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Effective Thoughts

Highly experienced Life, Leadership and Trauma Coach - facilitating triumph over challenge since 2006. Offers 1-1s and group coaching services.

Writer of 'Invisible Damage' - recovery guide from narcissistic or emotionally unavailable parents. This page publishes regular Life Coachy/change/values/positivity related updates.Effective Thoughts is a provider of:~ 1-1 coaching~ Group coaching workshops~ Group facilitation Insta: Associations: BetterUp; Association for Coaching; TWP; Fitfarms

17/10/2025

Being intentional about smells can regulate us and delay brain ageing!

How can you regularly pause and notice smells?

Why?
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It reduces brain ageing - talked at the Oxford Masters Trauma conference recently about how intentionally, regularly using the olfactoryBeing intentional about smells can regulate us and delay brain aging!

How can you regularly pause and notice smells?

Why?
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It reduces brain ageing - talked at the Oxford Masters Trauma conference recently about how intentionally, regularly using the olfactory system can delay brain ageing.
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It is a great regulation tool, mindfully returning us to our body.
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Smells can be soothing and calming, especially those that link us to nature.

system can delay brain ageing.
👃
It is a great regulation tool, mindfully returning us to our body.
👃
Smells can be soothing and calming, especially those that link us to nature.

16/10/2025

In what way might you be putting survival before honesty? How might you move (gently) towards authenticity?

The uncomfortable truth is that denying our needs is self abandonment and repression. When this becomes chronic, our body will find a way to express itself!

Awareness and small changes towards self-expression can rebuild self trust.

15/10/2025

Who's joining me? Please share.

Worthing's Netwalking By The Sea

When? 2nd Thursday of the month, every month from 13th November. Start at 9.30 am. Meet at the front of the Pavilion.

Where? A 5km/3m ramp accessible route from Worthing Pavilion to George V Ave and back - do as much as you like.

Why? Combines connection with humans, the outdoors, and movement.

This is a free, informal event with no booking required. Participation is voluntary. Each participant is responsible for their own safety, behaviour, belongings, and weather appropriate garb.

12/10/2025

Great to see so much interest in my 'Net-walking' by the sea suggestion, thanks to all who responded.

So, more detail, and another question...

When? 2nd Thursday of the month, every month from 13th November

Where? A 5km/3m ramp accessible route from Worthing Pavilion to George V Ave and back - do as much as you like

Why? Combines connection with humans, the outdoors, and movement.

What time is best from the following options?

Morning - Start at 9.30
Lunch - Start at 12

09/10/2025

How important is nature and the outdoors to your thinking process?

I am gathering ideas and inspiration around bringing nature into my coaching thanks to the awesome speakers at the conference.

In learning bliss 😊

07/10/2025

Avoidance of our feelings comes with a cost.

I found myself quoting 'We're going on a bear hunt' in a session yesterday when discussing avoidance - "We can't go over it, we can't go under it, we've got to go through it."

Pushing our feelings away is understandable and necessary at times when we have to step up, but it is not sustainable. Chronic avoidance means our nervous system will be on alert, our body will find ways to signal the pain of repression, we will feel drained and overwhelmed.

It's uncomfortable, but allowing our emotions, noticing where we feel them in our body, and honouring what we need is essential.

06/10/2025

Wisdom from Part 5
> Which one speaks most to you?

When we fall in love with something, we want to protect it... Fall in love over and over with self, the world, the messiness.
- Linda Thai

Intuition is not just a mental capability, there is wisdom in the body.
- Tara Swart

Tapping creates a neuroplasticity window; allows you to move into a realm of new possibility.
- Poppy Delbridge

We get through trauma because someone was there for us.
- Bessel van de Kolk

05/10/2025

Wisdom from Part 4
> Which one speaks most to you?

There is a conflict between belonging and telling the truth.
- Bessel van de Kolk

Healing is political. Politics decides who has access to the means of returning to dignity.
- Linda Thai

Cultutal attunement is to meet people relationally to enable them to be in their truth - especially when their truth is different to ours.
- Myira Khan

Being a parent is a lifelong dance of holding on and letting go.
- Sophie Samuel

04/10/2025

Wisdom from Part 3
> Which one speaks most to you?

Attachment to identity can keep us limited. Shifting takes courage, we have to jump into the unknown.
- Sat Dharam Kaur

We like to see people as better than we are, but they aren't.
- Bessel van de Kolk

Walking around humming is great.
- Licia Sky

The luxury of confidentiality is not believed by people in all parts of the world. Walls can have ears.
- Mike Niconchuk

03/10/2025

Wisdom from Part 2
> Which one speaks most to you?

2 things that provide the biggest benefits as we age: squatting & intentionally smelling different smells!
- Tara Swart

We all need to be safe, seen soothed and secure. Society violates these needs.
- Dan Siegel

All grief does not have trauma. All trauma has grief. Grief, like trauma, needs to be witnessed.
- David Kessler

When connecting with people: being hospitable, nurturing, encourages a sense of being seen.
- Miles Adcox

02/10/2025

Wisdom from Part 1
> Which one speaks most to you?

[Coaches/Therapists] make it safe enough to help people to get to know themselves.
- Richard Schwartz

Cultutal bias shapes our beliefs about food, creating a feeling that our bodies are a problem for us to solve.
- Jeanne Catanzaro

We have to learn to love the child we have rather than the child we want them to be.

The real work [as children grow up] is how to let go of control without letting go of connection.
- Julia Samuel

As we establish more relationship with ourselves, our capacity to be in relationship with others grows.
- Scott Lyons

28/09/2025

Look out for my key learnings from

30 hours of talks, workshops & experiences over 3 days (+ more online stuff to geek out on when I get home!).

So looking forward to hearing all the top experts in all things trauma 👏

Currently queuing in the rain - so British!

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Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.effectivethoughts.co.uk/

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