The psychology of stepping back, seeing clearly, and serving yourself better

About this podcast

In this episode of The F Word, we sit down with Adele Stickland, organisational psychologist, ICF-accredited coach, TEDx speaker, and international bestselling author! We talk about the power of foresight, and why the busiest people are often the ones that need to stop the most.

From a high-flying corporate career in communications and marketing, to a ten o’clock phone call that changed everything, to retraining, writing a number one bestselling book, and building a practice rooted in mind-body connection… Adele has lived the very transformation she now helps others through.

We talk about:

• The last-night phone call that made her walk away from a great salary, a full pension, and what looked like ‘success’ from the outside.
• Her best-selling book, Gorgeous!
• The mind-body connection and why your posture affects your thinking… including the Grey’s Anatomy power pose.
• Foresight as a practice and how to step out of firefighting mode.
• Information overload, blurred boundaries, and why burnout is at 44% globally since the pandemic.
• Why success looks different for everyone.
• Startup culture, team dynamics, and what gets lost when great team members become managers.
• The difference between therapy and coaching, and why “fix me, quickly” rarely works the way we hope.
• And generational communication, ancestral patterns, and quiet habits we inherit without ever choosing them.

Adele brings warmth, depth, and a rare ability to hold the whole picture, the psychological and the professional, all at once.

This episode will definitely make you pause and ask yourself “Is this still serving me?”

“You know what you need to do to perform well at work. You know what to do to perform well at home… but do we do it? No.”

Enjoy episode 35 of The F Word.

Connect with Adele

🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adelestickland
🌐 Website: adelestickland.com
🎤 TEDx Talk: Generational Communication in the Workplace: Watch here
📖 Book (currently 99p on Amazon): get-gorgeous.com/book
🌴 Kerala Pilates & Wellbeing Retreat 2026: get-gorgeous.com/kerala-pilates-retreat-2026

Adele is offering a complimentary coaching taster session to anyone who connects with her on LinkedIn and mentions The F Word! Connect with her via the link above.

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