Over the Stile


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About us
Over the Stile: Where Wisdom Meets Practice
Looking for something deeper than conventional coaching? Welcome to a different approach.
My Approach
Life's significant moments are like coming to a stile in the countryside - a place to pause, gain perspective, and choose your path thoughtfully. These moments deserve more than quick-fix solutions. They deserve space to pause and reflect, wisdom to guide choices, practical tools for the journey, and support from someone who understands the path.
I Work With People Who Are:
- Successful on paper but seeking deeper meaning
- At a crossroads, wanting thoughtful guidance rather than quick fixes
- Looking to make their next chapter more meaningful
- Navigating life after loss, or who've had a brush with mortality
- Sensing there's 'something more' but unclear what that means
- Open to ideas that may enrich their personal development and growth.
About Me
Drawing on two decades of teaching philosophy, religion and ethics, and with a wide ranging formal coaching experience, I offer wisdom-inspired coaching through life's significant transitions. My unique approach combines practical coaching tools with comfort around deeper questions about meaning and purpose, and the option of hands-on Life Beading.
What I Offer
1. One-to-One Wisdom Coaching
Our work together provides space to:
- Pause at the stile and take in your current vista - a detailed look at where you are currently
- Explore what's calling you forward
- Openness to the bigger questions about who we are and why we're here, plus timeless wisdom for extra guidance where helpful or desired.
- Create practical steps for your journey
- Find meaning in your next chapter
What to Expect:
An Initial Vista Session (90-120 minutes) - your first deep exploration using the Over the Stile approach, including a comprehensive mapping of where you stand - your values, your hopes, your dilemmas - an exploration of what's calling you forward and a connection with wisdom where relevant.
Regular Sessions (60-90 minutes) then provide ongoing support and guidance as you navigate your path.
2. Life Beading
A unique methodology I've developed that literally makes wisdom something you can hold.
- Structured exploration of life's significant themes
- Enjoyable creativity that anchors insights
- Integration of philosophical and spiritual wisdom with great conversation, coaching and visualisations.
- Personalised bracelets to keep
Currently offering:
- Life Beading for Flourishing
- Life Beading for Bereavement
- Life Beading for Courage
Group workshops and individual sessions in the West Midlands. Life Beading journeys can also be tailored to meet your particular needs, interests or organisation.
3. Coming Soon:
Over the Stile: Finding Meaning. A unique hybrid course combining tangible wisdom with structured online guidance – bringing together philosophical insights, practical coaching and Life Beading to support your journey.
Client Testimonials
"Thank you so much for a wonderful afternoon that I can’t describe in my “formal writing” mode. Enlightening, uplifting and enjoyable. It gave me so much and has also awakened thoughts about going forwards" - A Life Beading for Courage participant who followed up with more wisdom guidance to help uncover her purpose.
"If I could give Suzannah 6 (out of 5) stars I would! Suzannah is an excellent coach who is highly skilled at helping you navigate whatever obstacles stand in your way, even when you didn't know you had any! She is an amazing listener with an uncanny way of getting to the root of any issue! I can wholeheartedly recommend Suzannah as she has been instrumental in giving me clarity to make some of the most important decisions in my life" – An Over the Stile client.
“A rare treat of an experience” - A client who took part in Life Beading for Flourishing.
Training, qualifications & experience
My Background
I've always been profoundly interested by the 'original life coaches' - wisdom traditions like Stoicism and Buddhism - for insights into life's bigger questions. I can share with you a curiosity about human nature and comfort around ideas that we are connected to a higher power or have a purpose to fulfil. This creates a unique approach that's both spirituality rooted and practically helpful.
I cannot claim to know the answers to the 'meaning of life', but I hold space to help you explore what a meaningful life means for you.
My route here began with 20 years experience of delivering classes on philosophy, religion and ethics. After a bereavement in the family, I decided to take more control over my life, training as a life coach with NLP.
I feel extremely fortunate to have enjoyed a personally enriching career and want to support others in making the most of their gifts, skills and interests in this precious life we have.
I'm proud to have founded Life Beading; if you are not sure about coaching - why not ask about Life Beading? Individual experiences can be tailored to your needs and interests.
Qualifications:
- Level 3 Diploma in life coaching with the U.K College of Personal Growth, accredited by the ICF and ACC coaching bodies.
- Level 3 Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming with the U.K College of Personal Growth, accredited by the ICF and ACC coaching bodies
- Qualified and experienced teacher: highest standards of professionalism and regard for student growth, both academic and pastoral.
- BA Hons Philosophy
- Certificate in Positive Psychology, accredited by the CMA coaching academy
Areas of coaching we deal with
Other areas of coaching we deal with
Mid-life transitions, Meaning and Purpose
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Getting Started:
Complimentary Discovery Call (30 minutes)
A warm, no-obligation conversation to explore what brings you here and how we might work together. We'll discuss your current situation, explore how Over the Stile's approach might support you, and determine if we're a good fit.
One-to-One Sessions
Initial Vista Session (90 minutes) - £60
Your first deep exploration using the Over the Stile framework, including:
* Comprehensive mapping of where you stand
* Introduction to practical wisdom tools
* Clear next steps for your journey
* Written session summary
Regular Sessions (60 minutes) - £60
Regular sessions combining practical coaching with philosophical insight.
Optional Life Beading Integration - £20
Journey Package - £285
* Initial Vista Session
* 4 Regular Sessions
* Email support between sessions
Life Beading Workshops
Separate pricing for group and 1:1 workshops in the West Midlands - please enquire for details.
When we work
We will find a time to speak - start by sending me a WhatsApp