Personal growth and wellbeing have always mattered most to me. My schools expected high marks in Latin and Greek, but discovering purpose and emotional intelligence were firmly absent from the timetable.

Anthropology, and moving to Africa, began to feed me with cultural and academic insights to develop greater understanding. I became a specialist anthropological guide and travelled widely, first in Africa and now around the world. I learned skills for personal growth from people in very different cultures.

Working with PhD students at Oxford in early 2020, I developed ways to facilitate workshops that enable personal growth to improve wellbeing. I share ideas, frameworks and skills that I have found useful, and create space for self-reflection to encourage greater self-awareness and ownership of wellbeing.

As the feedback and data came in, the effectiveness of this approach became clear, and I have worked widely at Oxford ever since with staff and students. The work expanded to Cambridge, Imperial and beyond.

 

These workshops equip, they provide tools and understanding. Most importantly they develop a mindset and confidence to grow and steer life with purpose to improve wellbeing. 

Knowing ourselves, reflecting and change are vital for individuals, but also collectively these are skills that help us work together better and develop wiser and more fulfilling lives and careers. 

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