Please read on for details of my experience, qualifications, checks, insurance and membership of professional bodies.
My Personal Change Journey
In my mid twenties, I decided to change careers, giving up employment for a while and studying for a Diploma and Masters to do so. In my early forties I became a qualified Life Coach as well, setting up Acorn Academy Coaching, now Razza Bee Coaching, to help people on their growth, wellbeing and change journeys.
Throughout my life there have been times where I have struggled to cope with negative childhood experiences, financial and career difficulties, being adopted, narcissistic friendships, work overload, anxiety and stress. I have also lost my Mum and Grandparents and so have personal experience of bereavement, grief and loss.
As a result of accumulative stress and not taking care of myself, in November 2015, weighing 23 stone and experiencing a number of serious health conditions, my doctor told me that if I carried on living the way I was, eating unhealthily, being stressed and being sedentary, I would not live to see my 50th birthday; I was 1 week away from turning 40!
As a wife and mother, daughter and auntie, this shocked me in to action and in January 2016 I started my own personal therapy to work through my issues, and then engaged in coaching to work out and action the next steps. I also began a weight loss and fitness journey that would see me losing 9 stone, as well as becoming a runner, swimmer and cyclist.
In 2018 I also became a Run Leader and Mental Health Champion with Run Together. In 2019, I retrained to become a qualified Life Coach, online and in Warwickshire, with a special interest in helping people make positive changes for their mindset and their wellbeing. And in 2023, alongside my ongoing 1-2-1 and group coaching, I set up a virtual activity challenge group to help others manage their physical and mental health.
These changes were by no means as easy to do as to write about, and I had to personally draw on many of the strategies I employ with my coaching and social care clients. But, it was worth the hard work and it continues to be so, especially as I now navigate perimenopause and all that that brings.
Setting personal boundaries and goals, maintaining a schedule of exercise, and prioritising ‘me time’ are so important to my mind, body and spirit. Seeing the benefits to myself personally, and knowing how imperative these things are to my wellbeing, are the reasons why I am so passionate about helping others with their mindset and wellbeing through my life coaching and wellbeing services.
For more details about coaching and the activity groups, WhatsApp 07523830377 or email Rachel at razzabeecoaching@gmail.com using the links and menu at the top of this site for more details.
More information about my personal journey to self care and learning to thrive is in my blog, ‘My Journey to Self Care’
Professional Experience
I have been a qualified Life Coach since 2019, and a qualified Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner since 2020. I work with people from all walks of life around a miriad of issues. Ongoing CPD includes Grief, Bereavement and loss training through both Cruse and Relate. In addition, I have also been a qualified Advanced Practitioner within social care settings for 24 years, as well as a trainer and lecturer for 22 years.
I have worked with people from many different backgrounds, who each bring their own stories and life experiences to our work together. I work in a way that helps each individual be the expert on their own lives whilst guiding and facilitating any changes they need or want to make. I have extensive experience of both group and one to one working and make an effort to approach each person in a way that fits with their learning styles.
I have also previously worked for a charity providing one to one peer mentoring and support around understanding and changing behaviour. This has been telephone based in the most part.
In addition, I have 22 years training experience delivering my own and other people’s training packages and workshops in a variety of group settings on a number of topics, including Domestic Abuse, Safeguarding, Brief Solution Focused Therapy, Effective Communication, Making effective Changes, Attachment Minded Practice and Attachment Minded Parenting. In addition, I have 10 years experience of lecturing at Warwick University on Direct Work, Effective Communication, Assessments and Change.
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