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Stop Being Stuck, Brighton and Hove (2026)

23/01/2026

I had no idea how much joy I’d get from hearing noises coming from the radiators!

For the last 5 months, we lived with dodgy heating.

It did the job, but not particularly well.

And definitely not energy efficient.

Our landlord agreed that the heating system isn’t fit for purpose anymore, and yesterday we got a shiny new combi boiler.

For the whole day, we had no running water and no gas.

I ate my leftover lunch cold, as I only realised that there is no gas when I wanted to heat it up.

So it was a bit of a grim and chilly day.

And then I heard water running through the radiator.

It really made me appreciate the small things.

What do I take for granted that can be gone in an instant?

All the comforts of day-to-day life, my loved ones, my health, etc.

What are you taking for granted right now?

Ps: Who else found funny old wallpaper in a cupboard? I’d love to see pictures!

20/01/2026

You know your partner loves you. But do you actually feel it deep down inside you?

We all have a very personal strategy for how we recognise deep love.

And your partner might have a very different one than you do.

It’s National Hug Day here in the UK which made me think about love languages.

So here’s how it works.

There are three ways in which people recognise that they are deeply loved:

1️⃣ Visual**:** You need to see it. Maybe it’s being taken to a special place, receiving a thoughtful gift, or simply the way someone looks at you across a dinner table.
2️⃣ Auditory: You need to hear it. It’s the specific tone of voice or those three specific words—"I love you"—that land just right.

3️⃣ Kinesthetic: You need to feel it. This is me! A hug is my ultimate love language. It’s about being held or touched in a way that says, "I've got you."

So find out what your deep love strategy is.

And then tell your partner!

Happy National Hug day 🤗

18/01/2026

Today's was painting by numbers.

Safe to say that this will last for quite a few soft plays.

Very meditative as soon as you get over your pefectionist.

I can highly recommend it!

15/01/2026

NHS, you got it wrong!

Burnout isn’t only a work-related issue.

I wanted to write about the symptoms of burnout and was curious what the NHS says on the topic.

When you google ‘NHS burnout,’ you find a page called ‘Work-related stress’.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

And I have to admit, I couldn’t even face reading the whole thing.

Tell a stay-at-home mum who looks after the kids, organises the cake sale at the school, volunteers at the local church, makes sure her husband has everything he needs to be the powerful executive at work and looks after herself by going to pilates twice a week that she can’t have a burnout!

Dear NHS, burnout isn’t a work-related issue!

Yes, very often work is a part of the problem

And there are people out there who have such a stressful home and personal life that work is actually their safe and calm space.

I’m still shocked, sad and a little lost for words.

Come on NHS, you can do better!

13/01/2026

I’ve locked myself out and lost my car keys today… 🗝️

And this has given me great insight into my business and life.

Good news is, I am back inside, dry and warm, and the car keys reappeared - obviously in my handbag.

As I was driving to the locations where the spare keys were, I had time to think.

What does losing two sets of keys in one day tell me?

The universe (or whatever you call it) clearly wants to send me a message 📢

So I started to think back on what I’ve done when I couldn’t find my keys in the past (which happens on a regular basis these days).

1️⃣ I stopped!

2️⃣ I thought: What was I doing when I last had them (and out of experience, what was I wearing that had pockets)?

3️⃣ I stayed calm!

That made me realise that in the last weeks I had been anything but calm.

As I’m thinking that walking back to the car (with the second set of keys) I’m looking into my handbag and see the car keys.

Stop - think - and keep calm seems to be my mantra for a little while.

What experience did you have recently where “stop - think - and keep calm” would have been beneficial?

10/01/2026

If you made it to today with your New Year's resolution, you beat the majority of people.

9th January is 'fail day'.

The day the majority of people have given up on their resolutions.

The good news is, even if you have given up, you can start again.

In 5 years from now no one gives a # # # # if you started [insert your resolution here] on 1st January, 10th or on 24th May.

