TLDR: Because my own experience of coaching conversations brought me to where I am today – living a life that I had wanted but never been bold enough to reach for.   The longer version: For me, as for a lot of people, the pandemic years forced a hard stop. A hard stop that felt hard in all the ways – after the (brief) honeymoon of working from home wore off – I felt rudderless, with a lot of time for thinking (and over-thinking) about the past and the future. I really had no

Because ‘C-suite coaching’ or ‘executive coaching’ or ‘leadership coaching’ can reinforce the ‘working and wanting’ approach to getting ahead … … and it can keep us striving to be the ‘girl boss’ stereotype that leaves most of us overworked, underwhelmed and exhausted. From my perspective as a professional coach for expat women, I believe that, for most women, this version of success doesn’t fit. For most of us professional and personal leadership includes having time and spa

Are you brilliant in the background – can it be enough? Yes - I’m genuinely asking …  I’m genuinely asking because it’s something I often ponder. As a professional coach for expat women I also know that it's something that other women ponder. As a woman in the lower or middle-management standings of the corporate pecking order you may have heard these things about yourself or a woman colleague … She’s a quiet achiever She just gets on with things She is a real team player She

Worrying & wanting & waiting is all about either the future or the past. As the week starts, what do you notice? Are you worrying? About making this week’s deadline About how to deliver that piece of bad news About whether you’ll got out in time to make that show with friends that you’ve been looking forward to Are you wanting? A more reasonable workload A promotion A 'better' social life Are you waiting? For Friday For a vacation For someone to notice your unique brilliance

(notice I didn’t say ‘stuck’ in the middle) When someone asks you ‘so how are things?’.. Does your response start with ‘right now I’m in...

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Expat women lead busy lives and we know that mornings can shape your entire day. Coaching science tells us that a productive morning can...

Loneliness isn’t a harmless feeling. In adults, loneliness is comparable in health risk to smoking or alcoholism. It predicts chronic...

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Here are 5 tips from coaching that you can do to overcome decision-fatigue (or … you can flip a coin) Smiling Turtle - Leros So you’ve...

Some reflections from coaching to help expat women find freedom and energy Ikaria - Blue stairs, blue ocean When have you heard someone...

How to stop the scroll and take AIM (Attention, Intention, Make A Plan) You’ve seen a million posts about expat living on Insta, YouTube...

I think about, write about and coach expat women around the challenges of expatriate living. I know that connection, identity and energy...

Welcome to the blog! I'm an Australian expatriate who moved from the East Coast of Australia to the urban elegance of lovely Madrid. I...