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Self-Compassion: An antidote to Self Criticism
Self-compassion, sounds like something we do naturally, right? When life throws us a curveball, we make a mistake or procrastinate on our goals, it can be easy to judge ourselves and our inner critical take over. We live in a culture that focuses on more, better,...
Five seasonal newsletters + free journal prompts
Inspiring stories, reflections from the coaching room, tools for personal growth and career development and free journal prompts direct to your inbox five times a year via my seasonal newsletters - how does that sound? The past two years have been challenging for all...
I’m a Mental Health First Aider, are you?
We've all heard of being a First Aider to be able to step in and help someone who has cut their hand or had a fall, but have you heard of Mental Health First Aid? Maybe you've done First Aid training through your workplace or as part of your training to be a youth...
Nature is our great untapped resource for a mentally healthy future
"Nature is our great untapped resource for a mentally healthy future." Inspiring words from Mark Rowland, Chief Exec of The Mental Health Foundation. It's Mental Health Awareness Week this week and the theme is Nature. Nature is a passion of mine. I love being in...
Feeling Stuck? Coaching for Clarity, Purpose and Direction
Are you at a crossroads in your life and career? Do you need support to grow your small business and emerge out of lockdown? Are you feeling stuck and need some clarity on what direction to take in your career? Do you need to reconnect with your purpose and find...
“No matter how tough things are, Lucy encourages me to be strong.”
These are the words of Paula, one of my Career Coaching clients, from a recent LinkedIn recommendation about how my coaching has supported her through some difficult work situations. "No matter how tough things are, Lucy encourages me to be strong," said Paula, a...
I did it! I achieved my goals and ran 5K…
Well. You know that us Coaches are keen on goals... well, I recently achieved a really big one for me. Last Wednesday, I finally ran 5K on the last run of the Couch to 5K programme! 🏃♀️ I can’t believe that I did it - it seemed impossible back in July when I...
14 questions for 2019 reflection
Time to reflect is so important during the run up to Christmas and over the new year period. It’s easy to run towards Christmas Day like a headless chicken, trying to finish every project, trying to create ‘The Perfect Christmas, chasing that must-have toy and...
Four helpful social media trends for 2020
As the year draws to a close our thoughts are naturally turning to plans for the new year, and what we hope to achieve in our business development in 2020. Social media is a key part of your marketing and understanding the rising trends on social platforms is...
Overwhelmed? Here’s a simple way to find your focus
Do you feel overwhelmed? Are you feeling like you can't see the wood for the trees and don't know know what to focus on? Yup. It happens to the best of us at certain points in life. Especially when we find ourselves multi-tasking more than we want to. In the last...
Multi-tasking: friend or foe?
The world is speeding up. Or so it feels some days, doesn't it? Over the last 20+ years, since the advent of the internet, there's a pervading desire to get more stuff done, more quickly in order to be productive and successful. Multi-tasking used to be the buzz-word...
Step by Step to reach your goals
How many times have you wanted to do something and then thought about all the things you need to do, freaked yourself out and ended up doing nothing? Yup, that. It happens to us all. Whether the goal is to build a social media plan for your business, retraining for a...