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In my keynotes and workshops I sometimes use this video of a professor holding a glass of water in front of a lecture theatre. He didn’t ask the usual “Is it half full or half empty?” Instead, he posed a different question: “How heavy is this glass?” The class tossed out guesses: 200 grams, 400 […]

Here’s a question I love to ask audiences in my keynotes: When was the last time you were truly bored? Not “stuck in a meeting” bored. But mentally spacious, no-input, let-your-thoughts-wander bored. The kind of bored when you stare out the window, notice the sky and unexpectedly solve a problem that’s been sitting at the

Especially for high-achieving women burning bright (and burning out). You already know sleep matters. But here’s what most people still don’t realise: When you don’t sleep, it doesn’t just impact your health. It disrupts and dictates nearly every system in your body. 🧠 Your focus? Fuzzy. 🛡️ Your immunity? Weakened. 🍽️ Your hunger cues? Out

Recent headlines were dramatic: ⚠️ “Smartwatches can’t measure your stress levels.” ⚠️ “Your tracker is confused: stress or exercise.” Cue the panic posts (and concerned messages from some of my coaching clients). But here’s the truth: your wearable isn’t “confused.” And it’s not useless. The problem isn’t the tech, it’s how we interpret it. In

Ladies, sleep isn’t self-care. It’s your power strategy. If you’re doing all the right things but still feel like you’re running on fumes, you’re not imagining it and you’re not alone. Many of the women I coach at the executive level are chronically underslept and it shows up everywhere: energy, mood, focus, wellbeing and even

Why high-achieving women are doing more than ever…and still feeling behind and burnt out. A couple of weeks ago, during week 3 of the school holidays, I sat in the corner of a noisy indoor playground, laptop open, trying to edit a coaching client’s Power-Up Plan. In 20 minutes, I was interrupted 25 times by

Employee wellbeing is no longer a “nice to have”. Today, it’s being recognised as the engine that drives sustainable peak-performance and productivity. Nowhere is this more evident than in the role managers and leaders play. Whilst there has (pleasingly) been a growing prioritisation of individual employees’ wellbeing, the role of managers has been somewhat neglected.

Let’s talk about something many women feel but rarely name (or discuss): the “digital double burden.” If you’re a high-performing woman in today’s workforce, I’m willing to bet you know exactly what I mean. We were promised that technology would make life easier. But for many of us, it’s created a relentless, “always-on” culture: one

Did you know the average Australian will spend 17 years of their life on their phone… that’s a staggering 33% of our waking hours? Whilst we hear a lot about dopamine, especially the role it plays in forming and maintaining our digital habits, we’ve overlooked a hormone that we may be low on, due to