We often think belonging gives us confidence — but what if it’s our ability to challenge that proves whether we truly feel we belong? Belonging can support confidence — but self-respect is what sustains the courage to challenge. What can be the best and most reliable...

There are two forms of Ego. One shows itself through behaviours that suggest a sense of superiority over another. However, feeling and acting inferior to others is also ego. It can become like a game that we feel compelled to play -  constantly switching from one form...

'Even an old pit pony needs the occasional pat on the nose.' A word of encouragement goes such a long way, especially when it is a long road that is less travelled. Most small children when they are learning to walk are given loads of encouragement to take the first...

...the UnWelcome It takes us to scary places, but that's also where the buried treasures lie. When we learn we are Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Lyra Silver-tongue... Where we re-discover all that is strong and brave and good within us. It's a good way to define both...

What do you define as ethics - morals - values? Do you see these terms as interchangeable? Or how do they differ? Where does integrity and character sit within these? Where there is the expression "Come clean" then it refers to being in full alignment  with what we...

Within Liferoute, there is Caring on Campus. It's an initiative to tackle mental health issues in higher education - where staff and students are both affected. Its approach is based on first principles rather than 'off-the-shelf' fixes. And, importantly, the only...