My story
Ten years ago I said yes to an opportunity that would take me far away from family and friends, from a career I loved but had outgrown, from a life that was full but too comfortable.
The opportunity was a move to Beijing, but for my husband’s work, not mine. We packed up our flat in London, and with our two girls who were then one and four we moved to the heart of a city of 22 million people. I did not speak the language, or know another soul there.
When I say I understand what it means to start a life from scratch, it is because I really do! There were so many ups, and so many downs, but after three years when it was time to move on I knew we made the best of it, we were not ready to go home!
Since then, we have started life from zero again twice, in Buenos Aires and then in Madrid. Moving and starting again is painful. The bittersweet feeling of knowing you cannot hold back the time, that your friends will be scattered all over the world, but that you have a life and experiences that could not be paralleled by staying in one place.
For me, my career was always the hardest piece of the jigsaw to fit. On my first move I felt stuck, frustrated, resentful and guilty, like I was wasting the experience and opportunity. Friends and family made ‘suggestions’ about what I should be doing. None of them fitted. My mindset transformed when I worked with a coach in Beijing to help me figure out my next career steps, even though I went back into a marketing job, a door was opened to a new career.
Discovering my own path was key to making everything work. I used our next assignment to retrain and coaching became my way forward. I am passionate about helping my clients find their path. To tap into their own voice and power, to see their worth and use their strengths and talents to start a new journey.
My story
Ten years ago I said yes to an opportunity that would take me far away from family and friends, from a career I loved but had outgrown, from a life that was full but too comfortable.
The opportunity was a move to Beijing, but for my husband’s work, not mine. We packed up our flat in London, and with our two girls who were then one and four we moved to the heart of a city of 22 million people. I did not speak the language, or know another soul there.
When I say I understand what it means to start a life from scratch, it is because I really do! There were so many ups, and so many downs, but after three years when it was time to move on I knew we made the best of it, we were not ready to go home!
Since then, we have started life from zero again twice, in Buenos Aires and then in Madrid. Moving and starting again is painful. The bittersweet feeling of knowing you cannot hold back the time, that your friends will be scattered all over the world, but that you have a life and experiences that could not be paralleled by staying in one place.
For me, my career was always the hardest piece of the jigsaw to fit. On my first move I felt stuck, frustrated, resentful and guilty, like I was wasting the experience and opportunity. Friends and family made ‘suggestions’ about what I should be doing. None of them fitted. My mindset transformed when I worked with a coach in Beijing to help me figure out my next career steps, even though I went back into a marketing job, a door was opened to a new career.
Discovering my own path was key to making everything work. I used our next assignment to retrain and coaching became my way forward. I am passionate about helping my clients find their path. To tap into their own voice and power, to see their worth and use their strengths and talents to start a new journey.
My professional journey
Corporate
Prior to becoming a coach I built a successful career in marketing and communications across both private and public sectors, with a focus on entertainment and the arts.
International
Having lived and worked in Argentina, Australia, China, Spain and the UK, I have extensive experience of working across cultures and breaking down communication barriers.
Coaching training/qualification
Diploma in Professional Coaching from the OCM, accredited with the EMCC Individual Accreditation with the EMCC at Practitioner Level Certified Emotions Coaching Practitioner
One to One Coaching
One to one coaching helps us to explore and better to understand the events that have brought us to this juncture in life, and the barriers we may have created that are keeping us stuck.
I equip my clients with the insights to identify their goals and place them on a path to achieving them.
Read below to find out more about my areas of expertise...
Areas of Expertise
Career Coaching
Put yourself back in the driving seat, find time to focus on what you want and need. I'll help you build a better work-life balance.
Expatriation
Creating a life overseas, transition & integration coaching, expat career coaching, portable career.
Emotions
Harness your emotions, enable self understanding. Identify blockers and limiting beliefs to help you move forward.
