Why “Starting Over” Is a Myth & What Reinvention Really Looks Like After Divorce
After 18 years in a marriage that quietly eroded her confidence, Emily Keltz had to rebuild herself from the inside out. On why reinvention after divorce isn't starting over — it's starting informed.
How to Do a Career Audit (and Why Every Founder Should)
Veena Giridhar Gopal has worked across four countries, six functions and three decades before arriving at the question: what would it look like to build something of my own? On the career audit practice that has guided every major move.
What Happened When I Stopped Trying to Be “Normal”
She spent years treating her creative, idea-driven brain as something to manage and suppress. Then she stopped — and her business grew faster than it ever had. Danielle Thompson on creativity as a business input, not a personality flaw.
Why Resolutions Don't Work and What to Do Instead
Every year, full of intention. By 9th January, most of it has unravelled. Karen Thom on why the problem isn't willpower — it's the internal filing cabinet that's been quietly running your life.
Why Purpose Wins Every Time (Even in a Multi-Million Pound Business)
Lisa Johnson hit every financial milestone she set herself and still felt nothing. On why money makes a terrible target — and what impact-driven business actually looks like in practice.
Five Things That Actually Matter When Building Feels Hard
The economy is unpredictable, costs are rising and audiences are distracted. Emily Hatton on the five things that actually matter when building feels hard.
The FIRE Formula: A Different Way to Think About Goal Setting
Most goal-setting advice focuses on logic and structure. Dr Rana Al-Falaki on why that's only half the picture — and the four questions that help you set goals that actually energise you.
The Woman Who Lets Horses Lead the Healing: Erin Cain of Grace Reins
Erin Cain has spent 25 years helping people heal through horses. The Co-Founder of Grace Reins — a Colorado sanctuary for rescued wild mustangs — on grief, transformation, and why slowing down might be the most powerful thing an ambitious woman can do.
Why I Stopped Waiting for Someone to Come With Me
A broken engagement, a solo trip to Dubai, and the slow discovery that solitude isn't something to escape. Shannon on learning to trust yourself, and what becomes possible when you do.
If It Doesn't Look Like a Job, Does It Count?
When Shannon left a director-level role to build High Flying Design full-time, she didn't expect how much she'd need to unlearn. On bridge jobs, transition identity and giving yourself permission to let what you've built be enough.