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Anna Barwick Coaching

Positive Psychology Coach for Women in Transition | Focus & Resilience Expert.

Originally qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant, and with nearly three decades of experience in business at director level, as well as studying for a marketing degree, I am in an ideal position to help your business succeed by focusing on the areas that need weaknesses turned into strenghts.

04/05/2026

🐾 Conrad and Betsy’s Big Strides for Little Legs — Dachshund Walk 2026 🐾

Hello, sausage friends! 🌭

Our little duo, Conrad and Betsy, are lacing up their (very tiny) walking boots and heading out on a very special 2-mile walk around Upton Country Park on Saturday 6th June at 11am, and they would absolutely love some fellow dachshunds to join them!

The walk is in support of the wonderful DMT Dachshund Rescue and Support Group (Registered Charity SC051269), and forms part of a series of sponsored walks taking place across the country on the same day, so we’ll be waddling in solidarity with sausages nationwide! 🇬🇧

For those who don’t know Conrad’s story, he’s a brave little IVDD warrior who also lives with Cushing’s disease, so 2 miles is his perfect distance. Just enough to feel the adventure without overdoing it! He and Betsy would love nothing more than to be surrounded by their fellow long, low friends for this one.

📍 Upton Country Park, Poole Road, Upton, Poole, BH17 7BJ
🕚 Meet at 11am in the car park by the shelter
☕ Coffee and tea in the café afterwards for the humans (and biscuits, hopefully, for the dogs!)

Scan the QR code in the poster below to find out more, and do share this with any sausage lovers in your lives. The more the merrier!
We hope to see you and your wiggly little ones there 🐾💛

Anna, Conrad and Betsy 🌼

11/04/2026

If you have noticed a lift in your mood over the past few weeks, positive psychology has a very good explanation for it.

Spring triggers a genuine and measurable shift in our psychological wellbeing. Longer days mean more natural light, which regulates serotonin and leaves us feeling more emotionally stable, energised, and motivated. And the natural world coming back to life around us does something remarkable to the mind.

Positive psychology research into awe shows that witnessing something beautiful or alive, blossom on the trees, the return of birdsong, a field of new lambs, quiets the anxious mind, expands our sense of the present moment, and increases our connection with the world around us. Spring is quite literally a season built for awe.
From a PERMAH perspective, this time of year creates natural opportunities across every pillar of flourishing. Positive emotions increase, engagement deepens, relationships flourish outdoors, meaning is found in reconnecting with nature’s cycles, and the physical health benefits of more time outside are well documented.

There is also something deeply hopeful about spring. Things that appeared dormant come back to life. What felt grey becomes green. The world begins again. And positive psychology would say that is worth paying attention to.

If you have been feeling stuck or ready for a change, this season is a good time to lean into that feeling. Spend more time outside. Notice what is coming back to life around you. And ask yourself what you would like to bring back to life within yourself.

05/04/2026

Wishing you the happiest Easter Sunday! 🐣

Whether you’re surrounded by loved ones today or simply enjoying a quiet moment to yourself, I hope it’s filled with warmth, rest, and plenty of chocolate.
Easter always feels like a gentle nudge to slow down, look around, and appreciate what’s good and after a busy start to the year, a long weekend to do exactly that is very welcome.

Sending warm wishes to you and yours. 💛

30/03/2026

“In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.” Abraham Maslow

Safety is comfortable. Familiar. And when life is already full and demanding, choosing it can feel completely reasonable. But there is a difference between rest and staying stuck. And many of the women I speak to already know, somewhere deep down, that the life they are living is not quite the one they want.

Coaching does not push you into anything. It helps you understand what is holding you back, reconnects you with what genuinely matters to you, and helps you take steps forward that feel grounded and true to who you are.

Growth does not have to be dramatic. Sometimes it is simply a quiet shift in how you see yourself and what you believe is possible.
If you have been standing at that crossroads for a while, feel free to get in touch. The link to book is in my bio.

29/03/2026

When life gets busy and overwhelming, joy can quietly slip off your radar. But here’s what positive psychology teaches us: joy doesn’t have to be earned through big moments or dramatic change. It can be woven back in through the smallest of actions.

Here are 3 micro-habits that can genuinely shift how you feel day to day:
1. Notice one good thing before you pick up your phone in the morning. It doesn’t have to be profound. The light through the curtains, your warm duvet, the sound of birdsong. Training your brain to scan for the good first thing rewires your focus over time.
2. Do one thing each day purely for pleasure. Not productivity. Not ticking a box. Just because it brings you joy. A walk, a good book, a cup of tea in the garden. These small acts of intentional pleasure matter far more than we give them credit for.
3. End your day with three specific things you appreciated. Not just “I’m grateful for my family” - get specific. The more detail you add, the more deeply your brain encodes the positive experience.

