There are times in our lives where we hit a brick wall; something that firmly stops us in our tracks and forces us to find different ways to move forward, beyond that big fat brick wall.

What am I talking about?

You are moving along in life at 1000 miles an hour. When people ask you how you are, the answer generally is ‘busy’! You are so busy, that you are starting to lose sight of things that are truly important to you. You might be pushing any feelings of unease aside as ‘that’s just life’ until you realise that the life you live feels completely out of balance. You are working too much and not quite looking after yourself or the relationships important to you.

We can keep on going like that for quite a while, but most often we hit that brick wall. Something that forces us to stop moving the way we are, forcing us to rethink where we are going, what we are doing and who we want to be.

I hit my brick wall when my eldest started struggling shortly after hitting puberty. This is a brick wall many parents with teens hit (and for those of you who have not, I am more than happy for you). Parenting is not for the faint at heart, but I have learnt that if you allow it, it can be a time of tremendous opportunity for growth as a parent and a person.

Bringing together the learnings from my own journey as a parent (which went well above and beyond the ‘normal’ teenage journey), and passion and skills as a qualified transformational and breathwork coach, I primarily work with parents of teens who struggle. I have recently also started venturing into working with school communities to have a greater impact supporting mental health and well-being of teens and their families.

“When we fall into the darkness, we must become the light to find our way out. When we choose, this light can become an ever-burning inferno lighting up our whole life”.