Yesterday we had the most joyful morning discussing a distinctly unjoyful topic! Rejection Sensitivity, as Vicki explained, is an extreme, overwhelming emotional reaction to perceived or actual criticism, disapproval, or rejection. Doesn't sound like a laugh a minute, does it? And yet, there was plenty of laughter. Even more incredible authentic conversation. A bunch of lightbulb moments. And a collective sigh of relief. Because the realisation that other people - even people

Shakespeare, via Juliet, once reminded us that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet - and I'm going to take that at its word. Because the Henley Female Network is having a name change and becoming the Henley Female Collective. Don’t worry though, it’s a change in name only… absolutely none of the heart, joy and connection is going anywhere. We are still doing exactly the same thing. Still bringing together women who care about the world and the people in it for fabu

People often tell me they don’t want to come to a breakfast conversation because they hate networking. And I get it, because honestly, I kind of hate networking. I hate trying to reduce myself and my business to a one minute elevator pitch. I hate realising that people are deciding whether I’m worth speaking to based on whether I am their ideal client. I don’t want 20 business cards that I’ll just feel guilty when I find them abandoned in a pocket or a bag a few months later

If you’ve ever been to a Henley Female Network breakfast conversation then you’ll know that we love to celebrate the things we’re proud of. It is so easy to find ourselves focusing on the ways that we have ‘failed’. To fixate on the things we haven’t done or wish we’d done. To notice what everyone else is achieving whilst ignoring our own successes. Trick the algorithm (in your brain) So, every month on our ticketing website we ask people to share their wins. Small things, bi