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13/11/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

Many organisations believe theyโ€™ve โ€œ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.โ€

โœ… Theyโ€™ve got EAP.
โœ… Theyโ€™ve got Mental Health First Aiders.
โœ… Theyโ€™ve got regular 1:1s and an โ€œopen culture.โ€
And yetโ€ฆ people are still ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜.

Over the last seven years, Iโ€™ve worked with police officers, lawyers, healthcare staff, managers - all brilliant, capable people, who waited until crisis before ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ.

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฌ?
Because the message and the reality didnโ€™t match.
โžก๏ธ EAP is brilliant once someoneโ€™s struggling.
โžก๏ธ Mental Health First Aiders do fantastic work, but burnout isnโ€™t mental illness, and a short course every few years doesnโ€™t teach people how to spot or prevent it.
โžก๏ธ Line managers often care deeply, but theyโ€™re firefighting too.

What I do doesnโ€™t replace those systems - it strengthens them.
I bridge the gap between awareness and action.
I help people recognise burnout early, understand their triggers, and reset before it becomes a crisis.
I help leaders build teams that perform and stay well.

Iโ€™m not here to compete with wellbeing teams.
Iโ€™m here to make their work stick.
Because prevention isnโ€™t just a policy - ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
And culture only changes when people feel safe enough to be human.

If your people are still burning outโ€ฆis your wellbeing strategy really working?

12/11/2025

๐—™๐—น๐˜‚, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜โ€ฆ

When you run your own business, taking time off feels impossible.
You tell yourself, โ€œ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜.โ€

But what if pushing through is actually slowing you down?

Last week, I was hit hard with the flu, chest infection, and sinusitis. In the past, Iโ€™d have carried on working, because bills donโ€™t pay themselves, right?

This time, I stopped. I slept. I hydrated. I let the antibiotics do their job.
And I bounced back faster than ever.

Sometimes the smartest business decision youโ€™ll make is to rest.
Because your body is your business.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜?

Letโ€™s normalise rest. Share this with someone who needs to hear it today. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ - ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.When I look back at my 20-year career in law, I realise...
10/11/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ - ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

When I look back at my 20-year career in law, I realise I once thought leadership meant ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†.

But burnout taught me otherwise.

True leadership isnโ€™t about having all the answers. Itโ€™s about ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† - especially when things get messy, uncertain, or uncomfortable.

When I was rebuilding my life after my accident and burnout, the one thing that kept me moving forward wasnโ€™t motivation (that comes and goes). It was ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†.

- Consistency in showing up for myself.
- Consistency in how I treated others.
- Consistency in keeping small promises - even on tough days.

The same applies to leadership. Your team doesnโ€™t need a superhero; they need a steady hand.
Theyโ€™ll trust your direction not because youโ€™re perfect, but because youโ€™re predictable in your integrity.

๐Ÿ’ช ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ.
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†.
๐Ÿค๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ.
โšก๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

Anyone can lead when lifeโ€™s smooth sailing. Real leadership is how you show up when the waves hit.

Whatโ€™s one small habit that helps you stay consistent when life gets busy?

Iโ€™m 51 todayโ€ฆ but my Garmin says Iโ€™m 37ยฝ. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?A decade ago, I reckon my Garmin w...
07/11/2025

Iโ€™m 51 todayโ€ฆ but my Garmin says Iโ€™m 37ยฝ. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?

A decade ago, I reckon my Garmin wouldโ€™ve said the opposite - and it wouldnโ€™t have been pretty.

Back then, burnout had me completely frazzled.
I was pushing through exhaustion, surviving on caffeine and adrenaline, and calling it โ€œ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.โ€
I looked โ€œ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€ on the outside, but inside I was falling apart.

Fast forward to today, and my ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ is 14 years younger than my actual age.
Not because Iโ€™m superhuman - but because Iโ€™ve learned the hard way what happens when you donโ€™t listen to your body.

Now, I:
๐Ÿ’ช Move daily - not for aesthetics, but for energy and focus.
๐Ÿฅ— Eat to fuel, not to restrict.
๐Ÿ˜ด Prioritise rest like my life depends on it (because it does).
๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ Take my meetings on the move.
๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ Protect my boundaries fiercely.

