COUNSELLING + EXECUTIVE COACHING BLOG
Insights you can apply in the wild.
Our blog is a resource for people who want to better understand their relationships, emotional patterns, attachment styles, self-worth, identity, grief, family dynamics and life transitions.
Written through a reflective, evidence-informed counselling and coaching lens, these articles explore the patterns that shape us, the stories we inherit, and the moments where new choices begin to feel possible.
Ted Lasso and People Pleasing: The Cost of Keeping Everyone Else Okay
Ted Lasso makes everyone around him feel seen, steadied and safe. What's harder to see is what that costs him - and what it means when the person who holds everyone together has nowhere to put down the weight. This piece looks at the fawn response, compulsive caregiving and what it actually takes to be generous without disappearing inside the role.
Leading from Anxiety: Why the Manager Who Does Everything Is Holding Their Team Back
There is a meaningful difference between care and caretaking - and it is not about intention or warmth. Care can survive being declined; caretaking, which is partly self-regulatory, typically cannot. This article draws the distinction through the lens of Ted Lasso's relentless giving, and examines what it means when the impulse to help has become something else entirely.
LET’S STAY CONNECTED
Something worth pausing for.
Occasional notes on the patterns that shape how we live, work, and relate, with ideas to help you respond with greater clarity and choice.