Dare To Thrive

27/10/2026

Do you find it hard to reach out for help when it comes to stress, overwhelm, anxiety or depression?

Do you feel you have to deal with it yourself?

I did, when it came to dealing with the depression and anxiety I experienced way back.

I had this belief that I had somehow created this depression so i should be able to fix it…🙄

That there was something fundamentally wrong with me because I was struggling and couldn’t cope.

I was embarrassed and felt like a failure, what will people think, what will they say? I’ll just fix it myself…

Ludicrous when I think about it now, I mean when I broke my leg. I quite happily hobbled off to the experts to have it reset and put in plaster.

So why do people struggling with their mental health find it so hard to ask for or accept the help they so badly need.

I know for me I was feeling overwhelmed, emotional, in pain and to talk to someone would be admitting failure, would make it worse, make it bigger somehow. (not true of course)

The world was feeling too peopley for me so I hermited and isolated myself, pushing the people away that were trying to help.

I was lucky I had a friend who persevered and dragged me to a therapist ( best move ever)🍀

These days there is so much more awareness, understanding and compassion for mental health issues. So many mental health professionals and therapists trained to deal with these exact issues.

If your car broke down, you’d find a good mechanic , why? because they’re the expert in fixing cars. 👏

And you dont give yourself a hard time because you don’t know how to fix your car. 🙄

So stop giving yourself a hard time for not knowing how to fix the depression or anxiety you are currently experiencing 🙏

Find yourself an expert (somebody like me 🙂) to help you through the difficult times, who will get you back on your feet, feeling better, feeling stronger, you won’t regret it

What’s your go to tip for managing, stress, overwhelm or anxiety, please comment below

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26/10/2026

Sometimes, the kindest thing we can do ourselves and our mental health is to walk away, go no contact, even if they are family…

People will say, you only have one mother, or he’s your father, she’s your sister or he’s your brother, you are supposed to love them regardless.

But what if they are toxic, what then?

Are you supposed to continually put up with consistent bad behaviour just because they are family.

Those closest to us often know exactly how to hurt us most, they know our weak spots , sore spots our vulnerabilities.

They know where all the buttons are and press them mercilessly, often making us look like the lunatic 😱

Self preservation is key here, we need to make our own mental health and well-being a priority.

Sometimes we need to remove ourselves from the situation and cut family members out of our lives, that are damaging to us

Some people won’t understand and thats ok, they have not walked in your shoes or experienced what you’ve experienced and the judgement is real…

And that can be hard to deal with on top of everything else, but ultimately what they think of you is none of your business

Do you believe blood is thicker than water?

Or

Is your sanity, mental health and wellbeing more important ?

25/10/2026

This is my favourite time of the year…

When the trees turn into the most spectacular and vibrant display of red, orange gold and yellow. Its enough to take your breath away.

The sound of the crunchy leaves underfoot, the air crisp, the need to wrap up warm . The bubs disapping into piles of leaves.

Cosy evening fires, warming soups and casseroles, short days and long evenings.

Its a time of reflection for me, a time to evaluate, a time to release those beliefs, habits and behaviours that no longer work for me.

To try on new beliefs that uplift, inspire and support me in pursuit of my dreams and goals.

Whats your favourite time of year?

09/10/2026

"What the Burnout Statistics Don't Capture"

Every few months a new workplace survey comes out quoting burnout rates — usually somewhere between 40-75% depending on who's asking.

Here's what those numbers can't capture: high-functioning burnout doesn't show up in most surveys, because the people experiencing it don't tick the "burnt out" box.

Why would they?

They're still performing at a high level.
Still getting promoted.
Still being told they're "amazing" and "unflappable."

The internal experience —

🔥the inability to switch off,
🔥the guilt at rest,
🔥the body that's permanently braced

And this doesn't match the cultural picture of burnout as collapse.

This is the group that's genuinely hardest to reach with burnout prevention messaging, because the messaging is built for people who've already stopped.

High-functioning burnout can run for 10-20 years (yews really) before it visibly breaks something.

Does your company even know how to spot THIS kind of burnout?

Genuinely curious what you've seen.

Do you or anyone you know continue to push through, despite exhaustion, overwhelm and despite friends and family telling you to take a break?

08/10/2026

If you've ever wondered

"This is just who I am"

or

"This is just what I do"

Maybe this will give you pause for thought.....

08/10/2026

Nothing says I'm fully regulated and present like forgetting the one task that required zero nervous system skill. 🙃

I just taught a masterclass on "Why you can't switch off your nervous system" and was so present, so in flow, so not checking my phone or multitasking

That I completely forgot to hit record. 🙃 Aaagh!!!

No backup. No raw footage. Nothing.

The irony is not lost on me.

The entire session was about being so dialed into the moment that your hypervigilant brain finally stops scanning for threats......and apparently that includes scanning for did I press record.

High-functioning achievers, you know this feeling: you did the thing so well that you forgot the one administrative detail that mattered.

Soooo, I guess that means I'm running it again. 😂 Encore anyone?

Because some lessons you cant learn from a replay. You have to live them.

Anyone else, or just me?

Oh, and I didn't launch into a critical tirade, call myself stupid or give myself a hard time, in fact I broke into a fit of giggles...

I'd say for proof watch the replay but there is NO Footage... 🙄

BTW comment Switch off and I'll send you the deets for the encore ❤️

02/10/2026

"The 5:30pm Lie"

At 5:30pm I'm "done" for the day.

I don''t feel done.

I feel like I'm just getting started.

I interviewed a senior exec recently who described her day like this: up at 6am, back-to-back meetings from 8, full workload of her own plus everyone else's "can you just quickly…" requests, and by 5:30pm shes put in a 10-hour day.

And she told me: "It feels like its 9 o clock in the morning".

Have I done enough?
Am I cheating my boss?

Ten hours in. And her nervous system is telling her she hasn't started.

This isn't ambition. Ambition has an end point, a sense of "that's enough for now"

This is a nervous system that has never once felt safe enough to call something "done"

If you read that and felt your stomach drop a little — comment "enough" below.
You're not alone, its not your fault and you're not broken.
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BTW I'll be talking about this exact thing in my masterclass next Tuesday, join me here when i unpack it for you.
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