I am a very lucky woman! I live a great life and my work allows me to
help people step into living their dream life too, which is both a
privilege and an honor. I work with people on many different levels
depending on how I can help them the most. I am a coach, mentor,
healer, life-skills teacher, consultant and friend all wrapped up in
one! Let me tell you a little more about me and what I do.
I created Red Dandelion in 2003. In the beginning I worked with just a
handful of clients, but now I'm usually working with 25-30 clients at
anyone time. People come to me for many reasons. For some it's because
they need to 'fix' something that isn't working for them. They might be
trying to find the love of their life, or are trying to untangle a
relationship that is no longer working for them. Sometimes people come
to sort out their work life to change direction, take a mid-life gap
year, or break through their glass ceiling. Other people just feel
stuck in general or at a cross-roads and they are
not sure what's
wrong, just they don't feel like they are in the right place with their
life. People who come to me for this type of coaching will usually work
with me for 3-6 months which is a good period of time for people to
have investigated and made a significant changes to their lives.
A few people will see coaching in a different way. Whilst all of the
above may be part of their picture too, they are also on a spiritual
path where coaching is a great tool to help them grow and blossom into
the people they wish to become. I have several clients who enjoy
working on themselves in this way. Most of these people have been
working with me for over a year and a few for several years. Working at
this deeper level is wonderful and I have walked along side some people
who have radically transformed both themselves and their lives.
My coaching practice is usually fairly equally split between business
and life coaching clients. On the business side I usually work with
small business owners. My role is then more about being a sounding
board, to be a co-creator in business strategies, and to keep people
accountable to what they have decided and agreed to do.
I love the variety of my work and the clients I am blessed to work
with. I often work with 5 or 6 clients a day and it's not unusual for
me to skip from business strategies, to spiritual awakenings, to how to
manage a toddler who has gained the upper-hand, all in one day! It
keeps me on my toes but I wouldn't have it any other way, for I thrive
on variety.
My Background
I have lived an unusual life and done some amazing things all of which
helps me help others. I've lived in Paris, London, Jakarta, Singapore,
Kobe, Bicester and now, in the beautiful resort of Weymouth. I began my
career in hotels where my final position was Food & Beverage
Analyst for the Gatwick Hilton. Whilst in the Far East in and around
being a mum, I did voluntary and part-time work including helping at
WWF Jakarta, teaching children to swim, writing, as well as printing
and selling "Kids in Kobe" - a booklet to help ex- pats with
children. When I came back to the UK, I started a graphic design
company (although that's a grand name for how it started - but that is
what it grew into!). I ran my design company for 13 years employing 4
people during the last few years, and then I sold it, and trained with
CoachU to become a coach.
Things I'm proud of...
My wonderful daughters - who give me so much joy!
I love jogging and I've taken part in the Singapore Marathon, The Great
North Run, and Triathlon in Banbury. I love swimming too, especially
nowadays in the sea. I took part in the World Masters Swimming
Championships in Casablanca, swam between 6 Greek islands and last year
I swam from Malta to Gozo. This year I swam around Brownsea Island in
Poole harbor.
I love to travel and have been fortunate to see and experience so many
wonderful things, but top of my list was white water rafting with my
daughters in the Grand Canyon and snorkeling in Rawa (a tiny island off
the coast of Malaysia).
I'm just like you...
I see myself as special, yet ordinary too. If I can do these
amazing things you can too! I would be delighted to help you do it, and
you can! All you need to start this process of change is to choose to
begin... and then it will all start to happen!
