I've just heard that my good friend and colleague Lady Val Corbett died in her sleep last night. For those that don't know, Lady Val was a force of nature - she started the Corbett Network in honour of her husband Lord Corbett who was a amazing advocate for prison reform. She has been gathering organisations that support prisoner rehabilitation ever since. She also ran a ladies' lunch once a quarter for professional women, and the profits all went towards the Corbett Network. I was honoured to be a volunteer helper at her events. Lady Val wrote a testimonial for my book Wing of an Angel and was a great supporter of Beyond Recovery, the social enterprise I ran for ten years. She also had Derrick and Omar as speakers at one of her events. Sending love to all who knew her - I'm still in shock at the lose of this amazing woman. @Sharon J Crabbe @Anastasia Dobrovolschi @Suzie Yeulett @Helen Crockford @Serena DAfree

She's 68. He was a college dropout. And they both asked the same question: Is it too late? The eight-minute version from @Wendy Williams and @Stewart Iskowitz Drop a comment below — what landed for you?

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.

August has a different rhythm, and this week showed it. And there were still a few stars this week ⭐ @Hil Kane spent days going through 32 years of videotapes, letting 90% of them go. In her words: "It was not my job to videotape everyone, their mother, their children... I did it like it was my job." That's not a small realisation — that's decades of an old obligation finally being put down. Proud of you, Hil. 💫 @Lindsey Elliott made a clear, deliberate choice: a real break from her usual structure this month, to rest and let things incubate. Not disappearing — choosing rest on purpose. That's not falling off the practice. That's the practice, applied to a season that needs it. ⭐ @Julianne Anderson kept showing up honestly even on a tight week — naming exactly what got in the way instead of pretending it didn't. And made space for dinner with her daughter along the way, which counts for a lot more than five ticked boxes. 🚀 @Anastasia Dobrovolschi @Joy Belonga @Jennifer Rogers and @Sharon J Crabbe all headed off to Vancouver and shared their group photo below 👇🏼 And I've had a cracker of a week which I'll share in the comments. Here's the thing about a quiet week: it's still data. If this month feels lighter for you too, that's not you doing it wrong — that's just August. Show up when you can, rest when you need to, and know that whatever you post gets read, even if it's just a sentence. 👉 If you haven't checked in yet this week, the daily prompts are all still live in the Classroom: https://www.skool.com/impactactivator/classroom/3e4bfd12?md=bd07badb0c5844bd9bed46cf85fda065 If your still here and checking in I'd love to know your reflections.

Whether you did June, July, or both, I want to hear it: what's been the MOST helpful part of the Activation Experience for you? Drop it in the comments below — even one sentence. I read every single one, and it genuinely shapes what comes next. And because I know not everyone will write a full answer (that's okay too!) — I've popped two quick polls below. 30 seconds, and it helps me build August properly instead of guessing. 👇 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?