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“When I met Phil for my first coaching session, I was fighting a daily battle with negative self-talk which had slowly chipped away at my confidence and self-esteem. I was in a 21-year battle with an eating disorder and I didn’t feel I had the strength to manage anymore. I felt exhausted and desperately unable to carry on.

Sitting with Phil that day I felt instantly in a completely safe place, overwhelmed by his non-judgmental, compassionate, genuine approach. Phil helped me unpack my challenges and inspired me with his passion, knowledge and belief in the power of the coaching process. I left with a huge sense of relief and faith that I was taking a positive step forward in my life.

As my sessions continued, Phil stood by me on a journey of self-discovery, and gave me the space, encouragement and confidence to grow and create really positive game changing habits, practicing them free from fear. I developed a better understanding of my values and abilities and each week I felt myself walk taller and shine brighter. I became accountable for my own development, able to try new things, armed with a kit bag full of tools and wisdom which was growing week on week. I was able to make choices and I felt increasingly more self-aware. Suddenly my horizon was growing, I enjoyed moments where I felt completely present, my negative thoughts were silencing, I was discovering a self-worth I felt I had lost a long time ago and I had a new capacity to design goals that I could live, breathe and feel excited about.

With Phil’s encouragement I started to believe that it was possible to throw away the ‘eating disorder’ label I have worn all this time, and that doing just that would be a powerful choice. With his help I realised, I had the strength, tools and the self-worth to let any harmful negative thoughts and behaviours pass and not have a hold on me anymore.

This new way of embracing life, accepting things outside of my control and understanding who I am is having a really noticeable impact in my work, my relationships, my health and my belief in myself. I have since celebrated achieving both work and personal goals, made memories to treasure, learned new skills and for the first time in years I feel comfortable enjoying time to myself. Phil’s coaching has not only provided me with a new beginning, but I can say with complete honestly that I believe it saved my life.”