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Hi, I'm Sol, a mental fitness trainer. I help values-led people tame the self-critical voice that tells them they're falling short, so they can enjoy making a difference without burning out.

Three quick questions, about a minute, then I'll point you to whatever is most likely to help. Who's this for?

What I believe Your mission matters. And you matter too. Read my Altifesto ›

What brings you here?

Tick anything that sounds like you right now.

What kind of support would help most right now?

Pick the one that feels closest. You'll still see every option on the next screen.

Where would you like to start?

I've marked the ones I'd suggest, but go with your gut.

1:1 coaching

Work through it, one to one.

We start with whatever is on your mind right now. It might be a big decision, a situation at work or at home that's weighing on you, a conversation you keep putting off, or a quieter sense that something needs to change. Each session is shaped around you and moves at your pace.

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An honest conversation about what's going on, and whether I'm the right person to help.

This is for you if

How I work

This isn't therapy, and it's not about replacing your inner critic with a highlights reel of affirmations. It's mental fitness, which means training, not fixing. Everything I do is built around three skills:

Awareness

Noticing what's going on in your head and body, with curiosity rather than judgement.

Acceptance

Making room for the hard stuff, and treating yourself with the kindness you'd show a friend.

Action

Taking clear, courageous steps towards what matters to you.

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Ready to talk?

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Mental Flow · 6-week group programme

Train the skills that quiet the inner critic.

Rather than focusing on one situation, Mental Flow trains the skills that sit underneath all of them: awareness, acceptance and action. Alongside a small group of like-minded people, you'll learn something new each week and put it into practice through short daily exercises.

Ask about the next group

A short call to see if it's a good fit and when the next group starts.

This is for you if

How it works

Six weeks, a small group, one new skill each week and short daily practices woven into the life you're already living. You don't get physically fit by reading about exercise; you get fit by doing the reps. This is the same idea, for your mind.

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Fancy joining the next group?

Ask about the next group Or see 1:1 coaching

The Change:Maker Collective

Do meaningful work, without doing it alone.

An online community for sustainability and social change professionals, run by me and Joey Clifton. A regular, structured space to slow down, get honest about what's hard, and remember why you started, before you're too depleted to feel it.

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No pressure, no pitch.

This is for you if

A structure that supports you

01

A Space to Be

Guided breathwork and mindfulness to settle your nervous system and quiet the inner critic.

02

A Space to Think

Protected time for reflection, clarity and planning, with real-time coaching from the group.

03

A Space to Connect

A monthly deep-dive into meaningful conversation, shared stories and inspiration.

04

A Space to Do

Quiet, focused working sessions with soft accountability for the deep work you tend to postpone.

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2026 membership

Supported
£45/mo
Standard
£95/mo
Most popular
Supporter
£145/mo

Quarterly and annual options available. If cost is a barrier, please get in touch: we hold a small number of bursary places.


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Free resources

Get to know your inner critic.

Free ways to start noticing that voice and turning it down, in your own time. Pop your details in and they're yours straight away.

The Critic Map

A short guide and worksheet for mapping your inner critic: when it shows up, what it says, how it hooks you, and what it might be trying to protect you from. Plus a simple practice for catching it in real time.

Two bonus practices

The Uncommon Morning Ritual, ten minutes to start your day from calm rather than quiet panic, and the Power Up Contemplation, a guided audio for turning a challenge into something you can grow from.

Free. I'll only use your email to follow up on these.

Here you go.

The Critic Map

Open it now, or save it for a quiet moment. Once you've filled it in, book a free call and we'll go through your map together.

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Bonus: The Uncommon Morning Ritual

Ten minutes to start your day from calm strength, not quiet panic.

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Bonus: The Power Up Contemplation

An 11-minute guided audio, plus a reflection sheet, for turning a challenge into raw material for growth.

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A little something for your inner critic, regularly.

I write about the inner critic, burnout, and how to keep doing good without running yourself into the ground. It lives on LinkedIn, so subscribing takes one click.

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Let's talk it through

Not sure? That's completely fine.

Book a short call and we'll work out the right place to start together. No pressure, no pitch. Just an honest conversation about what you're dealing with, and whether I'm the right person to help.

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For teams and communities

Who would this be for?

The people who care most and push hardest are often the first to burn out. Pick whichever sounds most like you.

For teams and organisations

Invest in the people doing the work.

Whether you're running a nonprofit or a company, the same pattern shows up: the people who care most and push hardest are usually the first to burn out. The high performer who starts missing deadlines. The person who used to bring the room alive, who now just gets through the week.

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An honest conversation about your team and what might help.

Ways to bring this in

Team workshops

The Mental Fitness Workout

A practical, interactive session for your team, online or in person. 45 minutes to half a day, for 2 to 35 people. Designed to be useful, not a box to tick.

1:1 coaching

For one person on your team

Someone showing signs of strain, or a leader carrying a lot. Private, focused support shaped around whatever they're facing, without it going through you.

Mental Flow

Sponsor a place on the programme

Six weeks of training in the core skills of mental fitness, alongside a small group, with short daily practices that turn them into lasting habits.

C:MC seat

One seat, by design

For sustainability and social change teams. Your person joins a community of peers from other organisations, with room to talk about the pressures of the work without colleagues in the room.

What organisations say


Let's talk about your team

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For communities and wellbeing spaces

Sessions for your members.

If you run a wellbeing space, whatever that looks like, your members are probably the exact people I work with: people who care, who push themselves, and who quietly feel like it's never quite enough. I'd love to bring mental fitness work to your space.

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An honest conversation about your members and what might fit your space.

What this could look like

Whatever your space is built around, movement, stillness, recovery, creativity or connection, your members are already showing up to take care of some part of themselves. I work with the same instinct, from a different angle: the mind.

A lot of people who show up for themselves in one part of their life are running a much harder pattern underneath it: the sense that it's never quite enough, that they should be doing more, doing it better. That's what I help with. There's no fixed format; a one-off session, a workshop or a short series all get shaped around what fits your space.

What hosts say


Let's talk about your space

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The Altifesto

Your mission matters. And you matter too.

Our minds can be our greatest tool, but also our biggest obstacle between where we are and where we want to go.

We might have all the skills and experience, but it's our inner critic, self-doubt, perfectionism and people-pleasing that hold us back and get us down.

We overthink decisions, procrastinate on the important stuff, and push so hard we burn out. It means we never access our full potential.

These aren't problems to fix. They're skills to practise that build our capacity to create the impact we seek.

This is mental fitness.

It helps us develop the strong and agile minds we need, to lead and live from a steadier place. It rewires old patterns and builds lasting habits that ground and focus us.

Inner growth isn't a luxury; it's the fuel for building the future our heart knows is possible. Progress happens when we feel at home in our skin and confident in what we bring. When we're creative and courageous, not depleted or disillusioned.

Because clarity is power, and self-respect is strategy.

Thoughts are just theories. We choose which to follow.Feelings are feedback, full of wisdom, not weakness.Actions are experiments; we don't need certainty to begin.

We are our own greatest asset. And when we're clear-headed, courageous, and kind to ourselves, we feel more in flow and empowered than we knew was possible.

Your mission matters. And so do you.

Find where to start Download the Altifesto