Blogs | Samantha Hawkins

How White Women Can Be Better Allies

White women, we have GOT to step up. Look, I know that we live in a world which still tries, in a multitude of ways, to hold women back,...

A Better Way to Help Disadvantaged Communities: Empowerment

“The best thing we can do is to accompany them – to hold their hands and walk with them on their journey.” Richard Chongo, an advocate of...

4 Ways to Protect Your Boundaries (& Your Mental Health!) During This Covid Holiday Season

What a year. It feels to me like I am still emotionally stuck in March, and yet somehow my calendar reads December. It has been both the...

Overcoming Perfectionism: How It Harms You, & What To Do About It.

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” - John Steinbeck It really is incredible how hard we all are on ourselves....

What to Look for When Hiring a Professional Coach

So you have decided to hire a coach, either for you or your organisation, but you are met by a seemingly endless stream of options and...

Belonging is the Opposite of Fitting In

“Belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are, it requires us to be who we are.” – Brené Brown A sense of belonging is intrinsically...

Post-Lockdown Anxiety (& How to Manage It)

These last few weeks I have heard over and over, from clients and loved ones, that they have this ‘secret fear’ that they believe is...

Choose Courage over Comfort

So let’s start with this: life is terrifying, and it’s exhilarating. It pushes and pulls you unexpectedly, it drags on and it rushes by,...