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Nature ebbs, flows, and adapts to its challenges
My sessions are the same. Guided by you and adapted to your mind so that you can emerge from your roots in your own space and time.
I use the same methods and approaches that I teach you to handle my own struggles and experiences because it is these approaches that help me stay well in this very turbulent life.
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Whatever is going on in your life, career, or mind right now, I will use my experience as a coach alongside my first-hand knowledge of life’s struggles to help you accept who you are, work through your challenges, and thrive as the wonderful human you are.
I wasn’t always a coach
I used to work in the mental health and employability sectors as a senior leader, managing multiple projects/services. I remember being in the car one day and getting a call from my interim manager - my actual manager was off with stress- I hadn’t been able to reach for three days because they were so busy.
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As soon as I answered the phone, I realised we weren't going to be able to have the conversation I'd planned. My (interim) manager was in an emotional crisis on the other end of the phone. Despite working in the mental health sector, there was little room for all the health and wellbeing principle and so when crises happened, we’d become blind to our over-stressed ways through no fault of our own.
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As I was listening to the manager's pressured speech, my eyes went over to my lovely, now-festering home-made lunch I'd made a few days before and never managed to eat. My eyes then went to the service station sandwich packages on the car floor and then to the woodland beyond my window.
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When I got off the phone, having found a temporary resolution for both our situations, I was about to drive on but I stopped myself because I could feel the sun and the trees on my face through the window glass- I stopped the engine again and got out.
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I walked to the woods.
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It was at that moment, surrounded by the trees, I felt myself again. I knew exactly what I needed to do and how to do it.
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I realised I needed to help from the outside; in because workplaces need someone who can help with the bigger picture (and the detail) of these challenges and that's what I have gone on to do.
Now I help amazing, talented people to release stress, navigate trauma and complexity, and work through anxiety so that they can thrive in work, at home, and in life
In some of the most horrendous situations of my life and work I realised I haphazardly found my way to a nature space. Until it twigged one day and the geek in me realised there was a lot of sense to the neuroscience of this.
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I’ve had the joy of spending time in nature with over 100 clients and teams, using my:
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Master practitioner qualification in Neurolinguistic Programming
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Advanced IEMT, Integral Eye Movement Therapy
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Ecopsychology, Bimiomicry, Ecotherapy and Living Systems studies
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MBraining M-Bit ™ Practitioner
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Brain Bargaining ™ practitioner - (OldPain2Go ™)
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15 years of coaching and personal development experience
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Professional Development in Transactional Analysis, Non Violent Communication, Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Facilitation Skills, Psychological Safety, Trauma Informed Approaches, Mental Health First Aid & ASSIST ( applied suicide intervention skills training), Neuroscience and sociology.
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To make sure you get a coaching session that’s as grounded in real psychology and reality as it is comfortable, unpredictable, and deeply connected to the healing of nature.
"Being in nature was calming...Even when I was directionless, JK helped me process thoughts and coach me toward a focus and help create action points...It is the career change I have been needing so I no longer have to work in a toxic environment which was bad for my mental health."
Catriona
Catriona: Career/Well-being Coaching Client 1-2-1
Why coaching in nature?
Just 20 minutes in nature can help you reduce feelings of stress and lower blood pressure. This also helps with focus and energy and can enable problem-solving, innovation, and clarity of decision.
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Nature is a co-facilitator in our sessions, understanding that humans have an innate connection to the natural world known as Biophilia. Nature also calms your nervous system, which is known as Attention Restoration Theory. This is a handy part of what nature can help with because so many of you struggle with the business of modern-day life and work.
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You’ll be encouraged to interact with your surroundings, drawing on metaphor and imagery that help you explore your challenges and goals.
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You’ll also be introduced to concepts of biomimicry, living-systems thinking and nature-relatedness. Put simply; this is the awareness that Nature has 3.8 billion years of managing change and uncertainty, building resilience, and being authentic, connected, and creating conditions for life. And that through observation, awareness, and understanding, you can find helpful strategies to adapt to your own world.
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Plus, I've always loved nature and could see how much the climate was suffering, but when I was seeing how stressed and over-whelmed people are about all the other life stuff, I became worried that if people didn't have the capacity to care for themselves then the world was pretty screwed!
So one of my motivations on a grand scale is to equip people with self-resilience and compassion skills and resources – so they have the energy to value the beauty of our natural world.
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