There is a particular kind of stuck that doesn't look like stuck from the outside. You are functioning. You are getting through the day. And yet something feels off. Seven signs you're not broken, just stuck, and what to do about it.
There is a particular kind of stuck that doesn't look like stuck from the outside. You are functioning. You are getting through the day. And yet something feels off. Seven signs you're not broken, just stuck, and what to do about it.
When someone tells me they are stuck, I listen for the metaphor before I listen for the detail. Going round in circles. Uphill struggle. Brick wall. Wood for the trees. At a crossroads. Five everyday metaphors and what they are really trying to tell you.
There's a question I hear from people who get in touch about coaching. Not always out loud, but it's there underneath. Do I have to commit to something big? A six-month programme? A year of work on myself? And the honest answer is no. Most of the people I work with come for one session. […]
What if the thing holding you isn't a trap, but a passage? Alison shares her short story about a caterpillar called Eric, and what surrendering really looks like.
Three poems. Three recurring situations where logic runs out. On World Poetry Day, Alison reflects on why poetry finds its way into the most important business conversations.
What can forests teach us about sustainable business? On International Day of Forests, Alison reflects on seven lessons from nature for more resilient, long-term thinking.
What would it mean to rewild your role? On Rewilding Day, Alison reflects on what happens when we domesticate ourselves to fit our jobs and what restoration might look like.
Have you ever told yourself ‘enough is enough’… and then gone right back to the thing you were walking away from? That’s why this week’s #MetaphorAndMeMonday metaphor, ‘drawing a line in the sand’, has been sitting with me as I return from a week away. 2025 has been a frustrating year (and 2024 wasn’t much […]
‘Can’t see the wood for the trees’ – is one of those metaphors that never runs out of insight and is, therefore, the perfect metaphor to start my weekly ‘Metaphor And Me Monday’ posts. The posts will explore the gifts within the metaphor that you use when you’re stuck, lost or confused with #MetaphorAndMeMonday posts […]
Finding clarity through metaphor, movement, and the words you live by. Sometimes it’s not about pushing through. It’s about stepping back, listening in, and letting metaphor, image, and nature reveal what logic alone cannot. That’s the spirit of the LANDSCAPE Coaching Toolkit - a creative, metaphor-rich approach to personal and professional transformation. It’s not linear. […]
