HQ-HolisticIntelligence

22/09/2026

I'd love to hear what truly matters to you.

01/09/2026

Meet Doomy McDoomface. One of the Inner Village characters.

I'm mostly developing the concept on Substack, but I wanted to share the firstborn short clip here - all written and produced by this, as my kids like to call me, "old fossil" 😂

07/08/2026

Here's the first part of what I published this week on Substack : titled "Starting Over. Again!"
I started a huge project fourteen months ago, and now, in August 2026, it feels stuck.
Actually, no. The project isn’t stuck. I am.
So I’m writing to find out why, and perhaps discover what comes next.
I’ll tell you more as we go, but in all honesty, I’m already struggling. I don’t quite know what to write. I doubt my writing. Actually, I doubt myself.
I suspect that’s something we all do at times, especially when we’re moving into uncharted waters. WE DOUBT OURSELVES.
That’s what has been happening for me recently.
I start working on the project. I come up with ideas, visuals, conversations between made-up cartoon characters, and quite a bit of writing.
Then I stop.
Afterwards, I go back and look at what I’ve produced. And, of course, I don’t like it. So I do nothing with it!
Duh!
That’s my struggle....... "
While I don't charge for the publication, I would love your support just by your being present there, as a subscriber - it doesn't cost anything. And also because I suspect that i may not be "here" so much in the future.

05/08/2026

Now on Substack

Starting Over.

04/08/2026

Many of you know that I completed my first published book in 2016 - The Possibility Exists. But way before that, I had started to offer courses on living from a deeper place, long before Holistic Intelligence (HQ) had a name, a framework, or any clear idea of what it might become. It grew through teaching 10-month long courses, writing, experimentation, conversations, exercises, and false starts, wrong turns and the usual human journey.
But there was always a persistent sense that we are capable of evolving (my favourite word) into more loving beings - wider, lighter, more connected to ourselves, to one another, and to the living world around us.

Now that work is beginning again in a new form through The Grain of Truth on Substack. I’ll be sharing the honest process of bringing Holistic Intelligence back to life, including the questions, the cartoons, the Inner Village, the discoveries, and the occasional collision with my own reluctance! It is less a launch than the reopening of a door that has been waiting for years. You’re warmly invited to step through it with me.
First post is tomorrow!

07/05/2026

Hi everyone,

I’d love to ask for your input on something we’re currently exploring.

We’re doing a short piece of research on how being online actually feels for people - particularly those interested in personal growth and holistic wellbeing.

Many of us use social media every day, but the experience isn’t always what we’d want it to be. We’re curious about what’s working, what isn’t, and what might be missing.

We’re in the early stages of shaping something new, and this survey is a key part of that process.

We’ve created a short survey (it takes around 5 minutes), and your input will directly influence what this becomes and whether we take it further.

Here is the link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq5I5JTGuDrASE05QlM4iKKvaY57jhIrl7DJckcvQ2FABz1Q/viewform

This is an anonymous survey but, if it evolves into something real, we’ll be inviting a small group of contributors to join as founding members with free access and the opportunity to continue shaping it as it grows. So, please do leave your contact details at the end so we can thank you properly.

I’d also love to hear from you here - what’s your biggest frustration with being online right now?

Thank you 🙏

19/03/2026

Yes, the world feels divided.
Yes, there is anger, conflict, and suffering.

But what if we stopped focusing only on what’s broken…
and asked a different question:

What can I offer?

Most of us don’t have the power of governments or armies.

But we do have the power of a heart that cares.

And inside every human being is an extraordinary capacity for compassion, connection, and love.

The question is whether we choose to live from it.

If you feel the call, join us at The Hearth - www.holisticintelligence.net

17/03/2026

This was shared at our first members-only Connection Café at The Hearth yesterday.

A simple question but one that shifted the whole room:

How do you want to be?

Not
what do you need to do
or
what are you reacting to…

But how do you want to be?

It’s such a small shift.

And yet it changes everything.

If you’d been there, you would have felt the difference.

👇
What’s one word for how you want to be today?

Join us at The Hearth every Monday - https://www.holisticintelligence.net/c/take-a-closer-look

16/03/2026

This evening in The Hearth we’re very happy to be hosting our very first members-only Connection Café.

Since the community only opened last week, tonight’s conversation is all about forming and participating in intentional community - something the world needs now more than ever.

These Connection Cafés happen most Monday evenings and are becoming the heartbeat of The Hearth - a place where thoughtful people come together to connect, listen, and explore what really matters.

If this speaks to you, why not come along and join the conversation next week?

You will meet some new like-minded friends who wish to live more intentionally.

Membership is currently €10 per month.

Take a look around here - https://www.holisticintelligence.net/c/take-a-closer-look

15/03/2026

Because we humans are messy - despite what social media might suggest!

Behind the polished images and perfect soundbites, real life is usually a bit untidy.

And that’s not a problem.

In fact, accepting our messy humanity is part of becoming more holistically intelligent - and it’s something we actively encourage at The Hearth.

Because when we can accept our own messiness, it becomes much easier to accept everyone else’s too.

And that’s where compassion begins.

Curious? Check out The Hearth - https://www.holisticintelligence.net/c/take-a-closer-look