Link round-up (August 2021)

I’ve read a lot of articles referencing Williams Bridges’ work on transitions recently. Here’s another one: Pause – Reflect – Refocus – Reignite.

I’ve been learning lots of new words recently, here’s another one, interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing.

What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself

— Seneca

I know I’ve shared this quote before, but it seems pertinent to share again alongside these two articles on self-compassion:

I’ve changed up my media diet considerably over the past few weeks and alongside that I’ve enjoyed digging in to the archives of Why Is This Interesting’s Monday Media Diet series.

Finally, I’ll leave you with this 7-minute video which, in my opinion, could have lasted hours and it would have held my attention. It prompted me to pause while walking along the river the other day to just bathe in the sounds of nature — How to find silence in a noisy world.

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I am a coach and facilitator helping people to pause, reflect and make conscious choices about what comes next. In my writing I explore themes of personal development, reflective practice and what it means to live well.