Blog Posts

Opening: A Return, A Reckoning The moment I landed in New York, a wave of sensory memory hit me—the sharp tang of city air, the layered...

Why Change Feels So Hard (And How to Make it Easier) The neuroscience of resistance, energy conservation, and a metaphorical boulder Have...

All too often, we jump in to solve challenges by going straight to the brain, and in doing so, miss a crucial step. The nervous system is...

How shifting from judgment to curiosity changes everything We all know the feeling: the task looms, the to-do list grows, and somehow…...

We’ve all been there—feeling stuck. Not physically stuck in snow or mud, but mentally and emotionally paralysed. It’s that frustrating...

Remember the line leaders in kindergarten? Did you ever want to be chosen but weren’t, no matter how hard you tried? Teachers selected...

This week’s newsletter focuses on the chemical messenger (hormone) cortisol, in particular what happens when levels are disrupted due to...

Can you guess what caused my readiness score to drop from a peak of 97 and an average of 86 to 74? In my previous newsletters I have...

Have you ever tried to change something about yourself? How did you find it? How about changing someone else or for that matter an...

Over the last few weeks, the roads around our village have been flooded several times, sometimes so much so there was no way out and we...

I’ve had unpleasant sensations in my right heel for almost two years… the details of which I won’t bore you with. However, I will share...

I was listening to Louis Theroux on the radio and I learned a new word- SPELUNKING. This word got me thinking, I like the way it sounds...

1. Stick to a sleep schedule. Go to bed and wake up at the same time each day. As creatures of habit, people have a hard time...

It's free, always with you your breath! 5-FINGER BREATHING is an easy way to develop the skill of slow, deep rhythmic breathing, aim for...

April is Stress Awareness Month. 'Stress' it’s a part of life and it can be triggered by lots of different things and how you choose to...

Research indicates it is not the amount of sitting we do at work but the amount of sitting we do at home that is most closely linked to...

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, or chemical messenger, that’s involved in many processes throughout your body, from regulating your mood...

The human brain and body is hardwired to respond to challenges and threats, some systems are switched on, for example our heart beats...

The teenage years are times of significant physical and mental growth. The changes that occur offer challenges and opportunities and how...