Clarity Circles · Group coaching
Clarity Circles are small groups of eight people going through the same change in life. We meet for 90 minutes a week, for eight weeks, and work out what comes next, together.
I've seen it again and again in my own life: the biggest changes happened in groups. The research backs this up.
Psychiatrist Irvin Yalom spent decades studying groups. He found that one of the most powerful things a group gives you is simply realising that others feel the same way. The isolation starts to lift the moment you hear someone else say what you've been thinking.
Watching someone a few steps ahead of you gives you hope that change is possible for you too.
In a study by Dr Gail Matthews at Dominican University, people who shared their goals and sent weekly progress updates to someone achieved far more than those who kept their goals to themselves. A circle gives you that every week, with seven people who'll notice.
Researchers asked people to judge how steep a hill looked. People standing next to a friend saw the same hill as less steep than people standing alone.
My story
I've lived this.
Toastmasters
I came 10th in the World Championships of Public Speaking, out of about 32,000 people who started. I didn't get there alone. I got there because of the support and encouragement of my Toastmasters club, month after month.
Art therapy
I went from "I can't draw a stick figure" to exhibiting my work in three years. That happened because my art therapy group and teacher witnessed and encouraged me. On my own at home, it would never have happened.
Rim of Africa
I've completed 7 of the 9 traverses of the Rim of Africa, one of the toughest hikes in South Africa. Every one of them in a group of ten, with two guides. I simply couldn't have achieved this on my own.
I understand groups, because groups changed my life. That's why I started Clarity Circles.
Stuck
Something big has ended or changed: work, a marriage, children leaving home, a move, a loss. The old life doesn't fit anymore, and the new one hasn't shown up yet. From the outside you're coping. On the inside you're tired, a bit lost, and not sure who you are now. The people around you mean well, but they want you to be fine, so you stop talking about it.
What clear feels like
Clear doesn't mean having it all worked out. It means you know what matters to you now. You've made a decision or two that's truly yours. You feel lighter, because you've stopped carrying it alone. And you have seven people who know exactly where you started, and how far you've come.
Every session has the same simple shape, so you can relax into it.
01
A quick reminder of how we work together, so everyone feels safe.
02
Everyone shares where they're feeling clearer this week, and where they still feel stuck. No fixing, no advice.
03
Each week one person brings something they're stuck on. The group listens, then shares what they notice and what resonates, rather than telling you what to do.
04
Everyone names one thing they're taking away. The person in the centre says their next step out loud, so the group can ask about it next week.
How we work together
We agree these in the first session and come back to them every week.
Share what you're thinking and feeling today, rather than telling long stories about the past.
We don't tell each other what to do. Instead we share what we notice, or what resonates from our own experience.
Speak for yourself. "I feel..." rather than "people always..." or "you know how it is..."
We don't all have to agree. Different views are where some of the best learning happens.
Now open · Founding circle
The work or role that shaped you for years is ending, and you're wondering what comes next. This isn't about slowing down. It's a chapter you get to choose.
Wednesdays, 13 January to 3 March 2027 · 8 sessions of 90 minutes · Online · Only 8 places
Come to the sessions (missing one is fine). If nothing has shifted for you by the end, tell us within 48 hours of the last session and we'll refund you in full. No questions asked.
Secure your place with a 50% deposit. The balance is due before the first session.
Each circle is for people going through one particular change in life. If one of these is yours, let us know and we'll tell you when it opens.
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For rebuilding a life you didn't plan to rebuild, and finding what's yours again.
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After years of putting everyone else first, it's finally your turn.
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You did everything right: the degree, the big job, the bond. So why doesn't it feel good?
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You've been running on empty, and you can't keep going like this.
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For a career change, or a whole new direction.
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