Category Archives for "fatherhood"

Is there something essential you’ve forgotten?

 I grew up by the sea and loved boating and sailing as a child. I’ve always loved the water and have been fortunate enough to live near the sea for much of my life. More recently,  in the southwest of the UK, near river and beaches too that are bounteous and utterly beautiful. But somehow over the years, […]

What to do when you’re caught in low moods…

Everyone has ups and downs, even those who seem not to.But what if that down you’re in seems to have legs?  Like a few weeks of persistent low energy, low motivation, low appetite (or massive appetite).Often when someone has a persistent low mood they start asking themselves ( or a loved one observes) that they […]

When you feel that there should be more to life…

Do you feel a bit disappointed with your life?It’s a niggle. Exacerbated by social media. You’re scrolling on your phone. A friend’s in the Caribbean, posting cocktails on the beach, again. Another is leaving your town to move to their dream location. Yet another is sharing a family occasion that looks full of fun and lightness.You’re not feeling […]

When you’re facing continuous overwhelm

Feeling overwhelmed? Caught in procrastination or paralysis as a result? Unable to switch off at the end of the day?You’d think better time management or more efficiency would be the answer. But they aren’t necessarily. Nor are better boundaries.Nor is getting better employees or having your wife/kids change their behaviour or demands of you.Nor is […]

What to do when you’re juggling too many plates

IT’S ALL COMING AT YOU AT ONCE. The dishwasher needs emptying. The kitchen still isn’t cleared up from lunch. The kids are jumping up and down for your attention. One’s desperately trying to show you a drawing and the other is asking for help with their game. You’re trying to listen to podcast in the background, one […]

How to reduce stress in the morning rush and home routine

Will you just COME ON!?It’s 850, and you have to drop him off by 900. Then your meeting starts at 930 and you need to be back at your desk, or at least your phone by then. With the traffic, it’ll be close, and you don’t want to talk while you’re driving.You begin to feel […]

How to futureproof your relationship with your kids

  It hits you like a slap in the face… ‘Dad, you know when you get to level 9, there’s this really difficult trick? You need to get past Bowser but if you don’t time the jumps right, he gets you every time. I JUST DID IT’ She’s fizzing with excitement and you’re nodding. ‘Fantastic, well done.’ […]

What to do when you have too much on (and your a business owning dad)

  You wonder how you are ever going to break out of this nightmare… It’s gone 930 and the kids are finally in bed. You’re looking forward to a few minutes’ rest. Maybe you’ll get your head out of work mode and all the stuff you didn’t get done today that’ll be clogging your inbox for tomorrow. Flick […]

Our secret biggest fear

Ever had that experience of deep visceral fear? Hopefully not often, But when it happens, it shakes you up. Like when someone pulls out suddenly in front of you and you have to slam on the brakes. Hoping to God you don’t hit. Or you misjudge your speed on a bike racing down hill, skid […]

Do you live by the ‘Law of Flatpack?’

I’ve done my fair share of assembling flatpack furniture over the years. Not always successfully, I hasten to add. I don’t find following the instructions that easy. Or interesting. There have been quite a few times when I’ve inserted part A into what I thought was part B only to find it was part C. […]