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From burnout to room to breathe.

A career path with room for every season of life, where you don’t have to choose between your career, motherhood and your own freedom.

1:1 coaching with Annie · career direction

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Annie sitting on a sofa by a green window, holding her sleeping young daughter, a laptop open beside her
Annie leaning her head back, eyes closed, a cup of tea in her hand, sunlight resting gently on her face

To you, the woman who always has so much she wants to do, …and who also cherishes every moment of her children’s childhood.

Perhaps you too have stood in the middle of a tug-of-war like that.

On one side, your work, the things you want to do, the abilities you know you still want to grow. On the other, your family, and your children’s years that you know will not come around a second time.

I understand that feeling.

When I left my corporate job to start my first Virtual Assistant business, I was full of fears too. I didn’t know where the road ahead would lead, and I had no perfect plan to be sure it would all be fine.

But that decision changed my life in a way I had never imagined before.

I began to realise that career and life don’t have to be opposites.

Try to imagine a life in which…

  • You still do work that helps you grow, you use the abilities you have, and you earn an income from something you find truly meaningful.

  • Mornings no longer begin with a rush to reach the office, but with enough space to wake up, take care of yourself and be with your family.

  • You can finish your working day at a reasonable hour, come home while your children are still waiting for you, and be present in the very ordinary moments that will later become precious memories.

  • You can build independence and a solid financial footing without trading away your health, your peace or your children’s early years.

Not everything is perfect all the time.

But there is a way for your career, motherhood and the life you want to each have a place in the same life.

I know this because I walked it myself. I was my own first coaching client.

But this journey is not for everyone.

1:1 coaching is the deepest and most private way we can work together. So I want to be honest from the start about who this journey suits.

Not yet a fit if…

  • You only “sort of want” change, but you aren’t truly ready to step into this journey.
  • You’re looking for a quick formula that changes everything overnight, or you’re waiting for someone to sort out your life for you.
  • You still see your circumstances, your job or the people around you as the reason you can’t change, and you aren’t ready to look at the part you can choose for yourself.

A good fit if…

  • You see the value of investing time, energy and resources in yourself, because I believe coaching only truly means something when that is there.
  • You genuinely want to create a better life, not only for yourself, but for your family and the people you love.
Annie leaning back on a sofa, eyes closed, breathing gently, a vase of white daisies beside her

If you’ve read this far and recognise yourself in these words, perhaps we can begin with a conversation.

I believe coaching can bring about very deep change. Not because the coach has the answers to your life, but because sometimes we need someone objective enough, close enough and safe enough to look together at what is hard to see alone.

I used to think I had to be “ready” before I could begin. That I needed to know exactly what I wanted, and to find the answers by myself before reaching out for help.

But looking back, I realise that very belief cost me a great deal of time.

And there are things in life, especially the years when our children are small, that I cannot go back and live again.

If you’re at a point like that too, don’t wait until everything is perfectly clear before you begin.

You don’t need a finished plan.

You only need to be honest enough to admit that the way you’re living and working now may no longer fit.

From there, we can begin.

the first conversation

Career Evolution Session

A 60-minute conversation, completely free, to look together at the road ahead of you.

  • 60 minutes
  • completely free

In this conversation, I will work with you to:

  1. Look more deeply at what is truly making you feel stuck.

  2. Get clearer on the career and life you envision.

  3. Sketch out directions and next steps that fit your circumstances, your values and what you truly want.

This is not a consultation where I tell you what you should do next.

I want to use these 60 minutes to look back with you slowly and clearly enough that you can begin to see, for yourself, the possibilities ahead.

After our conversation, only if we both feel it’s a good fit, will I offer to walk with you in the 1:1 coaching programme.

And if I feel a different direction would suit you better, I will say so honestly and suggest resources I think could help on your journey.

Because I don’t think coaching should begin by convincing you that you need it.

It should begin with the two of us finding out whether this is truly what you need.

Maybe you’ve spent many years building a career.

Maybe you’ve also spent many years becoming a really good mother.

And maybe now you’re asking yourself: can I have both, a career where I live up to my own abilities, and a life with enough room for the things I love?

I believe you can.

Not necessarily the way I did it.

Not necessarily by any ready-made formula.

But in a way that suits you, your family and the season of life you’re in.

I know this because I once began from exactly where you are standing.

And if you’d like, I would be glad to walk with you to see which path could be yours alone.

Annie, smiling

Annie

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Do you want to see the road ahead more clearly?

Apply for a free Career Evolution Session so we can begin with a conversation.

Before we meet, I’d like to know a little about you, not through your CV or the achievements on your résumé, but through your real life.

You don’t need to look for the “right” answer. This is not a test, and it is not a selection round. There are no right or wrong answers. Only your real story.

So I invite you to take a little time and be honest with yourself as you fill in this form. Some questions may make you pause a little longer. You may notice things you haven’t truly asked yourself in a long time.

And perhaps this will be one of the first times in a long while that you really sit down to listen to yourself.

I read every application. And I only offer to walk with someone when I truly believe I can help them on their journey.

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