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Choosing a fresh start can feel like proof you didn't get it right the last time.Research from behavioural scientist Kat...
29/05/2026

Choosing a fresh start can feel like proof you didn't get it right the last time.

Research from behavioural scientist Katy Milkman tells a different story. Fresh starts create real psychological conditions for progress — and they are available far more often than we tend to recognise.

The full article explores the research behind the fresh start effect, why certain moments carry more psychological weight than others, and how to identify or deliberately create one for your own wellbeing — whatever is happening in your life right now.

https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/post/your-next-fresh-start-is-already-here

22/05/2026

Most of us have tried more than one approach to improving our health and habits.

Motivation, goal-setting frameworks, journaling and tracking, structured guidance — all four are evidence-based. All four can work. The research does not tell us that any of them is wrong.

What it does tell us is that the fit between the approach and the conditions of a woman's life determines how far it takes her.

Self-regulation capacity shifts across the day, across seasons, across everything else being managed. An approach that works well in one season may not be the right one in another. That is not failure. That is information.

Moving between approaches, adjusting as life changes, and extending yourself self-compassion as you do — that is what the research points toward for sustained wellbeing over time.

The approach matters as much as the intention.

Save this if it is useful. The full research breakdown is in the blog — link in bio.

13/05/2026

You know what better feels like for you. More energy, more time for you, more of the habits that actually support how you want to live.

And you have tried to get there. With motivation, with goals, with tracking, with the book or the programme that made sense at the time.

What the research tells us is that each of those approaches has genuine value. Each also has a point where its benefits run out — and where that point is tends to be determined by the conditions of your life, not your commitment to change.

One of the most consistent findings is that self-regulation capacity is not fixed. It shifts across the day, across seasons, across everything else you are managing. The approach has to work within those conditions, not despite them.

There are four approaches most of us reach for when we want to make progress on health and habits.

The full breakdown, including the research behind each one, is in the blog.
'Four Approaches to Wellbeing Goals for Women: What the Research Actually Says'

https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/post/four-approaches-to-wellbeing-goals-for-women-what-the-research-actually-says

If you are a woman who knows something needs to change but keeps saying not today, this was designed for that exact mome...
08/05/2026

If you are a woman who knows something needs to change but keeps saying not today, this was designed for that exact moment.

The Spring Clarity Challenge guides you through five days of the Women's Wellbeing Lab tools in a clear sequence. One focused step each day, building toward a specific next step grounded in what actually matters to you right now.

Free. Sign up closes 15 May.
https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/seasonal-challenge

06/05/2026

Most women are managing a full and demanding life, and the steps that support their own health and wellbeing sit somewhere near the bottom.

Even within that, there is a deeper question worth asking. What would actively support flourishing, not only what would reduce the pressure.

Positive psychology research identifies five conditions linked to genuine wellbeing:
positive emotion
engagement
relationships
meaning
accomplishment.

Small, intentional actions in each area consistently improve mood, resilience, and life satisfaction over time.

The Women's Wellbeing Lab was built for women who want more than a way to manage the hard days. It is for women who want access to support when life is full and demanding, and the tools and resources to actively explore what thriving looks like when they have the energy and capacity to do so.

Tools for stress, sleep, habits, and managing change sit alongside resources grounded in positive psychology, designed specifically for flourishing. For once, both are on the list.

Link in bio.
elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk
The Women's Wellbeing Lab

Join the Spring Clarity Challenge before it closes on 15 May - https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/seasonal-chall...
01/05/2026

Join the Spring Clarity Challenge before it closes on 15 May - https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/seasonal-challenge

Clarity doesn't come from trying harder.

Most women already know something needs to change. The Spring Clarity Challenge helps you work out what that something is. Five days. One tool each day. One email a day. You finish with a next step that is specific, achievable, and yours.

Free. No preparation. No programme to complete. Just the right step, in the right order.

The definition of success most of us are measuring ourselves against was never really chosen. It accumulated from a worl...
29/04/2026

The definition of success most of us are measuring ourselves against was never really chosen. It accumulated from a world that valued what could be counted.

But the things that actually support feeling positive and good about our lives — connection, meaning, movement for the joy of it — cannot be counted the same way. So they get left off the list.

Health, happiness, and meaning are not the consolation prize. They are the point.

Read my latest Wellbeing Article for Women - https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/wellbeing-articles

That moment when you know you need to stop to make space for your wellbeing, but everything still feels unfinished. That...
26/04/2026

That moment when you know you need to stop to make space for your wellbeing, but everything still feels unfinished. That's not a time management problem. It's cognitive overload; and the way through it isn't more thinking.

We can't reduce the mental load by thinking through everything on our plate. It reduces by doing something differently, and that starts with a moment to pause and some structured reflection.

This carousel walks through three steps from cognitive overload to giving yourself permission to pause, with real tools, real women's experiences, and one personal recommendation from me.

Everything in it is part of the Spring Challenge. You're ready to begin - https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/seasonal-challenge

21/04/2026

Most productivity advice was never built for you.

It accounts for the tasks.

It doesn't account for the invisible layer underneath; the anticipating, the planning, the mental tracking that runs continuously before a single visible thing gets done. That layer has a name, it's been researched, and it changes how you understand why doing something for yourself feels so hard.

The tools that actually help look different, too.
You will find tools to help reduce cognitive load in the Women's Wellbeing Lab.

7-day free trial - https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/

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If you've been telling yourself you need more motivation, more time, or a better plan before you can start, this carouse...
17/04/2026

If you've been telling yourself you need more motivation, more time, or a better plan before you can start, this carousel is worth a read.

The research tells a different story. Swipe through, and if any of it sounds familiar, the clarity challenge is the first step that asks very little of you.

Join the Women's Wellbeing Lab's Spring Clarity Challenge - https://www.elizabethsimpsoncoaching.co.uk/seasonal-challenge

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