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During January 2017 I was a having a crisis of confidence. I had left my job which had become a huge stress factor and proceeded to have a major meltdown two days later - through stress from the job, and health issues that had also arisen throughout 2016/17. I found Ashlyn online and was intrigued as to how a Life Coach could help me and the sort of strategies that would be used. I booked Ashlyn...

I had come to a crossroads in my life. I had to decide between leaving a well-paid job or setting up my own business. I had always wanted to be my own boss, but it seemed like a huge risk to give up a secure job, even though I no longer enjoyed it. It got to the point where I had become really depressed and dreaded getting up in the mornings to go to work. I decided to see a life coach to help...

I was going through a tough break up when I first saw my life coach. My boyfriend ended our relationship and I didn't know how I was going to move on. The relationship was an unhappy one but I didn't see that at the time. My life coach really helped me to recognise this and now I'm in a new, much more fulfilling relationship, and happier than I've ever been.

I had become depressed and bored of my life and, as I'm a solution-focused person, I decided to do something about it. I didn't want to talk to someone about why I was depressed, I just wanted to look to the future and find out how I could get out of it. So, I decided to see a life coach. My life coach enabled me to see things differently and opened my eyes to how I was focusing solely on my...

The most important thing my life coach helped me to realise was how negatively I talked to myself in my own head! Just by being aware of the thoughts I have has made a huge difference to my life. I can now recognise the negative thoughts and try to turn them around. This has increased my confidence enormously, and I'm much more self-aware now. Before I saw my life coach I didn't recognise these...