For 30 years, I built a career I loved, teaching in schools across seven cities and four countries. I was always learning, always curious, and always striving to make things better for students and staff.
But somewhere along the way, things started to shift.
It was a slow build-up of little changes: misplacing words mid-sentence, forgetting why I walked into a room, frequent headaches, unexpected skin breakouts, waking up exhausted even after a full night’s sleep, and not wanting to spend time with friends as much.
I was not as sharp as I used to be, and I started second-guessing myself in ways I never had before.
At first, I brushed it off. Stress. Age. Just one of those things.
But deep down, I knew something was not right.
I started looking for answers, and what I found changed everything.
I have always been drawn to learning and research. Over the years, I explored well-being practices, trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and introduced mindfulness strategies into my work.
So when I started feeling “off” — forgetful, exhausted, not quite myself — my instinct was to dig deeper, to figure out what was going on.
Some of what I found pointed to menopause. But surely not. I was not “old.” That could not be it.
So I kept looking, convinced there had to be another explanation.
For something that impacts all women, and indirectly everyone, the lack of research was staggering.
It did not feel right.
If I, someone used to researching and problem-solving, could not find clear answers, how many other women were out there feeling lost?
And what would that mean for my daughters when their time came?
When I began my Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, I initially planned to focus on education.
But I could not ignore these questions.
I shifted my research to explore the impact of self-compassion on perimenopausal women with brain fog, working with women from all over the world.
Their stories were humbling. So many of them felt invisible, alone, and like they were losing themselves.
Their words, like an old lizard, alone in my own house, stayed with me.
I took my findings to a conference in Iceland, presenting them in a dramatic film noir inspired movie poster format to highlight the deeply human side of menopause.
From there, I developed a practical, research-backed six-week coaching program to help women stop second-guessing themselves, understand what is going on, and find their way back to feeling like themselves again.
This is where my work today begins.
Real change
Your parents might be aging. Your kids might be teenagers or leaving home. Maybe your career does not feel as fulfilling as it once did.
Or maybe you have been focused on caring for everyone else for so long that you have lost touch with what you need.
Menopause might be part of the picture, but it is not the whole story.
That is why my coaching is not just about symptoms; it is about helping you reconnect with yourself, wherever you are in this transition.
Because my coaching is not just about information; it is about real change.
I take a creative, flexible approach, using tools like LEGO, collage, and hands-on coaching techniques to help women think in new ways and unlock different parts of themselves.
Sometimes, when words are not enough, your hands can do the thinking for you.
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I support women—and the organisations they’re part of—as they navigate the personal and professional shifts that come with midlife and menopause.
Through one-to-one coaching, group programs, and workshops, I create reflective, creative spaces that support wellbeing and meaningful change—helping people reconnect with confidence, purpose, and possibility in work and life.
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