Values activity in a coaching session What are your values? What a question! It's one that has come up countless times throughout my training and if I'm honest, I always tried to avoid the activity that went with the question. Values work just seemed... well... a bit boring. I'd much rather spend time learning about the exciting research into resilience, gratitude or strengths than sit with a long list of words trying to work out which ones mattered most to me. Then one day a colleague told...

If you've been searching for an ADHD or AuDHD coach, you may have wondered: ”Will they understand my neurodiverse brain? “Will they use neurotypical strategies?” "What if I'm too overwhelmed to even know where to start?" The truth is, no two neurodivergent people are the same. Although ADHD and autism share many characteristics, every person's strengths, challenges, experiences and goals are unique. Effective AuDHD coaching isn't about following a programme or giving everyone the same...

When I was a little girl, my grandmother introduced me to magic. The magic lived in toadstools that hid fairies in the woods, in tiny presents left just for me and in the quiet certainty that something unseen yet wonderful, was always nearby. When we left England and moved to live in the desert, I remember worrying that there wouldn’t be any fairies because there were no woods for them to live in. But it didn’t stop them from visiting. My mum carried on the tradition. Sometimes the fairies...