(scroll down for list of qualifications/ experience)
“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anaemic.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
I love that quote, and think it is very important we get the balance between power and love right as we all suffer when it isn’t. For me that’s balancing caring deeply for all people, having empathy and acceptance, whilst also using science/ new advances around what works to make things better.
I have a passion for fairness, and curiosity to see what more we can learn, or unlearn, to help everyone live their best life; this includes external factors but I have also learnt that our capacity to help others, and heal the world, is only limited by our willingness to self-reflect and heal ourselves. A lot of suffering is caused by people taking their pain out on others, or themselves.
This led me to Trauma Informed, and wanting to share what I learn with others. For me this also involves learning the best way to do that – whether that is in how to deliver training, addressing inequalities or transforming systems, as well as challenging myself to keep growing into the best me. (which ironically for me includes learning it’s OK to do less).
Skills
- I am good at connecting with people, putting them at ease and seeing what they need to move forward – in a way that is easiest for them. Presence & acceptance are the most important and undervalued skills. As is using humour.
- I get things done; sometimes that needs time to meet people where they are and get them to the point of action, but it happens. (without being like a hyped up motivator – it’s creating conditions so people move naturally, not pushing them where we think they should go)
- I am great at creative problem solving – I see possibilities and solutions where others can’t (& love doing it). My mind is like google for TI and how to be our best – ask a question & I will figure it out – even better than AI cos I add the human element 🤗
- I can take complex and make it simple, and share in a way that helps you really get it – deep in your bones 🙏 don’t do pretend…I love taking business and performance strategies and adapting them to make them more heart-centred, more soulful – people should always come before profits or things.
- & mostly – I care. I want to help everyone be free to live their best life – cos we all benefit then…(& I’d love it if you read my page on Cruelty Free Living 😎)
Boring bit
- Degree in Land Management
- Worked in business (Radio Engineer), then…
- Trained as an NLP Psychotherapist (twice, there is a story) & many other methodologies…
- 20+ years working in services around addiction, mental health, community development, homelessness etc
- Discovered TI around 2011 & became obsessed – did all the training, conferences, read the books – tried & tested it out…
- Then began sharing what I learnt full time in 2022
- And just won Basketball England Yorkshire Welfare Officer of the year 🙏
Visit here to see who I have worked with