And if you feel that its winter, cold, not the right time right now?

Let go of the guilt.

You can always start over on 24th May ❤️

08/01/2026

Is crushing your goals crushing you?

It’s that time of the year when we hear all the talk about resolutions, setting goals (and crushing them), and making this year your best year yet.

And at the same time, it’s winter.

Nature is hibernating and focused inward.

Everything is slower, as there still isn’t a lot of daylight.

So I started my year nice and slow.

No resolutions (as I don’t want to put myself into the energy of all the failed resolutions anyway).

Just keep doing what I’ve been doing for the last months.

My Soft Play yesterday was very low-key: some knitting with the Thursday Murder Club as an audiobook.

I love being on my own, and it was the first time in a few weeks that the house was empty.

Which was the real treat of my Soft Play.

I didn’t need anything more.

So if that feels right for you, allow yourself to go slow right now.

06/01/2026

Want a simple, repeatable way to feel less "stuck"?

It’s called 'Soft Play,' and it's the game-changer for reclaiming your fun, love, and energy.

An hour each week that you set aside for a date with yourself.

These are the rules:

1️⃣ Do it alone (it’s ok if other people are there too, but you don’t go there with someone you know)

2️⃣ Do it weekly (and monthly is better than nothing)

3️⃣ Make it a minimum of an hour (and 30 mins… see above)

4️⃣ Plan them in advance! That’s half the fun. And going for a walk and deciding that that was your Soft Play when you come home doesn’t count.

The key here is to do it lightly - and do it!

Why would you want to do it?

Because it brings

✨ fun

✨ love

✨ self-care

✨ adventure

✨ abundance

✨ replenishment

The idea comes from Julia Cameron’s book “The Artist’s Way” and was adapted by One of Many.

Below some ideas of what I’ve done for my Soft Play in the last months (and I didn’t put all the cakes that were devoured during soft play) 🍰

I’ll be posting my weekly soft plays over the next weeks/ months to give you more inspiration.

02/01/2026

I wish you joy-full, success-full and wonder-full 2026!

Photo by Melina Dominic Streit on Unsplash

29/12/2025

Is it possible to feel significantly different after just one therapy session?

This is what a client emailed me after her first session of hypnotherapy for fear of public speaking:

“Thank you so much for the session this morning, I felt it was really beneficial because this evening I went to a business meeting, felt very relaxed and spoke several times very easily, no pre-anxious feelings, no post anxiety, a real change .
I will keep up the homework and look forward to our next session.”

Do all my clients feel like this after the first session?

No.

Did I still do a second session with this client?

Yes.

Because there was still a limiting belief she let go of in the second session.

Which is why I always recommend doing two sessions.

And it’s absolutely possible and realistic to feel a significant shift after only 90 minutes of therapy.

25/12/2025

Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄❤️

23/12/2025

I used to hate Christmas!

Not the celebration as such, but the run-up to it.

My parents had a shop.

Like any other retail business (and lots of other companies), December was the busiest and most stressful time of the year.

So for me, December was the time when my parents were grumpy and tired, and I had to help more in the household (which still wasn’t much).

Over the last years, I had let go of my inner Grinch and started to enjoy December.

Mulled wine, cookies, sparkling light, spiced lattes, what’s not to like? ✨

And last Tuesday, I headed to the local shopping centre to do some Christmas shopping.

It was busy, I was tired, my bag was heavy, and I had bought a Christmas decoration that was awkward to carry.

I then wanted to get a hot chocolate, and the place was already closed.

I had a meltdown in the middle of the shopping centre.

For a minute.

And then I noticed what was going on.

I stepped out of it.

Went home.

Made my own hot chocolate. ☕

And had a lovely rest of the evening.

Working on yourself doesn’t mean you don’t get triggered.

It means that you learn to deal with the 💩 when it comes up.

Quicker and easier.

That’s where the power lies.

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