top of page

Search


What Is Midlife, Really? A Reflective Look at Identity, Aging, and Change
To me, midlife begins around 39 and stretches to about 59. Not because of a number. But because something shifts inside. You start asking different questions. You stop tolerating old answers. You begin to wonder whether the life you’ve built still fits the person you’re becoming.
Patricia Ezechie
2 days ago2 min read


100 Blog Posts Later: Lessons Learned About Writing, Voice, and Impact
“Every time I’ve worried too much about what people might think, I’ve gotten stuck. But when I write from the heart, that’s when the words flow—and that’s when they connect.”
Patricia Ezechie
Jun 32 min read


What Happens When the Organisation Changes? Navigating Organisational Loss and Identity in Transition
Organisational change can happen with the stroke of a policy pen. But personal transition doesn’t move on a press release timeline.
As William Bridges reminds us: “It isn’t the changes that do you in, it’s the transitions.” Change is structural.
Strategic. Often external. Transition is emotional. Psychological. Deeply personal. It involves letting go of the identity you held in that role — and figuring out who you are without the title, the badge, or the framework that once
Patricia Ezechie
Apr 222 min read


How to Stay Grounded in Uncertain Times: A Free Resource to Help You Recentre
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, unsteady, or unsure of your next steps — you’re not imagining it.
We are living through a time of deep uncertainty.
War, global conflict, economic instability, political upheaval — it’s affecting all of us. And for many women navigating career and life transitions, it can feel especially destabilising.
Patricia Ezechie
Apr 152 min read


Feel Good Friday
You did great.
You deserve to be celebrated and acknowledged.
Patricia Ezechie
May 12, 20232 min read


Mental Health Awareness Week Challenge Day 7: Be kind to yourself.... always
Think kindly of yourself. Speak gently to yourself. Judge yourself less. Find more free resources here
Patricia Ezechie
May 16, 20211 min read


Mental Health Awareness Week Challenge Day 6 - Prioritise Sleep
We need it. We need enough of it to do everything. Life feels infinitely harder when we don’t have enough of it. It’s probably the best...
Patricia Ezechie
May 15, 20211 min read


Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 - Join the challenge
Mental Health Awareness Week begins today. For the next 7 days across the whole of the UK, we are encouraged to focus on and raise the...
Patricia Ezechie
May 10, 20213 min read


Why rest and naps are important!
Yesterday I did something I have not done for quite a while. I woke at my usual 5.30ish but felt like hell – absolutely exhausted - but I...
Patricia Ezechie
Apr 24, 20212 min read


Surviving Burnout - On rediscovering well-being, building resilience, and career change.
I wrote this piece for Thrive Global just over two years ago. Recently a client I was working with asked me why I do what I do. This is...
Patricia Ezechie
Apr 6, 20218 min read


How to regain work life balance in COVID-19 and Lockdown
COVID-19 and lockdown has brought many challenges, but I think it’s fair to say one of the biggest has been the blurring of the lines...
Patricia Ezechie
Mar 18, 20215 min read


What is Resilience?
What is resilience? I define resilience as the ability to return to a state of wellbeing or wellness……. no matter what we encounter
Patricia Ezechie
Mar 5, 20213 min read


Career lessons from a 70's Classic
I woke up this morning with a tune in my head. It’s been around for a couple of days now but as it’s cheery hasn’t been too irritating....
Patricia Ezechie
Feb 16, 20212 min read


5 Strategies for Better Mental Health
In the blog post "It's all about your levels" I introduced the concept of 'levels' and how they help us maintain the background...
Patricia Ezechie
Jan 12, 20212 min read


It's all about your levels of wellbeing
Without our health and wellbeing we cannot achieve.
Without our health and wellbeing we cannot create, change, start or finish.
Patricia Ezechie
Jan 8, 20212 min read


Overwhelm is a choice
It's just a feeling. A feeling triggered by a thought. That thought could be as simple as "I have too much to do" or depending on the...
Patricia Ezechie
Jan 6, 20212 min read


5 reflections to take into 2019
New Year's Resolutions - Patricia Ezechie Coaching I think you will agree that it’s been a hell of a ride this year, and I have to be...
Patricia Ezechie
Jan 1, 20192 min read


5 things to do to recover from an epic fail!
We have all been there. You did everything you were supposed to do. You showed up as your best self and did your best work. You followed...
Patricia Ezechie
Dec 3, 20184 min read


Why feeling stuck in your career is a good thing!
Stage 1 of Patricia Ezechie's 8 Stage Model of Successful Career Change. In this first blog in this series I want to explore with you...
Patricia Ezechie
Sep 19, 20184 min read
bottom of page