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Reflections
Essays and thought pieces on leadership, belonging and reinvention — written the way Roianne speaks.
Sunday Soliloquy is the weekly series inside Reflections; everything else here is published as and when it is ready.
Sunday Soliloquy: Together We Are More
An old African proverb has been sitting with me all week: if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. I've spent most of my career going fast. This September, I'm choosing…
Thoughts from Roianne: Wellbeing as Standard
Rest used to feel like theft. If I am honest, it still does sometimes. Recovery is a journey not a destination. Not tiredness. Theft. Like I was stealing hours from a version of myself who would have…
Sunday Soliloquy: What the Seasons Mean to Wellbeing at Work?
It's the last Sunday of August. The light is already changing. And for the first time, I'm going to admit something out loud that I've felt for years but never quite named: I dread winter.
Sunday Soliloquy: The Third F – The Inconvenient Truth About Fawn
What if the behaviour we praise as “professionalism” is sometimes a trauma response?
Broken Systems Break People
I don’t often talk about my neurodivergence.
Sunday Soliloquy: That Girl is Me
Content warning: this piece discusses sexual assault.
Sunday Soliloquy: What Got Me Here Won't Get Me There
As July closes, I'm struck by what this month actually was: the point where I fully stepped into my reinvention and embraced my founder journey. It's also the halfway mark of the year, which feels fitting, because honest...
To feel loss is a human trait. I wish I wasn’t human.
“To feel loss is a human trait. I wish I wasn’t human.”
Sunday Soliloquy: Thriving, Surviving or Expiring
Preparing for UK Mental Health Awareness Week (13 – 19 May 2024) made me reflect on a recent conversation with a colleague. She asked me how I remain calm when facing unexpected deadlines or project pivots. I said, “I th...
Pockets of Parenting: Balancing kids and life
Sometimes you find headspace, heartspace and balance in the unlikeliest places.
Sunday Soliloquy: Evolution
Recently, I’ve been completing and editing my fourth novel. I wrote it years ago, but finalising it isn’t something I have prioritised until now. As I edit it, I’ve realised how my style has developed, and my writing ski...
Sunday Soliloquy: Owning Our Stories
To own your story requires introspection and lots of inward-facing curiosity. So, when I was recently asked about the vision and values behind my coaching practice, I spent a few hours reflecting and thinking, and then I...
Sunday Soliloquy: Balance
Sunday for me is a day of reflection and S much as possible a day when I’m very still and focused. I definitely do see it as a day of rest, likely influenced by my catholic upbringing.
What do you do?
One of the questions I dread the most is when people ask me, “What do I do?” it's the same question as “Who are you?” but slightly less blunt and pointed. But why do I hate this question so much? Part of the issue is tha...
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