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For a long time, I looked like I had it all together.

I was a corporate lawyer. Doing well on paper but, honestly, a bit of a stress cadet.

Good at getting things done. Not so good at appreciating life. I was tired, and stressed with a loud inner-critic. No matter how much I accomplished. I never felt quite enough.

So I know what it’s like.

This gnawing sense of not-enoughness led me to deeper work. I learned about the mind, the body, how we work. And, incrementally, things shifted. Not because I fixed myself, but because I started understanding myself differently.

I became steadier, kinder to myself, less reactive and more me.

This is the work I now do with clients.

Helping you to understand what’s going on, and respond differently. In a way that actually holds up in real life.

“I stopped to admire the flowers yesterday. This is so unlike me. One of my biggest learnings has been realising my thoughts don’t define who I am. Thanks to Emily and Be More You, I’m so excited about the journey I’m on.”

-Anna

My work

I help people understand what’s driving their patterns and to respond differently in real life. Not just cope better. Actually shift things.

My work draws on mindfulness, somatic approaches, life coaching and acceptance and commitment therapy. It’s quiet work, but it’s meaningful. And over time, it changes how you experience your life.

If this sounds like the kind of support you’ve been looking for, I’d love to have a conversation.

My background:

Coaching & Psychology

International Coach Federation (ICF) Member

Certified Life Coach — The Life Coach School

Certified Holistic Health Coach — Institute of Integrative Nutrition

LLB / BA (Psychology) — Victoria University of Wellington

Mindfulness & Somatic Training

Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher — Awareness Training Institute & Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley

Accredited Mindfulness Facilitator — Ovio Mindfulness

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy — Russ Harris / Psychwire

Currently enrolled in 3-year Somatic Experiencing training — Somatic Experiencing International

Yoga

200hr — Zuna Yoga

50hr Yin Yoga — Joe Barnett

50hr TCM Yoga — Tiffany Cruickshank, Yoga Medicine

50hr Hands-on Assists — Amy Ippoliti