You’re not alone! I’ve been there and we can work together to help you to reignite your spark and grow your confidence so you can get unstuck and unlock a more vibrant and fulfilled YOU.

Because, let’s get real, many of us get lost in the shuffle of daily life, in doing everything right and by the book, and without ever stopping to ask what we REALLY want.

I know I did.

I used to be your poster child for doing everything right and by the book. You gave me directions, I followed. I did what I was told to do. Studied what I thought was a sensible career choice and would be expected of a straight A student that loved math (Bachelors and Masters in Economics, thank you very much). My first hint that I was misaligned and not living a life doing what I truly wanted was during what I thought was my last semester at university. I, of course, was doing the honours stream in Econ and needed the approval of the Head of the Department to graduate. Turns out that, even though I had chosen an elective as per instructions in the program rule book, the Head felt my choice was too “easy” compared to what my peers had chosen and as such could not let me graduate the honours program. I had to either graduate the regular Econ stream or stay an extra semester to do a more “difficult” course. (Spoiler alert: I did the extra course, stayed and did my masters too -even though I knew deep down that was not what I really wanted to do.)

Now, you may think (and I also do, now in hindsight), what was the big deal about that? Just finish school and get on with life! But for me at that moment my world came crashing down.

And it was then when I truly realized for the first time how I was defining my worth based on what I did and what others thought of me, instead of from within. And that single event catapulted me to a journey of self help and self discovery that now spans 20 years.

Fast forward ten years. After working as an economist for two years, I pivoted into communications for a not for profit where I had now been working for close to 8 years. I initially made the jump trying to align my career choice with my values of connection and kindness, wanting to make an impact through my work. I soon found myself again lost and stuck in a career I did not want, in a perfectly good job that did not fulfill me.

And then I became a mother and my life was flipped upside down. Becoming a mom made me question everything, including myself.

It ripped my identity apart. There were some dark months (full disclosure: over 18 months to be exact) of depressing thoughts and mourning my old self. Months of picking up the pieces and trying desperately to put them back together. My days were flying by without me enjoying anything for me, for my own sake. I was just going through the motions, day in and day out. For the longest time it felt like I was drowning and desperately needed a lifeline. All I longed for was to feel I was going with the flow. What I was looking for was my own permission to want more and the courage and self love to go for it. I reached out for help. I went to therapy. I hired my first life coach and got to work. I stopped putting everyone else first, including my toddler. I focused instead on me and finding who I now was, what I needed and wanted.

I worked hard to carve out a more fulfilled and aligned identity beyond motherhood, beyond what I did and what others thought of me. I had the chance to coach other mothers in that same journey, helping them build their self worth and boost their courage to step into the world feeling more whole and free.