Well, folks, here we are, hurtling toward the finish line of 2024 — a year that gave us the perfect cocktail of hard and easy, shaken, not stirred. You know that exquisite blend where triumph and tears, love and loathing, and peace and fiery anger all sat at the same dinner table, arguing over the different interpretations of the same social media post.
It’s been… a fucking ride. Let’s start with the big, awkward, elephant-in-the-room truth: sometimes we outgrow people, roles, and even ourselves. And sometimes, like a pair of skinny jeans post-holiday season, life outgrows us. This year, I learned that firsthand. Life has a way of throwing curveballs when you least expect it. Just when you’re settling into a rhythm, finding comfort in what feels like steady ground, someone decides to shake up the foundation. Plans get restructured, priorities shift, and suddenly you’re navigating a new landscape. One moment, you’re thriving, confident in the path ahead; the next, you’re sitting in a meeting about changes that could alter everything you’ve been working toward. It’s a sobering reminder of how quickly circumstances can evolve. That said, I’m grateful and proud that there’s still room to continue the journey for a while yet. But it’s not all uncertainty and adjustment. In the midst of upheaval, new doors have opened, bringing opportunities I hadn’t imagined. I’ve come to see change not so much as an ending but as a redirection—granted, one that sometimes feels as abrupt as a U-turn in rush-hour traffic. Burned Bridges and Social Media Shenanigans Of course, when you live loud, share your truths, and occasionally crack a politically charged joke, not everyone sticks around for the ride. A few former clients and collaborators decided they were done with me — and tried to make their exit as dramatic as possible. From attempting to dox me to stirring up social media storms, it’s been… colourful. Ironically, these antics only led to their accounts being shut down, proving that karma has a delightful sense of humour. 
On a more poignant note, I’ve seen some of my beautiful Jewish friends and clients estranged from their families this year — a heartbreaking reminder of how deeply divided our world can be at this present time. Yet despite these fractures, I still feel immense gratitude to live in a country where I can voice my opinions, and the occasional zinger, without fearing for my life. And while our words can sometimes help heal another person’s wound, we also need to accept that in someone else’s story, we will always be the villain. Life’s Internal Long Arse Winters If I had to distil the theme of my clients’ lives this year into one phrase, it would be rebuilding and redefining. Relationships were mended, identities recalibrated, and professions reinvented. But let’s not sugarcoat it — anger, dissatisfaction, and sadness have also loomed large, turning some life pillar seasons into what I like to call ‘long internal winters’. Yet, even in these icy stretches, there’s beauty. Winter serves as a cautionary tale — a stark, frigid backdrop against which we sketch out our dreams for spring. It’s in those dark, shivery months that we lay the scaffolding for the life we do want to call in and create. And when I refer to seasons, I don’t mean the earth’s seasons. I mean our unique Life Pillars such as work, (many different) relationships, health, home, family, alone time, study — all which can make up to 20–40 different Foundational Principles you are currently navigating in your life. Many of us yearn for our Life Pillars to be in the season of summer, where all is well, and we are peaking in terms of energy, success, opportunities and ease. But that’s the thing, if too many of our Anchor Points are in summer, then we can feel overwhelmed. Like many good things are happening — but they’ve arrived all at once, and we can’t clone ourselves, nor do we have the capacity to be present and really enjoy our success. I’ll be taking a break over the holiday period from Christmas Day. If you need to book a session before then to cut any chords from a situation or person you no longer want in your life, or for help understanding which season you’re navigating in your own Navigation Map, let me know soon. Otherwise, may the rest of your year be filled with love, wonder, and just the right amount of chaos to keep it interesting so you can be curious, not furious.
Until we cross paths again, sending you lots of love,