This isnโ€™t about vanity. Itโ€™s about vitality.
Because when you look after yourself, everything else gets better - your work, your relationships, your mood, your mindset.

So hereโ€™s my ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป for you:
๐Ÿ‘‰ If your body could give you a โ€œfitness ageโ€ right now, would it be thanking youโ€ฆ or begging you to slow down?
(Photo taken on 2 Nov'25 in the Black Mountains in Wales - 600 metres up)

โ€œ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜†, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ-๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.โ€That line stopped me in...
06/11/2025

โ€œ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜†, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ-๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.โ€

That line stopped me in my tracks. This was a review I had from Lorraine Owolabi who read my new book.

To think someone who never finishes books couldnโ€™t put mine down - thatโ€™s the greatest compliment an author could ask for.

Lightbulb moment after lightbulb moment, she said.

Thatโ€™s exactly why I wrote Broken to Bionic - ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ - to share real, raw moments that help others see burnout, resilience, and recovery through a new lens.

If youโ€™ve ever felt too busy to breathe, or youโ€™re ready to rediscover your spark, this might just be the read that gets you thinking differently.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Grab your copy of Broken to Bionic on Amazon and see why readers are calling it a total page-turner. (Link in comments)

04/11/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€.

We spend hours every day stuck in front of screens, but your body was designed to move, not just meet.

Next time youโ€™re on a call - march on the spot.

๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†.

Who cares who sees? ๐Ÿ‘€

Youโ€™ll boost circulation, wake up your brain, and feel instantly more alert - without losing a second of productivity.

Small moves make a massive difference to your energy, focus, and wellbeing.

03/11/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต - ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜.

For years, I thought resilience meant pushing harder.

That being the last one online and the first one up was leadership.

That saying yes proved my worth.
๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜.
๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

I ignored every sign that my body and mind were waving in my face.
Until one day, I couldnโ€™t get out of bed.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:
๐Ÿ‘‰ You canโ€™t lead from burnout.
๐Ÿ‘‰ You canโ€™t inspire when your own fireโ€™s gone out.
๐Ÿ‘‰ And you canโ€™t perform if you never pause.

Resilience isnโ€™t about grinding harder - itโ€™s about recovery, movement, and boundaries.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜โ€ฆ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐˜?

You can replace staff.
You can replace strategy.
But you canโ€™t replace yourself.

I learned that the hard way - but I came back from it.

If youโ€™re ready to rebuild your resilience before burnout makes the decision for you, message me and I'll show you how.

Letโ€™s make sustainable performance your next leadership skill.

31/10/2025

Here's what I do while the kettle's boiling...

๐ŸŽƒJust your average witch doing The Time Warp between Zoom calls - complete with a witches hat, my cockapoo Chewy giving me the ultimate "WTF" stare, and a solid dose of Movement Snacking magic. ๐Ÿช„

Why? Because in under 3 minutes I can"
๐Ÿ’ฅ Boost my energy
๐Ÿง  Refocus my mind
โค๏ธ Get my heart rate up
โ˜•๏ธ And be ready for the next hour in front of the laptop - cuppa in hand.

So next time you're waiting for the kettle to boil, don't just stand there - GET MOVING!

What's your go-to feel-good move when you need a quick energy reset?

30/10/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†?

A former senior police officer recently told me this:

โ€œ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.โ€

I couldnโ€™t believe what I was hearing.

That mindset doesnโ€™t create strength - it creates silence.

When people are too scared to speak up, they donโ€™t stop strugglingโ€ฆ they just stop trusting.

And thatโ€™s when mistakes happen, burnout spreads, and lives fall apart.

Iโ€™ve been there - broken by burnout, rebuilt through resilience.

Now, I help leaders and teams defuse the ticking time bombs hidden behind โ€œ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ.โ€

Itโ€™s time to lead differently.
Because vulnerability isnโ€™t weakness - itโ€™s the foundation of trust.

๐Ÿ‘‰ How would you have responded to that officerโ€™s comment?

So, if your team is too scared to speak up -
you don't have a strong team.
You've got a ticking timb bomb.
๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ - ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐Ÿ’ฃ

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ - ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜.But I didnโ€™t listen.Until my body gave me no choice.I was a high-...
29/10/2025

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ - ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜.

