Meet Emily

When Emily first reached out, she was 14 months postpartum, juggling a demanding new leadership role at work, and trying to adjust to a phase of life that felt both relentless and overwhelming.

She loved her family and her work, but she was exhausted, running on autopilot, and often felt like she was in “hopeless or resentful victim mode.”

Her happiness was low. She regularly experienced “Sunday-scaries” and mood swings. She felt disconnected from herself, her needs, and her ability to be present in daily life. Her relationship with food was driven as much by stress and emotions as by hunger, and she rarely prioritised rest or play.

She knew something had to change, not just for her own well-being, but to be the best version of herself as a mum, partner, and for herself.

The Transformation

14 weeks later, Emily’s world looks very different:

✅ General Happiness: 4 → 8
✅ Emotional Well-being: 3 → 7
✅ Mindfulness & Presence: 3 → 8
✅ Relationship with Food: 4 → 8
✅ Satisfaction with Weight: 4 → 8
✅ Motivation to Care for Health: 7 → 10

She has more energy, stronger boundaries, better balance, and most importantly, a mindset shift that allows her to feel calm, centred, and in control.

Here’s How We Made It Happen

1.⁠ ⁠We Redefined Self-Care & Movement

Together, we shifted how Emily saw taking time for herself and her health — removing the guilt and deepening her understanding of how important it was for her to be able to show up as her best self. 

We explored forms of movement that truly supported her energy and nervous system, like yoga, pilates, and walking, and built them into her busy week. We also added meditation and reframed rest as a powerful tool for performance and well-being, not a sign of slowing down.

2.⁠ ⁠We Created Powerful Daily Habits

We built a nightly future-self journalling practice that helped her stay connected to the person she wanted to become.

We focused on “in the moment” techniques to reset her nervous system during the day, and we put simple strategies in place to protect her downtime — from slowing down during work breaks to planning intentional alone time at home.

3.⁠ ⁠We Designed Boundaries & Shared the Load

We worked through the Fair Play method to help Rebecca and her partner create a more balanced division of household tasks, which reduced her mental load and strengthened their relationship.

We also set work boundaries together — giving her permission and strategies to leave earlier when possible and protect her evenings so she could recharge.

The Breakthrough

Emily’s biggest shift was recognising that she is worthy of time, care, and support, and that the struggles she’d been facing weren’t because she wasn’t “good enough,” but because she’d been carrying so much for so long.

As she puts it:

“I stumbled across Monique’s work at a time when I was really struggling; learning how to be a working mum for the first time along with a demanding new role at work. Her content seemed written entirely for me and my stage of life, so I jumped in for an introduction call. 

Monique was kind, genuine and pragmatic and her practical approach to lifestyle design and holistic self care filled me with excitement and hope for the shifts I could make in my day to day life. I loved how she understood the mum juggle; never suggesting overly ambitious plans and being so understanding when nap time issues delayed our coaching calls!

Monique gave me subtle changes to realign my life and take better care of myself. Most importantly, she validated that I was worthy of this time and care and that my struggles were understandable given all I had on my plate. 

14 weeks later, I am now fuelling myself better, taking more consistent time for rest, engaging in my form of play (after identifying what that is!), putting in place more boundaries with work, and asking for more help from my family. My husband and I have redesigned our household tasks and are truly a team on that front now too.

There are still many areas to improve on, but my mindset is different now thanks to Monique. I am less in hopeless or resentful victim mode and more willing to prioritise myself and ask for what I need, to be my best self and mum.

I really recommend working with Monique if you need realignment and support like I did.”

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