The Self Employment Coach
for Women With Corporate PTSD

Degree. Internship. Job. Promotion.

You followed the script, climbed the ladder, played by the rules.

Everyone says you’re doing so well. So why do you feel like literal rubbish?

I Was in Your Shoes Once

I did everything ‘right.’ Graduated with two top-grade degrees, took a ‘good’ corporate job, and found myself discussing promotion opportunities off the bat. But late at night, when the mask came off, I would stare at the ceiling wondering…

Is this it? Is this what I worked so hard for?

I tried to convince myself that this career was enough. That wanting more was selfish. But I knew, deep down, that despite all the effort I’d put in, I was out of alignment with the person I wanted to be.

Work Followed Me Home Like a Shadow

It poisoned everything I cared about.

My family would need help with cooking and cleaning and life admin when I got back from the office at 7 p.m. But my boss had sent me home with ‘urgent’ work that had to be done that night. The pressure to get it all sorted would have me in tears on the bedroom floor, barely able to see the laptop as I carried out tasks billed as life-or-death marketing emergencies.

On Friday nights, I’d sink into the sofa with my husband and our ritual Sainsbury’s pizza, ready to disappear into whatever box set we’d chosen. But I was never really there. Because my mind would replay every impossible deadline (and every conversation I might have to endure about meeting these deadlines). While some woman seduced Zac Efron in a fruit and veg aisle, I plotted my survival strategy for Monday’s fresh hell.

My Marketing Exec Job Took Over My Life

It started small: stay an extra hour here, answer another email there. Then suddenly I was living in a world where:

I was offered a promotion as long as I ‘didn’t get pregnant’.

Drinking became a job requirement disguised as team building.

Leaving on time, or even one hour late, made me ‘uncommitted’.

I was ‘the only one’ who could manage burnout projects.

My car and train commute meant more time travelling than sleeping.

So I Chose Myself

When my mental health became so poor I couldn’t eat at work, I quit my job to launch my copywriting business. Not because I had a big vision. Not because I was confident I’d succeed. Because it felt safer to risk everything on myself than risk the effects of being in another corporate environment.

I started a master’s degree and invested some of my postgraduate loan in training and coaching to develop my business. Seven years later, I’d built a copy agency supporting clients worldwide, taking them from 0 to 1,000+ website visitors a day.

My business generated four times my old salary. I was financially free, location independent, hiring other copywriters, and working with some amazing brands.

But something was still fundamentally wrong...

My Nervous System Hadn't Stopped
Running On Corporate

I was checking emails that weren't there, jolting awake at 3 a.m. with phantom deadlines, pushing through exhaustion because rest felt like failure.

Years passed before I understood that I was still living in fight or flight, still anticipating the next crisis. I had to learn to trust my body again. To understand that my nervous system had been hijacked by corporate conditioning.

I trained in embodiment coaching (based on Polyvagal theory) and realised that no amount of business strategy can fix a dysregulated nervous system. When I learnt to process the physical symptoms of corporate trauma, running my business became so much easier.

I knew it was time for the next step: to blend my brand copywriting and embodiment coaching skills to support women who have had experiences like mine.

Now I Guide Women Out of Survival Mode
and Back to Themselves

I’m not going to let you believe your current life is normal. I’m not going to let you accept the heaviness that settles over family dinners and weekends. The anxiety with no off switch.

Instead, let’s process your corporate PTSD so you can regulate your nervous system. Once we know what your mind and body needs, let’s create a business that feels like coming home. That serves who you actually are rather than who you ‘should’ be.

Let’s market this business in a way that energises you instead of emptying you, and grow it quietly, powerfully, alongside your job. So when you hand in your notice, you won’t be afraid of what’s next.

And when you do, no-one’s going to celebrate you harder than me. Because I’ll know what it took to get there.

