<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Absolute Candour]]></title><description><![CDATA["Absolute Candour" is a coaching and mediation practice based in the UK,  The practice specialises in coaching individuals, families, and organisations through significant life and career transitions, offering services in life coaching, divorce coaching, blended family coaching, and leadership coaching. Emphasising a warm, direct, and honest partnership-first approach, the practice aims to help clients make informed decisions with clarity and courage.]]></description><link>https://www.absolutecandour.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:03:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.absolutecandour.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Blended Family Coaching: What It Is, Who It Helps and What to Expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[You met someone. One of you has children, or both of you do, and everyone said it would be lovely. A lot of it is. Then the first Sunday dinner turns into a negotiation about who sits where, a ten-year-old tells you that you are not the boss of them, and your partner gives you the look of someone who would have liked to be consulted first.

Blended Family Coaching: What It Is, Who It Helps and What to Expect]]></description><link>https://www.absolutecandour.co.uk/post/blended-family-coaching-what-it-is-who-it-helps-and-what-to-expect</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acf52b218367904d84a7414</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:50:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5532cf_27848c3645134d19a94785a8bbb65c46~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Absolute Candour</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divorce Coach or Therapist? How to Know Which One You Actually Need]]></title><description><![CDATA[You've probably typed some version of this into Google at 11pm. Do I need a therapist, or a divorce coach? Most articles answering that question give you a neat one-liner: therapists look backwards, coaches look forwards. It's tidy, it's memorable, and the research suggests it's not quite true. A study published by the British Psychological Society looked specifically at where the boundary between coaching and therapy actually sits, interviewing accredited practitioners from both sides. The...]]></description><link>https://www.absolutecandour.co.uk/post/divorce-coach-or-therapist-how-to-know-which-one-you-actually-need</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2f49e6b2a0bb981429e9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:51:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5532cf_20d88a9c58724c7fbabcc7faed094faf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Absolute Candour</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why New Managers Over Explain (And How To Stop)]]></title><description><![CDATA[You made the decision on Tuesday. You explained it in the meeting. You explained it again, (slightly differently), in the follow-up message. On Thursday you found yourself explaining it a third time to someone who had already accepted it on Tuesday and now looks faintly concerned that you keep bringing it up. This is one of the most common patterns in new management, and almost nobody names it, because it doesn't look like a problem. It looks like being thorough. Being transparent. Bringing...]]></description><link>https://www.absolutecandour.co.uk/post/why-new-mangers-over-explain-and-how-to-stop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aae4d14ecd75f79cbae4123</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5532cf_29d7f755915c4d11b07d00a7ab70fefc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Absolute Candour</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Have the Conversation You've Been Avoiding]]></title><description><![CDATA[A calm setting can make a hard conversation feel less like a confrontation The conversation you keep postponing is probably taking up more space than the conversation itself ever will. You replay it while driving. You rewrite the opening line in the shower - and then, inevitably, use none of it. You imagine the other person getting defensive, or shutting down, or saying the exact thing you're dreading. So you wait for a better time. The issue, unbothered by your scheduling preferences, grows...]]></description><link>https://www.absolutecandour.co.uk/post/how-to-have-the-conversation-you-ve-been-avoiding</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ab4c9cdf183e02308e83f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5532cf_e79f0df9850c4712a15c0d5df73dcdbf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Absolute Candour</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your First 100 Days as a New Manager ]]></title><description><![CDATA[You got the promotion. For a week or two, that felt like the whole point - very satisfying, genuinely deserved, possibly a small celebratory dinner involved. Then Monday came round again, your calendar filled up with one-to-ones you don't quite know how to run yet, and it hit you: nobody actually told you how to do this part. That's normal. Almost nobody is properly prepared for the jump into management - it's treated as a reward for doing the old job well, not as a different job in its own...]]></description><link>https://www.absolutecandour.co.uk/post/your-first-100-days-as-a-new-manager</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a981d5bc19f6365ecfb987f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:52:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5532cf_42364d807b2d43669b4e95c03f6b4f07~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Absolute Candour</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>