Oct 8, 2026
I know I have a drawer full of mental receipts, and I suspect I am not alone. They are the bits of evidence we keep to remind ourselves of what we did or did not do, particularly when the experience has acquired a meaning involving regret, shame or embarrassment. But memories are reconstructed and embellished, and the...
Oct 1, 2026
Knowing myself has been a lifelong project, and I suspect it will remain one because I’m still discovering things about me that I thought I already knew. But knowing why I do something doesn't automatically mean I am going to do anything differently. Self-awareness is useful information, but it isn't the...
Oct 1, 2026
This feels like a fitting way to bring season 29 to a close because, when I look back over 344 episodes, I can see that the permission I was waiting for was not always as obvious as I thought. Years ago, I had the idea to start a podcast, but my limiting beliefs had me dawdle and doubt myself until someone who knew...
Sep 27, 2026
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “Well, I can’t grumble, I’m doing alright really”, whilst another part of you is quietly thinking, “Are you sure?”
Sometimes everything on the outside suggests we are doing just fine. We have the career, the position, the experience. We have worked hard and perhaps...
Sep 24, 2026
We introverts do not need fixing, but that does not mean there is no room for growth, development and becoming braver. I have been thinking about what actually needs to change, what I want to change, and what is within my control or influence to change, because those are not necessarily the same thing. There is also...