My story
Butterflies can't see their own beauty, I can see the beauty of your work!
Working in the voluntary sector is an exciting challenge! I use my experience to help others. I have made many mistakes along the way, suffered imposter syndrome and have at times felt very lonely.
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I am passionate about supporting others to meet their full potential, that's why I trained as a teacher in 1997. I specialised in working with youngsters with complex needs and behavioural issues for many years.
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When I became a mum in 2000, sleep deprivation entered my life and I realised that when families have sleep issues there's often nowhere to turn. After many years of research, I established The Sleep Charity in 2012, an award winning national charity empowering the nation to sleep well.
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I am an award-winning trainer, the training programmes that I have devised around sleep and behaviour management have been sold globally. I sit on the board of the British Sleep Society’s Paediatric Advisory Group and regularly speak in the national media.
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I believe in giving back and volunteer my time with Pilotlight to mentor other charity leaders. I love helping others to unlock the barriers that they face in life and business through the power of coaching. I offer 4 funded places each year for charity leaders to access coaching completely free of charge as my way of giving back to the voluntary sector.
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I was diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s and suddenly life made a lot more sense! I find coaching helps me to stay focused and to manage my ADHD so that the superpowers that it brings me are at the fore. I love working with individuals with ADHD and see incredible transformation through the power of coaching.
I love supporting others to meet their full potential, whether that be through offering bespoke training or coaching. I provide my services because I take genuine delight in working alongside individuals and seeing the changes that quickly take place. Having walked the walk in all these areas i, I understand the challenges faced and care about making a positive difference in your life and organisation. I limit the number of clients I work with so please don't be offended if I can't work with you. The fit has to be right for both of us.
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When my child didn't sleep I felt like a failure!
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When I started a charity I felt lonely and unsure!
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When the organisation won national awards I felt imposter syndrome!
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When I was first diagnosed with ADHD I felt lost!
All of these experiences have helped me to shape the services that I offer today so that you can have positive support from somebody who understands and cares.
I was fortunate enough to receive coaching and mentoring that made me realise how good I am! Coaching has helped me to achieve my dreams no matter how impossible they seemed at the time.
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Discovering coaching has supported my transformation to become the best version of myself. Life couldn't be more different:
My children sleep perfectly, it is waking them up that is the issue! I've helped 1000s of families get sleep back into their lives over the last decade.
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I feel empowered as a charity leader, I'm good at what I do, the trophy cabinet confirms this and even includes one from Her Majesty The Queen.
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I was selected as Co-Chair of the national small charity advisory panel, they thought I was good enough, because I am!
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I embrace my ADHD using all the positives that it brings to their full advantage.
Now it is my time to support YOU and your organisation, let's make the changes happen!
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It can be cost saving! I can cut through problems quickly and share knowledge that has taken years to gain
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Running a small voluntary organisation takes a great deal of effort, I can help save you time!
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Because YOU are important and when we are supported we are more able to thrive and be better placed to support our beneficiaries!