Writing

James' Writing

Essays and reflections on the hidden patterns shaping women's lives, relationships, leadership and power.

James writes about what sits beneath the surface: the rules women were taught to follow, the dynamics that keep them small and the clarity that helps them choose differently.

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Remorse – The Gift I never Saw Coming

FEATURED ESSAY

What if it isn’t your personality?

What if the behaviours you’ve come to think of as your personality are actually adaptations you learned in order to survive?

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Remorse – The Gift I never Saw Coming

Louis Theroux’s Manosphere documentary

International Women's Day: A Sign of Progress or Failure?

Why your XQ is YOUR hidden difference

Why Transformational Coaching Leaves Executive Coaching in the Dust

The Real Blocks to Success Aren’t on the Spreadsheet

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Recent Notes

Selected recent thoughts from Substack and LinkedIn.

Substack

Good Leaders Can Still Get This Wrong

4 July 2026

Substack

Is It Me? Probably Not.

30 June 2026

What if it isn't your personality?

23 June 2026

The first step in changing your life is seeing the pattern clearly.

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James' Writing

Remorse – The Gift I never Saw Coming

What if it isn’t your personality?

Recent Notes

Good Leaders Can Still Get This Wrong

Is It Me? Probably Not.

What if it isn't your personality?

The first step in changing your life is seeing the pattern clearly.

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