Yellow Hat Coaching

08/03/2026

A reflection from my week.

I realised I had been rushing everything walking faster, talking faster, trying to keep up with my own thoughts.

So I tried something different.

I slowed my walking.

And I slowed my talking.

It sounds simple, but it made a huge difference.

My body relaxed, my mind had space to think, and I felt much calmer during the day.
But, I still got everything done.

Sometimes the biggest shift comes from the smallest change.

What could you slow down this week? 💛

03/03/2026

This is a small piece of the journey from Helen to Helz. 💛
In 2018 I decided to quit alcohol because I realised I wasn’t really choosing my life — I was just busy.
That decision led me to new connections, cold water swims, coaching, and eventually starting Yellow Hat Coaching.
It’s been messy, surprising, and full of growth.
But the biggest thing I’ve learned is that sometimes all it takes is one conversation — with the right person — to start changing direction.
And that’s why I coach

03/03/2026

Well… I’ve finally written it. A bit about how I ended up here — from engineering and cold water swims to coaching and Yellow Hat. It’s really the story of how Helen slowly became Helz. If you fancy a read, it’s below.

This is really the story of how I slowed down enough to change direction and find my own purpose. In 2018, I chose to quit alcohol.

01/03/2026

Over the last few weeks and months, as I’ve been stretching myself out of my comfort zone and learning new things for my business, that negative thought has been creeping in. It shows up at 3am. It shows up when I don’t immediately understand something. It shows up as anxiety and whispers, “You can’t do this.”

But here’s what’s shifted my AWARENESS of it.

Instead of just believing the thought, I’ve started noticing it. Catching it. Watching
when it appears.

Once you see the pattern, you don’t have to automatically accept it as truth.

CHALLENGE IT

YOU CAN CHANGE IT

I did some coaching around this with my friend Helen and we worked on ways to challenge and reframe it. So this month I’m experimenting. Every time the “I’m broken” thought shows up, I’m flipping it. Rewriting it. Collecting evidence that says otherwise.

Maybe I’m not broken. Maybe I’m growing.

What negative thoughts have been hanging around in your head lately?

What would happen if you started noticing it instead of believing it?

How could you turn that thought around?

24/02/2026

This year, I stopped measuring my life by how much I do and started measuring it by how alive I feel choosing play changed everything.

I would love it if you could have a read and I'd love your thoughts 🤔

22/02/2026

I’d planned a gentle rest week.
Slowing down. Switching off. Being kind to myself.
Then I rolled my ankle… thanks to Ludo. 🐶😅
So rest took on a whole new meaning.
Less moving. More sofa. More cuddles.
And yes — he’s absolutely benefited from it.
It’s given me a different perspective on slowing down.
Sometimes you don’t get the version you planned… you get the one you need.
If you’re choosing self-kindness this week too, put a 💛 in the comments.

18/02/2026

Having a go at another article......

In this article, I reflect on what it was really like trying to be my “old self” after moving to Australia; staying busy, capable, and positive while quietly navigating loneliness, self-doubt, and exhaustion. I share how starting again in a new country taught me that growth doesn’t come from pushing harder, but from slowing down, listening to myself, and learning to work with my ADHD rather than against it. Through building community, experimenting with boundaries, celebrating small wins, and choosing curiosity over pressure, I began to move from survival mode into a more honest, grounded way of living. My message is simple and hopeful: you can start again at any age, change doesn’t mean failure, and you don’t have to be your old self to build a meaningful new life. 💛 mean failure, and you don’t have to be your old self to build a meaningful new life. 💛

In this article, I reflect on what it was really like trying to be my “old self” after moving to Australia; staying busy, capable, and positive while quietly navigating loneliness, self-doubt, and exhaustion. I share how starting again in a new country taught me that growth doesn’t come from p...

15/02/2026

Hey lovely humans.

I’m jumping in on this little challenge my friend Dawn Taylor - DLT Visions posted about recently!

Showing up, telling a story and being honest and human.

I gave a Toastmasters speech, got amazing feedback… and still felt empty afterwards.

Instead of brushing it off, I sat with it and
Reflected.

Listened to what was really going on.
And that’s what this little three-minute video is about — being human, not perfect, and learning to actually take in the good stuff.

This is me practising visibility.
Messy. Real. Learning

What’s something you’ve been reflecting on lately?”

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10/02/2026

Overwhelm isn’t weakness.
It’s information.

I shared a very honest piece about ADHD, slowing down, and learning to live more gently on LinkedIn today 💛

If you’re tired of pushing through, it might resonate.

Coming Back to Myself....

Hello, lovely human, I’ve been sitting with this for a while, and it feels like the right moment to start sharing a little more intentionally. When I moved to Australia, I knew I wanted to grow my coaching business here, but I also knew I couldn’t rush it.

21/01/2026

I would love to know what is your favourite question you like to ask people?

Please share.......

20/01/2026

The other day I met up with my friend Molly for a coffee ☕
A really welcome break from working from home — and one of those catch-ups that fills your cup in ways you don’t quite expect.

Molly’s a fellow life coach and a neurodivergent woman in business, and we ended up having one of those easy, honest conversations about what we’re building, how we want our businesses to grow over the next few years, and — more importantly — how we actually want to serve as coaches.

No pitching.

No pretending.

Just curiosity, reflection, and a lot of shared understanding.

It reminded me how important it is to step away from the screen sometimes and sit across from someone who understands both the business side and the human side of this work. Someone who gets the thinking, the energy, the doubts, and the excitement that come with building something meaningful.

I’m really excited about the development of friendships like this — the kind that sit somewhere between personal and professional, where you lift each other up, share ideas, and grow alongside one another.

Definitely doing it again. Definitely looking forward to where these conversations (and friendships) go 💛

👉 How do you build connection when you work for yourself?

15/01/2026

New to WFH over here 👋
What’s one tip you swear by?
Kind tips only.
We’re not hustling here 💛
👇 Tell me 👇