Stories for Wellbeing is a powerful four-pillared wellbeing programme that is specifically designed, using a combination of proven therapeutic modalities, to enhance the personal development and learning of key individuals who are in the pipeline for burnout - so the risks can be mitigated and burnout prevented. It is a safe space where participants – future leaders, managers and rising stars – go on a journey to shift focus from work to self to reprioritize motivations and get a more healthy and harmonious work life balance where they can thrive and reach their potential. It is a mindful reading programme based on bibliotherapy and incorporates the reading of literature; using the imagination through prompted journaling; the chance to tell your story though witnessed listening in The Listening Circle; and network connection with like-minded others.The programme:i. Revitalises ii. Creates Perspective iii. Improves Professional Efficacy and directly addresses the areas identified as organizational correlates of burnout:1. Work overload 2. Lack of Control 3. Insufficient Reward 4. Breakdown of Community5. Absence of Fairness 6. Value ConflictOUTCOMES o More empathetic; o Manage relationships better; o Improved communicators; o Empowered; o greater resilience; o have better understanding of self and others; o feel less isolated or alone; o New zest for life; o Express themselves better; o see things from other perspectives; o tools to manage conflict; o are more solution orientatedo are better problem solverso greater sense of self-wortho higher self-esteem“It is a voyage of self discovery of learning and meditating and becoming aware of how you really feel about something." "I love journaling. It's the power of self-discipline, self-trust, surrendering and allowing self to tap in and communicate with self" "There is something healing in being able to tell my story and for someone to listen and witness it. I am so grateful"

As a Registered Bach Flower Remedy Practitioner I am able to hold consultations with clients to support them in finding balance and harmony in their life by working with them to discover what emotional blocks are holding them back and teaching them they way that they can, through the 38 different remedies, find release and again be restored to a place of balance. This gentle healing system uses the vibrational energy from the essence of specific flowers to bring relief from emotional upset and unbalance so that the client can again feel more in align with their true self. We believe that the client should be in control of their own wellbeing and consultations are also about teaching the methods used so that the client can become their own emotional healer with the remedies. Becoming self-aware is very important in managing your own wellbeing and being able to take the correct remedies or action dependent upon you emotional state enables you to quickly find comfort and balance. The remedies are also able to work positively, so they can support your in your aims to be more confident, trust yourself, not to be so overwhelmed, cut ties with the past that is no longer serving you, bring balance in the overcame of others, to not feel so sorry for yourself, to help you make choices or support you in your need to find your path. I am very happy to come into offices to talk about these remedies and how staff can support themselves. My dream is to have a box of remedies in every office kitchen for staff to use when need be.

Specialist in inter-country adoption, advocate for orphans, coaching for infertile couples and offering personal consultations and facilitation of independent adoptions. Please contact directly at 08444157827 or Cecile@internationaladoptionguide.co.uk for confidential discussions.

Together with Fenella G and Kathy K we set up RUKA Russian UK Adoption support group for those adopting from Russia and for the children adopted. This is a vibrant community of over 150 which meets regularly. The teenagers have their own support group and have grown up and supported each other throughout their lives, and are now firm friends for life

Was a member of the school PTA liaising between school and parents. Instrumental in rewriting the schools Bullying Policy as inadequate for the issues arising. Organised and ran fund raising events for the school and other events.

Independent documentary film maker giving voice to those who have none. Director and Producer of Battle's Poison Cloud an award winning documentary on the on-going effects of Agent Orange on the victims of Vietnam.

Senior Post Production Editor - freelance working in major news organisations. Associated Press, BBC, NBC.

Post Production Director for the shared Financial Television programming for FT and CNN with their daily economics programmes