A few months before creating my new website (which you’re reading now) I shared my experience of being in the “winter” season in my life.   As a private introverted person, sharing myself online feels very unnatural and particularly vulnerable.   And yet outwardly expressing and sharing what was going on for me was just […]

When COVID hit us at the end of January, the Hong Kong Government announced that all students wouldn’t be able to attend school for the second time that academic year. (The first time was due to the protests back in October/November ‘19).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Even though closing schools was the right thing to do, I thought […]

‘I’m grateful for my job….” she whispered. Her voice trailing off….   Anne* was saying the words she believed to be true. But her body was hunched over, small, her eyes looking down.    **Anne isn’t really the name of my client, I’ve changed it out for her privacy)   “It’s wonderful that you’re grateful”  […]

If you’re asking if you should play it safe or play it true in your career, let’s dive into how to make heart-based career decisions without throwing all rationality and logic out the window.   But first a story…..   Before I hit “publish” on my website, I was verrryyy apprehensive about sharing the honest […]

Are you feeling “over it” already?   Many of us are feeling like there’s too much to handle — especially those of you who are excellent at getting things done, used to taking on the extra load, and making sure everyone else is taken care of.   Sound like you?   I thought so….   […]

Career transitions can be messy.   When you’re changing jobs, switching industries, taking a sabbatical, deciding to start a business, pausing to raise a family….it can bring up a lot of stuff.    Questions like:   Who are you really? Are you doing what you’re meant to be doing? Is your next step really congruent […]

The other day I was speaking to a woman about her current work situation…   “I’ve got a great job, but it’s not felt right for a while now…I think I need a career change but I’m not sure if now is the right time….” she shared.   Ultimately her question to me was…   […]

Earlier this week I asked you all if there’s a difference between “work” you and “real” you.   I know back in my corporate days I had a work persona because I thought I had to be a “certain” way in order to be successful.    I tried to be:   More confident than I […]

The other day I was on a zoom call with my coach and mastermind buddies….   When it was my turn in the hot seat, I laid ALL of my challenges out on the table.   I shared my frustration and challenges with:   Time: how to use it to honour my business and the […]

When I left the corporate world, I did so just weeks before my wedding.  Soon after returning from our honeymoon I realised that I was pregnant….   Whilst I was happy as this was our “plan” (as much as you can plan things like this)….I remember feeling a rollercoaster of emotions about everything.   I […]

I’m passionate about today’s topic because I classify myself as sensitive.   How do you know if you’re a sensitive career woman?   Hint: If you answer yes to most of the following qualities then chances are you are a sensitive woman.    Perhaps you:   Feel deeply  Cry more easily React with deep felt […]