My Story...
Hi, I'm Maxine and here's a little bit about me. And perhaps you too...
The good-looking stuff
After spending 18 years working in the electronics industry, everything changed when an accident left me confined to bed for six weeks. As I lay there staring at the ceiling, I started wondering, could there be more to life than 9 to 5 and circuit boards?
As it turned out, there was. A few months later, I found myself in Kenya, living off the grid and doing my dream job: coaching horses and riders. Those two years taught me a great deal about freedom, trust, and following your instincts together with the preciousness of this one life.
With guidance from an incredible coach, I made the tough decision to return to the UK, where I began to build my business coaching riders and their horses both here and abroad for the following 15 years.
Looking good so far...
The not-so-good-looking stuff
Behind the scenes, though, I was often wrestling with recurring thoughts of insecurity and inadequacy, alongside a constant undercurrent of disconnection and anxiety. No matter what I had or where I was, it never felt like enough. There was always something I didn’t yet have, some place I felt I should be and something I was missing.
There was a part of me that felt I should be grateful, but I found it hard to see it. I began to wonder if this was just how life was, and so I kept going, attempting to numb the feelings or find a way to resolve them. Life looked good, but felt like hard work.
Searching for change
Eventually, I reached a point where I was tired and disillusioned with 'myself'. The repetitive behaviour patterns and constant negative self-talk. I was divorced, unhappy with my body, I didn't sleep well, I drank too much, and none of it seemed changeable by what felt like the current version of myself.
I'd tried all the various recommended strategies for self-improvement, becoming a better 'me' or a different version of myself, and yet here I still was, not much different at all.
Then, following a coaching session, I had a moment of clarity. I realised what needed to change was not me but the fierce belief in my own thinking and how it was defining me and my life.
Transformation
I began to see something clearly: my feelings of insecurity, doubt, and anxiety weren’t just “me” they were being created by my thoughts and beliefs about myself and the world. I realised I had been living guided by the emotions of my constantly changing thinking.
And that meant something powerful: if my thoughts could change, my world could change too.
I started to see that it wasn’t about a self that needed fixing, behaviours that I had to change, or problems that needed solving. What truly mattered was my relationship with my thoughts, my behaviours, and my challenges.
It was a profound realisation, and one that began to shift my experience of life almost immediately. And then it hit me: if this could work for me, it could work for anyone. We’re all just one fresh insight away from meaningful, lasting change.
Over the past 30 years, I’ve built a wealth of teaching and coaching experience, mostly in the equestrian world. Guiding others and helping them grow has always been my greatest passion.
As I began to discover how to live with more ease, less stress, and more joy, tapping into that creative space within, it became clear what my next step should be. I realised that if this potential could awaken in me, it could awaken in anyone.
Now, my work is all about helping you find your own inner potential and well-being. I point you to the place where your own amazingness is waiting, and from there, it takes over.
For those interested, below is a list of my qualifications after... just being me :)
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Diploma in Transformative Coaching completed with Animas Centre for Coaching, accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
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Various course completions in '3 principles' coaching
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Reiki II practitioner
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Mindfullness meditation
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Cert: Mental Health first aid