The diversity and inclusion space is constantly evolving and with it, the way we speak about communities and the things that make us diverse. It can feel like a lot of work is needed to stay current. People tell me this all the time, and usually along with it, how tense and nervous they [...]
Have you been following the news from The French Open this week about Naomi Osaka? Naomi Osaka is the current World No. 2 in the Women's Tennis Association rankings, has won four Grand Slam singles titles and is the first Asian player to hold the World No. 1 ranking. She is a thoroughly impressive young [...]
A few months ago I decided to enrol myself in a Street Wisdom experience. What’s Street Wisdom? It’s a process that helps you look for wisdom, like the answer to a question, from the environment around you. I’ll be honest, I didn’t really go in expecting any answers. It was more about curiosity, and [...]
I was always going to get vaccinated. First-hand accounts from friends and colleagues who contracted COVID were enough to convince me that I didn’t want to experience the full effects of COVID, and given that the vaccine helps with that, I was ready to be signed up. It’s been widely reported in the [...]
My husband and I often joke that when he gets on the bus or the train, the seat next to him is pretty much always the last one to get taken. Except it’s not a joke, it’s his reality. He claims not to mind, because it gives him a lot more space than the [...]
With lockdown meaning the temporary loss of my commute, and my virtual classroom sessions being no more than 3.5hrs at a time, I have found myself with some extra time on my hands. So I decided to use some of it to do an experiment in feedback. The idea came because I recently delivered [...]
I love social media and at the moment (it changes regularly) my favourite medium is Instagram. I love being able to peek into other facilitators’ classrooms and share top tips and I find it easy to connect there. So there I was one day, scrolling through, when I saw an announcement from another facilitator [...]
A few weeks ago I met up with a friend who has left the corporate world and is shortly about to launch her business working as a freelance trainer, facilitator and coach! As she builds her client roster she’ll be looking for Associate work. She asked me for concrete advice in the “things I [...]
It's the last week of January! We've almost made it through the first month of 2019. Where does the time go? Every week of the month so far I've shared a story of someone who motivated me in 2018. Inspiring, but also with lessons we could apply to our own lives and the goals [...]
As far back as I can remember, my sister Ciara has been fearless (well, fearless minus frogs and lizards). As a child she was a tree climbing, downhill racing, competitive swinging, force of nature. By comparison, I was a book reading, doll playing, tea party having, little lady. As a result, she has always [...]
