This is my Mom, Lillian. She is my rock, my mentor, my inspiration and she is the best mother and friend, a girl could ever ask for. She brought me up on her own and like every single mother, fought as hard as she could to give me the best life she possibly could.

Life was a challenge for us for many years for various different reasons. Marital breakdown, career changes, beareavement, house moves and relationship struggles (to name but a few) took a massive toll and impacted both our lives but especially our emotional relationship.

By the time I had reached my teens, between us there was what I would describe, an emotional disconnect, through nobodies fault of course. I felt quite emotionally disconnected from Mom and I didn’t feel able to confide in her about my own inner world or private life for fear of putting even more stress or pressure on her. I think I subconsciously knew that she was suffering with emotional overload and I just didn’t want to add to that.

There was a massive turning point in our relationship, I think it was either my first or second year of secondary school. Mom did a parenting course and my god did it have an extremely positive impact on our connection going forward. She became much more open minded and seemed to approach me with much more tolerance and less fear based judgement. I finally felt that I could open up to her and this was the beginning of a very firm friendship as well as mother-daughter relationship. No doubt there were many other changes to approaches but those are the ones that stick out in my mind the most.

So why Parent Coaching? Quite simply, I want others to experience that transformation in their parent-child relationships and I want to support as many people as I can to do so!

What can Parent Coaching do for you?

Coaching can build your self-awareness, your independence and your ability to empower yourself in so many ways. It can empower you to look at yourself in ways you never have before and have moments of enlightenment about your life that you never thought possible. This will reflect so positively in your parenting skills and abilities. Not only will you see and experience the benefits, so will your whole family. Coaching can change your life in ways that you have to experience to believe. I only work with people who are ready for that. I believe that every human being is creative, resourceful, and whole. I also believe that we are beings with unlimited potential. Although you may not feel this at times, this is the position we begin coaching from.

Parent coaching can be a journey of self-discovery and self-mastery. It supports you to merge and recreate your identity as an individual and as a parent. We can explore topics such as emotions, confidence, skills, compassion and love.

I think parenting is like cooking. It depends on the meal or what is needed at the time, you follow a recipe, you gather together all the ingredients you need and you put them altogether in the correct balance. You see how it turns out and if something more needs to be added or taken away, you do so.

Children need your love, attention and engagement. They naturally want to be successful, please you and be like you. They need space to make choices, develop independence and make mistakes for themselves. They need your reassurance and that you are going to be there for them and love them even when they might not deserve it. To do all that, as much as possible, you have to be on top form and in an optimum mindset. Parent Coaching can support you in achieving that goal.

We can discuss topics such as:

• Retaining/Reclaiming your identity as a person not just a parent
• Perception over perfection
• Parental guilt
• Confident parenting
• Parenting history and experiences
• The importance of Attachment and Connection
• Emotional Intelligence and Regulation
• Anxiety/Stress Management
• Ritual and routine
• Boundaries and tolerations
• Parental Values
• Personal Power as a parent
• Conscious Communication
• Life Balance and Enjoyment
• Self-compassion
• Parental Intuition
• Self-awareness

Next steps:

• Let’s have a chat
• We will pinpoint exactly how you are feeling and what you are looking for
• We will make sure we are the right fit to work together
• We will chat more about the Coaching process and what I can do for you
• Once you are confident that I am the coach for you and you are ready for change then your journey begins!