Category: Life Coaching

Originally written for the incredible women of India    When it comes to a relationship, conflicts are inevitable. No matter how compatible you are, how much in love, or how ‘peace loving’, there will be arguments. It’s scientifically impossible for two people to be wired the same, there will be one of you who squeezes […]

If you are progressive, reasonably open-minded like me, and believe in letting people live their own reality, it’s very natural to think of yourself as inclusive. Before we move on with this blog, let me clarify what I mean by being inclusive. – In short, it’s countless small things you can do to make someone […]

At the centre of our universe is balance. Rich or poor, hard or soft, clingy or indifferent, we are forever looking to attain the perfect equilibrium to make our lives better. Cause too much of anything can result in stress and burnout. Sometimes in the race towards this crucial equilibrium, we forget to ration the […]

This women’s day I #choosetochallenge the labels that define me the obligations that are laden on me the boundaries that are thrust on me the respect that’s refused to me This women’s day I #choosetochallenge The need to be superwoman The need to be perfect The need to be good The need to be available […]

Lockdown is hard on everyone – for different reasons. Not only are we being restricted in our movements, but also in our social interactions, some people haven’t seen family members and friends for months. However, before lockdown started we were all under different kinds of pressures which centre around the goals we had for ourselves, […]

As we discussed in the first blog in this lockdown series, most of us are suffering in some way due to lockdown whether it is cabin fever, overwhelm or anxiety over money and work. Whilst some of the problems can’t be solved quickly, especially whilst the situation remains the same, there are ways of alleviating […]

The latest lockdown in the UK is affecting everyone in different ways – but it is a pretty safe assumption that everyone is feeling it. For some, who live alone, it’s the isolation. For others, it is the pressure of working from home and home-schooling at the same time. There is a feeling of their […]

Since the lockdown started in March 2020 we have all be piling more expectations onto our already overburdened shoulders. Many of us have said to ourselves, “I should use this time at home to …” followed by a series of goals such as get fit, write that book, finally sort out the loft. The list […]

I’d always heard the phrase a lot can happen in a year. In the sedentary life I lead, the last excitement occurred in 2008, where I went from being comfortable financially to being broke in a matter of months (Recession). Still, I knew the only thing I had to do was find work. Whereas this […]

Cultural expectations What are ‘cultural expectations’? In simple terms, the layer of expectations piled on us, based on the culture we belong to. With the ever-changing world, it is difficult to fulfil all the expectations placed on you growing up. Especially if you live in a different culture and have examples of people being happy […]