (hello inner ‘Pusher’)!

What can you do about it?

1️⃣ Listen: What is the area of your life where your self-talk is unkind or even harsh?
2️⃣ Reflect: How does that voice sound? What does it say?
3️⃣ Take action: Thank the voice and then reword what it said.

You deserve to be your own cheerleader and not your worst inner critic! 🎉

28/11/2025

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That’s my Black Friday offer for you.

Those are not my words.

That’s what Lucy said after she experienced a PowerType profile debrief with me.

So if you are a woman who is always curious about learning more about herself…

Or you know one that could do with a boost in joy, vitality and energy (and you don’t have a Christmas gift for yet)…

Drop me a THRIVE in the comments and I’ll send you more details.

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