May 10, 2022
I know when I am worried about something as it invariably starts with butterflies in …
April 19, 2022
“Friendship isn’t only what you can give, it’s what you’re able to receive”…
February 8, 2022
I remember once wanting to let something go at work because it would cause more work …
January 18, 2022
I am fairly in tune with my emotions and whilst, this is a great thing, occasionally …
January 6, 2022
What’s your new year ritual? Do you even have one? I have read many articles about …
December 22, 2021
The meaning of life – let’s keep it light for my end of year blog!! The subject t…
December 14, 2021
I attended a workshop last week with the brilliant Steve Chapman about getting comfor…
November 30, 2021
One of my favourite books is ‘Give and Take’ by Adam Grant. I love the idea that …
November 11, 2021
Have you ever said to yourself, I’ll be fine once I get through this busy week, onc…
October 27, 2021
In 2017, when I went for my induction at my reservoir, we were asked, who feels nervo…
October 14, 2021
Friends have joked that I am the least casual person they know – always organising …
September 30, 2021
Earlier this year when I started swimming drills in the pool, I found it very intimid…
September 14, 2021
There have been times in my life where I thought that I had found true belonging – …
August 23, 2021
I hate being late – it makes me feel stressed and I feel disrespectful to whoever I…
August 11, 2021
I’m really excited to be writing for Scott Wilson and Swim People again. Do h…
July 29, 2021
I’ve written before about uncertainty and how, despite my rules in life, I have got…
July 19, 2021
One thing I love about meeting new open water swimmers is that you meet on a level pl…
June 30, 2021
I have always found it easy to make new connections and feed of the energy that other…
June 22, 2021
Last weekend, I found myself in Dover feeling very anxious about a practice boat trip…
May 31, 2021
In the last few years, I have got more in tune with all my emotions, whether those ar…
May 13, 2021
It’s mental health awareness week and this year’s theme is nature. This past year…
April 29, 2021
One of my favourite parts of the job is enabling people to learn and grow. When I thi…
April 8, 2021
I am very exciting to be writing for Swim People again. Due to the 2021 lockdown I wa…
March 31, 2021
In the past couple of weeks, I have worked onsite for a couple of virtual events. Des…
March 17, 2021
I have often spoken to coaching clients about letting go of old, unhealthy narratives…
February 24, 2021
Without realising it, I find myself tuning out of what’s happening in a meeting as …
February 10, 2021
My Zoom film club was particularly pleasing last week as we watched Cool Runnings. I …
January 26, 2021
I entered last week feeling overwhelmed and anxious about various things in my life. …
January 14, 2021
A few years ago, I was shocked to learn from my Mum that when you give up something f…
December 16, 2020
How’s your 2020 vision? A little blurry? There is no doubt that it has been a stran…
December 4, 2020
My relationship with sport has come from a place of fear and embarrassment. I felt th…
November 16, 2020
As a social creature, I entered the first lockdown with a little trepidation. I disco…
November 4, 2020
Today I had my last beautiful swim at the reservoir before lockdown. I never fail to …
October 20, 2020
Last week, whilst managing a virtual green room, I was struck by the fact that the mo…
October 6, 2020
I’m really excited to share that I have qualified as an Executive Coach. In Native …
September 16, 2020
Friends are often astonished that wherever I go in the world, I seem to bump into som…
September 3, 2020
In 2017, I prided myself on saying yes to everything! Yes to friends, yes to helping …
August 24, 2020
I recently heard creativity described as ‘the adventure of trying something new’.…
August 11, 2020
Whilst catching up on my daily dose of pop trivia on PopMaster, I was struck by the f…
July 23, 2020
When I was a teenager, I used to cut out the song lyrics from Smash Hits and file the…
July 8, 2020
In 2014, a 48-hour tube strike in London closed 50% of the network and commuters were…
June 23, 2020
A couple of days before a big event, I am forced to review my to do list and make a c…
June 9, 2020
I only had to watch my attempt the other day to run and chat to know that multitaskin…
May 27, 2020
We’ve all told those white lies – we don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, w…
May 13, 2020
For so many years, I was the positive, calm, happy person whether at work or socially…
April 29, 2020
My favourite thing to come out of lockdown is a playlist that I’m doing with a grou…
April 14, 2020
Fellow Brits amongst you will appreciate the many articles about when a Brit says “…
March 31, 2020
As teams around the world are settling into a working from home culture, there is cer…
March 12, 2020
The world of events is pretty tough at the moment – I’m not alone in being hi…
February 13, 2020
I love organising whether that’s my own life, my friends or events and I have a rul…
December 17, 2019
My 2019 started with a new year’s resolution to see more live music. A more joyful …
November 18, 2019
I’ve always loved the fact that I run events on subject matters that I know nothing…
November 1, 2019
Today, 20 years ago, I started my career in the events industry. It’s hard to belie…
October 8, 2019
If I had to pick whether I am an extrovert or introvert, I’d pick extrovert. I cert…
September 10, 2019
I am a creature of habit, to the extent that one of my colleagues coined the phrase R…
August 28, 2019
Last week, I had my first session with a personal trainer and in fact it was the firs…
August 13, 2019
Have you ever been on a date where the other person constantly talks about themselves…
July 24, 2019
I owe the title of this blog to Will Glendinning, Executive Producer and author of Th…
June 24, 2019
I’ve always been a firm believer in following your heart and doing what you love an…
May 17, 2019
Networking is such a rubbish word. It fills many people with dread so isn’t it time…
April 29, 2019
As I sat in the Brick bar last Saturday, surrounded by adults jumping into ball ponds…
April 3, 2019
When you think of darts, you probably conjure up an image of a fun game, down the pub…
January 9, 2019
Anyone who knows me will know that I love a chat, whether that’s to a stranger on t…
November 13, 2018
After the River Pageant, I was asked to join an agency called CTN Communications as t…
October 31, 2018
The highlight of my freelance career My freelance career ended on a high when I was a…
October 25, 2018
I should’ve known really – I’d always been the social planner amongst my friend…
October 18, 2018
Leaving university – follow your heart I love what I do! I didn’t know my j…
