Are Your Caring Responsibilities Taking Over Your Life?
I work with overwhelmed professionals who are caring for ageing parents to help them find a way to support everyone without feeling they have to do everything for everyone, so that they can have their life back.
Former GP with over thirty years in the NHS, including twenty-six as a GP. I bring clinical experience alongside coaching training and real-world work supporting families through ageing, illness, and difficult decisions.
Many of the people I work with are holding guilt they rarely say out loud: about not doing enough, doing too much, or never feeling they get it right.
Many of the people I work with are capable, responsible, and used to coping.
They are supporting ageing parents alongside work, family, and everything else.
Is This You?
You say you are fine, just tired, because that is easier than explaining what is actually happening. Is it true, or is it just the easiest thing to say?
You have become the one who copes, who holds everything together, without ever really deciding that was your job. When did that actually start?
You feel guilty before you have done anything wrong, and guilty again once you have. What would it take to put that down, even for a day?
You are exhausted in a way that sleep does not fix, and you have started putting it down to age rather than admitting what it actually is.
This is not something dramatic. Or is it? Is the real you quietly disappearing, a little more each week, while everyone around you assumes you are managing just fine?
I offer structured, thoughtful support for people managing the emotional reality of caring, ageing, and difficult decisions.
This includes:
- One-to-one support
- Small group coaching
- Talks, webinars, and education
- Consultancy, specialist/unique services
I also write articles and record short reflections for people who want something grounded and thoughtful to read or listen to in their own time.
If you are not ready to talk yet, the Resources page is a good place to start.
You do not have to be at breaking point to ask for support.
