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No Green Without Blue

July 17th, 2024

Green Space Coaching The last few weeks have been variable in weather and between beach coaching, I’ve been lucky enough to take some clients on a walk I call “the woodland walk” avoiding downpours and enjoying the refreshing quality of mizzle on our faces. We have embraced the nostalgia brought with the perfume of honeysuckle,…


100 Days of Blue

May 25th, 2024

2024 100 days of blue runs 26th May – 2nd Sept 100 days of blue is a campaign to encourage EVERYONE to consciously connect with water (near and on it, in and under it).  100 days of blue started in 2014 when my friend J launched his book Blue Mind.  As an idea to encourage…


Into the Blue / Virtual

May 19th, 2024

As another busy International Coaching Week and Mental Health Awareness Week comes to a close I am offering 3 clients – a 3 session #BluePrescription. From here at the coast, this is available to new clients only – an opportunity to experience virtual Blue Health Coaching. Into the Blue / Virtual… There are 3 of…


Lost In Translation – Change Navigation

May 10th, 2024

Change management or change leadership… surely the latter is more “sexy”?  To be a “Leader of change” has a certain ring to it that a “Change process manager” doesn’t quite match. And yet to effectively “instigate, enable and facilitate” change… one without the other is almost certain to lead to a loss in translation… and…


Between the Red and Yellows

May 8th, 2024

I was reminded of the power of community recently when a guy started deliberately targeting a number of female Coaches in my professional community, making inappropriate requests and demonstrating worryingly coercive behaviour. His communication at first with each Coach seemed reasonable, but quickly escalated to having some very unhealthy power dynamics.  Happily this came to…


What’s Your Water?

March 14th, 2024

As a Blue Health Coach and Blue Mind Advocate, my good friend Wallace J Nichols asked me in February to co-design a Blue Mind Toolkit…  and it has come together really well.  With many hours spent “nerding out” in front of a computer in writing mode and a google doc of already over 10,000 words…