Sam Dhu is a Psychotherapist & Facilitator of Permission. Mum to seven-year-old, Amelie and baby Frankie, and passionate advocate for being radically kind and compassionate to yourself. As a highly sensitive person, Sam believes it is possible to be deeply ambitious AND soft and sensitive at the same time. Terms like ‘self-compassion’, ‘self-worth’, and ‘self-acceptance’ get used a lot these days. But to Sam, these aren’t just ‘nice sounding words’. Her degree in social work, post-graduate qualifications, training in cognitive behavioural therapy, family therapy, gestalt therapy, and decades as a practising therapist and coach have shown her these inner resources are the difference between being stuck in survival mode and confidently thriving.

Michaela Thomas is a Clinical Psychologist and expert in perfectionism, compassion, and couples. She is also a mum of two young children and runs her own psychology business serving clients with therapy, coaching, retreats, and corporate talks. Michaela’s superpower of empathetic and compassionate connection with others is also what made her vulnerable to burnout when working in the NHS, before becoming an entrepreneur. Through the use of compassion practices, Michaela has now built a life which has space for her too, not just for those she serves, with a sustainable pace in her business. Embracing imperfection and finding progress over perfection has landed Michaela a bestselling book, a successful podcast, and a sought-after private practice - establishing that it is possible to follow your passion and ambition, without drowning in it.