A huge thank you to my fellow writers @Maria Iliffe-Wood @Christine Mander @Emma Wilkins @Justine Croft Jill Izard Bella Curtis Liz Babb for a wonderful few days at the historic Launde Abbey in Leicestershire. We laughed, cried, walked, talked, yoga'd, drummed, chanted, ate and talked into the night. The writing was deep The company so sublime Times to not forget We've already booked the dates for next year's retreat - and six people already booked to return. My heart is full.

Oh my goodness that was AMAZING!! I still haven't come down from that wonderful event. @Rachel Harmsworth was my guest coachee and she was an absolute STAR ⭐ - naming the issues many in the audience shared (not wanting to talk to the camera, needing others to bring out the joy, stories about why we can do one thing and not the other) - she was honest and real, and a JOY to work with - she walked away with an insight and a next step Just goes to show how much can be achieved in 20 mins!! Also huge huge thank you to everyone who showed up and engaged and said wonderful things. My phone hasn't stopped buzzing since! @Paula Staffeldt @Anastasia Dobrovolschi @Sharon J Crabbe @Jennifer Rogers @Adina-Mihaela Dirlea @Lorraine Waudby @Katerina Kroutilova @Cathy Cartwright @Caroline East @Melissa Gelineau @Mary White @Nancy Bird @Erica Ashton @Wendy Williams @Iryna Zaviriukhina @Mónica López @Louise Knighton @Lindsey Elliott @Lara Sloan @Raha Hussain-Farnsworth And finally immense gratitude to @Ben Sherry for his amazing help and support in creating this event and even answering the chat and doing the tech stuff I had no capacity to handle!

On Thursday, 18 June, I'm running a very special event for you. A live coaching session. One woman. One real conversation. In front of an audience of women who'll recognise themselves in it. It's called “What's In Your Way”, and it's the first in a new series: The Activation Sessions. Here’s what’s different – 𝐰𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐭. No pre-call. No script. No topic list. We’ll sit down together for the first time in front of the room, and see what magic unfolds. I'm doing this because there are too many women in their second or third season of life who used to earn well, who now want to champion their own vision, but are feeling stuck and pretending they're not. I want to do the work openly so the rest of us can stop pretending, too. Free to join. Note: the recording will be available for premium members only. See you on June 18?

Just a reminder to us all that no matter how often you do a thing, no matter how prepared you think you are, no matter - you can still be nervous, anxious, think that you are not good enough. Yesterday I started to panic and feel completely unprepared for speaking at the Coaching Evolution Summit I was watching the other speakers and comparing myself to them I was concerned that I hadn't marketed it enough I was thinking that my usual MamaJness wouldn't be accepted. Honestly, I had all those thoughts. I also started thinking about all the gizmos, apps and slides I could create (to hide behind). Fortunately, because I'm still feeling under the weather, I just couldn't get into 'active' mode. This morning I decided I'll just do what I do - I asked myself "how could I be of service?" - and that's what came to me - be you, have them settle down and share what you know. So I did. I made a few notes in case I needed them (I did) I thought about a few stories that would deliver what I wanted to share: 1. You need less than you think 2. You never feel ready 3. No matter how much impact you have, you have to sustain yourself 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱? I did my best I showed up If one person felt moved to be more of themself I did a good job. Thank you for the encouragement from @Louise Knighton @Sharon J Crabbe @Lindsey Elliott and thank you for coming Adina! p.s. I shared the 3 Principles at the end @Anastasia Dobrovolschi would be proud of me ;) p.s recordings are available in the community

What a gorgeous Friday! - great weather - great lunch with @Maria Iliffe-Wood - Now I'm in a Mastermind session with the Authority Guild Life is good 😊 How's your day/weekend shaping up?