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Chronic Dissociation and the Autistic Nervous System – How to Get Your Life Back
When I came to this time, I was at the top of the hill. “It happened again,” I thought, incredulous. What could have triggered my dissociation on this low-stress day, when I was literally out riding...
Aug 14, 202517 min read


The Inner Critic Trap
Have you ever noticed how quickly your mind turns a small mistake into proof of something bigger? Perhaps you said the wrong thing at work or missed a friend's call, and within seconds, your thoughts...
Aug 14, 20257 min read


Reconnect With Pleasure and Passion
It’s been on my mind lately how, as high achievers, we pour so much energy into our people, our projects, and our purpose that we often forget what simple pleasure even feels like. Think: a luxurious...
Aug 8, 20253 min read


From Exhausted to Empowered and Breaking Free From Burnout
Burnout is more than just feeling tired; it’s a signal that the nervous system is stuck in survival mode. This article explores the hidden connection between chronic stress, trapped emotions, and burnout...
Aug 8, 20256 min read


How to Manage Stress Effectively with Practical Tools
Stress, it’s everywhere. We hear almost daily from someone around us, “I am so stressed.” We hear about it constantly, and for good reason. Stress can affect our physical and mental health. How can we...
Aug 6, 20253 min read


How To Reduce Stress and Restore Balance Through Conscious Breathing
Have you ever noticed how your breathing changes when life piles on the pressure? You wake up late after a restless night. Your phone’s already buzzing with unread messages. The kids can’t find their...
Aug 6, 20255 min read


Aligned by Design – The Neuroscience of Living Authentically and Acting With Purpose
Alignment isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a powerful neurological reality that can transform the way you live. In this article, Catherine Gallacher, Empowerment Result Coach™ and founder of StepUpcmg™...
Jul 31, 20254 min read


When High Performance Becomes Self-Sabotage
From the outside, you seem unstoppable. You meet every deadline, juggle countless responsibilities, and somehow manage to deliver consistently impressive results. Yet, beneath your exceptional performance...
Jul 31, 20256 min read


The One High-Performance Habit You’re Probably Skipping
How strategic mini breaks can unlock more energy, clarity, and success without slowing you down. In today’s hustle-driven world, success is often equated with nonstop productivity. For CEOs, entrepreneurs...
Jul 30, 20253 min read


Reclaim Your Energy – The Strategic Power of Delegation and Intentional "No's"
As leaders, entrepreneurs, and business owners, you consistently navigate a complex landscape of competing priorities. The demands of work, business growth, family life, and the ever-present need for...
Jul 29, 20254 min read


Why You’re Still Enough Even When You’re Not Doing Anything
We live in a culture that, frankly, isn’t designed to help us feel the truth of our worth. Everything is externalised and therefore, everything becomes conditional. Our value gets measured by productivity...
Jul 23, 20254 min read


Is Staff Wellbeing Just a Tick-Box Exercise or a Strategic Investment in Performance?
In boardrooms across the UK and beyond, the topic of employee wellbeing is frequently on the agenda. But behind the polished policies and the occasional yoga class or mental health mindset day, a pressing...
Jul 23, 20254 min read


The Hidden Cost of Holding It All Together, and Is Your Burnout Trying to Protect You?
Do you often feel tired-even after a good night's sleep? Do you find yourself holding space for everyone else but never quite landing in your own? Are you calm on the outside, but quietly bracing on...
Jul 22, 20254 min read


Burnout Recovery for Women and How to Reclaim Your Energy Naturally
I know burnout intimately, not because I read about it in a textbook, but because I lived it. I lived it while building businesses, raising babies, leading women, and trying to outrun my own breaking point.
Jul 22, 20256 min read


The Deep Connection Between Emotional Upheavals and Physical Health in Healing the Whole Self
Understanding the mind-body connection is crucial. Emotions are not just fleeting feelings; they live in our bodies. When we experience grief, chronic stress, heartbreak, or trauma, the effects ripple...
Jul 17, 20254 min read


The Sensitivity Spiral – Why Yesterday’s Choices Shape Your Energy Today and What to Do About It
Have you ever woken up feeling completely depleted and not sure why? You may have even technically rested the day before. As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) or Empath, your nervous system works differently...
Jul 15, 20257 min read


10 Tips on How to Find More Calm and Ease Through Motherhood
Motherhood is both beautiful and brutal. It’s filled with deep love, constant giving, and moments that take your breath away, but it can also leave you depleted, overstimulated, and stretched far beyond...
Jul 15, 20254 min read


Hormone Imbalance or a Burnt-Out Nervous System?
Are you in your 40s and finding that the symptoms of perimenopause have hit your body and life with great force? The responsibilities at this stage of life collide with the symptoms of perimenopause...
Jul 14, 20259 min read


The Functional Freeze Epidemic in Leadership
Leaders today navigate unprecedented complexity. The constant interplay between performance demands, strategic decision-making, and emotional intelligence requires an extraordinary balance. Yet beneath...
Jul 14, 20258 min read


A Revolutionary Way to Resolve Anxiety and Transform Panic into Peace
I thought panic attacks were random. Then I learned what was really driving them. A few years ago, I had a client who couldn’t drive more than a few miles without experiencing a full-blown panic attack.
Jul 10, 20253 min read


The Cortisol-Weight Connection – Is Stress Sabotaging Your Weight Loss?
Have you ever felt like you were doing everything right to lose weight, but the scale just wouldn’t budge? You're not alone. Many individuals commit to meal planning, hit the gym consistently, and even...
Jul 8, 20257 min read


Axolt Launches Brain Supplement to Combat Post-Pandemic Burnout Crisis
Axolt has launched a groundbreaking brain health supplement aimed at combating the post-pandemic burnout crisis. Specifically designed for high-performance professionals dealing with mental fatigue, focus issues...
Jul 7, 20253 min read


A 3-Step Toolkit to Reinvent Team Resilience and Overcome Burnout
Burnout is often viewed as the inevitable consequence of ambition, something we patch up with a weekend off, a massage voucher, or another HR initiative that no one remembers three weeks later.
Jul 7, 20253 min read


Part I: Burnout, Breakdown, Breakthrough – A Complementary, Alternative Medicine Journey
I call this tale “The Breaking Point,” because when I hit my “breaking point” in life, my life restarted. Not automatically like a video game, but through sheer persistence, patience, and hard work. My story isn’t pretty. It never really has been but I’ve always made the best of the cards I was dealt, holding on to faith that the Universe has a plan. People look at me and think, "Oh, she is so strong and optimistic". Truth is, I’m a realist with an optimistic personality.
Jul 7, 20255 min read
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