My story
Coaching built on experience in sport, mental health and care, and on putting myself through the same kind of challenges I coach people towards.
My background
I started out in sports coaching, qualifying at Level 2 and coaching in primary schools. Training has been a constant in my life ever since, and I’ve helped others with theirs along the way.
I then moved into frontline work in men’s mental health, working closely with psychiatrists and other professionals, and later into children’s residential care, supporting young people with traumatic backgrounds. There I built experience in trauma-informed practice and in models such as PACE.
All of it comes back to understanding people. I coach performance, not therapy, but I know how to listen. I look at your background, your pressures and what you need from a coach, then build a plan that’s Taylor’d to you.
Carrying the weight
In the myth of Sisyphus, a man is condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. That was my inspiration. The boulder became 50kg on my back, standing for the invisible weight so many men carry.
I took it up Snowdon to raise money for men’s mental health. In 17 hours I covered about 21 miles and 4 of the 6 paths, and fell short of the full target. I’ll tell you that straight, because that’s how I coach: honestly, through the setbacks as well as the wins.
On the podcast
I sat down with the Beneath The Noise podcast for episode one, to talk about the Snowdon challenge, the idea behind it, and men’s mental health.
Watch the episodeWhat are you training for?
Tell me your goal and we’ll build the plan around it. Coaching in the North West and online.