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Coaching After Stroke, Reflections as the TIIPS Chapter Closes

As I approach my final week with the TIIPS study, and after recently gathering with colleagues to celebrate at a farewell, I have found myself reflecting deeply on what this chapter has meant, both professionally and personally.Over the course of nearly four years, I have had the privilege of being part of the TIIPS study, a clinical trial exploring how health and wellness coaching can support people following a TIA or minor stroke. What began as a professional opportunity quickly became one of ...

The Calm Choice: How One Gentle Pause Can Change Your Entire Day

Life is busy. For many people, the constant movement from one task to the next becomes normal. The mind stays active, the body stays tense, and the days become a string of obligations rather than moments to be lived.A calmer life is not created through dramatic change. It is created through small intentional pauses that help you reconnect with yourself.This idea sits at the heart of my December Just For You series, and it is something that can support your wellbeing all year round....

PREKURE Community Spirit Award 2025

Receiving the PREKURE Community Spirit Award for 2025 was a true honour, and even now I am still taking it all in. What surprised me most though had nothing to do with standing on stage. It was the conversations that followed.People came up to me afterwards, sent messages, and shared how the speech made them pause, reflect, or feel encouraged on their own journey. Hearing that touched me more deeply than the award itself.One moment that really seemed to land was the lighthearted nod to Snoop Dog...

Small Steps, Big Shifts: The Quiet Power of Building Habits That Last

We’ve all had that moment, the Monday morning reset. The one where you tell yourself, this time will be different. You stock the fridge with healthy food, lace up the walking shoes, and maybe even download a habit tracker app.And for a few days, it works. You feel motivated. Focused. In control. Then the week takes over, work deadlines, family commitments, unexpected curveballs, and suddenly the routine falls apart.If that sounds familiar, I get it. You’re not alone.I’ve seen this pattern ...

Why I became a Coach: My Journey to Empowering Others

If you’d told me years ago that I’d become a certified health and wellness coach—holding space for others to rediscover themselves, reconnect with who they are, and create lives that truly feel like their own, I probably would have smiled politely, but I wouldn’t have believed you.Back then, my life looked “fine” from the outside. I was doing all the things I thought I was supposed to, working hard, caring for others, keeping everything afloat. But inside? I was running on empty. I h...