If visibility feels tender — like ‘I want to share, but oof, my nervous system!’ — this one’s for you. In this episode, I offer compassion-led approaches for being seen and practical ways to help you feel more comfortable: a compassionate reframe for the fear of judgment so you stop bracing and start belonging to yourself, practices that build real capacity (not performative grit), and a simple, steady approach to visibility that can come from the clients you already have.We’l...

I'm starting a new series where once a month I chat to a fellow coach to get behind the scenes (and screens!) of their business to see what's driving them, how they've set their work up for success, their thoughts on the industry and what they are looking forward to. I can't think of a more apt coach than Carly to kick us off! Carly is an ex-therapist turned coach who runs two businesses: The Midas Coach + The Fulfillionare Collective. We chat about how to stop helping clients so ...

Leadership in your coaching business isn’t about confidence hacks or bigger goals - it’s about growing your embodied capacity to hold more. In this episode, I’m unpacking the Quiet Curriculum of Leadership - learning to feel safe with Responsibility, Receiving, and Rejection. We’ll look at how each one shows up in your business, the subconscious beliefs that can make them feel uncomfortable, and how to start expanding your capacity to lead from grounded self-belief. If success on your t...

In this episode - my last as a 51-year-old! - I’m reflecting on a big year of change, clarity, and calm, and busting the biggest myth in the coaching industry: the idea that there’s one thing that will make your coaching business succeed. Spoiler: there isn’t. Instead, I share the five elements that truly create a sustainable, meaningful, and abundant coaching practice: Self-belief, Strategy, Sales, Service, and Scale - and why your business grows at the pace that you do. If you’r...

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing. This episode is part of a podcast series: The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I will be in the coaching client seat. Our hope is that listening in wi...

In this episode, I’m exploring the four ways self-doubt tends to show up for thoughtful coaches and how to interrupt these protective patterns with practical compassion. You’ll learn a simple reflection process from my ICF-accredited Self-belief Coaching Methodology to help you understand why you feel stuck and how to shift into a whole new energy in your coaching business. BOOM. PLUS: If you want to use this approach anytime, meet Betty the BeliefBot - my FREE custom GPT designed to help coa...

This was FUN to create! We're getting super dooper pragmatic with the five things that are essential to selling your coaching offer, including the one thing that makes everything else possible (spoiler: it's Self-belief). I'm also sharing how I have applied the 5 Things and already sold four spots in Ripen (a programme that does not yet have an active sales page). Resources for you: If you want to chat more about Ripen apply here. And if you want a gentle nudge out of self-doubt, m...

The short answer is ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY YES! And in this episode, we explore why when the world feels increasingly dark, heavy, overwhelming and sad, our collective coaching work really really matters - not in spite of the heaviness, but because of it. You’ll hear why our work is part of building the new world that’s trying to come through. Plus I have five non-typical approaches for supporting yourself. And if you’d like to feel replenished and supported as you do this work, come join us...

Two years ago I couldn't put my coat on without help (frozen shoulder). Yesterday I completed my 100th strength training workout this year. I KNOW! The last six months of getting stronger have had this huge ripple effect on how I am approaching the rebuild of my coaching practice. These five business lessons have come straight from the weight room: committing (when you don't quite trust the process), where the biggest gains have actually come from, what happens when you keep showing up, leani...

What happens when we ask the spirit world for guidance on the season ahead for coaches? In this conversation, my lovely pal Sarah Vermunt - a fellow coach and psychic - shares a collective reading for us! Sarah's guides help us to explore the energetic “weather forecast” for the coming months. Think of this as soulful guidance you can ground into your coaching practice: part mystical, part practical, all designed to help you feel resourced and ready for what’s next. Resources for you: B...

In this episode, I'm sharing five things to consider when it comes to the rise of artificial intelligence. Including what it actually is, what it can never do and why we should stop doing some things and lean heavily into others! If you want support to build a lush, booked-out 1:1 practice, that’s exactly what Ripen is for (apply here). And if you want a gentle nudge out of self-doubt, and to play with AI - meet Betty the BeliefBot - a customer GPT that helps coaches get unstuck w...

This week, I’m diving into the Core Four - the four simple, powerful foundations every coach needs to build a thriving practice. I’ll share how I’m applying them in my own business (from rewriting the Ripen sales page for the eleventy-seventh time, to jumping back on Instagram with my “how I got here” story), and why clarity on your core client, offer, nurture strategy, and sharing platforms makes everything easier. 🔗 Links: Procrastinating? InstallBetty the BeliefBot for FREE a...

Welcome to Courage and Spice for Coaches! In this episode, I share the changes I'm making to focus my work (and the podcast) on holistic support for coaches, what I’m working on right now, and how I’m essentially “starting again” with 13 years of experience behind me. If you’re fresh out of coach training, stuck in procrastination, or feeling disheartened because clients aren’t signing yet — this episode is for you. I’ll give you one simple, doable takeaway to get moving, an...

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing. This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I will be in the coaching client seat. Our hope is that listening...

Sarah Vermunt is a longtime pal, career coach and the founder of Careergasm. She's written books about careers and columns for Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Fast Company. She’s had a regular coaching spot on the tele in Canada. Three years ago, out of the blue, Sarah started having psychic clairvoyant visions. She did not see this coming. Since then, life-long City-dweller Sarah has moved to a small town with a vibrant community of witches (it sounds a lot like Stars Hollow). She i...

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing. This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I will be in the coaching client seat. Our hope is that listening...

As a highly sensitive person, Sam Dhu believes it is possible to be deeply ambitious and successful AND soft and sensitive at the same time. Sam is a Psychotherapist, Mentor, and Facilitator of Permission. Mum to eight-year-old, Amelie and two-year-old Frankie, and passionate advocate for being radically kind and compassionate to yourself. Sign up and get episodes sent to your inbox: We chat about how to acknowledge our individual capacity to create a life that feels "soft and successful." ...

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and contains swearing. This is the first in a new podcast series called The Body Stories with my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. Ali is a deeply experienced coach whose work sits at the intersection of food, psychology, and behaviour change. Ali holds m...

Tamu Thomas is a transformational somatic leadership coach, the eldest daughter of West African immigrants, a mother, a speaker, and now a published author! Tamu’s first book, Women Who Work Too Much, helps overachieving, overfunctioning women set boundaries, find joy, and flourish. This conversation was a balm, and I suspect fellow Gen X women in particular, will feel seen and understood. We are the generation that grew up being told we could have it all. Now, we find ourselves in ...

Have you ever daydreamed about a different potential future for yourself? Perhaps your imagination offers you an entirely different job, country, or relationship? It might be that your life looks the same on the inside but feels entirely different to you. This might be a creative way to spend time on a drive or in a queue, and it could also point you towards an entirely new direction. In this episode of Courage and Spice, we are exploring this sometimes magical connection with Your Future Se...