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Are we getting resilience all wrong?
I’ve noticed that the word ‘resilience’ has become a bit misunderstood in recent years. To some people, especially those in marginalised...
Samantha Hawkins
Mar 142 min read


What Can I Do?
If you are spending your days feeling increasingly overwhelmed and powerless about all that is happening in the world, the best antidote...
Samantha Hawkins
Feb 283 min read


How to stay engaged without getting overwhelmed.
The number one question I am being asked right now is: How can I stay aware & engaged without getting overwhelmed & depleted? It’s a...
Samantha Hawkins
Feb 182 min read


Humour as a Tool for Resistance & Resilience
Sometimes you just have to laugh. Reading Trump’s ‘proclamation’ boldly suggesting that he has invented Black History Month was one of...
Samantha Hawkins
Feb 142 min read


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,...
Samantha Hawkins
May 26, 20232 min read


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...
Samantha Hawkins
Feb 17, 20212 min read


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...
Samantha Hawkins
Dec 16, 20204 min read


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....
Samantha Hawkins
Sep 29, 20203 min read


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...
Samantha Hawkins
Sep 16, 20203 min read


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...
Samantha Hawkins
Sep 10, 20202 min read


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...
Samantha Hawkins
May 5, 20203 min read


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,...
Samantha Hawkins
Mar 20, 20202 min read
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