Work/Career/Education

Managing stress at work

Work is currently really stressfull with talk of cuts, closure, cutting hours and potential redundancy. It feels like theres is lot so weight and responsibility on my shoulders in terms of what i could have done to have meant the charity was in a stronger position financial. I’m beating myself a lot and feeling really …

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Feeling down

Hi coaches, I’ve been going through a challenging period for the past three months, I’m currently on a two-week leave from work. I’m returning on Friday which I’m feeling mixed emotions so I reached out to my manager regarding retuning to work. She was very supportive letting me know that she will be taking me …

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Parenting guilt

I have two young children and work full-time. I am trying to make sense of thoughts/feelings about organising playdates and supporting my children to build strong friendships. Over the past three years, I have had periods of burnout due to full-time work and looking after my children as there was no wrap around care. I …

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Redundancies uncertainty

Hi, My work told us that they’ll be announcing redundancies next week. This was pretty shocking, but also what shocked me more was that part of me wants it to be me. I have wanted to leave for a while, and am currently setting myself up to go freelance – and there is part of …

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Angry at my boss

Hello coaches! Good to be here again I am going to have a crazy month at work where the load is going to be massive, and I just got a promotion that also means more responsibilities and more close work with my boss. I like her as a person but I am aware we have …

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Running late/rushing

Hello, I’d love some coaching on my propensity to be rush and be late. I have been observing this over the last few weeks especially, as it is something I have recently been trying to address, but I still end up rushing and arrive bang on time or a few minutes late. So there are …

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not being superhuman

Hi coaches, I was working on the prompts from the self-love workshop and noticed that I am judging myself because I can’t do all of the following things at the same time: – living off-grid (means chopping wood, carrying water, using minimal electricity, so chores take longer) – care for a very active dog (ca …

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Tell boss too much to do

Hi, I really struggle to tell my boss when he’s pushing too much onto me. I never ask for help. It never even occurs to me to ask. How do I stop this negative cycle in my life?     Answer: You could start by noticing how you are telling this story about yourself. What …

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Relationship with Work Colleague

Hello, I’ve submitted a few questions recently with regard to navigating a difficult situation at work. Thank you for all your feedback. I’ve realized that there is one particular colleague I need coaching on. I’ve worked together with her in a previous job where I was a PhD student and she was a Postdoc. At …

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Deciding to Prioritize Pt. II

I don’t think I’m managing this wrong necessarily. I think I could choose to post on the Instagram account or not and it wouldn’t mean anything either way. I’m just noticing the feeling of disappointment about not posting. Over the summer I took steps to make the app less addictive so I can share there …

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[fear of burning out again]

Dear coach, I recently gifted myself a fully remote job with lots of flexibility & benefits and I quite enjoy the job after years in academia and years of burnout cycles. Thanks to the time hackers, I have been feeling much better about slowing down and taking time off, most importantly starting the work day …

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Loud brain, quiet heart

Hey coaches, My summer goal was to ‘find out what I want from life’. And I found out a lot. Mostly things I don’t want in my life anymore. So I had a good tidy up. And now with all the free space , I see constantly new opportunities where my life could take me. …

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Dog-sitting quandary

Hi, (This might seem like a random one, but I think I’m making it mean more than it is – so would appreciate any guidance!) A few months ago, a friend of a friend got in touch to ask if I’d be up for dog sitting their dog once a week, as they had a …

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Guilty then angry

Hello coaches! Me and my boss have very different ways of working, and this morning she put a message in the work group chat that made me feel really guilty. But the more I thought worked it, the more anger I felt about being made to feel guilty. Now, I’ve been here long enough to …

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Quitting My Job! Part 2

Exploring answering these worst case questions has definitely made them less scary and reassured me that even if the worst happens, very quickly I had an answer for each of them. Knowing that was without much time and without reaching out to close friends/family for support/discussion, also reinforced that even if I were to get …

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Autumn goal

Hello coaches, I’d like a bit of coaching on what’s come up around my autumn goal. I went into the autumn coaching workshop with the rough idea that I’d like my goal to be on building trust in my capabilities. In the workshop I was able to define my goal and rocks, and also had …

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Quitting my job!

Hi there, excited to be submitting my first AAC query! I have bravely (and relatively out of character…), made a recent decision to quit my job. I have a few things I’d like to explore when I become unemployed, as well as a pretty urgent need to take a break from an intense career (and …

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Overthinking Autumn Goal

Hi there, this is my first time submitting to AAC! I found the Autumn goal workshop last week really helpful and left it feeling very inspired, but since then I’ve gone back into overthinking patterns about my goal and intentions. For some context, I’ve been working in the same team for the past 8 and …

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