Coaching at its core is a conversation with purpose. It's a partnership, so it's important to find the right fit for you. Let me tell you about me so you can get more of an idea who you'd be having a conversation with.  

I had a ‘crossroads' moment as I was about to turn 40. That sensation had tugged at my sleeve a few times through my 30’s but I'd pushed it away, ignored it, told it to shhh because I was busy. But then there it was again. And this time it tugged harder. I felt off track. Stuck. Doing work I didn't love, that fitted in with life on paper but didn't fit so well in practice. Swapping hats and roles multiple times a day, trying to do everything, keep everyone happy and never feeling I was doing anything quite well enough. Constantly running whilst very much standing still.

Something about that feeling reappearing at midlife made me sit up straighter and pay attention because it just wasn't going away this time. I was burnt out. Operating on autopilot. Battling perfectionism daily without even realising. Trying my hardest to tick things off endless lists but not leaving space for things that actually lit me up. I was tired. Restless but stuck. Wondering ‘is this really it?’…and was I OK with that if it was? 

I wanted to make a shift from responding to life to taking charge of it, but I honestly didn’t know how. I'd forgotten bits of myself. I'd dropped my confidence somewhere in my 20's and wasn't sure how to find it again. A narrative ran in my mind about how few choices were available to me but it also felt like I was doing my utmost to avoid one big choice...do I sit with that unsatisfied sensation or get curious about it this time? So at 40, I got curious.

I became a certified coach five years ago because building my own awareness about what really matters to me and why, and noticing the part 'should' had played in my life started to change it. That choice to become curious rather than self critical opened up options I hadn't recognised before and things really started to change. I realised that growth doesn’t end when you’re a grown up and I wanted to keep on growing.

Coming to understand my own inner experience and its interplay with the external world with a coach enabled me to shed layers of belief and thoughts that had held me stuck for years. At 40 I finally poured myself a drop of compassion and then allowed it to flood in and spread outwards. It's my passion and a massive privilege to support women who want to do the same for themselves these days, because I know that doubt begins to lose its power when it's shared in a supportive space and curiosity and self compassion get a look in. Inner confidence, choices and self trust deserve a chance to be spoken, heard and felt. If you're ready to start giving them space to grow, I'm here for it. Let’s have a chat.