Sophie's Blog
How Cycle Awareness can Transform Your Business
Have you noticed how your business moves in cycles? What season would you say you’re in currently with your work and business? As I emerge from the extended initiation-into-motherhood ‘Winter’ phase, I’m finding myself entering a kind of brand new creative ‘Spring’....
The Leadership Keys in Your Body and How they can Change the World
In this interview for the 'Where's the F in Leadership?' summit, with Eimear Stassin (www.stassin.co.uk), we explore feminine leadership, highlighting how the keys that live within our bodies that can support our bold leadership. https://youtu.be/fpRt4Ck6Lt4 Key...
Your Menstrual Cycle = Your Wisest Business Coach
Today I’m passing the mic* to the brilliant Period Coach, Vianney Leigh who has worked with hundreds of women who menstruate to help them harness their cyclical energy to create more success and impact with their work (and feel a lot better as they do it).As you may...
Commitment (and how it makes marketing SO much easier)
One of the keys to making marketing feel joyful, rather than draining and overwhelming is to consistently commit to your vision. When you commit to that which you're here to serve, and root yourself in it, you tap into a SUPERPOWER. The power of commitment is...
How to transform imposter syndrome into confidence (what I learned from a 9ft vagina sculpture)
I can remember the first time imposter syndrome tried to stop me from taking action. I was 20, and driving down the motorway in a rented van, with a 9ft sculpture of a vagina - yes, a vagina - on my way to the impromptu art gallery I'd created as part of my 'V-Party'...
Do You Hold Shame In Your Body?
(Here’s this story in text, for those of you who love to read, rather than watch.) Today I’m tracking the ‘wild feminine’ and exploring practices to inspire the shift from shame to honour in the female body; to benefit our health, creativity and capacity to live our...
What I Learnt From Michelle Obama
The other night I had the great honour and privilege of being part of an audience of 15,000 people watching Michelle Obama in conversation with the hilarious and big-hearted Stephen Colbert, for her 'Belonging' book tour. Here are the four things that I learned...
My Top Five Songs to Soothe Imposter Syndrome
As women changemakers, it's vital to have a set of powerful tools to resource ourselves through challenging moments. Like when you're in a tech funk and want to throw your computer out of the window. Or when you're in a phase of your cycle where one criticism can keep...
3 Inspiring Books to Curl Up With This Winter
At this time of year, I love nothing more than carving out half an hour with a mug of tea and a brilliant book. I just wrapped up Michelle Obama's memoir (stunning!) and it reminded me how much we can learn about leadership from hearing other women's stories. So I...
What The Whales Told Me
I've just come back from a Winter break in Scotland on an island with epic, white beaches, clear, turquoise waters and a raw and rugged wildness. I had an encounter with whales that I'd love to share with you. It plugged me right into a vibrant sense of purpose,...
How to communicate your calling with clarity
I’ve developed these practices to help me - and the women I work with - speak about our work boldly and effortlessly; whether it's to the person sitting next to you, in your newsletter, or in a Facebook post. Have you ever had this experience? You’re sitting next to...
What happened when I told the truth
I've found that being real, honest and imperfectly yourself is one of the best ways to grow a powerful platform for your soul work. In this blog, I share what happened when I dared to tell the truth... I decided to air some dirty laundry a few days ago. I wanted to be...
To the lion heart in you
If you long to have a beneficial impact on your community, and to contribute powerfully in the world, you'll need to cultivate lion-hearted bravery. These three keys are vital to awaken this kind of courage. As I took my walk through the woods today, I was thinking...