My story

My journey of self-discovery began after an unexpected divorce, nothing makes you look inward more so than someone telling you they don’t love you anymore. I spent several years after the divorce keeping busy with work and my two kids, on the outside I was a strong independent single mum working full time but, on the inside, I was lost and still very much dealing with having the rug ripped out from under me. Eventually the uncomfortable feelings would not be ignored, they smacked me in the face and made me stop.

Through counselling I realised I needed to learn how to be me and discover what my needs and wants were. I spent the next few years looking inwards trying to discover who I was and what my values were. Throughout this process I learnt to understand myself and others better and that unexpected change can be a catalyst for great things. This journey eventually led me to complete my Life Coaching qualification and gave me the awareness that I was put on this earth to help others.

I didn’t know what I wanted to do as a career after my A levels, so wrote to some local companies (yes, it was that easy back then) and found myself working for a local bank. I later moved to a printing company working in their accounts department. I got married and then pregnant and followed the societal norm of sacrificing my career to look after the kids. I worked part time until baby number 2 came along but an inflexible employer meant I had to swap to weekend working. I did 2.5 years of weekend work cleaning in a hospital. It was very early mornings, but I took pride in keeping the ward clean and helping the patients to get better until... I began to resent it. I wasn’t using my brain any longer and trying to make plans became a bit of a nightmare.

I got a job as a teaching assistant in a local primary school after some volunteering and loved it. It lit a spark in me, I was learning new skills, studying and helping children learn. Coincidentally (or not) it was at this point my husband left. I went on to study another qualification, then a degree and finally my teacher training. It wasn’t easy doing this on my own whilst raising two kids but I firmly believe in the saying ‘It’s better to have tried and failed than never tried.’

I’m now running my own coaching business (as well as a food truck business with my husband) and I’m here to tell you that this change is possible for you too.