I was the kid who loved to learn. The teacher's pet who never stood a chance at being popular. When I started my A Levels, I grew such an interest in psychology. It fascinated me learning about why people behave and think the way they do. From that, I went to university and achieved a degree in Counselling Psychology, as 18-year-old me had it in my head that I was going to be a child psychologist.

During this time, I was also volunteering as a counsellor for Childline and, as rewarding as it was, 21-year-old me just didn't have the emotional strength to support children through such emotionally-sensitive experiences. At the time, I knew I still wanted to work with children, but I had to think fast, and so I fell into teaching and was a qualified primary school teacher for around 5 years.

I absolutely loved working with children and watching them flourish, but I remember being in that role and thinking to myself, 'I can't spend the next 45 years of my life in this career'. Something was missing. My job didn't fulfil me and I missed the psychology aspect I loved before. During this time I was also an aspiring music artist and in and out of crappy relationships. I'd completely lost all direction in my life. I'd lost who I was and I'd lost all purpose.

I found refuge in blogging. I found it such a good way to visualise my thoughts and process how I had overcome things in my life. I also worked with a life coach myself during this time too. I couldn't get over how much life coaching helped me to figure out my strengths, my purpose, and to understand the things that were holding me back from living the life I wanted for myself.

From this point, I went back into studying and achieved a Masters in Developmental Psychology. I am now a

published researcher in psychology, whilst working towards a PhD alongside my role as a university teacher in psychology, and I am also an accredited life coach!

Having experienced the sheer value that coaching brought to my life, my goal is to now apply my knowledge and qualifications as a life coach to help you to achieve a life you are truly passionate about and adjust your mindset towards feeling fulfilled and empowered.

We all experience life so differently. We have different dreams and ambitions, but ultimately, we all have a unified goal. To live a happy life. I'm here to help you to see what that version of happy looks like to you and to identify the steps to help you reach it.