About Me

After over a decade in the UK charity sector, I realised I was starting to sink into low level burnout - and I didn't recognise it until it was almost too late. It too me years from when my burnout journey had actually started to recognise this.

Why?

Because the standard definitions of burnout told me it only happened to 'high flying', career-driven individuals. And that to be 'proper' burnout I needed to be stuck in my bed, completely non-functional.

I didn't feel like that was me, so how could I be burning out?

What I didn't realise that was that a huge part of burnout out was about keeping going. Until we couldn't.

Coaching and therapy helped me realise what was happening to me, and to truly know that I couldn't keep on keeping on with how I was living. I had nothing left in my tank, no wind in my sails. 

And so I left a job I loved and retrained as a coach.

But the transition wasn't smooth sailing, as I went through my burnout recovery I almost burnt out again! 

I've had to unpick and unlearn a lot of beliefs I held about myself and work. And I'm still doing it now. 

I also realised that the full-time self-employed life isn't for me right now. And I've discovered a love of event work, and its flexibility to fit around the rest of my life.

I've also added burnout recovery to my coaching toolkit, and I am becoming more neurodiversity-informed.

On a personal note, I live in London with my partner and cat, Missy, who will probably try to say hello during a session (Missy, that is!). 

When I'm not coaching, you might find me delivering Zoom training or event support, working at my local football stadium, or enjoying a strong black coffee in a local coffee shop, trying to say hi to all the dogs!

I also love a good cliché, metaphor and analogy, which you might already have guessed.

If you're ready to start making changes so you can discover the unique life-work blend that will enable you to thrive, let's have a chat over a beverage.