If someone asks you what you do for a living do you get a sinking feeling inside?
Are you feeling unfulfilled, uninspired, going through the motions, bored, anxious time is slipping by. Stuck?
If this is you, but you damn well want to change it. You’re in the right place.
My mission is to help you work out what you really want, with an action plan to get you there, and keep you there.
Helping you move into the next exciting stage of your life with
THE RIPPLES PATH
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WELCOME TO START THE RIPPLES!
Are you the resilient, strong woman that seems to have it all… the career, the family, the lifestyle.
But in reality you don’t know who you are anymore, what you want, or where you fit now.
Something feels like it’s missing but it shouldn’t, and that makes you feel guilty, and frustrated.
You might be at a life or career crossroads, returning to work after a significant career break, or mat leave, or deciding if this career works for you anymore.
My mission is to help you confidently navigate these key life stage changes by helping you to build back up your confidence and self belief, and unlock all that you need to successfully move forward from where you are now.
And while we’re at it, let’s also define what ‘success’ means to you now.
I’ve witnessed and experienced the magic and power of coaching, and I’m passionate about enabling all women to have access to coaching tools and approaches. To this end there are a few different ways we can work together, allowing for personal differences in available income, time, and needs.
As an ex teacher I also hugely appreciate different learning styles and how to get the most out of people, which has also influenced my flexible coaching approaches.
So
- If you’ve been holding back until now because you’ve been needed elsewhere, it’s now time for you. It’s time for you to break free and move forward with confidence
- If you’re feeling like you have no direction and want to get on your right path
- If you have a (secret) dream but you’re too scared to go after it (or even voice it!)
- If you have the gnawing feeling that something is missing
- If you want to decide what you want your life to look like, and kind of future you want to create
- If you want your life and work to be a full expression of who you are
You’re in the right place. Get in touch for a chat and see how I can help you with the incredible life-changing power of coaching.
why me?
coaching personalised to you
I bring flexibility and creativity so we’ll work with your learning style so you get the most out of our time together.
I’ll keep you on track, I’ll challenge you, I’ll make sure you get the results you’re looking for – but fundamentally I will listen to you deeply and have my hand on your back as long as you need it.
proven results
You’ll follow a proven success path based on tried and tested, deep rooted, coaching philosophy and approaches.
You’ll use tools and strategies from The RIPPLES Path to help you right now, but you’ll also be able to take them with you and apply them in other life situations in the future.
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WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES: collaborative, uplifting, supportive sessions with other women; learn new concepts and skills in a safe space where you can tackle what’s going on for you, take action and confidently move forward.
ELEVENSIES: time to down tools for a short time and get together with other women to share knowledge, ideas, experiences, (as well as worries), in a fun and informal, warm and friendly, safe and supportive environment.
tried & tested!
Qualifications as well as experience. I’m a fully qualified, accredited Transformative Life Coach through Animas Centre for Coaching, and a partner coach at Careering Into Motherhood, and many hours of coaching awesome women like you.
I have years of understanding of the corporate business sector, the education sector, and taking career breaks. Through my ever winding life journey and big life events, I have a lot of rich learnings and experience to draw from to support you wherever you’re at.
ongoing support & guidance
You’ll get a range of resources, guides and worksheets as part of us working together.
You’ll get these as part of our sessions, but you’ll also have ongoing access to free resources to help, guide and support you after our scheduled work together.
why me?
coaching personalised to you
I bring flexibility and creativity so we’ll work with your learning style so you get the most out of our time together.
I’ll keep you on track, I’ll challenge you, I’ll make sure you get the results you’re looking for – but fundamentally I will listen to you deeply and have my hand on your back as long as you need it.
proven results
You’ll follow a proven success path based on tried and tested, deep rooted, coaching philosophy and approaches.
You’ll use tools and strategies from The RIPPLES Path to help you right now, but you’ll also be able to take them with you and apply them in other life situations in the future.
live events
WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES: collaborative, uplifting, supportive sessions with other women; learn new concepts and skills in a safe space where you can tackle what’s going on for you, take action and confidently move forward.
ELEVENSIES: time to down tools for a short time and get together with other women to share knowledge, ideas, experiences, (as well as worries), in a fun and informal, warm and friendly, safe and supportive environment.
tried & tested!
Qualifications as well as experience. I’m a fully qualified, accredited Transformative Life Coach through Animas Centre for Coaching, and a partner coach at Careering Into Motherhood, and many hours of coaching
awesome women like you.
I have years of understanding of the corporate business sector, the education sector, and taking career breaks. Through my ever winding life journey and big life events, I have a lot of rich learnings and experience to draw from to support you wherever you’re at.
ongoing support and guidance
You’ll get a range of resources, guides and worksheets as part of us working together.
You’ll also have ongoing access to free resources to help, guide and support you after our scheduled working together.
