Happy (lunar) New Year!

It’s the first new moon of the year, which also marks the beginning of the Chinese and Tibetan year of the wood snake (nb: I just had a little look at this, and the wood snake symbolises the embodied wisdom of the Divine Feminine who knows her worth, lives close to the Earth and is at ease in moving within her body, which is always changing, shedding old skins for new growth. The wood snake is all about moving forward intuitively, quietly, intelligently and intentionally - I mean YES PLEASE).

So, what cracking energy to begin this year’s podcast with!

In this episode, I’m sharing the benefits of an incredibly effective practice for building self-belief: self-reflection. More specifically supported journalling.

So, if you have never quite gotten into journaling, or perhaps you love the process of self-reflection but rarely move past documenting what’s happening and into catharsis or even changing beliefs, listen in!

I share more about what makes a journalling practice so powerful, how to deepen your reflections and support yourself to process what’s happening, plus: my favourite questions to ponder.

Mentioned in this episode:

* Self-belief Journalling - quieten self-judgement and self-criticism, learn to hear the voice of your Healthy Adult Self, and build your self-belief with my new supported self-reflection practice!

* The Coaching Well - communal reflective practice and supervisory support especially for coaches.

* Let me create a podcast just for you! Email me with your questions or areas of interest for a podcast. And if you have a specific experience you would appreciate my take on, email it through - I will, of course, keep it anonymous if you prefer.

* The post I wrote after my reflection practice following the inauguration.

* My beloved astrologer, Phyllis (tell her we are connected!).

How do you feel about what you wear?

Shopping for clothes in our fast-fashion world, deciding what you like (colours, fabrics, makers), trying things on, and deciding what suits can all feel a bit like a minefield.

It can be incredibly activating for our self-doubt.

Lizzie Parsons runs The Distinctive Style Atelier and she is all about finding joy, confidence, and authenticity in your personal style - she has a really fun, human Instagram account that I recommend.

At the time of our conversation I was preparing for a keynote and having a real moment of what the hell should I wear?!

We had such a fun chat about how to find your personal style and allow your personality to shine through.

If your self-doubt get’s in the way of what you choose to wear, this is a really uplifting conversation.

Enjoy!

Resources:

Lizzie’s Instagram

Uncover your style personality - take the quiz!

The Distinctive Atelier

I’ve spent a lot of this year thinking about the Coaching industry. It is undoubtedly going through a somewhat sticky phase of maturing - for some of us, this is a long-time-coming-reckoning.

The increasing focus on ethics and having a scope of practice, being trauma-informed, calling out the training organisations that replicate unhealthy practices is all for the good - particularly when it comes to outcomes for our beloved clients.

And if you are a coach, this shift in the industry can feel a little discombobulating, it can understanably bring up self-doubt.

In this episode I share more about how I am showing up to support coaches, and specifically, what I think we need to focus on - what really matters for creating a sustainable, successful practice.

If you are in coach training, or you’ve been a resident of Planet Coach for a while, this is for you!

Mentioned in this Episode:

2025 Ripen Coaches Circle

Three OG Coaches Talking Shop