Zoe Glenister

Hi, I’m Zoe, an accredited life coach and founder of Retrouve Coaching.
I support professional working mums who are navigating the teenage years for the first time and finding it difficult to balance the demands of a career, parenting, relationships and their own wellbeing.

When parenting a teenager feels overwhelming

The teenage years can bring a whole new set of challenges. Your relationship with your teenager changes, emotions can run high and your child may suddenly seem to need you in completely different ways. At the same time, you may be managing a demanding career, family life and the needs of everyone around you.

It can be difficult to know when to step in, when to step back and, somewhere in the middle of it all, where you fit into the picture.

How I can help

Through coaching, I help you:

• Feel calmer and better able to manage stress and anxiety
• Gain clarity about what you need and what is within your control
• Build confidence in how you respond to challenging situations
• Shift unhelpful thinking and develop a more supportive mindset
• Create healthier boundaries and habits
• Strengthen your relationships with yourself and your teenager
• Find greater balance between your career, family and personal life
• Make time for your own personal development and wellbeing
• Reconnect with the things that bring you a greater sense of happiness and fulfilment.

My coaching is centred around three key areas: Calm • Clarity • Connection.

Whether you are feeling overwhelmed, struggling with stress or anxiety, navigating the changes that come with having a teenager, feeling under pressure in your career, or simply feeling that you have lost sight of yourself along the way, coaching gives you the opportunity to pause, reflect and focus on what you need.

Together, we can make sense of what is happening, identify what is within your control, explore different ways of responding and take practical steps towards feeling calmer, clearer and more connected.

My specialisms

Stress & Anxiety Management

My self-study into stress and anxiety, alongside 27 years working in schools, has shown me how deeply these responses can affect our wellbeing, relationships and ability to cope. I’m passionate about helping working mums understand what is contributing to their stress and anxiety and develop practical ways to feel calmer, more in control and better able to manage everyday challenges.

Building Healthy Habits

I believe meaningful change often starts with small, consistent actions. I help clients explore realistic routines and habits that support their physical and emotional wellbeing, without adding another layer of pressure to an already busy life.

Through coaching and my workshops, I encourage practical habits such as creating supportive routines, making time for mindfulness and developing small moments of calm within everyday life. The focus is on finding what works for you and creating changes that are realistic, sustainable and achievable.

My monthly workshop

Managing Stress & Anxiety: Your Pathway to a Calmer You

Join me for an interactive online workshop exploring practical, evidence-based tools to help you understand stress and anxiety, regulate your nervous system and feel calmer in everyday life.

Usually held on the third Thursday of each month, 7–8pm (UK time).

Includes a complimentary 60-minute coaching session and helpful resources.

£6.13 per person

Find out more and book your place on Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-stress-anxiety-your-pathway-to-a-calmer-you-tickets-1994314844385

Confidence & Personal Development

I support working mums to reconnect with themselves, recognise their strengths and build confidence in the person they are becoming. Coaching can provide space to reflect on what matters to you, explore your goals and support personal development alongside the demands of career and family life.

Career & Work-Life Balance

Balancing a career with the demands of parenting can leave little space for yourself. I help clients step back, gain perspective and explore how they can create greater balance while still progressing in the areas of their life that matter to them.

Relationships

The teenage years can transform the parent-child relationship. I help you understand your own responses, explore different ways of communicating and develop a stronger, more connected relationship with your teenager – while also considering your wider relationships and your relationship with yourself.

Happiness & Wellbeing

Sometimes the focus becomes getting through the day rather than enjoying it. Coaching can help you reconnect with what gives you energy, meaning and fulfilment, and explore practical changes that support greater wellbeing and happiness.

Individual coaching sessions are £90 for 60 minutes.

I also offer a package of 6 coaching sessions from £500, providing a structured coaching journey for those who would like ongoing support.

Sessions can be arranged weekly, fortnightly or at a frequency that works for you and your individual circumstances.

I offer an initial complimentary conversation to discuss what you’re looking for and whether coaching would be right for you.

A space for you

I understand how easy it can be for mums to put themselves at the bottom of the list.

When you are managing a career, family life and the ever-changing needs of a teenager, there can be very little time or headspace left for you. You may know that something needs to change, but not have the time, energy or clarity to work out what that change should look like.

Coaching gives you the opportunity to press pause.

My coaching is confidential, empathetic and non-directive, giving you space to talk openly about what is going on, without being judged or told what you should do.

I don't believe in giving parents a list of rules for how to deal with teenagers. Every family is different. Instead, I help you understand yourself, your responses and your needs, so that you can make choices that feel right for you and your family.

The Calm Pathway

My bespoke 1:1 Calm Pathway programme brings together four stages:

Reset • Regulate • Reframe • Reconnect

Over 6 sessions, we explore practical ways to manage stress and anxiety, regulate your emotions, challenge unhelpful thinking, build confidence in your parenting and strengthen your connection with yourself and your teenager.

You don't have to become a different person or a perfect parent. The aim is to help you feel more like yourself again: calmer, clearer and more connected.

I also offer monthly online workshops focused on stress, anxiety and emotional wellbeing, providing practical, evidence-based tools that can be used in everyday life.

I offer coaching online, making sessions accessible around busy working lives.