Find out all about Louise...

I felt I had achieved my dream. Over the years we shared this crazy space with our children and their friends, our many dogs, horses, chickens, ducks and much to the local farmers amusement, I even bred all sorts of cute rabbits.

I am an avid gardener and am often found in a flower bed with my head down and bum up. It is well known that I had over 300 pots all of which came from the beautiful garden I had at the farm.These then  became my constant travelling companions during our many moves over the last ten years due to unforseen circumstances.

Jump forward from this scene of farmers wife, to 7 years ago. In 2018 I was searching for a change. I found it in life coaching and became a certified Life Coach. I felt I had found my purpose in life.

My identity in my lifetime has worn many hats, but my main one, my stable one, for the last 30 years was of wife and mother. This changed abruptly 2 years ago.

My then husband and I had managed to achieve our dream of getting back onto the property ladder. In order to satisify the bank and mortgage requirements I had to park coaching. We built a modest new home which was ours. This gave me a huge sense of pride and fulfillment and my 300 pots were all planted out into our new garden. Our gorgeous talented girls had all left home and I had just started a new job at Mitre10 working in the garden centre. A job I loved and was very passionate about. Although I must say orange and black is not my colour!

Two weeks into this new job, my marriage came to an abrupt end one Sunday morning. Just like that after 30 years, my marriage and my life as I knew it was over. My identity as a wife and mother was gone. I lost everything.

So I did what you have to do and went into survival mode. Thank goodness I had a job and grown children. I found a stunning rental, a wee 2 bedroom cottage on a friends lifestyle property. I once again dug up my garden, putting it back into my 300 pots. My 2 dogs, my 3 chickens and I moved into another new area. Once more everything around me was unfamiliar. But this time I had no husband or children to anchor me.

I made a lovely home and a wonderful pot garden. The support from my girls and my friends was amazing and my 2 little dogs got me out of bed every day.

Then one Wednesday in July 2024 my world changed again. A phone call taken at work told me my house was on fire. That afternoon I once again lost everything including my 2 small dogs, Bel and Beau.

Jump forward to the present day. The last 2 years will always be raw as will other moments in my 55 years of life. It takes courage to share your story, it takes courage to own it. It takes even greater courage to step out of it and reclaim your identity.

I am now back as a life coach in its' entirety. I am not just a coach, I am a transitional guide. I am an empath who can feel my clients and create a safe space for them and I am a teacher who can structure transformation in a positive way. I have lived it, I understand it and I have grown from the inside out. I am here today because of love and support from my family and friends and my sheer determination that what doesn't break you, will make you stronger........ oh..... and I have a new puppy called Ollie. xx

I'm an Identity Life Coach. I help women to rediscover their identity.

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, 'Who am I now?'  Many women face a silent identity crisis as their roles, relationships and responsibilities shift. You may have spent years being everything for everyone-  daughter, sister, partner, mother, employee, caretaker- and in the process lost touch with your own wants, dreams and identity. The good news? It's never too late to rediscover who you truly are.

We all have times when we feel stuck and unable to make progress. We believe we were waiting for something we thought we needed: to be richer, thinner, fitter, prettier, cleverer, happier, funnier, younger, older, and so on.

But what if you were to get out of your own way, stop making excuses and get on with setting and achieving your goals?

I provide the exact service that I was looking for as I struggled through my formative years and that I needed through my latter years. I needed someone like me to coach myself and now I can, as well as make a difference for others.

My background as an educator, daughter, sister, traveller, wife, mother, colleague and friend enables me to empower and guide my clients towards finding their authentic self.

I hold space for people. I am an effective and compassionate listener and I am passionate about helping others. It is my job to guide my clients towards realising their goals and making them come alive. With love and respect, I steer each unique and beautiful individual towards finding their true selves.

By allowing the client the space and the freedom to open up and trust the process, they become empowered and at one with themselves. Their future becomes clearer and their way ahead is achievable.

I have a few, all of which aid my life coaching skills:

• Batchelor of Education B ed, with Honours in History
• ANZCAL Associate Coach member
• Certificate in Breakthrough Life Coaching
• ANZCAL Certificate in Abundance Coaching,
• ANZCAL Associate Coaching Level
• NZIBS Diploma in Life Coaching
• Mindfullness Practioner and Coach
• EVT Practitioner