The one mindset that helps deal with disaster
Recently like many around the world, I found myself watching the devastating forest fires raging in Australia. The incredible amount of damage that has been caused is almost unbelievable. Wildlife, livelyhoods, homes, vinyards…nothing could escape the destructive force of nature that occurred. I then also think of the tremendous upswelling of support and resilience […]
Drop your resolutions, focus on resolve
Soon the Holidays will be upon us: Christmas and on into the New Year! There will be lights, food, presents and no doubt you will be hearing and reading therapists and life coaches talk about the dreaded “resolutions”. Maybe you think that this year will be the year you will stop engaging in certain […]
Spring cleaning
My partner and her family celebrated Easter Sunday this year by having a Barbeque in the graden of her aunt´s place here in Gràcia. As we enjoyed the wonderful weather, food and company I had a moment to reflect on the coming months and how much I like Spring. It is, for me a […]
Do I need coaching or therapy?
This is one of the questions that I get asked most. As someone who works both as a clinician and a coach, it’s important for me that people really understand the distinction between the two. So what is the difference between coaching and therapy? When is therapy really helpful and when does the […]
Piece by inner-peace
This blog post is not just an attempt to be deep, appear insightful or in some way stand up for what is “right”. It is really to acknowledge and recognise the amount of suffering and ill will that is being felt in my adopted hometown of Barcelona (and indeed around the world) . I […]
Seeing the forest for the trees: finding natural.
While I was growing up in Papua New Guinea, (the country where I was born and lived until I was 13 years old) my mother Dr. Carol Jenkins found herself living an anthropologist’s dream: working with an indigenous tribe that had just been discovered in the rainforest and were still living in the ¨stone age¨. […]
Believing is achieving
After several years participating in personal development and transformational events, certain patterns clearly began to emerge. On one hand the techniques being taught were often truly amazing (especially when it came to hypnosis and NLP) and even though people often reported what I call the BAM (Big Aha Moments!) of personal change and insight, they […]
Alchemy of Coaching: baby steps to quantum leap
I’ve heard the coaching relationship described as an alchemical process: the act of turning something ordinary into something extraordinary or special. It seems to me a truly magical working of the highest order. It is special because at some level both alchemist and element have to decide to fully commit to the process, knowing […]
FEAR, the other 4 letter word
You know what I mean. That feeling of tightness in the chest and stomach, your throat closing, your hands beginning to sweat and that unmistakable impulse to RUN AWAY. It is not a fun state to be in, but the truth is that without that very natural body response, you wouldn’t be here. This totally […]