Micro-habits work because they’re sustainable. You don’t need a complete life overhaul, you just need a few gentle anchors to bring you back to what feels good.
Which of these could you start today? I’d love to know in the comments. 💛

28/03/2026

Happy weekend, lovely people! ☀️

I hope you are taking a little time for yourself this weekend, whatever that looks like for you.

I would love to know, what is bringing you joy this weekend? Whether it is a walk somewhere beautiful, a good book, a catch up with friends, or simply a quiet cup of tea with no interruptions, tell me in the comments below!

Personally, I’m going to make the most of the sunshine and take the dogs for a long walk and connect with nature 😊 🌿

25/03/2026

Positive psychology has a lot to say about nature, and it is well worth paying attention to.

The PERMAH model identifies six pillars of a flourishing life: Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Achievement, and Health. Nature supports every single one of them, often without us making any conscious effort at all.

Time outdoors lifts mood, restores mental energy, deepens connection, offers perspective and meaning, and delivers measurable physical health benefits including lower cortisol, better sleep, and improved immune function. The concept of biophilia tells us this is no accident. Humans evolved embedded in the natural world, and our nervous systems still respond to it at a deep biological level.

Reconnecting with nature is not an indulgence. According to positive psychology, it is one of the most evidence-backed routes to genuine flourishing that we have.

If you have been feeling depleted or disconnected, stepping outside might be exactly where to start.

23/03/2026

What if the most powerful coaching conversations did not happen in an office or on a video call, but outside, moving through nature?

Walk and Talk coaching takes place outdoors, on foot, in a natural setting. It is a simple idea, but the science behind why it works so well is genuinely fascinating.

Walking side by side rather than sitting face to face reduces the social intensity of direct eye contact, making it easier to speak honestly about things that feel difficult.

Research shows that walking increases creative thinking by up to 81%, and bilateral movement, the rhythmic left-right pattern of walking, helps process difficult emotions and reduce anxious thought.

Add to this everything we know from positive psychology about the restorative power of nature. Time outdoors lowers cortisol, quiets repetitive negative thinking, and supports every pillar of the PERMAH model of wellbeing. When coaching happens in a natural setting, the environment itself becomes part of the process.
For women in business who spend most of their working lives indoors and screen-bound, it offers something genuinely different: a space to think, breathe, and reconnect with yourself, while having the kind of honest conversation that leads to real clarity and real change.

Sessions are available from spring through to autumn in beautiful Dorset, and online coaching is available year-round. Feel free to get in touch if you are curious.

18/03/2026

I have a small number of spots available for free coaching sessions on Zoom, and I would love to hear from you if you have been thinking about getting some support but haven’t yet taken the step.

As part of my coaching recertification, I need to record a small number of sessions which will be reviewed only by my assessor and kept in the strictest confidence. In return, you receive a completely free coaching session with me.

The only thing I ask is that you come with a topic you would like to be coached on. It doesn’t need to be anything huge, it could be something you’ve been going around in circles with, a decision you’ve been putting off, or something you’d simply like more clarity on.

If this sounds like it could be for you, send me a message and we can have a quick chat to find out more. I’d love to help. 💛

17/03/2026

Self-compassion is not soft. It is not self-indulgent. And it is definitely not an excuse to stop trying.

The research actually shows that people who are kinder to themselves are more resilient, more willing to try again after failure, and better able to sustain their performance over the long term. Self-compassion does not lower the bar. It keeps you capable of reaching it.

Positive psychologist Kristin Neff describes self-compassion as treating yourself with the same kindness and understanding you would offer a good friend who was struggling. And for many high-achieving women, that simple reframe is genuinely revolutionary, because the way we speak to ourselves in moments of difficulty is often something we would never dream of saying to someone we care about.

For women who run on self-criticism, this can feel counterintuitive. That inner voice that holds you to impossibly high standards can feel like the thing that keeps you sharp and driven. But chronic self-criticism activates the same threat response in the body as external danger. It keeps cortisol elevated, depletes emotional resources, and over time contributes to the very burnout and anxiety it was trying to prevent.

Self-compassion, by contrast, calms the nervous system and creates the kind of felt safety that allows us to think clearly, take risks, and bounce back quickly from setbacks. It is not a consolation prize for underperformers. It is a strategy for people who want to sustain their success without paying for it with their health. Being kinder to yourself is not a weakness. The science is very clear on that.

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