Real people, and plain answers.

Some of these pages hand the stage to a changemaker, and the change they spark goes out into the world. The rest are our articles: plain answers to what this work is, why it lasts, and what it makes possible.

“I clearly was wrong… all of a sudden, like, that block is removed.”

Charlie Craggs · Author and actress

Results vary from person to person.

In conversation

We are all human, we are all changemakers.

Founders, artists and makers on the work they do, and what shifted for them in neurocoaching.

James Hazlett-Beard laughing, in a denim jacket against a plain wall

James Hazlett-BeardFounder, expansion works® The whole story, in my own words: the anxiety, the agency and the names, the first session, and the honest limits. Read my story

Zoe Mallett and James Hazlett-Beard in conversation

Zoe MallettCo-founder, City Daze On building the space she could not find, and what it takes to help strangers connect. Read the conversation

Jack Reynolds, Group Creative Director & artist (Ren)

Jack ReynoldsGroup Creative Director and artist On leading at the top of the industry, building a personal practice in private, and his neurocoaching sessions. Read the conversation

Charlie Craggs in conversation with James Hazlett-Beard

Charlie CraggsAuthor and actress On stories, shame, and moving forward together. Read the conversation

Mickey Jones, red hair and purple eyeliner, photographed from above with a friend at a party

Mickey JonesCreative and copywriter On the article that struck a nerve, surviving a brutal job market, and backing the next generation of changemakers. Read the conversation

Phie McKenzieFounder, Creative Ally On building a purpose-led agency and clearing the fear of being seen. Read the conversation

Anne BootyMusic Supervisor On burnout, quieting the inner critic, and what neurocoaching shifted for her. Read the conversation

Trevor Read hanging work at Adorn The Common

Trevor ReadFounder and curator, Adorn The Common On representation, a sixteen-year detour, and why community comes first. Read the conversation

Zoe Mallett · 26 seconds

In her words

“You just make people feel really safe.”

Zoe Mallett · Co-founder, City Daze Watch the interview in full

In their words

Real shifts, in their words.

“This work has changed my life. I’m making my way forward as the person I always thought I could be.”

Phie M · Founder, talent agency

“Even after the first session, a block in my career was cleared. I don’t know how it works, but it does.”

Charlie C · Author and actress

“The mental resistance I was facing is clear. I feel much more aligned, calm and empowered to move forward.”

Jack R · Group Creative Director

“Since my sessions with James, I genuinely feel like a weight has been lifted.”

Trevor R · Curator

“James held space beautifully. I worked through deep-rooted limiting beliefs in just a couple of sessions.”

Hana W-B · Author and creative director

“Enlightening experiences that yielded remarkable results. James created a comfortable atmosphere, and his methodology was straightforward and clear.”