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I know a big birthday is a rollercoaster but it does remind you: lots of emotions can exist all at once in life because there’s brilliant bits and amazing people and worry and sadness. What on earth made us think they couldn’t at work as well? Work is life.

I’ve got a podcast about that.

Cake is by the amazing Elsa Bing who isn’t a professional cake baker

Hi, I’m Jen - I help senior leaders recover their confidence and capacity, after a difficult boss, a brutal restructure, or a knock at work. All your emotions are welcome! 1-1 coaching, leadership development, and team away days. 📍 Sheffield

Do you find it hard to stop and relax when it comes to the holidays?

I am MUCH better at pacing myself now, largely because I focus very intentionally on my energy management and because I have some degree of autonomy over my diary because I run my own business (though the energy it takes to parent exists regardless of your job situation!)

This crashing out when the work stops is such a thing, hat I recorded an emotional freedom technique sequence that you can download which helps your body, as well as that brain of yours, to understand it’s ok to take a break, it’s ok to rest, it’s ok to notch down a gear, easy does it.

Emotional Freedom Technique is the first thing I use if I find myself unable to sleep or fretting about things I know deep down don’t matter (like the handwashing when on holiday, or re-reading the guide book 12 times.)

My wish for you is that you have as relaxing, restful and rejuvenating a holiday as is possible for you to have.

so, you can have this download for absolute bargain price of FREE.

That’s right, download that relaxation for nothing, except 40 mins of a space where you can listen, tap and chill.

What’s tapping you ask? Well the cunning thing is, this download also serves as an introduction to that as well, so you’ll be learning a new tool to support your wellbeing as you go.

If you struggle to switch off or you know you spend the first 2 days of any holiday furiously on the go, not sitting still, or you suffer from insomnia, this is for you.

Comment ‘FROM ZOOM TO ZEN’ below and I’ll send you it👇

Most of us spend our time responding to what everyone else needs, wants or expects, especially if you’re a woman. (we live in a patriarchy so unfortunately it’s pretty inevitable.)

Before long, our diary is full, but the things that matter most to us have quietly slipped to the bottom of the list.

No one else can decide where your time and energy are best spent. Only you know what's genuinely important, and only you feel the impact of the conversations, commitments and relationships that leave you running on empty.

Maybe the bravest thing you can do this week isn't to squeeze more in. Maybe it's to leave some space.

Space to think. Space to breathe. Space to hear yourself again.

So here's a question:

What's one thing you're choosing not to do this week so you can make room for something that matters more?

What are you still carrying that’s shaping how you lead today?

Maybe it’s the voice of a former boss telling you that you’re “not strategic enough.” (I hear this one from leaders all the time.)

Many of us are leading through beliefs that were handed to us years ago. Comments made in passing. Outdated feedback. Someone else’s opinion that we’ve quietly accepted as fact.

But those stories aren’t fixed.

You get to decide which messages you keep... and which ones you leave behind.

That’s the work I do with my leadership coaching clients: helping them identify the beliefs that are holding them back so they can lead with more confidence, clarity and authenticity.

If you’re curious about what that could look like for you, send me a DM. I’d love to chat.

Hi, I'm Jen - I help senior leaders recover their confidence and capacity, after a difficult boss, a brutal restructure, or a knock at work. All your emotions are welcome! 1-1 coaching, leadership development, and team away days. 📍 Sheffield