What’s in a name?

Strengths coach, therapist, author, speaker, facilitator, yoga teacher. I wear many hats. But as I hope for you, none of my hats define or constrain me. I flex and flow, meeting people – meeting myself – where we are, according to what we need to know our worth, to hold steady, to have hope, and to grow.

My strengths lie in relating, activating, maximising potential and leading people to a place of true belonging and peak performance – just as I’ve done for myself. At 21, I began my career. I’ve worked out of corporate towers and start-ups in portacoms, with CEOs of financial corporations and entrepreneurs. I’ve been recognised, led and nurtured by visionaries, and so learned to do this for others. My friends and family thought I was a “career woman”, another label that ill-defined me. At 31 I became a mother and so much more than my career. Boundaries were broken, my capacity expanded, my strengths sharpened, skills amplified.

I went back to work part time and began writing to make meaning out of how my corporate mind and maternal body were synchronising; how the whole was greater than the sum of parts; of who I am – who I’ve always been beneath the hats. My words became a book, that book became a business, and that business a mission to give others permission to celebrate their true selves and become authentic leaders in life and work.

I wrote, I spoke, became a regular on TV, hosted workshops and retreats, giving, guiding, growing people – all the while growing myself. I trained as a yoga teacher, a CliftonStrengths® coach, a Danielle LaPorte Desire Map® facilitator. I was busy, but intentional; mindful of where I was heading, mindful of keeping well. Then as my daughter grew unwell, I trained again in narrative therapy with global best practice institute The Dulwich Centre and in traumatic stress studies with the author of ‘The Body Keeps The Score’ Bessel van der Kolk. And in doing so, learned the power of narrative in shaping one’s life and leadership.

The yogic concept of sthira & sukha – steadiness & ease – is at my centre (and perhaps in my blood: my parents having first met at a meditation camp). I know I can hold steady through painful times having lived through the shock and trauma of my daughters’ nanny dying suddenly after being with us, second mum to my daughters, for 3 years, and of mothering a child who lives with a chronic health condition. 

I know how to navigate change, in life and in the workplace. I know pain, I know heartbreak, I know uncertainty, and I also know strength. I understand the resilience of the human psyche and body and how to overcome adversity, rise up and stand tall.

We are complex beings who think we’re not enough. But there is strength in vulnerability, and beauty in the flaws. We are more than enough because we are all more than we know. I’ve seen this play out – since writing my book 10 years ago, and starting my business 7 years ago, I’ve coached more than 200 individuals (with engagements ranging 6-weeks to 2 years) and worked with more than 30 companies. I’ve developed principles and practices, a whole body of work I call Stability Before Agility®.

I understand people and I understand business. I am your coach and confidante, trained and proven to deliver transformation in leadership and life.

Experience & Qualifications