What is somatics?

I started writing a metaphor about somatics being like rummaging in you late grandma’s wardrobe. How you find things but don’t have to name it with words, you can try things on, put back what you don’t want or need, and finish the day by knowing your gran a bit better.

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Emergent Strategy

I’m reading the book Emergent Strategy by the ever wonderful adrienne maree brown. The main thing I love about her writing is how human she is. She’s been organising and leading change for decades and still I can connect with her pettiness! It’s part exploration of new yet ancient ideas, part manifesto, part instruction manual. […]

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June reading reflections

This week (a week of annual leave with the kids on their half term break) I’ve managed to finish two books that look at feminism and capitalism. Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlop Regenerative Business by Sam Garcia Both books attempt to reassure me that it’s ok to work towards financial wealth because economic activism is […]

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Moving on

In January 2021, the text below was my “about page”. Since then I’ve been on a bit of a trauma journey of my own so the about page needs to change but I don’t want to lose what I said then, it’s still relevant but not quite right…. I am an experienced project manager, facilitator […]

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