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26/07/2026

A little true story about a real life moment where my reaction and response could have taken me on a very different journey.

The work I do as a doctoral trainee health psychologist is relentless. It poses more challenges in my day to day life than seems possible. The challenges seem disproportionate to the successes experienced (which are relatively non-existent on a daily, weekly, monthly basis 🤣).

Losing my work (and potentially my mind), became a teachable moment, one which I would love to share.

I lost my work. I could physically and mentally feel the processing taking place. I rummaged through my mental tool box and

I chose to:

ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy)

I chose to:

breathe.

I videoed this clip for my own self reflection and when I watched it back I could see how I could map the ACT process to it!

So what was happening…

Acceptance (like an acknowledgment): I made room for the disappointment and tears.

Cognitive defusion: My mind said, “you’re an absolute idiot”, “excel is 💩”, “nothing works”, “all that time lost”, “you can’t remember what you wrote”, “this why dyslexic people like you shouldn’t be studying at this level, you can barely read, write…or save a document”.

I noticed that story...remembering pesent moment: One breath...

Self-as-context: Implicitly observing my thoughts rather than becoming them.

Recalling my WHY, my Values: My values haven’t changed.

Committed action: I go again. One word, one paragraph, one document... each time a step forward.

Right now, my step forward is a step outside. The walk, the fresh air is the restoration I need to expand my capacity. Which I need a lot of 🤣

26/07/2026

A little true story about a real life moment where my reaction and response could have taken me on a very different journey.

The work I do as a doctoral trainee health psychologist is relentless. It poses more challenges in my day to day life than seems possible. The challenges seem disproportionate to the successes experienced (which are relatively non-existent on a daily, weekly, monthly basis 🤣).

Losing my work (and potentially my mind), became a teachable moment, one which I would love to share.

I lost my work. I could physically and mentally feel the processing taking place. I rummaged through my mental tool box and

I chose to:

ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy)

I chose to:

breathe.

I videoed this clip for my own self reflection and when I watched it back I could see how I could map the ACT process to it!

So what was happening…

Acceptance (like an acknowledgment): I made room for the disappointment and tears.

Cognitive defusion: My mind said, “you’re an absolute idiot”, “excel is 💩”, “nothing works”, “all that time lost”, “you can’t remember what you wrote”, “this why dyslexic people like you shouldn’t be studying at this level, you can barely read, write…or save a document”.

I noticed that story...remembering pesent moment: One breath...

Self-as-context: Implicitly observing my thoughts rather than becoming them.

Recalling my WHY, my Values: My values haven’t changed.

Committed action: I go again. One word, one paragraph, one document... each time a step forward.

Right now, my step forward is a step outside. The walk, the fresh air is the restoration I need to expand my capacity. Which I need a lot of 🤣

08/07/2026

Thought of the day: Professional identity. Professionalism and showing up.

27/06/2026

Fun isn’t simply entertainment. It’s a psychological state created from playfulness, connection (with self or other) and engagement. All supporting wellbeing, learning and resilience.

Fun supports energy levels.

I create a flow state where I experience deep engagement and stop tracking time and remain focused.

Fun isn’t a luxury, it isn’t something we need to be less “busy” to do…it makes sure we’re ready for the busy.

I am intentionally structuring fun into my life because I understand that it doesn’t distract from the serious elements of life, it supports what life is about, for me anyway, connection, learning, and how I cope with curve balls and stress…

I am writing about this topic over the next week, let me know your thoughts!

A coaching question for you: am I having enough fun in my life?

10/06/2026

Mornings which offer connection with the outdoors are my biggest charge.

My brain and body always feels energised and appreciated whenever I carve out this time 💚🙏🏼💙

07/06/2026

Struggling with attention and focus? Think mindfulness isn’t a incredible skill? Just take time, whenever you can to be present. It will serve you well in all areas of life; work, rest, play…

14/02/2026

I’m working with several clients around confidence. The work I do often carries on outside sessions, as my thinking is challenged and develops.

My thoughts were triggered on my jog this morning with our rescue dog. For almost two weeks, she wouldn’t leave the house. So we didn’t force it. We stayed. Sat. Opened and closed the door. Took one step out/in. Consistent. Things shifted. Now we jog together. (Plod might be more accurate ;-)). With her, trust was built, earned. There’s a happy tail for her, and a smile for me.

And our jog made me think about trust. The transactional trust…the relational trust…

My reading around trust, considering how it feeds confidence, in each other and ourselves.

I thought about where it shows up. How it is often implied…

When we board a plane.
When the driver gets in his car.

So what’s different from the trust between colleagues? Between leaders and teams? Between partners and friends?

I see, and have experienced, that when trust wobbles, everything wobbles. But when trust grows, so does confidence in self and others.

I hope the people I work with feel trust in my intentions, my work, my support.

I hope the work they do with me helps them experience and develop trust in themselves, in others.

Trust is how I work and how I live.

And perhaps the real question isn’t whether trust matters, as we know it does, but where am I strengthening it? Where am I weakening it?

As always I would love any thoughts and reflections around this topic!

[email protected]

12/02/2026

Fancy some time in nature? Craving contact and connection?

We still have some availability for our upcoming retreat in May! Feel free to reach out to myself or Juergen with any questions!

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