I know it’s traditional to consider new year’s resolutions at this time of year, but at the moment I feel more of a need for reflection, rest and routines rather than adding anything new to my plate. Last year seemed incredibly busy with around 1000 coaching hours delivered, 7 well attended workshops plus lots of […]
My favourite things to do are writing for climbers, and running workshops for climbers and this year I’ve managed a bit more of both which has been great. April saw me running two workshops for instructors, all about how to make courses a psychologically safe space for anxious climbers, and how to help climbers manage
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Well I seem to only manage a blog post once a year, but thats mainly as I get wrapped up in what I’m doing and forget to take a step back. This year just gone by was the first time in a long time that I felt really well and managed to get some consistency
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Its been over a year since my last blog, and it seems to me that’s probably the right frequency for a longer post! There is much to reflect on in the last 12 months, as we come to some kind of post-covid lockdowns ‘normal’, though many people are still suffering the ill effects of long
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Well I confess I’d forgotten how to log into my blog and before I knew it, a year passed and I realised that there has been a lot going on! Its not possible as a one woman band to do everything, and I have been blessed this year with some great help from Lucy at
My pledge… The murder of George Floyd has shone a forensically piercing light on racism within our society. In the aftermath, so many Black Lives Matter commentators have highlighted that it is not enough to ‘not be racist’, but if structural change is to come then we must be actively anti-racist. This was an uncomfortable realisation for
A long long time ago… Just as everyone was getting ready for the Olympics in Tokyo, I decided that I wouldn’t be flying this year (due to the climate emergency) and so opted out of attending IRCRA 2020, also in Tokyo. I had a brilliant experience in the Chamonix 2018 Congress – where else can you find
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A Whirlwind of Workshops It’s been ages since I’ve updated this blog, mainly because I’ve been too busy working to write much! The last 12 months or so has been a whirlwind of workshops alongside all my regular coaching. The highlights for me were the Dissecting Aerial Symposium way down South, the Reflective Practice events I have
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Winter is here! How to stay focused and make the most of a winter indoors Its been ages since I managed to write a blog post! I have no excuses apart from the usual one of being busy, and I know its one you can all relate to! So how do we find time amongst
Climbing Hard, Mindfully – Chris Sharma’s interview in Climb Magazine There aren’t many in depth interviews with elite climbers that really get into the nitty-gritty of the mental side of climbing, but this month’s Climb magazine is different, containing a 5-page spread on Chris Sharma by Andrew Bisharat. Even more interestingly for me are the
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