by Clare Myatt | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog
Like Dr. Brené Brown, I have a particular interest in shame. Perhaps because I know the terrain both personally and professionally, and perhaps because it’s one of those things we’re not supposed to talk about. I want to shine a light into any...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog
Early in my work with recovering people, we spent a lot of time figuring out what ‘triggered’ them to drink or use other drugs. It was important they know this, both to move towards quitting, and once abstinent, to stay that way. The Matrix...
by Clare Myatt | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog
In a moment of serendipity earlier this week, I reviewed notes taken at an Association for Coaching conference some years ago when I attended a lecture given by Chris Johnstone. Originally trained as a medical doctor, he went on to specialise in well-being, positive...
by Clare Myatt | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog
I’m proud to have contributed an article to my friend and colleague Francis Briers most recent publication, The Embodiment Journal – Volume 1: Somatics and Embodiment for Health, Leadership and Life. Available on Amazon to download to Kindle for just...
by Clare Myatt | Feb 14, 2015 | Blog
Many will undoubtedly read this interesting article about mother-of-nine Helena Morrisey with an eye to the proportion of women in the boardroom, that ongoing debate about equality and glass ceilings and so on. However, for me, I was struck by something else...
by Clare Myatt | Jan 15, 2015 | Blog
I have an introvert friend, let’s call her Ruth, who used to dread social events because she was so bad at small talk. For all her poise and confidence at work, managing a successful team, the thought of a party gave her the heeby-jeebies. Something has changed...
by Clare Myatt | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog
Unfortunately, I have deep familiarity with narcissistic nastiness. With both parents leaning in that direction, one more than the other thank goodness, I know how to listen to them, cater to them, tend to them, navigate around them….you get the picture. I...
by Clare Myatt | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog
Describing the type of Strozzi Somatic bodywork I offer in the course of somatic coaching is a bit like trying to teach swimming from a book. Better to get in the water and give it a try! But I do understand the hesitation people have, especially in the UK, about the...
by Clare Myatt | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog
Gratitude and Trust is the name of a new book written by Tracey Jackson and Paul Williams, featured on a recent SuperSoulSunday interview with Oprah Winfrey. Paul has been in recovery for twenty-four years and together with writer Tracey, have gone back...
by Clare Myatt | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog
A friend and colleague, Hugh Osborne, has introduced me to a video interview with Dr. Gabor Maté in May 2014, Seattle. Probably one of the most useful explanations and explorations I’ve heard of how we escape the present (or pain, boredom, low self-esteem,...
