Nicky Hammond Coaching, Gold Coast (2026)

22/10/2026

Are you asking the wrong questions?

It’s possible you’re asking questions that don’t serve you. Questions like: “Am I good enough for this job?” “Am I good enough for this person?” “Am I good enough to succeed in business?” “Am I good enough to get this degree?”

Notice what all of these questions have in common? They put your worth on trial. They come from a place of scarcity, where the assumption is that you are the thing that needs to measure up.

I want to flip the script. Take your worth out of the equation altogether.
Instead of “Am I good enough for this job?” try, “I wonder if this is a good job for me?”

Instead of “Am I good enough for this person?” try, “I wonder if this person shares the values that are important to me?”

Instead of “Am I good enough to succeed in this business?” try, “I wonder if this business is the right direction for the life I want to create?”

Instead of questioning whether you’re capable of getting the degree, ask, “I wonder what I actually want to study? Is there a topic I’d be excited to spend years exploring?”

Notice how different those questions feel? When we’re looking through a lens of scarcity, our attention can become incredibly narrow. We’re so busy wondering whether we are enough that we forget to ask whether the thing in front of us is actually something we want.

Dating is a great example. Instead of spending the whole date wondering, Does he like me? Am I attractive enough? Am I interesting enough? Did I say the right thing? turn the questions around: Do I like him? Is he kind? Do I feel comfortable around him? Am I interested in getting to know him again?

When you stop constantly evaluating and criticising yourself, you create space to notice your own desires, values and preferences. You get to be curious about the opportunity sitting in front of you rather than treating yourself like the one being interviewed.

Your worth doesn’t have to be the question. Maybe the better question is: Is this right for me? ❤️

17/10/2026

Do you know Brene Brown? I love her, she signs her emails "Stay Awkward brave and kind". You cannot be perfect, give yourself permission to be human and even awkward.

(Kind does not necessarily mean "nice")

13/10/2026

A thought I practised on repeat for years was:
“What did I do wrong?”

It’s a question that can make my stomach bottom out. You know that feeling when something goes wrong and your immediate reaction is, “SH*T. That’s on me.”

When I was becoming a Master Certified Coach, I was constantly pushing myself outside my comfort zone. Looking back, I think my nervous system was almost always on fire.

And I was becoming increasingly aware of this thought: What did I do wrong? Usually, I only noticed it after the fact.

One day, I was doing a favour for one of my coaching mentors and covering one of her classes as an instructor. I was on time. I went to log into the class. I couldn’t get in. After about a minute of trying, my stomach dropped.

I messed up.

I started freaking out, but thankfully had the wherewithal to email the group, explain that I was having trouble with the technology and give them a new link. I messaged my mentor. No response.

Eventually, I muddled through and figured out how to get everyone onto the call.
Afterwards, I sent my mentor an apologetic email. I was mortified. I was even worried I might be fired. She replied with a teaching email about how I could have been friendlier in the message I’d sent to the group while I was panicking.

Even more mortified. Enter shame storm.

Then, a day later, I received an apology from my mentor. She had given me the wrong login details.

Wow. I looked back at the whole experience and realised how quickly I had assumed that I was the problem. There had been almost no space between something has gone wrong and I have done something wrong.

So I started practising something different. What if I gave myself some grace before immediately jumping to blame and panic? What if I got curious instead?

The thought “What did I do wrong?” still pops up occasionally. And sometimes I DID do something wrong! I’m not perfect. 😂 But these days there’s a little more space between something happening and automatically blaming myself.

And I’ve noticed something else too. As I’ve learned to offer myself more grace, I’ve become better at offering it to other people — especially my kids. ❤️

10/10/2026

You are enough exactly as you are.

That’s a sentence you’re allowed to practise believing.

You don’t have to believe it every minute of every day. But you can intentionally work towards believing it more often.

Start by noticing when you’re judging or criticising yourself. Instead of automatically accepting those thoughts as truth, be willing to question them.

Is this actually true?
Is this belief helping me?
What else could I choose to believe?

Then practise new thoughts — thoughts that are kinder, more expansive and more abundant.

You don’t need to change everything you think about yourself overnight. But each time you question an old belief and practise a new one, you’re building something.

Over time, those small shifts add up.

You begin to trust yourself more.

You build self-confidence.

And perhaps, little by little, “I am enough exactly as I am” starts to feel less like something you’re practising — and more like something you know. ❤️

08/10/2026

Got a fear or a block? Get specific!

I’ve been a coach for about nine years now, which means I’ve spent a lot of time inside people’s heads. 😂

And one thing I’ve noticed is that we’re often afraid to look too closely at what’s underneath our fears, blocks and behaviours. But when we actually get curious and go a little deeper, what we find might not be so scary after all.

Take seeking validation.

Instead of judging yourself for wanting validation, get specific. Ask yourself two questions:

1. Why am I seeking validation?
This can uncover a belief you hold about yourself.
Sometimes we seek validation externally because we don’t quite trust our own opinion. We might believe we’re not good enough, or that someone else’s assessment of us carries more weight than our own.
Of course, context matters. We don’t want to completely delude ourselves or ignore the reality around us!
But your opinion matters too.

