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Confidence coaching for teens, adults and workplaces in Cheadle Hulme + online.

Helping you uncover confidence so you can live, communicate and lead with greater self-trust.

1:1 Coaching | Workshops | Talks

09/10/2026

There’s a lovely moment in this work when someone hears their own voice do something they didn’t know it could. A little surprise. “Was that me?” Yep. All you. 😊

Breathing, releasing tension and exploring your range can open up so much choice in how you speak and express yourself. There’s room to play, experiment and discover what feels possible when you give yourself permission to try.

For me, this is such a valuable part of confidence coaching: bringing that inner work into how you communicate. Connecting what you want to say with the breath, body and voice that help you say it.

Drawing on my years as an actor and my work as a coach, I help you explore that connection and feel more confident being heard, seen and understood. I love seeing people discover what they’re capable of.

If you’d like to explore your own voice and confidence, drop me a message. I’d love to hear what you’d like to feel more comfortable doing.

08/10/2026

Make rest your flex.

Join me at REST + READY.
90 minutes to rest, breathe + restore.
25/11/26 7-8.30pm

Book your spot via the link in my bio. 💪

07/10/2026

You wouldn’t give a teabag three seconds and then complain that your tea was weak. Yet we’re quite happy to try something once and decide we’re rubbish at it. 😂

Give yourself a bit of time. Try again. Notice what gets easier. Confidence can take a little brewing.

Preferably with a biscuit. ☕️

06/10/2026

At some point, confidence has to leave your head and actually come out of your mouth. 😬😂

Whether it’s speaking up in a meeting, presenting, pitching, introducing yourself at a networking event, interviewing or talking to camera; being seen, heard and understood matters.

The good news is that this bit can be practiced.

Voice. Breath. Body. Pace. Presence. Rehearsal.

I’m bringing more of this practical work into my coaching, drawing on my 20+ years as an actor, speech and drama teacher and facilitator alongside the coaching work I do now.

So if you know what you want to say but could do with a bit more confidence actually saying it, get in touch. This is very much my kind of work.

REST + READY is back. 🥳I’ve spent a lot of my working life thinking about relaxation. First as an actor and now as an IC...
05/10/2026

REST + READY is back. 🥳

I’ve spent a lot of my working life thinking about relaxation. First as an actor and now as an ICF-accredited confidence coach.

They might sound like two quite different worlds, but relaxation matters enormously in both.

As an actor, tension can get in the way of your voice, your breath, your body, your creativity and your ability to respond in the moment.

In my coaching experience I’ve seen clients who are constantly rushing, bracing, thinking ahead or trying to keep on top of everything and then they have far less space to think clearly, notice what they need and choose how they want to respond.

And that’s where rest comes in. It really can unlock an awful lot, which is why I’m now running Rest + Ready on a bi-monthly basis.

It’s a slightly different take on a relaxation workshop. Yes, there are blankets. Yes, you can lie down. Yes, there will be plenty of opportunity to do very little indeed. But eventually you have to take the blankets off and put your shoes back on. (I know! Yuck!)

So, that’s the bit I’m really interested in.

Rest + Ready explores different routes into rest, through movement, stillness, breath, imagination, words and reflection, so you can begin to notice what genuinely works for you.

We’ll also think about how you can take some of that into the everyday juggle. Small, usable ways to access rest when you don’t have 90 minutes, a yoga mat and someone looking after your relaxation needs.

AND every participant also receives a recording of the Rest + Ready meditation afterwards, so you have something practical to return to at home.

The aim isn’t simply to leave feeling rested. It’s to rest, SO THAT you feel ready. 💪

REST + READY
Wednesday 25 November
DENISE | HAIR | YOGA | HEADSPA | WELLBEING | STOCKPORT | MCR Cheadle Hulme
Just £25 / person

Come and join our little rebellion against always having to do more. 😉

The backpack is an analogy I come back to a lot in coaching and in my own life too, actually. Every now and then I find ...
02/10/2026

The backpack is an analogy I come back to a lot in coaching and in my own life too, actually. Every now and then I find it useful to have a good rummage round and check out why it’s so bloody heavy!

If life is a journey, what do I need for this bit? We might be heading into a big adventure or just trying to get out of the house without coming back three times. (It’s chronic!)

My backpack non-negotiables? Crisps and a banana…maybe a thermal? I can approach life’s challenges with curiosity and determination but first I need to be warm and have a snack.

