Self-regulation, or emotional management, is the ability to regulate your emotions, impact your thought patterns and change your behaviours as desired.
Tips to help combat your built-in defense of assuming the worst. The negative bias we have as human beings is an evolutionary function we developed eons ago to help us survive in the wild. Our ancestors became acutely attuned to possible threats in their environment...
After 7 years of coaching extraordinary creative leaders, professionals & entrepreneurs 1:1, I am excited to share that I have listened to requests and will now be offering small group coaching experiences. The initial program, The Conscious Self, is a 7 week...
TLDR: Tape your move shut when you sleep; flow state is the ultimate human advantage over AI. Breathwork and flow state are powerful, accessible, research-backed tools that unlock enhanced wellbeing, creativity and performance. They are modalities I often suggest to...
‘Only losers don’t feel like losers’ - DVF. I was reading the Diane Von Furstenberg piece in The New Yorker today. The interview is a perfect example of how showing vulnerability can paradoxically make you look even more strong than if you hadn’t shared weakness at...
Most of us are expert at sabotaging conflict resolution whether we realise it or not. In our daily interactions, conflicts and difficult conversations are inevitable. How we navigate these challenges can greatly impact our relationships, sense of self and ability to...
For the sake of humanity we all need to (re)learn how to listen. In our distracted, overstimulated states in a world that is changing at a speed we haven’t experienced before, it’s becoming harder and harder to listen. And I mean truly listen - to ourselves, others...
I recently did the below Q&A with Casper Magazine on self-sabotage. They asked about what drives self-sabotaging behaviour, the different ways it manifests and what to do to move into a more supportive and sage mindset. If you haven’t already, take the saboteur...
Does becoming more self-aware make us more self-conscious or self-centred? It's a valid concern, especially in today's individualistic society where insecurity and self-absorption can easily take root. Without the proper approach, self-awareness can inadvertently feed...
Jennifer grew up being told she was ‘the smart one’. That she didn’t have to do any work to achieve top marks. That she was a natural. Now, as a Creative Director at a top agency, she always feels like whatever success she achieves isn’t success at all because she had...
Creativity is a loaded word and the creative process is full of paradoxes. The most obvious paradox is the undulating frustration and euphoria we experience during the creative process. We can all relate to the agony of staring at a blank canvas feeling blank...
Years ago, pre-pandemic, I was conducting face-to-face coaching sessions with Creative Directors at an advertising agency in New York. One morning stands out to me now as I write about having presence because of the stark difference between the presence of two...
Steps you can take to break the cycle of doubt, indecision and fear that prevents you from gaining clarity and taking authentic action in your life.
We give our energy away all too easily and often without realising it until it’s too late.
There is such a thing as Positive Stress. It’s called Eustress and it’s key to helping us perform under pressure.
Stream of consciousness writing is a method that allows your thoughts to flow onto paper without any conscious structure.
Negative bias is a natural survival mechanism that in our modern world, can become harmful. But we can learn ways to stop it from producing anxiety.
Emotional intelligence empowers us to become better leaders and happier, more satisfied human beings.
Conversations around leadership can create a false division in our minds between the leaders and the followers.
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Every day we make hundreds of them.
Emotional manipulators can play dirty but that doesn’t mean you have to.
Languishing. It’s the fancy word for that blah feeling you’ve been feeling during the pandemic.
Ways to sustain yourself and create structure in an uncertain world.
Ten days ago I stepped onto my native soil of Australia after two weeks in mandatory quarantine.
Work has never been easy. Before the pandemic knocked us sideways, we were plenty busy managing stress, fear and frustration in the workplace.
First published on mindbodygreen on August 13, 2020.
First published on mindbodygreen on May 13, 2020.
The one thing you need to know about self-care during Coronavirus.
First published on Refinery29 on March 19, 2020.
Building resilience can hurt along the way. In fact, it almost has to hurt for it to be effective. The question is, is the pain worth it?