Respect runs through every connection we have. You see it in how a child listens to a parent, how an employee responds to a boss, how partners treat each other at home. It is not about titles or positions. Anyone can hold authority, but not everyone earns respect. Respect shows up when words and […]

There are people in life who walk into a room and set off an alarm bell in our bodies before they even open their mouths. The neighbour who never takes his turn to drive, who gets just a bit too loud after a few drinks, who once turned on the team captain in the car… […]

Scroll for five minutes on any social platform and you’ll notice something odd. Nobody really lives a normal life anymore. Not online, anyway. Instead, you’re watching a play, a highlight reel, a performance where everyone’s wearing a carefully chosen mask. The newborn is swaddled in organic cotton and they are smiling for the camera, but […]

When I first heard this song, it reminded me of the way an avoidant person’s walls fall down once they find the right person. Not in a rush nor in a blaze of drama, but in small, almost imperceptible steps. It’s something that is slow and careful, built on moments that are barely there until […]

Running a business is a bit like being the ringmaster of a circus, a role you never really thought you would have to organise when you started up your business. You are keeping the performers in line, making sure the tent stays upright, feeding the animals, and pretending you understand the accountant’s latest spreadsheet. Stress […]