There’s a moment in midlife – sometimes quiet, sometimes loud, when a question begins to echo inside us: Who am I now? And what am I here for? It’s not just a fleeting thought. It’s a deep, insistent pull, like the tide tugging at the shore. You feel it in conversations with friends over coffee, […]

Let’s be honest, woowoo gets a bad rap. The word itself often makes people shift in their seat, chuckle awkwardly, or mentally file you under ‘not serious.’ But, there’s nothing wrong with a bit of woowoo.In fact… I believe it’s where the magic lives. For so many women I work with, especially those navigating the […]

I never thought I’d do it. Strip off completely and step into a public bathhouse in Japan, totally naked, with strangers. But I did. And it changed me. Let me take you to Kinosaki, a beautiful little town nestled among the mountains and famed for its seven traditional onsens. It’s quiet, peaceful, and steeped in […]

“We can’t become what we don’t see.” That line kept echoing in my mind after yet another conversation with a brilliant, capable, burnt-out woman. Lately, I’ve been speaking with women in law, medicine, finance and  science, women in their 40s and 50s who are passionate about their work. They’ve built incredible careers, contributed to their […]

You’re focused. Energised. Deeply immersed in something that matters. Time melts away and you lose yourself in the moment; completely present and powerfully alive. That’s flow. If you’re like so many midlife women I coach, juggling a demanding career, teenagers or young adults, ageing parents, hormonal changes, an endless to-do list, and the emotional labour […]

Not long after I left my legal career and stepped into the unknown of starting my own coaching business, a friend asked me a simple question: ‘what will success look like?’ The question caught me off guard. I’d been so focused on creating something new, finding my feet, and navigating all the challenges that comes […]

Somewhere between the carpool line and the hospital waiting room, she realised she’d lost herself. Not all at once. Not in some big dramatic moment. But in the accumulation of everyday expectations. The caregiving. The emotional labour. The relentless mental juggling act. Somewhere in the push to be everything to everyone. Her needs, her dreams, […]

In our fast-paced world, the idea of sitting still with your eyes closed and doing ‘nothing’ can feel almost… radical. Yet meditation isn’t about checking out: it’s about tuning in. It’s the practice of slowing down the mind so we can hear something deeper, something many of us have forgotten how to access: our inner […]

What if power didn’t have to look like dominance, control, or ego?What if true leadership could be rooted in empathy, humility, and compassion? Jacinda Ardern, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, invites us into this possibility with her book A Different Kind of Power. And I have to say, it’s not just a title, […]

The photo on the left was taken in 2020. At the time, I was the Deputy State Coroner—a role that carried weight, responsibility, and a deep sense of purpose. On paper, I was at the peak of my career. I had the title, the status, and the long hours to prove it. But behind the […]