Tue, 17th Feb 2026 WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING? February in the UK is not for the faint-hearted. The light disappears early. The mornings are cold. The trees look bare and lifeless. Everything feels… paused. And yet – beneath the surface, things are still growing. Winter always makes me reflective. It’s the season where applause feels […]

Tue, 5th Aug 2025 DON’T BE A CHICKEN There’s a story I love about an eagle’s egg placed in a hen’s nest. The eagle hatches alongside the chicks, grows up scratching at the ground, clucking, pecking, and flying just a few feet at a time. All her life, she thinks she’s a chicken, because that’s […]

Tue, 13th May 2025 HOW TO QUIET YOUR INNER CRITIC There is a common assumption that all performers are confident and that we have no self-doubt – or, if we do, we are simply very good at dealing with it. I wish! My self-doubt’s best friend is my inner voice. And since she’s part of […]

Tue, 6th May 2025 AUDIENCES WANT CONNECTION, NOT PERFECTION A few months ago, I cried during a public speech at the House of Lords (I mean, really!). You can watch it here In that moment, I was furious with myself. I felt exposed, frustrated, and completely vulnerable. But to my surprise, almost every person in the […]