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I can’t believe another year has come around and the London Marathon 2026 is happening this Sunday, the 26th of April! I was reflecting on my experiences of doing the London Marathon in 2023 and 2024. I was lucky enough to get a ballot spot both years and they were the most amazing experiences! Running over Tower Bridge, and seeing the sights of London, I worked in Canary Wharf at the time and it was so fun to see it in a different light and run past my office. So, if you are

In December 2023, I went to an event in LA, which was meant to be a business event, so the last thing I thought I would do there was bend a spoon. Yes, like The Matrix, where the boy said: "Do not try and bend the spoon—that's impossible. Instead, only try to realise the truth: There is no spoon. Then you'll see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself". So, let me tell you the story of my spoon bending experience. We set up the night before in preparation for

How do I really answer this? Is it me or are people obsessed with doing personality tests. There are so many around to help you understand yourself better. Have you ever found out your Enneagram, taken a Myers Briggs Test, been asked to do your DISC test or Strengthscope? Just to name a few. There are even the social media personality quizzes that you can get sucked into! These are all great and I’m sure they have their purpose but one thing that I’ve been thinking about rece

Why December Is the Moment Women 40+ Reconnect to Who They Really Are December has a way of revealing things we’ve been too busy to notice. The lights go up, the invitations come in, and on the surface everything looks bright and full. But for so many women in their forties, fifties and beyond, something quieter begins to rise underneath the sparkle. A subtle heaviness. A sense of performing. A feeling of moving through the month on autopilot. A longing for space, even if you

If you’re in your 40s or 50s and you’ve been feeling stuck, hesitant, or strangely unsure of yourself lately…you’re not imagining it. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. What you’re experiencing is something almost every high-achieving woman goes through, but rarely names out loud: Quiet fear. Not the loud, dramatic kind. The subtle kind that slips into your day without announcing itself. It looks like: that hesitation before you say yes second-guessing decisions

When you start listening inward, it’s not fireworks and fanfare. It's quieter. And more honest than you expect. It’s that Sunday morning moment where you realise, you’re tired of the noise. It's saying “no” to something that used to feel safe. It's pausing before you say “yes,” not because you’re scared, but because you’re checking if it still works for you. That’s what listening inward actually is. And if you’re anything like me, you’ve spent a lifetime being praised for not