About Me
Mother, Coach, Writer & Comms Professional
Hey, thanks for being here. Taking time for yourself isn’t always easy, so the fact you’ve landed here means something.
I’m Claire – born and raised in leafy Surrey in South-East England, where I still live today with my two teenage children. Like many women, I wear a lot of hats and juggle many roles. And over the years, I’ve experienced more than a few identity shifts – the biggest of all being motherhood.
Maybe that’s something we already have in common.
I’m also a Life Coach and a recovering people-pleaser turned self-worth advocate. If you’ve found yourself constantly putting everyone else first, losing sight of your own goals, or wondering when your turn comes… believe me, i can relate.
For a long time, I pushed aside the things that mattered to me in order to keep up with work, family life, and the expectations that come with both. From the outside, everything looked “fine” – but underneath, I knew I’d lost connection with myself. There was a restlessness. An unease. A craving of more from myself.
That’s often the moment change begins.
If you’re here, chances are part of you is ready to start honouring yourself again – to rebuild your confidence, reconnect with what you want, and create a life that feels more like yours.
And the truth is, that change doesn’t start with becoming someone new. It starts with coming back to yourself.
So while this page may introduce me, coaching with me is never really about me – it’s about you, your growth, and the life you want to create.
And while you’re deciding whether I’m the right person to support you, I hope my story helps you feel a little more seen.
Me with one of my babies
My teens will not let me take their photos anymore, but Luna on the other hand, is not so fussy! Here she is showing me some love.
Motherhood is hands down my greatest honour and accomplishment in life. I remember as a little girl, tending to my dolls with a deep longing for them to be real. It’s the thing I wanted most in the world and felt like my life purpose. I never dreamed I would lose connection with myself in my role as mum to the extent that I did, but I also know that it’s far from unusual. There were several things that led me to my disconnection: a lack of part-time opportunities in my professional field; a decline in confidence and increasing sense of disempowerment; a creative urge and wants for myself that felt far too selfish to indulge in, a relationship that didn’t feel conducive to my personal growth, my fast-growing children pulling away from me; a stressful job that didn’t align with my values; the covid-19 pandemic that took my anxiety to the next level; and this fire inside me – still burning – but only just. And I knew I was responsible for keeping it lit.
My training with Beautiful You Coaching Academy
I was called to this course and this course was called to me. It popped up in response to my online search for Life Coaching at a time when I felt lost, and confused about where I was taking myself. Five people had told me at varying points in my life that I would make a great coach. It hadn’t felt like an option before because of all the rationale that crowded in concerning the career I had built, and of course, what other people would think. But I was done with that. I knew I had to start listening to myself and honouring myself, and working towards a vision for me. I watched the video for the course, which lit my soul. This was ‘feelings-based’ coaching with an emphasis on feminine energy, and helping people to realise their true self, needs and desires. I listened to a talk by the Lead Trainer Julie Parker – who had me at ‘Hello’. I knew then that some things are just meant to be – and that this – was meant for me.
So Here I Am...
So here I am now, as an internationally recognised Life Coach with the Beautiful You Coaching Academy and a contributory writer for ‘All Things Self’. I’m committed to ongoing personal & professional development and deeply honoured to be serving other women whilst they navigate their competing priorities and learn to serve and love themselves again after years in devotion to their families and employers.
If you like the idea of a coach and companion to help you rediscover yourself and what’s important to you, to set meaningful, life changing goals with you, to cheer you on and to see you through with your self-intentions, I hope to be the one to walk at your side.
My Vision
A world where women and all those who identify as such, are free to be themselves, to honour & love themselves with no limits. And where my coaching & communication for women’s authenticity & empowerment stimulates positive change at both an individual & societal level.
My Values
Truth
Connection
Compassion
Courage
Brilliance
My Mission
To hold safe and brave space for clients to feel just that. To be a source of light, love and possibility to women wanting to live by their truths and to express themselves comfortably and with confidence.
As Seen in...
DEI Statement
My commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
I strive to achieve inclusion beyond that of feeling seen, heard and valued. I work to foster soul-led connection and empowerment at an individual level, coming from a place of total non-judgement, and with deep appreciation for differences in our multiple social identities and lived experiences. I actively seek to work with a diverse range of people to continually broaden my knowledge and understanding of the impact of societal oppression, with a determination to make a positive difference to world equality and in celebration of diverse communities. My continued interest and commitment to this will help me to both learn and ‘unlearn’, to make mistakes and to see them as progress, and to serve individuals, groups and communities from a place of high awareness and with ever deepening understanding.
I extend my wholehearted thanks to those who have contributed to my growth and learning in this fundamental area, including Beautiful You Coaching Academy, Annie Gichuru, Kemi Nekvapil, Desiree Adaway, Nik Tovey, Cameron Airen, Ericka Hines, & Andrea Ranae.
Please note that any reference made to ‘women’ includes anyone who identifies as a woman.
