Our first Grid retreat is a success
News from our first Grid retreat where we work on helping people construct healthy and deeply fulfilling lives that encourage their best expression.
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur Book Review
This month’s recommended book is Milk and Honey – a poetry collection.
Switchboard Operator: a practical exercise to repair self-defeating thoughts
Tackling self-defeating thoughts with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy The Switchboard Operator is a useful visualisation technique to systematically challenge self-defeating thoughts. This simple exercise can change your thought patterns and is…
How I Befriended my Inner Critic and You Can Too
What is an Inner Critic? We all have an inner critic. Critics tend to: Get in the way of our aspirations and potential success. Evaluate us from the sidelines without…
Strategies for Personal Growth and Career Success
Personal growth: where to start I was recently interviewed as a speaker for the Association for Coaching national conference Time to Develop. One of the interview questions concerned the need for…
Getting unstuck and taking control of your life and career with CHOICE
It’s been a busy month writing invited blogs which is such a joy. This blog written for Clinfield – an organisation that is championing and actively supporting career development for…
Let your heart drive and your brain lead the way: Magdalena Bak-Maier at TEDx 2013 London
This is the TEDx talk I gave in February 2013 for TedX organised by Lisa Jacob. First, a big thanks to all those helping her our on the day to…
Three practices to help you find success in life
This article shares three critical tips to help you find success in life and how the skill of connection is key to them all.
Simple truths about life and tools for doing better
5 truths about life and tools to make it better Sometimes life can feel really really hard. Here are 5 simple truths about life and the tools to help you…
Cornish coast signs
For centries many cultures believed in signs. For example native American Indians viewed all things (living and dead) as having a spirit and a meaning. Listening to the signs was…