But I didnโ€™t listen.
Until my body gave me no choice.

I was a high-performing lawyer, running on adrenaline, caffeine, and the belief that rest was for the weak.
Then one day, burnout hit me like a train.
I broke down.
And that breakdown became my breakthrough.

Hi, Iโ€™m ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ - and I donโ€™t do tick-box wellbeing.
Iโ€™ve lived the cost of burnout, and Iโ€™ve rebuilt my life - piece by piece - to help others avoid the same fate.

Now, I help people and organisations do what I wish Iโ€™d done sooner:
๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.

When I walk into a room, I donโ€™t just speak - I shift people.
I bring energy, warmth, humour, and raw honesty that make even the most senior leaders drop their guard.
Within minutes, conversations open up. Barriers fall.
People donโ€™t just hear my story - they feel it.
And thatโ€™s where real change begins.

โœจ Iโ€™ve lived it - I donโ€™t just teach resilience; I embody it.
โœจ I connect human to human - no scripts, no jargon, no bowls of fruit.
โœจ I go deep - working with the cultural and emotional roots of burnout.
โœจ I deliver results - energy, engagement, and impact you can measure.

I donโ€™t do โ€œfeel-goodโ€ wellbeing.
I do ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ - measured by results, not posters.

โžก๏ธ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ - ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด?

Because I believe burnout isnโ€™t the end.
Itโ€™s the start of something new - if you choose to act on it.
It was for me.

Today, I deliver keynotes, workshops, and leadership coaching that donโ€™t just inspire - they transform.
Leaders learn to lift, not drain.
Teams rediscover energy and purpose.
And workplaces become places where people thrive, not just survive.

If youโ€™re ready to build a culture where wellbeing isnโ€™t a perk - itโ€™s a power source - letโ€™s talk.
Iโ€™ll bring the energy, empathy, and edge that gets results.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.
Letโ€™s make wellbeing work.

28/10/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜?

If you can't remember, that's your sign.

When you're on the edge of burnout, juggling deadlines, holding your breath through the day, and trying to "keep it together" - laughter is often the first thing to disappear. But it's one of the most powerful tools to bring you back.

๐Ÿ˜… ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ. It lowers cortisol (your stress hormone) and boosts endorphins (natural mood-lifters).
๐Ÿง  ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ. Even a short laugh acts like a reboot for your nervous system.
๐Ÿ”— ๐—œ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. Laughter with others builds psychological safety and trust - two cricial ingredients in burnout prevention.
โค๏ธ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ. It's hard to catastrophise when you're mid-giggle.

My ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ for today is to find something funny on purpose - a comedy clip, a meme, a friend who makes you laugh - and let it do its magic. Don't wait for a good mood to laugh...laugh to create a good mood.

It's also free, legal, and wildly effective.

27/10/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป โ€œ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธโ€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜โ€ฆ

I remember how excited I was when I joined a large corporate company.

They had bowls of fresh fruit delivered twice a week - shiny apples, juicy grapes, bananas stacked high.

It felt like a workplace that ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

I was the first to grab some and bring it back to my desk, nibbling on it through the day, thinking, this place gets it.

But after a life-changing accident, everything changed.

I was off work for 9 months recovering from severe injuries, including brain damage. The doctors didnโ€™t know how long full recovery would take. They told me it could be at least 2 years.

When I returned, I was doing my best to rebuild. Learning to work differently. Trying to find my confidence again.

But instead of support, I got micro-managed.

Instead of empathy, I got questions like:
๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ?โ€

And when I was diagnosed with episodic depression, my manager gave me three options:
1๏ธโƒฃ Go on a performance improvement plan and face disciplinary action if I didnโ€™t โ€œget better.โ€
2๏ธโƒฃ Take an unpaid sabbatical until I was better.
3๏ธโƒฃ Leave.

Those bowls of fruit were still there.
But they meant ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

Because what I really needed was understanding, flexibility, and genuine human support.

How are you treating wellbeing in your organisation?
Are you t๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ - or just handing out fruit and calling it wellness? ๐ŸŒ

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