Supporting women to be seen and heard
This page is filled with articles and videos to support you to uncover the visibility blocks hampering your visibility efforts. It’ll also help you become more strategic with your visibility efforts, expand your reach online, and understand how systemic inequality is impacting on your capacity to be seen and heard in the world.
Scroll through the articles and videos below or click here to scroll through the full School of Visibility blog.
A HEALING TOOL IN TIMES OF TROUBLE In this video you'll learn a tool I've developed - the Visibility Process™ - to help you quickly and easily free yourself from the emotional chaos that accompanies troubled times. Try it out and let us know what you uncover!
PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ANOTHER WOMAN Patriarchal conditioning will see you betraying yourself at the drop of a hat. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop there. It extends out to the way you treat other women and their businesses.
HEALING VISIBILITY WOUNDS It's easy to overcomplicate the healing process, how to do it, where to look for solutions. In truth, you're carrying the solution with you all the time. The wisdom is within you. Within your body. But to access it, you're going to have to overcome patriarchal conditioning which has taught us not to trust our bodies, to prioritise the mind above all else.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR IN 2021? Developing a short anchoring statement around what you want to be known helps enormously in directing your visibility efforts. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by 'all the choices' developing an anchoring statement will save you hours of time and unnecessary anxiety.
WHY WOMEN STRUGGLE WITH SYSTEMS Leveraging systems is essential to being visible consistently and effortlessly, but so many women find systems difficult to come at. Let's talk about why.
APPROACHING SOCIALS WITH A CEO MINDSET One of the things that people often ask me is; ‘In order to be visible, do I have to be on socials all the time?’ Or ‘I really hate socials, or I am overwhelmed when I come into socials and I just don’t know how to not waste loads and loads of time on socials’. So I’ve got a number of tips for you today to rethink the way you approach socials.
THE VISIBILITY CHALLENGES OF BEING A BRIDGE PERSON In this video, I'm speaking to you if you feel you don't really belong in any of the predefined camps that you're 'supposed to' belong to. If you sit in the middle but aren't sure how to occupy that space, this one's for you.
WHAT'S RESPONSIBILITY GOT TO DO WITH IT? In a world of blame and outrage, what would it look like if we chose to focus on responsibility instead? In this video I speak both about the ways that people in positions of privilege are refusing to take responsibility and the ways people who are not in positions of privilege are expected to take on too much responsibility. (The internet connection cut out right at the end. So expect an abrupt halt to the conversation.)
WHAT IS PATRIARCHAL CONDITIONING? Understanding how the system of patriarchy has impacted the way your experience the world is essential if you're a woman who wants, not only to be seen and heard, but to be free. Find out more in this video.
WHAT'S STOPPING WOMEN FROM LEADING? In this video I speak about three interconnected factors that are working against women and stopping us from leading in a way that's natural and authentic to us.
MARIE KONDO AND YOUR VISIBILITY STRATEGY In this video I speak about three areas to focus your visibility strategy on and how to apply the Marie Kondo method to ensuring that the actions you take to implement that strategy are the right ones for you.
HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY WANT THIS? In this video I speak about the necessity to anchor into your dreams in order to really create the life you want, and what stops us from doing that. I also address the question of how to pivot from where you are to where you want to be.
BLOCKS TO INCREASING TRAFFIC AND BUILDING CONNECTION AND AUTHORITY If you're going to build a visibility strategy, it's imperative you understand how visibility blocks might be negatively affecting the way the strategy plays out. In this video I speak about the big blocks in relation to traffic, connection, and building authority in your industry.
THREE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES THAT STOP US FROM SPEAKING UP In this video I share three stories that you'll likely recognise having told yourself. I speak about what to do when those stories arise and how to reframe them so they stop limiting your voice and the things you're here to share with the world.
THE VISIBILITY OF CHOICE In this video I speak about the visibility of choice. About the ways that people are triggered when you make a choice that's different the choices they're making. I give you a technique for supporting you with that and for choosing the ecstatic yeses in your own life.
