From Overwhelm to Clarity: How I Found My Tools

For most of my adult life, I was always in motion. Running businesses, raising a family, managing staff, and building new projects - I didn’t know how to stop. My neurodivergent mind thrived on creativity and ideas, but slowing down felt impossible.

Then came the crash. Fibromyalgia arrived suddenly, and the energy I’d always relied on simply disappeared. I went from cycling around the world to struggling with ten-minute dog walks. At the same time, I was parenting my autistic daughter with ADHD - a journey filled with love and joy, but also advocacy, exhaustion, and navigating systems not designed for neurodivergent children.

I needed tools to stop myself from sliding into despair. Over 30 years, I explored every avenue I could find: self-help books, therapy, transactional analysis, and coaching. Each gave me a little insight, but none created lasting change.

The turning point came when I recruited a consultant to work with my team of 20. They introduced me to NLP coaching - and everything shifted. For the first time, I saw how I could rewire unhelpful patterns, manage my energy differently, and create clarity even in chaos. These tools didn’t just transform how I led my staff, they changed how I lived.

That experience inspired me to train as a Master NLP Coach and eventually create Curious Creative Coaching. Today, I help people facing midlife transitions, entrepreneurs juggling too much, parents navigating neurodiversity, and those living with challenges like fibromyalgia or burnout. My work blends practical structure with compassion, creativity, and clarity - so clients can pause before overwhelm, make empowered choices, and find renewed energy for their next chapter.

I offer coaching in North Devon through nature walks and cosy fireside talks, as well as online coaching across the UK and beyond, so you can access support wherever you are.