These summer weeks see me taking a pause from my regular blog musings. And to offer you the chance to reflect and catch up. I have been writing a blog for many years. On my website, there is a lot of inspiring content available that I would love you to visit and enjoy. I have…
Learning to take my own medicine.
How good are you at taking your own medicine? One of the curious quirks of being a life coach is how often I reflect back on client sessions and see lessons for myself that I need to pay attention to. Similarly, my blog musings generally are inspired by my current thinking or reading on some…
A wintering season
How have these past months felt for you? Perhaps you too identify with being in a wintering season? Last week, we had the most beautiful sunny day. Crisp air, clear blue skies, sun bathing everything in joyous light. That might not seem that unusual or noteworthy, but I live in the west of Scotland and…
Lessons from transitions
Having kids leave home is simply one of any number of major life transitions we go through. What are some of the lessons from transitions that are applicable from our experience of being Empty Nesters? One fun fact about the age we are when our nest empties in this modern era is that is may…
How to cope with an empty nest
Are you an Empty Nester or a Bird Launcher? How do we cope with an Empty Nest, this huge life change that no-one really warns us about? I came across this beautiful idea of being a Bird Launcher on Instagram recently, on @raisingteenstoday. The idea of being a Bird Launcher makes me smile and it…
Reflections from an Empty Nest
It is that time of year again. Households up and down the country are experiencing change. Not just with the weather, although I am noticing leaves on trees around us already starting to turn yellow. But change in status within the family: very Teeny Ones starting nursery, and Little Ones starting Primary school. Big Ones feeling very…
Embracing Change: Tips for Life Transitions
Are you going through a time of change in life just now and feeling a bit lost? (FREE gift here if you are embracing change and want some tips for life transitions, and you can stop reading now.) Changes affect all of us at various stages of life. And how we approach them can determine…
Is your head in the sand?
Where is your head this week? Sometimes when there is a lot going on in life, it can be easier to keep it firmly stuck in the sand. The sand is familiar, and known. Our brains like that. Keeping our head in the sand keeps us blinkered to what is going on and to having…
A free gift to navigate transitions well
Do you like change? Going through a transition, large or small? Sign up here for your transitions free gift. What does the word change do to you? Change is one of the inevitables of life. This is what I was musing on last time. We are in autumn now, a brief few days of warm…
On seasons of transition.
September is here, and autumn is suddenly in the air. One of many regular seasons of transition begins. Here in Scotland we have actually had a couple of gorgeous sunny days, after a fairly wet and crummy summer. But even so, I am aware of the seasons starting to change and leaves starting to turn.…