Kala Adeona

18/11/2025

Today I visit Peterhead Prison Museum.

It’s a cold day, wrapped up my winter layers do their job. However, wandering round the prison was bitterly cold. The walls seem to hold it in. My fingers where frozen, it really brought home how harsh the conditions would’ve been for staff & inmates in the decades before heating systems! The hot chocolate in the cafe was lush, warming & I absolutely had to have a large empire biscuit with it! (Thank you to the staff in the cafe for lovely chat & friendly welcome).

Listening to the audio, hearing reflections & facts taking a journey through time was fascinating. There were moments of laughter - listening to the story of Gentle Jonny, the escapologist - and moments of deep sorrow, where I could feel tears sting my eyes - the punishment room with a frame upon which prisoners where strapped to receive the cat-o-nine-tail lashes.

Seeing artwork & copies of letters to fathers from their children, wandering through spaces occupied. Powerful moments of humanity and hurt steeped in earily stillness as I slowly moved through, unfettered by locked doors.

Having delivered community based perpetrator programs, work with young people who use violence & harmful behaviours & with those who’ve been harmed, my thoughts today where about the experiences and adversity that individuals face, the life choices and circumstances. My thoughts wandering on society & how we approach prevention, justice, victim support and around wellbeing & support for staff working in the different services.

Being curious about history teaches us so much. I’d thoroughly recommend visiting (for those further afield come up for a holiday or conference & make this a stop en route).

27/10/2025

Focusing in has been a necessity this year.
2025 has proven to be a challenge. It has been filled with some great ups and too many difficulties. As not all the stories in this year are mine to share here, this is not about detailing what's been happening. Rather, I'm taking stock and grounding myself. Stepping into spaces where I've been quieter and refocusing, opening up to the wider world around me.
With a year of challenge there has also been moments of travel, new connections and opportunities to regulate between the chaos.

Often we talk of work-life balance, for me this imagery does not fit. It pulls up a sense of scales with Life on one side and Work on the other. Yet work is a part of life, not separate from.
Balance across our lives is, to my mind, more of a flow. Imagine a dancer, whose movements transition, at times fluid and seamless, within a contained space or utilising the whole space, familiar well practiced movements, interspersing and practicing new movements. Sometimes the dance seems peaceful, uplifting while at others it may be stark or angry. At times we may feel like we're tripping over ourselves, unable to connect movement to music. Then something changes, we find ourself immersed in flow. The movement of the dance changes and adapts, the elements are not separate they are part of a whole.
So to for us.

As we move through Autumn (my favourite season), I'm looking forward to the coming months, taking that deep breath and stepping forward with my changing tempo.

I'm enjoying finalising elements of a new digital space for those who have reflective practice with me, as well as some CPD digital spaces. I'm excited about delivering a new reflective practice service with Equation Charity's Your Choice Project, developing from our working together over he past few years. I've protected time in my diary to be lost in books and all things learning (I love exploring areas I know in more detail & learning new things), I've protected time in my diary for the admin stuff (those bits all to easy to leave until the never arriving tomorrow). I'm thrilled to be stepping into some more travelling (which the modern world of technology enables in our working options), overwintering in the wonderful Inverness-shire.

(N.B. the photo was taken in the summer! As a lifelong barefoot, putting my feet in the sea is a wonderful way to recalibrate & nurture my wellbeing)

What are you looking forward to?

17/03/2025

Wonderful day on Saturday (15/3/25) supporting the People’s Assembly with the Health Determinants Collaboration team. Started with a crisp cold sunshine walk from the back of the car park (getting that little extra opportunity for stretching the legs), a warming coffee and chatting to the team & participants. We were there to support the wellbeing of the event, it was wonderful to be part of an event that invited people to share their voices, and provided a space that considered wellbeing of all in attendance. Trauma informed practice is about understanding & implementing & putting into practice. This assembly was structured with consideration of that & invited perspectives that will help in improving. A great day, wonderful to speak to so many people about their experiences & perspectives.

14/01/2025

Starting the New Year with a focus on looking forward with business for 2025, looking forward to attending One of many Activate 2025.
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I look forward to seeing you there.

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23/09/2024

Wonderful week in Stratford-Upon-Avon last week, attending the fabulous One Of Many Coaching Certificate Intensive.
There was learning, exploration, networking & developing friendships. At times we listened, others we chatted & discussed, then we practised. Throughout we were curious & open to sharing, we were active doing embodiment & movement, we ate (LOTS!).
I joined this coaching certificate having only recently discovered one-of-many, a community I am now extremely happy to part of, this approach compliments the work I do in wellbeing.
Over the years working with therapist, coaches, interventions practitioners, leaders & those professionals who hold space for others commonalities of the challenges & stressors these roles bring have grown my passion & drive to empower us in developing leadership & wellbeing culture & practices where professionals are able to prioritise themselves, thriving in their specialisms & work environments as well as within themselves as a whole.

As those of attending work through the next stage of this coaching certification we will be engaging with our practice clients within the one-of-many approach. These are women who already are highly skilled in their specialities (creative arts, law, business, communication, health & wellness, STEM, finance ....)some already coaches, some expanding into coaching (or formalising as coaching is an aspect of their leadership roles).

If you are interested in working with a coach or curious about this area, share your thoughts below, or reach out and chat.
I'm available here (as me) on FB, my LinkedIn or via the Kala Adeona instagram & LinkedIn.

Photo Credit: Inky Grey Photography, Sharon Douglas

09/08/2024

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I’m so looking forward to completing the one-of-many coaching certificate & as part of this I’ll be offering some discounted coaching sessions.

The coaching is for therapists, coaches, interventions workers interested in deepening their practice & leadership skills (& yes all therapeutic practitioners use leadership skills, our specific role simple means we draw on them differently), who want to focus on & prioritise their own well-being & as Joanna’s book highlights this coaching is for those who want to use ‘an approach to collaboration and leadership for the new paradigm’

DM me the word ‘one’ if you’re interested.
I’ll be sharing more details over the next few days & prices will go up in September!

09/04/2024

"Wellbeing Culture" / "Trauma Informed Organisation" - Across all industries and service areas these phrases have significance. Depending on how we phrase the sense of connection the relevance for our own work area can vary. What comes to mind for you?
When you think about yourself as an employee, a client, a manager, a boss, a business owner what comes to mind? What do you struggle with? What opportunities are there?
"Wellbeing at Work", "Trauma Informed Workplaces", "Trauma Informed Practice"
Share your thoughts.....

10/11/2023

Learning & exploring knowledge, developing skills & competencies should be a joy in our careers. Offering us development for ourselves, our place of work & those we work with. Our team specialises in & , with a focus on & adverse experiences. We support organisations & practitioners in their , reflective practice & in becoming trauma informed (in culture as well as in awareness). Come explore with us.

09/11/2023

Noticing ourselves & our own options, judgements, professional sensitivities & approaches is vital. This article is one that is good to reflect on - as a professional what are you thoughts, feelings & experience around this ?

People are broadcasting their psychological self-diagnoses on TikTok. Some experts are worried, but we see an opportunity