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# Woolton Coaching

Down-to-earth coaching for life and work

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## Posts

- [How to deal with memories of bullying as a child](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/how-to-deal-with-memories-of-bullying/) - There are nights when I just watch the clock in the dark. My family are asleep. The world outside is still, peaceful. So why am I not? I realise I’m waiting for something – apprehensive about something. But the week ahead is fairly clear. It’s not something in front of me, but decades in
- [How to recover self-esteem after bullying](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/recover-self-esteem-after-bullying/) - Bullies are better than you. While you are just one person, your bully is a spokesperson. Everyone agrees - you are worth less than them. Or maybe just worthless. Hear this gas-lighting message over days and weeks and you may start to believe it. How bullying affects self-esteem There are, of course, massive
- [Saying “No.” and five more ways to find balance in academia](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/balance-in-academia/) - It’s fair to say academics are good with words. Words are their wheelhouse. Verbosity goes with the territory. But perhaps through busy lives, or assumptions about what it takes to succeed – or what “success” even means – the simple statements, the human questions, are sometimes overlooked. Here are a few things to say
- [Testosterone, our brains and fast cars](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/luxury-over-power-why-your-brain-wants-a-ferrari/) - According to a recent study, Testosterone might drive male* desire for luxury items like sports cars, expensive clothes and watches. But why? Scientists invited men aged from 18 to 55 to do some shopping after a shot of testosterone – The testosterone-boosted chaps (or a significant number of them) chose items described as “luxurious” or
- [Slow Down (Take A Look)](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/slow-take-look/) - We live fast-paced lives. It’s become sort of a cliché to say the modern world is moving too fast, and that it should change. The modern world is how it is, but we can choose how we interact with it, when to jump on, and when to hop off for a bit. Research shouts
- [Confident career transition PART 1: “Into the unknown”](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/confident-career-transition-part-1-unknown/) - Should I stay, or go? It’s a question we all ponder at some point in our careers. Then reality sets in: What if the place I go to is worse? What about the risk to my family – how can I justify a big change? How can I leave where I am with my head
- [Resilience and the reason Why](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/resilience-and-the-reason-why/) - Everyone – absolutely everyone – faces a setback from time to time. We feel our commitment wobble; perhaps our courage takes a knock. We may ask “why am I doing this?” Think about your answer to this question. It’s the key to your resilience. Our resilience – how well we bounce back – gives us

## Pages

- [Welcome to coaching](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/) - Down-to-earth online and one to one coaching for life and work specialised in overcoming bullying. Qualified personal coach Dr John Ankers.
- [Overcoming bullying](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/overcoming-bullying/) - Help for adults with the trauma of childhood bullying. Coaching for moving on from experiences of bullying as a child.
- [Coaching for academics](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/coaching-for-academics/) - Coaching for academics from PhD to post-doc and beyond. Career-crossroads, PhD support, project planning. Supporting academic wellbeing and positive mental heath.
- [Life Coaching](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/life-coaching/) - One to one life coaching in Woolton Village, Liverpool and online. Supporting your wellbeing. Dr John Ankers is a qualified personal and business coach.
- [Is coaching for me?](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/is-coaching-for-me/) - If you are new to coaching you may be wondering is coaching for me? What is coaching? How does coaching work? Let me try to answer questions.
- [About John](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/about-john/) - About John Coaching is really all about you. But coaching relationships are built on trust. With that in mind, you may be wondering who I am - Can we work together? After gaining a PhD in Systems Biology from he University of Liverpool in 2009, I remained a researcher in cancer biology. In 2016 I
- [Pricing and Practicalities](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/practicalities/) - How my coaching works If you'd like to explore working with me, here is some information about the next steps. If you are still undecided about coaching, there may be some answers here. Free 30 minute phone call Usually our coaching relationship starts with a free 30 minute phone call. This allows us to get
- [More Services](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/more-services/) - More ServicesYou can also hire Dr John Ankers for coaching consultancy, research and professional writing. Consultancy Coaching can have an immediate benefit on productivity and wellbeing, but a long term cultural change in an organisation takes time. Please get in touch to discuss hiring me as a consultant to oversee coaching become a long-term part
- [Blog](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/blog/) - Blog Articles How to recover self-esteem after bullying by Dr John Ankers Bullies are better than you. While you are just one person, your bully is a spokesperson. Everyone agrees – you are worth less than them. Or maybe just worthless. Hear this gas-lighting message over days and weeks and you may start to
- [Privacy and Credits](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/privacy/) - Privacy and Credits
- [Testimonials](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/testimonials/) - TestimonialsA selection of testimonials from my clients -"The coaching sessions have provided some space and time in a very busy life to think about the next steps in my career and how to approach them. They have helped me in materialising and clarifying my thoughts and encouraged me to think beyond some preconceived perceptions. They

## Categories

- [Life coaching](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/life-coaching/)
- [career coaching](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/career-coaching/)
- [career transition](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/career-transition/)
- [resilience](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/resilience/)
- [neuroscience](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/neuroscience/)
- [academia](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/academia/)
- [bullying](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/bullying/)
- [anger](https://www.wooltoncoaching.co.uk/category/anger/)