by Adelle | Jul 14, 2023 | Mental Health, Motivation, Wellbeing, Wellbeing at work
A client came to me recently convinced she was going mad. She’d been in her local supermarket, trying to choose what to have for lunch. Somewhere between the ham and cheese and the prawn mayo she’d found herself completely unable to decide, eventually becoming so... 
by Adelle | Jun 23, 2023 | Imposter Syndrome
My friend Laila was recently recounting a conversation she’d had with her sister Erica. The two of them are like chalk and cheese in most aspects of their life, but the topic of this particular conversation came down to how they approach exercise. Laila loves to swim... 
by Adelle | May 23, 2023 | Wellbeing
“The plans to lose weight and change personality kept me aloft for two days, only to collapse around my ears. I realize it was only a complicated form of denial.” ― Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones’s Diary If you’ve read any of the Bridget Jones novels (or seen the... 
by Adelle | Apr 23, 2023 | Imposter Syndrome
I want to tell you a story that illustrates the importance of taking action to overcome your challenges with perfectionism and self-doubt, rather than recognising the problem but doing nothing. This story is important because it shows the difference between just... 
by Adelle | Mar 23, 2023 | Imposter Syndrome
A number of high-profile names have been talking about their struggles with Imposter Syndrome recently – Helena Bonham Carter and Jamie Demetriou come to mind – which I have to admit, I’ve found frustrating. Whilst it can be validating to hear celebrities speaking out... 
by Adelle | Feb 23, 2023 | Motivation
We all have blind spots—those areas of our lives where we can’t see what’s going on. These can be personal or professional, and they can be huge obstacles to our success. In an ideal world, we’d be able to see the bigger picture all the time, but sometimes stress and... 
by Adelle | Jan 23, 2023 | holidays
Is it too late to say Happy New Year? I’m buzzing because I’m lucky enough to have just returned from Portugal, where I spent a lovely week in the sun with my husband. As a result, I’m starting 2023 refreshed and full of beans, much needed in January when... 
by Adelle | Dec 23, 2022 | Self-Leadership
As we hurtle towards the end of 2022, I felt it would be valuable to look back on my year to reflect on what I’ve achieved in the last 12 months. I think it’s really important to take the time to see how far we’ve come: often we’re so concerned with looking forwards... 
by Adelle | Feb 8, 2021 | Mental Health, Teens
Those of you with teenagers or who work with teenagers will find this new research of interest. New research from the Mental Health Foundation finds that teenagers’ mental health is under severe pressure as the pandemic continues Nationally representative data... by Adelle | Jan 13, 2021 | Wellbeing
We humans are a strange bunch don’t you think? As some of you know for most of last year I had terrible trouble with my eye, lots of pain, struggle with seeing, living and working. As I was waiting for my two surgeries I kept saying to myself – if I get my sight back...
