Why I chose a Career in life coaching?

The wellness industry is vast. From therapy and physical health to spiritual and energy-based practices, there are many ways to approach personal growth. For some, this world feels overwhelming. For others, it becomes a turning point.

For me, life coaching emerged not as a trend or a career move, but as the result of years spent trying to understand myself.

When I was two years old, my dad left our family, and from that point on it was just me and my mum. Aware of how formative those early years can be, she made a conscious effort to help me express my emotions. Each evening, she would sit with me and ask how I had felt that day.

This simple practice had a lasting impact. I grew up comfortable talking about feelings, able to articulate emotions, and unafraid of vulnerability - at least on the surface.

As I moved into adulthood, however, a different pattern emerged.

In romantic relationships, I found it difficult to be truly open. When relationships broke down, I would turn the blame inward, convinced that I was the problem. I carried a deep sense of responsibility for other people’s emotions, while struggling to voice my own needs.

At the same time, I presented a very different image to the outside world.

I appeared confident, loud, sociable - someone who enjoyed a busy social life and seemed comfortable in her skin. In reality, I was battling body dysmorphia, disordered eating, and very low self-esteem. The “party girl” version of me was a shield - a way to stay connected while keeping my vulnerabilities hidden.

Over time, maintaining this disconnect between who I appeared to be and how I felt became exhausting.

By my late twenties, after a series of relationship breakdowns, losses within my family, and years of unprocessed experiences, everything began to unravel. At 27, I reached a point where I no longer recognised myself. The persona I had relied on fell away, and underneath it was a profound sense of emptiness and confusion.

What followed was not a sudden transformation, but a conscious decision not to stay stuck.

Over the next five years, I committed fully to my own healing and personal development. I worked with therapists, explored spiritual practices, trained in Reiki, and engaged in physical and body-based therapies. Later, I trained as a doula, supporting women and families through pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period - experiences that deepened my understanding of vulnerability, identity, and change.

There was no single method that “fixed” everything. Instead, it was the combination of approaches, alongside patience and consistency, that slowly created change.

Gradually, I began to feel more grounded in myself. My relationship with my body softened. I learned to communicate more honestly in relationships, to set boundaries without guilt, and to separate my self-worth from other people’s responses. Confidence began to grow - not the performative kind, but something quieter and more stable.

As this shift took place, a new question emerged: how could I use what I had learned to support others?

I began exploring how my personal experience, alongside my professional background, could come together. I trained as a sleep coach and later undertook formal life coach training with the Animas Centre for Coaching. In the years leading up to having my son, I balanced full-time nannying with my studies while gradually building my coaching practice.

It was demanding, but it felt right.

Today, I continue to develop my work as a life coach, sleep coach, and practitioner supporting people through periods of transition. I work with individuals navigating relationships - with partners, family members, or themselves - as well as parents seeking support around sleep, family dynamics, and the emotional realities of the postnatal period.

At the heart of my work is a belief shaped by lived experience:
even when we feel lost or disconnected from ourselves, change is possible.

Life coaching, as I practise it, is not about fixing or transforming people. It’s about creating a supportive space where insight, self-trust, and clarity can emerge - gently and at a pace that feels right.

Just as I support others through their own growth, I continue to walk that path myself. Because personal development isn’t something we complete - it evolves as we do.