The Future is Human

This was written before the sad news of Caroline Flack's death at the weekend. Such a tragic loss reinforces my belief that we must do everything we can to ensure no one feels it necessary to take permanent action from the desperate need to…

Interview: Mental Health & Small Business

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I was privileged to take part in an interview on BBC's national radio show Wake up to Money in January 2020 on mental health in the workplace. This was directly following a Deloitte report that highlighted the £40 billion cost to business per…

The Balance of Empathy

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In this episode of The Ok Cafe, I explore how to best balance the power of empathy ....
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Leading Through Uncertainty

In the Leading Through Uncertainty podcast, Jude Jennison interviews leaders from a variety of organisations on their experience of leading disruptive change, the challenges they have faced and how they overcome them. Episode 51: "Sarah…

Learning Resilience

My 7-year-old daughter struggles from time to time with anxiety. Just like me she is outwardly sociable, funny, warm, and charming, so when anxiety hits the difference is instantly noticeable. Unlike me, she has not yet learnt to mask it.…

Where is Love?

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In this episode of The Ok Cafe, I explore the two sides of love: love which is sweet and easy to access and love which is tough on the outside but feels good on the inside ....

Valuing The Jack of All Trades

I was dating a guy recently who is an electrical engineer. He came out of school in the mid-1990s and joined a YTS programme as a few of my friends did in the later ‘90s. He learnt a trade and now he’s self-employed and works predominantly…

Self Acceptance

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In this episode of The Ok Cafe, I explore the difficult journey through the tunnel of reflection to the nirvana of self-acceptance ...

Appreciating Anger

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In this episode of The Ok Cafe I look at the most difficult of my emotions - anger - and discover how to better appreciate it and what it has to teach me

Enjoying Anxiety

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In this episode I explore changing my life’s narrative and how to find joy and value in the difficult and challenging times ...