self-care series: an interview with the parenthood coach
Guest blog written for The Nourish App
My name is Tamsin and I’m a Life Coach – a.k.a The Parenthood Coach – and a Mum of two loveable, hectic little humans who are five and three.
Tell us a bit about your job. Why do you do what you do?
I LOVE my job as a Life Coach and spend my days supporting unfulfilled and overwhelmed Mums who are stuck in a professional rut, empowering them to create a life filled with confidence, balance, direction and purpose.
I’m so passionate about my work because I used to be one of the women that I’m now on a mission to support. I had a longstanding career in marketing and events, and after having kids that career stopped making sense for me. I felt stuck and disillusioned and had a sense that I’d lost myself somehow since becoming a Mum.
My story has a happy ending – I retrained as a Life Coach and set up my own business. And while life is still a juggle in lots of ways (that’s Mum Life, right?) I have definitely redressed the balance. And I’m now dedicated to creating that same transformation for other amazing Mums, who are ready to fulfil their potential.
What does 'Self-care' mean to you?
For me, self-care is a way of showing up for myself and saying to myself ‘I matter’. As a Mum it’s not uncommon to fly through life at a million miles an hour, juggling all the balls and tending to everyone else’s needs. We can too easily forget about our own needs, which makes it so much harder to show up as our best selves. So, for me self-care is about making myself a priority, every single day, so I can fulfil my potential and nurture my own self-worth.