NICE TO MEET YOU

I'm Lisa

I grew up with an overwhelming need for parental approval from parents who, for me, had dominant and controlling personality styles.

This, coupled with an innate sense of duty, stopped me from being able to connect with my own emotional needs. My role was to be the strong one, who fixed everything for everyone, a behaviour pattern that achieved a lot, but wasn't working for me in terms of my mental health. (This also impacted my children, that's another part of my story). 

From the outside looking in, I was successful - I was a Chartered Accountant for PwC, had a great salary, a house, was married, 3 kids, great holidays - you get the picture.

In spite of all this 'success', for many many years I was deeply unhappy, crippled with inner conflict, without any idea that I could change, or indeed how to.

Roll forward to 2013, with an ailing father and an opportune career break due to redundancy, I paused to reflect on my life and career. I was fortunate to be introduced to an intuitive coach and this kickstarted my own personal transformation.

My Transformation

I went on to qualify as a coach, trained in neuroscience and emotional intelligence, and set up our business, Islanda Coaching & Training, with my business & life partner, Dan.

I now use my own personal life experiences and struggles on my journey to real life success to help others find their own emotional freedom.

I also work with leaders (parents, educators and business owners) to create environments in which others can thrive, encouraging them to let go of 'control', provide meaning, facilitate growth & empower others to find their own solutions.

Life is short. Learn, change what isn't working and enjoy the journey, don't just exist - you're worth more than that...

Why I Do What I Do

Emotional intelligence was not a term I ever heard growing up. In fact emotions were seen as a weakness and a hindrance so I learned to suppress my emotions, essentially ignoring the tool that would lead me to a better life. 

My parents did what they thought was best, they provided for our family and got us to do the 'right' things, but they didn't equip us with the emotional skills to face life's challenges or to find joy.

I wanted something different for my children (pictured here during our family Murder Mystery evening!). 

Once I realised there was another way, and learned how to achieve emotional wellbeing, I developed a methodology to pass this onto others.

I made it my mission to help as many people as possible create healthy emotional habits and a better life for themselves, their families and their communities.