Heart-centred, science-led coaching for women.
I support you to get started with wellness that works for you, so you can be more creative, and feel more confident and in control.
I’ve spent years learning about wellness and understanding how to build (and then re-build) my health and wellbeing.
Now I work with clients to build awareness and embed habits that improve their wellness for life. I’d be honoured to support you in this life-enhancing process, too.
Wellness that works for you is wellness designed by you
My mission is to help you live the life that matters most to you fuelled by wellness that works for you.
I'm not into performative wellness, like one-off spa days or pretty-as-a-picture yoga retreats. I’m not into juice detoxes or sound bathing or incense and mantras.
Sure, those things might feel good in the moment, but I want you to feel good for life.
So, I’m after impactful wellness - improvements in your physical and holistic health that are science-led and trustworthy. I want you to avoid Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis; heart disease and diabetes.
I want you to live well and independently for as long as you live.
I’m after wellness that supports your daily energy and creativity and protects your future health for you and for those you love.
Overwhelmed by online advice? Cut through the noise here
If you are in a rut, exhausted and on the brink of burn-out, feeling unfit or unhealthy, or just feeling lost, then you are not showing up for yourself.
I have no doubt that you’re there for other people, putting others first, but are you giving yourself the same care and attention?
Let's just let that tumbleweed roll on by ...
But, even for those other people, you're not showing up as your best self. The one that makes the most impact; the creative, imaginative, supportive, active, organised, passionate one. The version of you that we long to see, the version of you that know you can be.
Maybe you're too tired or overwhelmed to imagine the impact that more energy could have on your life?
Maybe your numbness makes it hard to believe you can change your life (and your life story) at this stage. I get it. I’ve been there. I see you!
So, let me assure you, with confidence and compassion, that no matter what your age or stage, it's not too late to improve your health and wellbeing or to redesign your life and your legacy. And I’d be over the moon to show you how.
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Sure, you'll rest, learn, and play. But you'll also protect your long-term health and plan your legacy
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I live in Scotland, in the East Neuk of Fife, with my husband and two dogs. We have four grown-up sons who live in other parts of Scotland, but we love getting together when we can.
I left corporate life in 2024 after finally - finally - listening to my body, which had been trying to get me to pay attention for a long time. Years, in fact. It took a shoulder injury, burnout and then breast cancer, but, eventually, I listened. And, once I had recovered, I redesigned my life with wellness at its core.
…in making life-changing decisions based on better understanding themselves and their true goals. Whether advising parents and students on international education choices, working with women starting up businesses or finishing up careers, or advising on applications and presentations for advancement, I’m very grateful for all of the uplifting journeys I’ve had the privilege to be part of along the way.
That life really is what you make it! And that freedom and fulfilment comes when we define for ourselves what ‘a good life’ looks like; what living well feels like.
For me, it’s a life that includes family, writing, watching sport - especially cricket and rugby, beekeeping, travelling and dog-walking. I’m happiest outside in warm sunshine or fireside in cold weather. And I’m better at all of these things when I am fit and well.
Because being unwell was my biggest lesson in life.
That photo? That was on the day I was told 'it's probably cancer and it's probably Stage 3 or Stage 4'. It was cancer. And it was Stage 3.
The only shock bigger than the diagnosis was the treatment. Losing my health and strength and vitality made me realise just how much my day-to-day life depends on me being well.
It’s why I now know that wellness needs to be existential, not performative. It needs to be about holistic lifestyle choices based on science, not social media trends.
I was in my late 50s when I finally understood I had agency over my health and wellbeing and that I could become stronger than I’d ever been while improving my future healthspan.
So, trust me when I say it’s never too late and you’re in exactly the right place to start.
WELLNESS is optimal mental and physical wellbeing.
My clients are typically midlife women who know what they should do, understand what they need to do, but haven’t figured out how to fit it all in to their already too-full lIves. They’ve had enough of trying and failing and just want to get going.
Coaching is designed to boost your self-belief, to remind you that you CAN.
My coaching style is compassionate and direct. I act as your 'thinking partner', supporting you to make meaningful and lasting changes based on your vision and goals.
Answering your Coaching FAQs
Let's talk.
Typically, we’d start with a conversation - a discovery call, 30-45 minutes - to discuss your aims and see if we're a good fit.
No cost. No hard sell and absolutely no problem if we’re not a good fit.
But, if it feels right, we'll agree what works for where you are now and make a plan.
Email me or click on the chat button at the bottom right of the screen ↘️
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I get it. It can feel like a big step. If it's just too high a step right now, start here. Or join a healthspan webinar to see how I work. I'll be here when you're ready.
"Inspiring. Calm, insightful, wise... our discussions help me see things better so that it's not all so overwhelming. "
"I am feeling lighter, clearer, and with a sense of calm confidence about my health that I haven’t felt in years."
"I am so grateful for your motivation You have already had such a positive impact on my life... You are the most wonderful Wellness Coach!!!
Changing my world one day at a time."
"You identified patterns I hadn't seen until we talked. And now that I can see them, I know what to do about them so thank you! It's hard to explain just how much of a difference this makes."
“I was so confused by all the health information out there — every week a new trend, a new rule, a new ‘must-do’.
Deborah is the complete opposite of that. She cuts through the noise with honesty and proper evidence. There’s no clickbait and no wellness waffle — just helpful advice from someone with real training and a story that means you can trust her, because she’s been through it.
It’s refreshing to finally have someone I can trust to help me make decisions about my health.”
There were many tears (me) and Deborah listened quietly with compassion and instantly understood what I was saying.
Deborah ’got me’, and pointed me in the direction of reading materials - articles, books and social media (Substack). She had ideas and suggestions for me to take away and mull over. She gently persuaded me to challenge myself and my beliefs, which I did.
I highly recommend coaching with Deborah. She is an ideas person who can help you to take small steps towards the progress you wish to see, whatever that may be.
Heart-centred and practical
I provide compassionate support, and practical insight to give you the quiet confidence that comes from knowing you’re focused only on the right things for you, not all the things.
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