New Perspectives: Rediscovering who we are at the threshold

Me standing in a sculpture called Threshold by Natasha Rosling, 2019

Last week, I went on a sculpture trail in the Forest of Dean, during a much-needed and fabulous break from working life pressures. In this photo, I am walking through a sculpture called Threshold (by Natasha Rosling, 2019). The name struck a chord with me as I have spent a lot of time the last few months thinking about thresholds, studying the writings of Bernard Lievegoed, who founded many initiatives in human development, education, and organisational transformation. (See Man on the Threshold: The Challenge of Inner Development).

The past few months have felt tumultuous, with lots of change happening around me, things being thrown up in the air and not quite landing yet. Some parts of my life has become slower, others have felt like a whirlwind. Like a steady river flowing, with eddies where the water circles and refuses to settle.

The two towering, weathered slabs lean inward, forming a space that felt sacred – perhaps because of the meaning I gave to it, perhaps because of the essence of the sculpture being the inbetween… I don’t know. But either way, I felt it.

I stepped through. Slowly. And something about the act of walking through that space, between two giant stones, surrounded by stillness, stayed with me.

Somehow it echoed something I’ve been feeling for a while now: that I’m in between. Not in crisis, not lost. Just… in the middle of something unfolding.

Slowing down (even when it’s uncomfortable)

Earlier this year, work naturally slowed. At first, I felt a bit uneasy about that. I’m used to being busy, serving clients, delivering sessions and workshops, writing strategies and reports, moving through packed days. But the space this quiet season created gave me something far more valuable than productivity: it gave me time to stop.

Time to ask bigger questions. Time to reconnect with why I do this work. Time to listen to my inner wisdom.

Since September, I’ve been exploring my life through a biographical study, a structured, reflective process that’s helped me make sense of the patterns in my story. It’s surfaced things I hadn’t fully seen, made me more aware of the choices I’ve made, and reminded me of the values that guide me.

By thinking deeply about who I am and what that can offer others, came the idea of New Perspectives. A way to create more space in our lives. Not just physical time, but mental, emotional, and even spiritual space to reconnect with who we are and how we want to show up in the world.

The power of perspective

So much of my work with clients centres on perspective. Not just solving problems, but seeing them differently. Seeing ourselves differently.

When we’re caught up in urgency, it’s easy to miss what’s really going on. We react. We push through. We try to stay afloat. But underneath that rush is often something deeper: fatigue, uncertainty, grief, growth trying to happen.

In those moments, what we need most isn’t another strategy – it’s space. Space to slow down. To feel what we feel. To ask better questions. And to access the quiet wisdom that’s already there beneath the surface.

What New Perspectives offers

So I’ve created New Perspectives: a thinking space for busy people who want to reset midweek, re-centre themselves, and think more clearly about what really matters.

It’s not a workshop. It’s not therapy. It’s not a productivity hack.

It’s a guided 40-minute pause: a mix of gentle grounding, thoughtful insight, reflective dialogue, and quiet processing. A place where clarity often arises not from doing more—but from being more present.

It’s a space for people who are already good at holding it together, but might need a bit of space to feel into what’s next. Whether you’re a leader, a parent, a creative, or simply someone carrying a lot right now. This is a space to breathe and reflect.

And for me?

Creating this space has helped me reconnect with what I most love about my work. Holding space. Deep listening. Thoughtful conversation. Helping people come back to themselves.

The past few months have been challenging in their own way, but also illuminating. I’ve remembered that there is power in slowing down, in questioning, in letting go of what no longer fits—and that clarity comes not from pushing, but from pausing.

A gift in May

To mark this threshold in my own journey, and to celebrate my four years of helping others in this way, I’m offering something small and meaningful.

There will be three FREE pilot sessions available in May, for anyone who hasn’t yet experienced this kind of reflective space and is curious. For the rest of the month, all 45-min sessions booked directly online will be only £65.

No pressure. No big commitment. Just an invitation to step through your own kind of threshold, and see what new perspective might meet you on the other side.