“As you ramble on through life, whatever be your goal, keep your eye upon the doughnut and not upon the hole.” Margaret Atwood Noreen Coomey of Transition Coaching and Psychotherapy looks at how solution-focused coaching helps with workplace and life transitions. Solution-focused coaching is a powerful approach that can help you not only […]
In celebration of International Women’s day on March 8, I’d like to remember my mother Caroline Dare (1954-2004). Caroline grew up in the UK and migrated to West Cork with her husband Alan in the early 80s to find a new life and raise her young family. Caroline loved working […]
I’m not long back from a sun holiday; a real blessing when it feels like rain has been the primary forecast since last Summer. Even so, routine breaks are wise, necessary even, however you spend your days. I was grateful to take a genuine pause from work: The only death-speak […]
I was driving home on a sunny afternoon recently, when I spied two women walking down the road ahead of me. I did not recognise them as they neared but as is customary, I slowed down and lifted one finger off the steering wheel as I passed. Imagine my shock when […]
It feels like our world has stopped turning. Numbness takes over and bright blue skies lose their colour. In a room full of people, we can feel isolated and alone. The pain can be so painful that we don’t even feel it…until we do. Then when it comes knocking we […]
Can you sense Spring in the air? The promise of it, the feeling of hope it can elicit. Are you aware of a changing energy in your body? A felt sense in the body of playfulness, mischief or maybe even foolishness? We are moving forward with the longer days, brighter […]