I’m passionate about helping you grow and achieve your goals.
About Me.
I am a qualified ADHD Life Coach with a passion for supporting those with ADHD to identify and achieve their own life goals.
At the age of 52, I was diagnosed with ADHD and this was my driving force to becoming a life coach. My diagnosis propelled me to research the condition of ADHD in adults and eventually study and train to become a certified ADHD Life Coach. I use my personal insight to support you on your journey to excelling at life, and I derive great joy from carrying forward that inspiration to help others transform their lives.
I am also privileged to be a Trustee for a UK-registered charity making a real difference to children with disabilities in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. I run, dance, play the flute, practice yoga (although not all at the same time) and hold close the philosophy of Buddhism. My wonderfully large and boisterous family will always be my deepest source of gratitude, motivation and joy, and my husband my unsung hero.
My Story
I view my life in two distinct phases;
Before Diagnosis
My early life was blessed with supportive parents who consistently down-played my tendencies towards losing things, poor time-management, academic ‘carelessness’ and poor organisation.
They encouraged in me the value of self-forgiveness and the importance of kindness. The job which held my attention for longest was as a Human Resources Assistant, which covered everything from folding gift-wrap to designing and running management training courses.
In the right environment, I was unstoppable!
After Diagnosis - Closing the Gap
It was a revelation to me that I had been using so few of my true abilities. Those frequent trips, falls and recoveries, viewed now in hindsight, had taken my life path way off my potential and I needed to close the gap.
I took a degree at the Open University, gaining an honours degree in Humanities, studying both French and Music, lifelong loves of mine to level 3, the highest level within a Bachelor degree and graduated at the age of 62.
When I researched the condition of ADHD in adults, I discovered Laurie Dupar’s ground-breaking International ADHD Coach Training Centre and studied to become a certified ADHD life coach, allowing me to help others to transform their lives.
Why a Spoonful of Sugar?
“A Spoonful of Sugar helps the medicine go down, the medicine go down, the medicine go down. Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in a most delightful way…!”
Here at Spoonful of Sugar Coaching we are passionate about helping adults with ADHD find their own solutions. We recognise the bitter daily disruptions the condition can present and work alongside you as you clear the way for a bright, sweet new future. So, if this version of the song rings true for you…
‘A Spoonful of Sugar helps the medicine (of distractablity) go down, the medicine (of impulsivity) go down, the medicine (of an ever-lengthening to-do list) go down. Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, In the most delightful way!’
Then please accept a very warm welcome. You’ve come to the right place! … One lump or two?
*YouTube. (2016). Mary Poppins - A Spoonful of Sugar (from "Mary Poppins"). [online] Available here. [Accessed 24th Februrary 2023]