WHAT VISIBILITY HABIT ARE YOU IN? In this video I speak about becoming aware of the habits you're in from a visibility perspective. Are you in the habit of being seen or being invisible? Find out more in the video.
SPEAKING ABOUT INEQUALITY IS NOT FALLING INTO VICTIMHOOD In this video I speak about the myth of meritocracy and the ways it plays out in the personal development realm. I speak about the tell tale signs that someone hasn't looked at their own privilege and the necessity of that work to changing society and expanding consciousness.
SELF CARE WHEN SPEAKING UP Self care is hugely important when you're speaking up regularly in your business, your industry, in your domestic life, or at work. Without good self care practices, speaking up can be stressful, induce anxiety, and generally cause mental distress.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CELEBRATING YOUR WINS At 0:17 I speak about moving beyond celebrating your wins quietly to yourself and actually speaking publicly about them At 4:20 I mention why keeping track of your wins is vitally important in the entrepreneurial space and the benefits it accrues At 8:07 you can learn how you can work with your daughter and support her to celebrate her own wins And at 10:15 I speak about small steps you can take to start visibly celebrating your wins.
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I MADE IN BUSINESS At 1:12 I talk about the two things I'd prioritise in business that I didn't prioritise for a long time.
THE VISIBILITY TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMEN At 2:20 I speak about moving away from the age of the guru to the age of citizenry and what this means for your business. At 9:20 I suggest some key questions to ask yourself in order to break through the noise on the internet. And at 11:30 I speak about why we resist clear and consistent communication in our business.
WANT TO BE SEEN AND HEARD? START WITH THIS In this video I speak about the key thing to focus on when you are feeling unseen and unheard. I start by exploring what to do when you run your own business and share some key tips for connecting with your community and then move onto how to apply the same principles when you work for someone else.
RAPE CULTURE, VICTIMHOOD, AND INTERNALISED OPPRESSION Be warned there's some swearing in this one, so it's not one to watch with little ones around.
HOW IS THE GOOD GIRL SILENCING YOU? In this video I speak about the patriarchal archetype of the good girl and the silencing impact she has on women's lives and willingness to speak up.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO SHOW UP IN 2019? In this video I speak about the privilege we have as western women in the 21st century to choose - to a greater degree than ever before - how we show up in the world. I also speak about the importance of not squandering that.
WHAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN HAS TO DO WITH CONSISTENCY IN BUSINESS So many business coaches will tell you to show up and be consistent in business but will fail to consider this hugely important issue and the ways it's affecting your capacity to be consistent in business and life.
SEEKING VISIBILITY FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS? It can be so easy to either judge visibility as being shallow or empty, or to seek it as an answer for something that it can never provide to you. In this Tuesday chat I speak about how to deepen your visibility experience.
THINGS WON'T CHANGE FOR MOTHERS IF WE'RE AFRAID TO TELL OUR TRUTH In this video I speak about the necessity for women to speak up about the pressures of motherhood and how we're juggling. I also speak about the absolute necessity for women to start saying no to unrealistic expectations on us which don't take account of the realities of a woman's life.
WHY ASKING 'HOW FREQUENTLY SHOULD I POST?' IS THE WRONG QUESTION This video speaks to online entrepreneurs about the questions are that are more important to ask than how often you should post. If you want to step off the treadmill of content creation and focus instead on really moving the needle in your business, this one's for you.
WE NEED WOMEN'S VOICES TO RESTORE THE BALANCE In this video I speak about the ways in which the world has been tipped so far in favour of masculine values and ways of being (values that can be embodied and pursued by women and men) that the planet is on the brink of collapse, people are suffering epidemic levels of illness, there's an ever growing divide between the rich and the poor, and oppressive systems which influence ways of thinking and being are maintaining an environment where a very small percentage of the population hold power at the expense of the rest.
Learn three simple strategies to help you confidently speak up in a way that feels natural to you.
