We are voracious about expanding our knowledge. It inspires us and opens us to new possibilities. It propels us to think different and bigger and bolder. We are a little bit obsessed by it… Here’s what is currently inspiring us. This page changes regularly. Please come back and visit often.
Thoughts in a 2-Minute Read
What is a working parent coach?
We have been exclusively coaching working parents in the UK since 1998. And still there is confusion about what a working parent coach does, and how and whether it is different to a run of the mill...
Mind the Gender Pay Gap
When the Gender Pay Gap Reports are submitted on the 4th April next year it is predicted that we will see companies backsliding. This is backed up by an abundance of reports* showing that women are...
Let’s have an honest conversation about adoptive working parents.
Its national adoption week this week. Being an adoptive parent is something I am immensely grateful for. I have two adopted children, the eldest adopted at 13 months old now almost 16 (WOW, where...
Reading
Playing Big
Playing Big by Tara Mohr is the absolute best practical guide for women in the workplace. Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance & True Refuge, stated that 'This is a book that can transform...
Diary Of A Baby
The best parenting book (in our humble opinion!) The shelves are heaving with books on the ‘how to’s’ of parenting. But we cannot parent well until we know our child! In Diary of a Baby, Daniel...
Not Doing: The Art of Turning Struggle into Ease
So we’ve reached September, often a time of transition for many working parents settling children back into routines after the summer and starting back at nurseries and schools, not to mention our...
Watching
Live My Digital Video Series
A series of fact sheets and videos to help navigate the good, the bad and the ugly of the digital world with our kids. The series consists of six short films for parents and six matching films for...
Dan Cable – Activating your best self
Dan is the king of best self-psychology, this is a great mini watch to understand more about your best self and why knowing that version of yourself, and being able to activate it is so important....
Listening
Stop Breathe Think
My current favourite meditation app, and I have tried a lot. This one now includes journaling too. Get the app
Spotify – the soundtrack to Big Little Lies
Did you watch it? Whether you did or you didn’t I love this soundtrack, it's fantastic! Listen to the soundtrack to Big Little Lies
Hidden Brain – Kinder Gardening
Some parents think they can shape their child into a particular kind of adult. Psychologist Alison Gopnik says the science suggests otherwise and uses the analogy of gardeners and carpenters to...
