AMY'S BLOG

Happy New Year! New Year. New Home!   My New Year began with boxes, aching muscles and a whole new perspective on what home really means. While our house undergoes a full renovation, we have had to temporarily uproot our entire lives. Fortunately, our rental is just two doors down the road but don’t be fooled by the short distance. Moving the contents of a four-bedroom house and garage without a removal company is no small task.   Armed only with hand trolleys, a few crates a

I’m writing this while sitting in an empty office. Everything is back in boxes again. It feels like only yesterday – July, in fact – that I was boxing up 19 years of ‘stuff’, unpacking it all and settling in. Now, while our new house is being fully refurbished, we’re relocating once more, which means… yes, packing everything up and moving again.   As you read this, you might recognise that feeling of transition – the sense of being between what was and what’s next. That’s why

Intentions give shape to how you show up in the world. They act as a quiet compass, guiding your thoughts, your choices and the energy you bring into each moment. As you move towards the end of the week, setting intentions can help you shift from simply getting things done to living with a sense of meaning and direction.   It’s one of the reasons behind why I started writing this newsletter. Since 14 August 2020, each newsletter has focused on a single theme, offering you a m

Listening back to this week’s Focus on WHY episode 492 featuring Alison Maitland and Liz Walker , one theme rose to the surface: the liberating idea that being enough, exactly as you are, isn’t merely acceptable but vital for genuine leadership and a grounded sense of self.   Alison spoke openly about the significant challenges she has faced, including breast cancer, yet her instinct has always been to operate from a place of possibility. She wasn’t striving to become someone

This Sunday will be a day filled with celebration. Not only is is St. Andrew’s Day, it’s also my birthday!   How has it crept up on me so fast again? It only feels like yesterday I was in Rhode Island with my husband and cousins celebrating turning 50, wondering what the next decade might hold. Then suddenly another year has zoomed by. Instead of feeling startled, I’ve learned to treat my birthdays as gentle invitations to pause. Nothing overly serious, just a quiet moment to

Letting go can feel like an impossible ask. You’ve been taught, both subtly and openly, that certain hurts are better held onto or tucked neatly out of sight. You might not realise that releasing them could be the key to easing a lifetime of shame, resentment or grief. Listening to Dr Jane Lewis in Focus on WHY podcast episode 490 Forgiveness Heals Toxicity, you hear from someone who hasn’t only explored release as an idea, but lives its raw and human truth.   Letting go does

Rigour isn’t a word you’d usually connect with purpose, impact or wellbeing. It often suggests rules, discipline or even restriction. Yet when I recorded Focus on WHY Reflections with Actions episode 489 , I discovered a different truth: rigour is the steady thread running through every story of transformation, empowerment and meaningful change my guests shared.   You probably talk about philanthropy, entrepreneurship, leadership, health or money in emotional terms — instinct

Ever feel like you’re rushing around, getting loads done, yet somehow not moving forward? You’re not alone. Most people I coach aren’t stuck because they lack motivation or talent. It’s because, somewhere along the way, they’ve drifted away from their purpose.   That quiet feeling of restlessness, burnout or the sense that ‘something’s missing’? That’s what I call a purpose gap . It’s the space between your intention and your actual impact. The difference between what really