2016 was my ground zero year where many parts of my life that I thought were “secure” fell away. What it looked like was many months of me spending my evenings sitting on the floor with my notebook and a blank page trying to brainstorm what my new future could look like (whilst crying obviously).

There were tiny whispers of what was next for me, but zero insight into HOW to actually do those things. So I went in circles in my head trying to figure out the whole plan without taking a single step. I wanted to feel safe and “sure” about how to move forward with creating my new future, but alas just ended up mentally exhausted still sitting on the floor with my notebooks of imagined options and possibilities.

Eventually, I got fed up of going in circles and took step after step into the unknown of the next phase of my life. My inner guidance was shouting at me to just do the next thing and to trust that once I take one step, the next step will become obvious.

My mantra became “Trust my intuition no matter what, even if it doesn’t make sense to my mind because it has never led me wrong”. And so I did…

Fast forward to where it led… I ended up quitting my permanent pensionable job as a primary school teacher, going volunteering at meditation centres around the world, becoming inspired by amazing people I met along the way who were all living life on their terms– people who had created their work and their lifestyle around what was important to them, even though it looked different to the “norm”. That time away also gave me a chance to know myself more deeply and to consider what’s important to me, how do I actually want to live and who even am I?! (I know… deep!).

I came home and step-by-step, I’ve become clear about my vision for my lifestyle and my work in the world.

2018-2019 was when I trained as a Life & Executive Coach and then as a Children's Yoga Teacher too.  I started my business in 2019 with teaching 5 children's yoga classes each Friday.  The classes were fully booked out and got great reviews. My Holistic Life Coaching though... was very quiet. 

I felt so lost with how to get my life coaching business going: I didn't know how to explain what coaching was and also I felt awkward because a life coach sounds like someone whose life is all sorted (and mine really wasn't!). 

I learned and learned and learned as much as I could about how to get my business going. Slowly but surely, as I did the deep work of getting clear on a niche I'm passionate about and the transformation I wanted to provide for them, I started getting bookings at last. I still remember my first paying client and how proud (and scared I felt!). From there, my private client base started to grow. Some time after that, I also started mentoring clients for Local Enterprise Offices around Ireland and run clinics for them too. 

And during those years, I saw the similarities in what we all struggle with: the inner themes we face and the outer practicalities we get stuck on. I started to create courses condensing everything I know into step-by-step simple courses to share, and thus The Holistic Business HQ was born!

In 2024, I finally purchased my cottage – a traditional Irish cottage from the 1830s. It was such a huge achievement to reach the place of getting a mortgage as a self-employed person. I had worked as much as I possibly could to save and earn what was needed, and once it was done, I was honestly depleted.

So I took a break to rest and recover – and then travelled to Sri Lanka on a Dhamma trip. I visited temples, met lovely people, and basked in being in a land where the way of life the Buddha taught is so naturally embedded in the culture and its people. It was deeply nourishing, and it gave me the space to reconnect with myself and to feel recharged for what’s next.

That time away brought such clarity. I came home knowing that it’s time to evolve my business – from being centred just around me, to something much bigger: a hub for holistic business owners in Ireland to learn, to be supported, and to connect with each other.

I’m bringing together everything I’ve learned over the years into affordable courses – the kind I would have loved to access when I was getting started. I see the same themes again and again with my 1:1 clients, and I’ve distilled what I know into tools and teachings that are simple, clear and grounded.

There are many ways to do business and most gurus claim to have the one true way! I have fallen for that plenty of times in my quest but alas, many things they taught didn't sit right with me or just didn't suit me. I don't believe there's one size fits all so my approach is to present the various options to clients and let them choose what's right for them, based on their unique personality, time, energy and vision.

I want to serve more people, so this next phase of Holistic Business HQ is about scaling my work in a way that still feels aligned – creating step-by-step, practical courses and tools that support holistic practitioners to build businesses that are sustainable, clear, and true to who they are.