Founder of Start The Ripples, my own best life coach (as well as a qualified coach – ICF Accredited Animas Centre For Coaching – and a successful one for other women), cancer survivor, proud mother of 2 littlies as well as an evil stepmum to a bigger one. Experienced business woman and secondary school teacher, awesome wife (apparently!), the wearer of a thousand hats.
Over the last 25 years I’ve been through many life stages, transitions, and life experiences.
From the grief of losing my mum unexpectedly at 25, the relief and pride of surviving my own breast cancer at 32, to the miracle birth of my second child at 41. And many incredible perspective-changing experiences in between and since.
Ultimately what I’ve learned over the years is how to get the best out of myself, my situation, and my life.
Which is why I created Start The Ripples for other women.
I believe that ALL women should have the opportunity to experience the incredible “a-ha!” lightbulb moments that coaching provides, to make those exciting personal discoveries that lead to positive, far reaching, life changes, to peace and happiness.
Grab hold of your life and take charge of it!
Don’t let it ‘happen’ to you. It’s down to you to mould it, shape it, change it, drive it.
You own it.
Love this one life you have and squeeze every last ounce of fun and joy out of it!
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE QUESTIONS!
What is life coaching?
I love this from Curly Martin’s “The Life Coaching Handbook” as I think it sums up what life coaching is in a beautifully creative way that we can all relate to.
“Life coaching can be compared to motorway maintenance and construction. It fills and removes the ruts of life to build a smooth source. Then life’s journey takes the traveller to the destinations that they really want to visit, rather than remain in the slow lane of inactivity, drifting without purpose or direction”
Put another way, coaching is about helping someone get from where they are now, to where they want to get to, helping them achieve their potential. Coaching is above all about results.
What will I get out of coaching?
Clarity on who you are now and what you really want (direction and purpose). Answers to what’s keeping you awake at night. Practical, doable actions to move you forward with energy and confidence to live the life that truly brings you joy and makes you feel fulfilled.
I believe, and I’ve witnessed numerous times, that if you’re ready and willing to embrace change (it doesn’t need to be big), and drop that first pebble, you can achieve everything you want.
What's the difference between therapy and coaching?
Coaching:
- Is future focused, deals with the present; looking at the current situation and looking forward to what wants to be achieved
- Is solutions focused and action oriented (achievements, goals and results)
- Clients viewed as already whole when entering a coaching relationship
- Doesn’t offer advice or guidance as the belief is that the coachee has all their own answers within them
Therapy and Counselling:
- Is typically retrospective, looking to the past for answers
- The actions are more about finding out “why” and is open ended May involve medication and collaborative care with a medical team
- Is typically generated through illness or dysfunction
- Offers guidance and advice
Why should I work with you?
It’s good that you’re asking this question, because the answer is important. You’re here because you want to find someone to work with that understands where you are, and knows how to help you move forward and get the results that you want.
So you need to consider:
- LIFE COACHING QUALIFICATIONS: I’m a fully qualified, accredited Transformative Life Coach, trained with the Animas Centre for Coaching. Completion of this diploma carries 123 approved coach specific training hours with the International Coaching Federation. I also have substantial groupwork experience as a secondary school business teacher as well as a qualified group coach.
- RELEVANT LIFE EXPERIENCE: thanks to my business corporate and education sector backgrounds, and my career breaks around my 2 gorgeous children, my ever winding life journey and big life events, give me a lot of rich learnings and experience to draw from to support you wherever you’re at
- COACHING APPROACH/STYLE: I’m very aware that we all learn and work better in different situations, so I build this flexibility into all my coaching delivery models
- TESTIMONIALS: mine are on here, but if you want to hear more about how I’ve helped other women like you, I’d love to chat to you (go to the ‘Work Together’ page to set up a call)
- PERSONALITY FIT – do you ‘zing’!
Fundamentally, in me you’ll find a partner, a sounding board, someone to brainstorm with, someone who will give you the space you need to explore it all, who’ll listen to you, challenge you, and will support you until you’ve got what you need.
Which should I choose - 1:1 or Group Coaching Programme?
Both ways of experiencing coaching are excellent, they both deliver superb outcomes.
Things to consider when deciding which is best for you right now are: Time (do you want flexibility to arrange sessions, or are you happy with fixed sessions) Investment (what are you comfortable with right now). Preferred environment (do you want the space all to yourself or do you want to collaborate).
Book a free 30 min call with me if you want to talk through in more detail
Are you qualified to help me?
Yes! Very much so! Thank you for giving me the chance to show you 🙂
Look at ‘Why should I work with you?’ (in the FAQs), also ‘Why Me?’ and what other women have to say (on the Homepage)
I have more questions! Can I talk to you?
Absolutely!
You can easily set up a 30 minute zoom call (free) with me through my calendar – pick a day and time that suits you. It’s not a sales call, it’s not my style, so please don’t let that put you off from getting in touch. I’m also curious (nosey!) and love to learn, so hearing about other women’s journeys is part of what I love about being a life coach 🙂
Alternatively I’d also love to hear from you by email (click)