Things I could do without? I could probably stop packing everybody else’s dinner and cutlery, y’know, just in case they’ve forgotten theirs. And the back up dinner in case they don’t like the first one. By this point I’m basically a catering cart horse. Nobody asked, but here I am with your lunch.

That’s often where the useful questions are. Am I carrying an expectation that no longer fits? A responsibility that belongs to someone else? Something I’ve packed for every journey without ever asking whether I need it?

Some things I might carry a little longer because I haven’t quite got the confidence to leave them behind yet. That can be part of the audit too. “Still need this for now. Will have another look further up the path.”

Dont forget the people walking alongside us, with their own backpacks and things to offer. We can share, ask for help and trust each other to pack our own forks. (I’m working on that last bit.)

For anyone who finds a picture helpful when making sense of themselves, it’s a useful place to start.

I wonder what’s in yours?

01/10/2026

A very proud coach moment today. ❤️

I’ve just been to see my client exhibition, Confluence, , in Manchester. And while I can take absolutely no credit for the beautiful artwork (I wish! ) I’ve had the privilege of supporting Tina as she’s brought this together.

An exhibition is no mean feat. There’s finding a venue, organising preview evenings, sending invitations and keeping track of approximately a million things. And that’s alongside the hours of graft, talent and care that go into creating the actual work.

Tina has so many wonderful ideas. Part of our coaching has been exploring how to give those ideas direction and make time for everything involved, while keeping the spontaneity and creative freedom that matter to her.

Because when your mind is full of possibilities, sitting down with an admin list can have slightly less appeal. There’s always another idea calling. 😂

My role has been to ask questions, help her stay on track and support her in finding ways to organise her time that work for her. Seeing all of that come together in a room full of her artwork was such a pleasure.

Coaching is for wonderfully creative souls too. Artists, makers and people with an idea they’d love to bring into the world.

, you’ve put so much into this and I’m so pleased I got to come and celebrate it with you. If you’re in Manchester, go and have a look at Confluence at , . It’s gorgeous. ✨

Joined an online seminar with Ted Bradshaw | Therapy and parenting yesterday, a fellow Barefoot Coaching alumnus. A grea...
01/10/2026

Joined an online seminar with Ted Bradshaw | Therapy and parenting yesterday, a fellow Barefoot Coaching alumnus. A great session exploring anxiety, the body’s response and ways to accept and move through anxious episodes.

It got me curious about the difference between worrying A LOT and experiencing anxiety. What do we mean when we describe ourselves as “an anxious person”? And if that’s how we’ve come to see ourselves, can we “unbecome” it? Plenty of questions for me to keep pondering. My brain clearly decided a seminar needed an afterparty. 😂

I also loved how Ted showed up: vulnerable, transparent and beautifully humble. There’s something really refreshing about learning from someone who brings so much of themselves to the conversation.

My kinda seminar.

Hands up who doubts their confidence from time to time. 🙋‍♀️Yep. Me too.Totally normal and natural. Confidence isn’t a p...
30/09/2026

Hands up who doubts their confidence from time to time. 🙋‍♀️

Yep. Me too.

Totally normal and natural. Confidence isn’t a permanent state we unlock and then wander around in forever. It changes depending on where we are, who we’re with, what we’re being asked to do, how much it matters to us and probably whether we’ve eaten lunch. (Anyone else?)

New situation? Confidence might wobble.
Something you really care about? Wobble.
Someone whose opinion matters to you? Also potentially wobble.

We’re human. We assess risk, we question ourselves and sometimes our threat detectors get a little overenthusiastic and start behaving as though they’re in charge of the whole operation.

They’re not. 😂

Sometimes it’s worth asking them to stand down for a minute so there’s a bit more room for everything else you know about yourself to come back online.

Confidence isn’t something you either got issued at birth or missed out on, it’s 100% available to all of us. Wahooo 🥳

I had a whole post about overwhelm planned. There were going to be graphics and everything.After spending a day on my la...
29/09/2026

I had a whole post about overwhelm planned. There were going to be graphics and everything.

After spending a day on my laptop, dog walk, school run, grocery shop I opened Canva and thought “Absolutely flippin’ not.” The irony wasn’t lost on me. 😅

Sometimes less is more and sometimes you’ve got to know when your brain has just reached its limit.

So here’s a picture of my dog instead 🤷‍♀️ You’re welcome.

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