Workshops and talks for people ready to change course
Small groups, honest conversation, and real exercises — not a lecture about following your dreams. Tell me about your group and we’ll work out the shape of the session together.
Second Act at Forty
The book, turned into a room: the exercises that help you name what you actually want from the next chapter, done together instead of alone on the sofa at 11pm.
The Career Audit
A practical working session using the Career Audit Workbook — what to keep, what to let go, and what you’ve been doing purely out of habit.
Small-group talks
An honest conversation, not a pep talk, for a small group standing at the same edge you are — wondering if it’s too late to start again.
Library evenings
A relaxed evening talk about starting again later than planned, with plenty of time for the questions everyone actually wants to ask.
A quick look inside a workshop
A short video from a real session — small group, honest conversation, and the moment someone says the quiet part out loud.
A working session, not a lecture
In person or by video call. Real exercises, straight talk, and the space to admit out loud what you’ve been avoiding thinking about.
An honest conversation
For a handful of people at the same crossroads. I bring the questions if the room needs a nudge to start talking.
A relaxed talk & Q&A
For library and community audiences — a talk about starting again, and time for the questions everyone came with.
Brightwater Readers’ FestivalPanel sessionHalvard Speakers ForumSpeaker slotRegional library networkEvening talksCommunity career-change meetupsRegular visitsWorkplace wellbeing programmesWorkshopIndependent bookshopsEvening events
Every session starts the same way: an honest answer to ‘is it really too late’. (It isn’t.)
Bring the job you’re quietly unhappy in. We’ll figure out what to do about it together.
Booking, briefly
Happy to travel for the right group — get in touch with your dates and I’ll let you know what’s possible.