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Can We Have It All? The Belief That Shapes the Answer
Posted on March 1, 2026 Leave a Comment
Can we really have it all?
This question came up over dinner with a friend before the theatre this weekend.
We were talking about family, friendships, health and work, and the Four Burner Theory surfaced, the idea that if you want to succeed, something has to be turned off.
It made me pause.
What if the biggest limitation isn’t time or energy… but belief?
As we head into International Women’s Day and conversations about balance, ambition and capacity, I’ve been reflecting deeply on what it means to live an integrated life rather than a divided one.
I wrote about it here.
I’d love to know, where might you be underestimating your capacity to hold more?
Reflections from 2025
Posted on January 2, 2026 Leave a Comment
As I take some time to look back on 2025, I notice that my biggest learnings didn’t come from pushing harder or doing more. They came from slowing down, creating structure, and paying attention to what was already there. At the start of the year, my New Year’s Evolution was simple. Structure to thrive. Not […]
“I have more than enough time not to rush.”
Posted on October 3, 2022 Leave a Comment
Family Matthews travelled to Jindabyne last week set in the beautiful Australian snowy mountains which always seems to generate some writing inspiration… It was my first experience of a ‘workcation’ where I worked half days in the mornings and then had the afternoons to enjoy time exploring the area with the family. I found it […]
The Power of Connection
Posted on November 21, 2021 Leave a Comment
“The most important things in life are the connections you make with others” Tom Ford I have been pondering on the power of connection and the network effect over the last couple of weeks and thought I’d put the fingers to keypad whilst our little boys are watching Mickey’s Christmas! I truly believe that we […]
The Parent Gap
Posted on August 22, 2021 Leave a Comment
Much has been written about the gender equality gap and the gender pay gap and now another gap has become evident, what I’ve called ‘The Parent Gap’ – the gap emerging between those currently in lockdown home schooling children whilst concurrently working and those not.
What I Know for Sure
Posted on July 11, 2021 Leave a Comment
The question “What do you know for sure?” stunned Oprah Winfrey when she was first asked it in an interview, and she’s spent years since reflecting on this and asking it to others.
Being brought to a standstill – literally! The power of reframing
Posted on June 19, 2021 4 Comments
On Friday I received the news from my physio that I had fractured my right foot and needed to get into a boot asap. At the time I was in heels on my way to a work event! I had tripped on an umbrella stand at the beach a few weeks earlier and had developed […]
Getting unstuck
Posted on March 28, 2021 Leave a Comment
Sharing some reflections that I hope may trigger a few thoughts for you.
The Universe has your back
Posted on August 25, 2019
I’ve just been introduced to spiritual guru Gabrielle (Gabby) Bernstein (Thanks Myz!) and have been devouring one of her books, ‘The Universe has your back’ -Transform Fear to Faith. It has been a great reminder to love and help spread love everyday and feel what we want to manifest and then not try and control […]
Too much Mastery = Burnout – Too much Pleasure = No Purpose
Posted on July 14, 2019 Leave a Comment
The title of this blog was inspired by a quote a friend shared with me during a recent catch up after realising she may have reached corporate burnout. We ended up having quite a deep discussion and I thought some of the learning may be useful to others. We discussed how we both had grown […]
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