Hi I’m Debbie, a midlife and menopause coach.
I work with high-capacity women who have spent years being everything to everyone and are now paying the price for it.
Women who have held families together.
Built careers.
Kept plates spinning.
Absorbed pressure.
Swallowed needs.
And who, somewhere along the way, stopped recognising themselves.
They are often exhausted, reactive, overwhelmed, and quietly frightened by how little space they seem to have for joy, clarity, or themselves.
Not because they are failing.
But because the load has finally become unmanageable.
I have spent 25 years in coaching, leadership and training.
I’ve worked in finance, insurance and for the NHS.
I’ve worked for corporates (Barclays), founders, and I’ve worked with SMEs.
And I’ve been you, and I understand the pressures you’re facing.
You are not losing your mind.
You are losing oestrogen.
By the time perimenopause arrives, many women are already running on an exhausted, dysregulated nervous system. Hormonal change doesn’t create the problem it just exposes it, amplifies it, and makes it impossible to ignore.
Far too many women assume they are the problem.
Women who have carried everyone else for years. Women who keep families, teams, and systems afloat. Women who are running on fumes and then punishing themselves for not being “better”.
It’s no wonder burnout and mental health struggles are at an all-time high.
It’s no wonder women are leaving workplaces in droves.
My work exists to clear away the noise and the nonsense.
The Superwoman fantasy.
The good-girl conditioning.
The addiction to external validation.
The “just get up at 5am” rubbish.
The belief that you should be able to cope with all of this because you always have.
I help women stop putting themselves at the bottom of the pile and start building lives that actually support them.
My real skill is that I can see people clearly.
As they are.
And as they could be.
And I can hold that truth steady until they can feel it for themselves.
I’m not polished or pristine.
I don’t sell a version of life where nobody sweats, swears, or falls apart.
I work with real women, in real lives, with real pressure.
There’s a need for that.
After working with me, women don’t just “feel better”, they come back to themselves.
They become more grounded. Clearer. Less anxious.
Internally validated, rather than constantly looking outward for permission.
Fiercely honest about what they will and won’t tolerate.
Boundaries stop being theoretical and start being lived.
Routines become supportive, not performative.
Women learn what to drop, what to keep, what to delegate, and what to refuse.
They stop trying to “fix themselves” and start designing lives that work.
The inner critic loosens its grip.
Self-love stops being a concept and becomes a baseline.
There’s more presence, more connection, and more capacity for joy
Because they’re no longer borrowing from one part of their life to survive another.
And, your perimenopause or menopause symptoms are reduced. They’re no longer shouting at you everyday.
You feel like you’ve got “you” back.
I do this work in two spaces.
For women, I help you stop blaming yourself, rebuild your capacity for joy and purpose, set boundaries that actually hold, and come back home to yourself.
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And for organisations, I help leaders support high-performing women through menopause with training, practical action plans, and ongoing support that protects people and the business.
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Different contexts.
Same belief.
Women don’t need fixing.
They need understanding, support, and room to breathe.
If something in you has softened while reading this or feels quietly seen – you’re in the right place.
This work is not about becoming someone new.
It’s about reclaiming who you already are, with more calm, more clarity, and more self-compassion.
