Have you ever noticed that when you’re calm and centred, things just seem to fall into place? But when you’re stressed or overwhelmed, everything starts to feel like a struggle. The emails pile up, small issues turn into big ones, and even simple tasks feel heavy. That’s not luck or coincidence. It’s neuroscience. When your nervous system is dysregulated, your brain interprets everything as a potential threat. It moves you into survival mode, which means your energy goes into reacting, not...

Have you ever heard the saying, “If you didn’t get it, it’s because you didn’t want it enough”?It sounds motivating at first, but when you really think about it, it’s merciless. It implies that if you didn’t achieve something, you lacked willpower, discipline, or drive. That you wanted an easy life, a dream without effort, and therefore you didn’t deserve it. But that’s not how success works. The truth is, it’s not always about how much you want  it. It’s about how you work  for it and...

There was a time when I thought I could shop my way into happiness. When I was working seventy hours a week as a chef, I would spend my precious free time buying clothes that made me feel like I had a vibrant social life outside of work. I imagined myself wearing those outfits in beautiful places, surrounded by friends, laughing, and feeling carefree. But deep down, I didn’t realise that I would never actually be in those places. I was always working, exhausted, and chasing a sense of freedom...