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The Credentials Backdrop

Practised Embodiment Coaching with the School of Embodied Arts

Trained with HubSpot, the gold standard in inbound marketing

Supported brands like Sephora, Paris Fashion Week, and Audible

Vetted by the Chartered Institute of Editing & Proofreading

Completed two degrees in English and Creative Writing (BA / MA)

Client Love Letters

I started coaching with Charlotte really hoping to come away with some direction for my new business. The coaching was incredible. The techniques used, and the reflection back, really worked! I'm still blown away by the clarity I came away with on my steps forward. I was surprised at how I was instantly taken past all of my overwhelming thoughts and ideas and straight to the direction I was seeking. It was a truly magical experience. Now, I'm feeling excited about my future, my business, and the steps I need to take to get there. No more overthinking! If you’re considering receiving coaching, just do it. Your future self will thank you for it.
Before working with Charlotte, I was feeling tired, scattered, and in need of direction. It was eye-opening how quickly Charlotte was able to make me feel relaxed and gently guide me to find my own solutions. The emotions I had buried that surfaced caught me off guard, and we found solutions to the fear those emotions brought up. If you are considering this programme, go for it. You will be in great hands. You will feel safe, held, and seen in the magical space Charlotte creates. She is doing something very special and has the knowledge and skills to facilitate real change in people if they want it.
Before working with Charlotte, I felt excited but stuck in moving forward with rounding off a training certification and creating my offer so I could start my business. However, I felt comfortable, safe, and great during the coaching experience. I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to gain so much wonderful insight from my body about my new business offer, especially the tightness in my hips, which had been keeping me stuck and made it difficult to move forward/take steps.

Now, I still feel good, I feel motivated, and I don't feel the business offer to be 'daunting' anymore. I feel excited to create! I've even been to the beach to start my plans, taking steps after just one call. So, don't hesitate, book the coaching. Charlotte holds a beautiful space for you and is able to support you comfortably and at ease, even when uncomfortable feelings come up. She is able to allow the softness to show up as well. I felt so supported that she was able to switch so smoothly between my heavier feelings and still being able to find the softness within me.
Before working with Charlotte, I felt frazzled, tired, and a bit all over the place. However, I felt so very nurtured, held, and seen as I entered the coaching space. I felt Charlotte’s sincerity and warmth right away. She was really able to drill down and clearly articulate what I had going on. After just one session, I now feel at ease and I'm finding that I can have space between work and create moments of rest for myself. So I would tell anyone considering working with Charlotte to do the fucking thing. She has great warmth and an amazing capacity to hold others. She is just so sincere, and that truly shines throughout.
Before working with Charlotte, I was curious and a bit nervous because the topics I was bringing felt quite tender. However, Charlotte has an openness that made me feel comfortable. I never felt afraid to bring things up or worried about being judged. She validated my experience, which really helped me feel less alone – and less weird! She is deeply understanding, kind, and genuinely open to new people. It’s clear that she puts a lot of thought and care into her work, and I truly appreciate how thorough she is. I appreciate her kindness, her thoroughness, the precision in her communication, and her compassion.
Before working with Charlotte, I felt agitated and defeated. But Charlotte led me through a drop-in process that was top notch, helping me relax into the experience. I really appreciated how she matched my energy – I was angry at my situation and she really validated that. I was able to finally word out loud that I needed to set better boundaries at work and that I was exhausted with the dynamics. Since working with Charlotte, I’ve been able to have conversations with my manager about how to make my work more aligned to my goals and needs, and I’ve also started to consider new positions.
Charlotte made me feel comfortable and helped me explore what I want to put out in the world next as I go out on my own after recently leaving corporate. She has an incredible energy that's contagious. I left feeling more sure of my future direction and excited about next steps.
Before working with Charlotte, I was stuck due to the change I am making from a corporate career of 20 years to starting for myself. She brings such a beautiful energy to sessions. I felt completely seen and held by her. She really understands what one is going through making a change in career.

Since working with Charlotte, I feel much more sure in the choice I have made to switch from my corporate career to starting for myself.
Before working with Charlotte, I had some apprehension as I knew I would feel vulnerable talking about certain emotions. However, I knew this was what I wanted to do. I really enjoyed my coaching experience. Charlotte provided a safe and friendly space to explore particular emotions, and she empowered me to look into how these were impacting my life.

I felt comfortable communicating in depth, and Charlotte helped me perceive things from a different perspective. I surprised myself at how my brain really tuned into exploring possible links to certain emotions, which was helped by how comfortable I felt with Charlotte coaching me. I can now happily acknowledge the feelings that we focused on and not shy away from them. I can see clearly how these emotions impact my life, both in my past and in my present. Going forward I can tackle these emotions with an understanding of why I may experience these. I absolutely would highly recommend Charlotte! Give coaching a go. You will not regret it.

Due to the nature of my work, client names are protected for confidentiality.

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