2. What kind of validation am I seeking? (what would I love someone to think about me?)
This can reveal the flavour of the belief underneath.
If you’re looking for validation that you’re beautiful, for example, that tells you something. Being beautiful matters to you. Perhaps you really want to believe, I am beautiful.
One of the things life coaching taught me is that we’re allowed to practise new thoughts.
You don’t have to leap straight from “I’m not beautiful” to “I’m beautiful” if you don’t believe it yet.
Start somewhere your brain can actually go:
“My small left toe is beautiful.” 😂
And then get curious.

Because you’re also allowed to redefine what beauty means to you.

Beauty doesn’t have to be defined by the standards of the masses — although it often is, because that’s how our brains work. We look around us for cues about what is desirable, acceptable and valued.

But we can question those definitions.

We can decide that beauty looks like authenticity. ❤️

So if you notice a fear, a block, or a need for validation today, don’t just try to make it disappear.

Get specific. Get curious. Find out what it’s trying to tell you.

05/10/2026

I’m a life coach and breathwork facilitator… and life isn’t always rainbows and daisies.

In fact, life can be as messy as f**k.

The past 12 months have had some absolute doozies.

The difference now is that I create space to be intentional.

I’m courageous and when I am courageous, I can lean on the foundation of support I’ve created — a foundation that exists both within me and around me.

There are still times when I grapple with the part I’m playing in my own life. I experience confusion. I question myself. I have self-doubt.

The difference is that I have the capacity to have my own back through all of it.

I notice things earlier.

I’m more self-compassionate.

I’m more willing to listen to myself.

And I’m more willing to choose differently.

The people I work with often have healing to do too.

Not because there is something wrong with them that needs to be fixed.

But because there are experiences from the past that can still live within us — in our beliefs, our patterns, our reactions and our bodies.

There are things we can process. Things we can move through. Things we can release.

We can learn to recognise when we’re living from survival and create enough safety and capacity to respond differently.

And over time, there can be more space.
More peace.
More calm.
More choice.
More confidence.
More joy.

And ultimately, more capacity to thrive — even when life is messy as f**k.

04/10/2026

A memory just came up on Facebook. My kids are napping together in our king-sized bed, both dressed in adorable little green outfits. They’re at that age where they have those gorgeous little arms and heads that somehow seem too big for their bodies.

They’re both teenagers now — and taller than me.

It makes me think of the phrase, “The days are long, but the years are short.” It’s another reminder of the passing of time, and how all those small moments count.

When we have a goal we’re working towards, it can sometimes feel like we’re not getting anywhere. But every small action adds up.

The moments we connect with our children.
The moments we invest in something we’re passionate about.
The moments we choose to look after ourselves.
The conversations, decisions and tiny steps that don't seem particularly significant at the time.
They accumulate.

And then one day, you look back and realise that years have passed, your tiny children are suddenly taller than you, and all those ordinary moments have become a life.

What small moment are you choosing to invest in today?

16/09/2026

Optimal breathing for everyday function is very different from the breathwork journeys I offer. In fact, if I teach you how to breathe optimally and then take you through a breathwork journey, I might tell you, “Now we’re going to do almost everything the opposite!” 😆

Optimal functional breathing is through the nose. It’s slow, gentle and engages the diaphragm — ideally so subtle that it’s almost imperceptible.

We can improve the way we breathe by simply becoming more aware of our breath and intentionally practising slower, gentler breathing. One simple practice is a 5-second inhale and a 5-second exhale through the nose.

A breathwork journey is different.

In my breathwork journeys, you’re still invited to engage the diaphragm, but we may breathe through the mouth. We may breathe deeply, repetitively and sometimes quickly. We may also incorporate breath holds.

Why? Because in a breathwork journey, we’re intentionally changing the breath for a period of time. We’re inviting the expression and movement of emotion and energy, and exploring different states — energising, relaxing, conscious, subconscious and beyond.

I’m a trauma-informed breathwork practitioner, and one of the things I really believe is that intensity does not necessarily equal transformation.
Breathwork doesn’t have to be extreme to be powerful.

If you’d like to experience the way I facilitate breathwork, I offer a free online breathwork session every month. My next one is coming up:

✨ FREE ONLINE BREATHWORK
🇦🇺 Sydney — Sunday 27 September, 8pm
🇬🇧 London — Sunday 27 September, 11am
🇺🇸 New York — Sunday 27 September, 6am

Register using the link in my profile or here:
https://nickyhammondlifecoachingschedule.as.me/group

12/09/2026

I'm bringing my free Wellbeing Workshop to Lyneham, Canberra on Saturday 19 September, 2pm–7pm — a day of nervous system tools, breathwork, and connection with fellow intercountry adoptees. Dinner and snacks provided.

Here's what people said after the last one in Melbourne:
💬 "It was brilliant, such a wonderful day, and a great group meeting other like-minded adoptees." — Penelope
💬 "I really enjoyed the pace, allowing for connection and time to hear each other's stories. It's such a well-curated event, with both the wellness and social aspects. Loved it all." — Hannah

You're welcome to bring a support person too — they don't need to be an intercountry adoptee.
📍 Lyneham, Canberra
🗓️ Saturday 19 September 2026, 2pm–7pm

Register here:
https://nickyhammondlifecoachingschedule.as.me/canberra

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