And I’m so pleased you found your way here
For most of my life I’ve been fascinated by a simple question
How do human beings live well?
Not the version of success we’re taught to pursue, but the deeper question of what allows people to feel alive, clear and aligned with themselves
I studied English Literature because writers and poets have always noticed things others don’t and explored the questions that matter most
How should we live?
What really matters?
Why do so many people live lives that don’t feel like their own?
That way of looking at the world has stayed with me ever since
Later studies in psychology and neuroscience added another layer, helping me understand how our minds, nervous systems and environments shape the way we live
Over the past two decades, I have worked as a coach helping capable people navigate complex lives and demanding roles
I have worked with professionals in Fortune 500 Companies, the UK Civil Service, Consultancies, Startups and small owner run businesses
Many of my clients assumed their challenges meant they needed to work harder, improve themselves or become more resilient
But often the problem was not them
The environments they were operating in were asking human beings to live in ways that worked against human nature
Understanding this became the seed of The Serenity Project
immersed in the fast pace and intensity of big city life
Eventually, my husband Steve and I felt drawn to something different
We moved to Andalucia in the south of Spain, where we renovated and now live in an old farmhouse, with our two cats Raul and Minnie, surrounded by space, olive trees and open sky
Life here moves at a more human rhythm
There is time to breathe, to notice the seasons and remember what matters most
My mother died when she was only 38
Losing her so young left a deep impression on how I think about time and the choices we make
It quietly instilled in me the understanding
That life is precious and uncertain and the things that matter most should not be postponed until “someday”
Years later I came across the work of palliative care nurse Bonnie Ware who recorded the most common regrets expressed by those at the end of their lives
One has stayed with me: the most common regret
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me”
So many of us drift into lives shaped more by expectation than intention
Helping people pause before that happens – and look at their lives with fresh eyes – is what makes this work meaningful to me
Because when we see our lives clearly, we often rediscover something simple and powerful
The freedom to live truer to ourselves
I will leave you with a question that the poet Mary Oliver asks
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
I will leave you with a question that the poet Mary Oliver asks
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