What is Coaching?

We all feel a little stuck sometimes, maybe we’ve lost direction, focus, or motivation, or we simply don’t know what to do next.

Coaching is for anyone who feels trapped in their current reality and wants to create change but isn’t sure how to begin. You might know your goal or intention, but not how to get started, so you stay stuck.

My aim is simple: to offer accessible, affordable coaching for women, with a focus on mindset and mental wellbeing.

Perhaps you find yourself caught in procrastination. You know what your goal is, but something always seems to get in the way of making progress. Or maybe you have a creative hobby you’d love to turn into a small business, but don’t know where, or how, to begin.

Or perhaps you’re navigating a life transition, such as perimenopause, menopause, divorce, or separation, and are struggling to find the motivation to move forward with confidence.

It isn’t a coach’s role to tell you what to do. Coaching offers a safe space to share, be heard, and create a plan for moving forward.

Sometimes, all it takes is a little time to find the answers, and to realise they were within you all along.

Does this sound familiar?

You feel stuck.

You try to motivate yourself,

to feel less tired,

to figure out what needs to change.

But you procrastinate,

go round in circles,

and nothing changes.

So you begin to wonder…

“Why do I feel so trapped?”

But what if you’re not—

and you never have been?

My Why

Having experienced therapy myself, I know how invaluable it has been to my life and how it has helped me through the tough times, including anxiety, grief, and divorce.

While therapy and coaching are different, they can help in a similar way, by creating a path through the ups and downs of daily life and helping to navigate the inevitable challenges that come our way.

I’ve lived with anxiety for as long as I can remember. I spent a large part of my life struggling day-to-day, going through the motions, living rather than thriving, and being who I believed I was supposed to be, rather than who I could be.

One day, there was a shift, things started to make sense. I realised that I’m in control and I don’t need anyone’s permission to be who I want to be, so I made the decision to change…...

I ended a long-term relationship, discovered my self-worth, found my independence and I became the version of me that had somehow been buried under the routine of everyday life, staying in my comfort zone and where I thought I was meant to be.

Along the way, I developed a deep curiosity about the mind, how we think, feel, and grow.

In 2020, I trained as a crisis counsellor for a mental health charity and spent a year volunteering on their helpline, supporting people in crisis.

Although it was devastating hearing their stories, it was so rewarding to give them the space to share, and realise for themselves, that the world is a much better place with them in it.

I feel life has intuitively guided me to this path through my desire to learn and help others find freedom within themselves, and to realise they have the courage and ability to break free from who they think they should be.

The difference between Coaching and Therapy

Therapy focuses on understanding the problem, often exploring past experiences and unpacking them to support healing in the present.

Coaching, on the other hand, focuses on where you are now and where you want to go. It’s about looking ahead to create a more fulfilling future, embracing new beginnings and turning ideas into action through a clear, achievable plan, rather than just thinking about them.

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karen@groundingbear.co.uk

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Grounding Bear

Mental Wellbeing Coaching