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My Story
For over 10 years, I worked in HR because I genuinely loved helping people grow. But like many, the pandemic forced me to slow down. It provided me with an opportunity to reconnect with something I hadn’t felt in a while: my creativity.
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I started illustrating again, just like I did as a child. It sparked joy, it felt grounding, and it allowed my imagination to run wild again. I wanted to turn this passion into something more, but doing that felt confusing and overwhelming. I didn't know where to start. That’s when I found a coach — and what began as support for a small business idea became a life-changing experience for me.
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Through coaching, I learned to be kinder to myself. I stopped tying my worth to being constantly productive or “knowing the answers.” I discovered the power of asking for help, understanding what my values were, and redefining what success meant for me. I realised that the people, spaces, and thoughts I surrounded myself with deeply shaped how I felt and what I believed I could or couldn’t do.
I launched my small business, which was a huge milestone for me. And when I was made redundant (for the second time in my career), I felt different. I knew it no longer aligned with my values — and for once, I had clarity and confidence to try something different. With my coach as my guide, I became a freelance HR consultant, which gave me the freedom and flexibility I craved.
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Then, I fell pregnant with my first child — and everything changed again.
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Motherhood hit me like a wave. Sleep deprivation. The pressure. The guilt. The constant feeling that I wasn’t doing enough or being enough. Motherhood was far from what I had expected it to be, and the thought of returning to work felt impossible due to the amount of imposter syndrome I was experiencing.
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Eventually, I returned to freelancing, but just as I was finding my feet again, I fell pregnant with baby number two. Our children are two years apart, and that time — pregnant, caring for a toddler, and once again putting my career on hold — it stirred up all the old fears again.
Could I really have the career I wanted and be the kind of mum I wanted to be?
But something stuck with me from that first coaching experience — how powerful it had been to feel supported and seen. So I decided to train as a coach myself. And along the way, I learned that creativity isn’t just making time to illustrate — it’s a feeling. Designing my coaching practice, working with mums, building something meaningful? That became my creative outlet.
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The truth is, I’ve done a lot of inner work (and still do), and in that process, I’ve met so many mums who feel like I once did: stuck, lost, unsure who they are outside of their role as mum.
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So I created Nurtured Talent — a safe space to help mums reconnect with who they are inside and outside of motherhood, and take real, meaningful steps toward the life they want.
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Because you don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to do it alone. And you absolutely don’t have to choose between being a great mum and doing something that brings you joy.
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You just have to start.
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That’s what I want for my clients.
That’s what I want for my children.
And that’s why I’m here.
