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We’ve all heard the saying ‘fake it til you make it’, but does it actually work? Amy Cuddy’s TedTalk (2012), titled 'Fake it til you make it' talked of body language and confidence - it had a moment and went viral.  As a behavioural psychologist, she explained how taking up space (aka the power pose) can influence how we feel in the moment. The more space we take up, by raising our arms for example, the more confident we feel. As a tool, it’s simple and easy to put into pract

Conflict. It shows up in every kind of relationship; at home, at work, with friends, with family. And while it might look like it’s about the words being said or the events that took place, conflict often arises from an unmet need.

Emotions aren’t problems to be solved. They’re signals. They’re data. They’re part of what makes us human - and they have a role to play, even at work. What can sometimes happen, though, is that we experience an emotion like anger, frustration, or shame, and we react to it in a way that doesn’t align with how we want to show up. We snap. We withdraw. We over-apologise. We become defensive. We ruminate. How do you create a space between our trigger and response?