I am a great fan of Margaret Wheatley and her wise words:
“Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it’s in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. we have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone”
I am really blessed because I am part of a network of wonderful people all creating health and wellbeing communities that care.
Along with Caroline and our team of associates, I spend my days with inspirational, courageous people, helping them build trusting, collaborative relationships, which enable learning, health, growth and support.
I believe that, when we truly connect to others, we create so much more that we could ever do alone.
And it’s wonderful to know that research is now confirming that being part of positive communities not only enables creativity and sharing, they are really good for our mental and physical health.
If we put community at the heart of our health we will reap incredible rewards in all sorts of magical ways.
I am an experienced coach and facilitator specialising in pathway design and leadership development. I love building communities, writing, running workshops and events but most of all I just love crafting things with other people and having fun!!!!
Like Christina I believe in the power of relationship. I have found through the past 30 years or so that when we truly connect then all the other challenges can be managed with hope, love and integrity.
Working with patients and our clients gives me the greatest joy as we work through changes together creating outcomes that truly empower and embody a sense of purpose, hope, enjoyment and expansion, each individual finding what is most meaningful for them in this moment, often after a life changing incident.
I also love my work around online community design, where many of our patients join in the wellbeing classes and learning spaces. We connect with each other to collaborate on building strong, respectful, vibrant, caring community spaces which bring us together.
My coaching speciality uses meditation, breath, relaxation, mental rehearsal and visualisation to achieve deep relaxation which enables our clients to move forwards.
Although much of my work is done in hospital and indoor environments, given half a chance clients who love the outdoors often choose to work with me in nature if possible!
Qualifications include: Massage & Anatomy, Emotional Freedom Therapy ( EFT) NLP Master Practitioner. I am also trained in Labyrinth Leadership, Nature Therapy, Equine Facilitation, Polarity Therapy, Meditation and I am an intuitive Vibrational Healer.
We met in 2006 and whilst we come from very different work backgrounds, we connect around our passion for community and co creation. Over the years we have spoken to hundreds of patients and all those who have made significant and sustained progress have a number of things in common:
These same people also speak fondly about the relationships in their lives. Whilst they use all sorts of different words to describe the other person/s, all of them mention one or more of the following:
We love helping services, teams and individuals build patient and staff communities that help people connect and support each other with their emotional and psychological wellbeing. We build communities because we know first hand the powerful impact being part of a compassionate, caring network can have on health, wellbeing and recovery.