A Grounded Approach to Mental and Emotional Wellbeing at Work
The world continues to be in an evolving state of flux and after many years and thousands of hours working in this field, I have come to believe that perhaps the motto of “bringing your whole self” to work might have actually made boundaries more blurred, expectations of care more unrealistic, and the ability to discern what support is needed more difficult to find.
What if we’re not meant to be our full selves at work, but instead be our most grounded selves?
This is the starting point of my approach to mental and emotional wellbeing at work. It focuses on maturity, discernment, and action. Rather than asking people to bring more of themselves to work, this approach supports people to show up as their most grounded selves according to three core principles:
Emotional Maturity: being able to recognise and take responsibility for our emotional responses without suppressing them or acting them out. It involves developing the capacity to stay regulated under pressure, communicate with clarity rather than reactivity, and tolerate discomfort without immediately discharging it onto others.
Critical Discernment: the ability to think clearly about what is happening — internally, relationally, and systemically — rather than automatically adopting dominant narratives about stress, wellbeing, or performance. This principle supports thoughtful decision-making, healthier boundaries, and a more realistic understanding of what work can and cannot provide.
Sustainable Action: focuses on small, realistic changes that can be maintained over time, rather than short bursts of insight or motivation that quickly fade. It recognises human limits, competing demands, and the realities of organisational life, and supports people to take practical steps that align with their capacity and context. The emphasis is on consistency, reflection, and flexibility.
I am interested in building people’s capacity to face uncertainty, to sit with complexity, to be clear and direct in their communication, to accept that business and community/family are different realms, and to remain human in a world that constantly pushes us not to be.
Grounded Human Presence at Work: Areas I Work In
My work focuses on practical, psychologically grounded themes that shape how people think, feel, relate, and function at work. Each area combines clear concepts, reflective space, and realistic action.
Emotional Regulation & Capacity: Understanding how our nervous systems respond under pressure, and building the ability to experience emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them.
Sustainable Performance & Human Limits: Exploring how productivity, burnout, and performance are shaped by systems, not just individual resilience.
Relational Maturity & Communication: Strengthening how people relate and communicate at work through clearer boundaries, honest feedback, constructive conflict, and more adult-to-adult conversations.
Uncertainty & Discernment: Supporting people to stay grounded when roles shift, futures feel unclear, and certainty is unavailable, without rushing to false reassurance or empty short-term fixes.
Grounded Action & Psychological Depth: Creating space to slow down, reflect, and connect insight with responsibility, and thought with proactive action.
Creativity & Imagination In a Technological World: Navigating the impact of fast-changing technologies such as AI on human creativity and imagination, and how we can continue to think, create, and work in ways that remain deeply human.
Every partnership will include a free workshop until June 2026.
A Grounded Invitation and Manifesto
I don’t deliver or promise quick fixes. I create learning spaces where insight, reflection, and practical action come together in ways that support steadier, more thoughtful ways of working.
My work is an actionable philosophy which promotes a way of being and thinking which takes into consideration human ideals but also the realities of modern life and work.
If any of the above resonates with you, has raised any questions or sparks of curiosity, I’d love to have a conversation about how we might work together.