I’m racist.

And so are you. Not consciously. Not willingly. Not intentionally. But we are. As human beings, especially those of us who are white, or white-passing, particularly those of us raised in white dominant countries, we have been raised in racist structures, with a racist view on the world, whether we like it or not. WhetherContinueContinue reading “I’m racist.”

The Blank Puzzle

We are raised to fully understand what we are doing before we do it. We know that when we pick up a jigsaw puzzle, we can tell what the finished product will be by looking at the picture on the box. We know how many pieces it will have, and we know how difficult itContinueContinue reading “The Blank Puzzle”

Breaking The Rules (That You’ve Made For Yourself!)

How often do you hear yourself say “I can’t do this” or “I should do that” every day? Whose voice is that? Who gets to decide what you can do or what you should do? It’s so easy for us to find ourselves trapped in prisons of our own making – we buy into theContinueContinue reading “Breaking The Rules (That You’ve Made For Yourself!)”

What If What You Want Is Not What You Need?

What if what thought you wanted was not actually what you needed? I thought I wanted six new coaching clients to start with me at once. I thought I wanted all my coaching clients to start at the same time, from now on. I thought I wanted more structure, more framing, in order to giveContinueContinue reading “What If What You Want Is Not What You Need?”

Accepting Defeat (In Order To Win)

We can have this image in our heads – a clear plan for how things should be. But that doesn’t mean they will work out that way. It doesn’t matter how much effort you put into it. It doesn’t matter how good it should be. It doesn’t matter how good it looks. None of thisContinueContinue reading “Accepting Defeat (In Order To Win)”