My Story

My turning point was on a weekend workshop, The Mastery of Self Expression.  I was asked to express anger, I cried, then sadness, I cried again and how about love?  Yes more tears!  Somehow my audience weren’t appalled at my weakness. They were somewhat perplexed by my desire to smile and cry at the same time but, on the whole, they appreciated my authenticity.  Before then I’m not sure I had known what that word meant.

Until that point, my life had focused on conforming enough to be accepted.  On qualifications, career, mortgage, independence.  I’d been pretty successful at them although happy relationships were something of a mystery.  Not surprising really considering my limited emotional repertoire!

A few years earlier I’d left my job with a management consultancy with the intention of working less hours for the same amount of money so I could attend personal development workshops and find what I really wanted to do, I knew there was something more to discover.  This quest led me to Brandon Bays, The Journey, Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s way, NLP practitioner training, energy healing, meditation and eventually to independent travelling.  Each one nudged me a little further towards discovering parts of myself I’d hidden away and revealing my life purpose.

Although I’d gained the skills for coaching from my consultancy and training roles, I chose to take in-depth coach training with CoachU.  Integral to the course was strengthening my personal foundation to ensure I could remain independent of my client’s stories, as well as learning ways of tackling significant life issues in short focused coaching sessions and plenty of observed practice.  I started my coaching business in Bangkok working internationally from the outset and have been in the very privileged position of helping people through critical situations to create lives that are right for them.

And my life purpose?  To learn and to teach.  I am constantly seeking out new experiences and learning and just as I’m having my ‘ah-har’ moment, I seem to meet someone who I can pass that information on to, sometimes through coaching and sometimes in other roles.  At first I thought I really should be fully ‘personally developed’ before being able to coach others and this set up a pretty impossible task!  I’ve come to realise the value of fresh experiences and learning for the recipient.  I am accompanying my clients along a path where I’m walking with them, just a few steps ahead.  Still dealing with the same terrain and ensuring I have a strong footing before reaching out to help.

Lawrence and I’s relationship includes commitments to both taking responsibility for our personal growth and to supporting each other’s growth.  A pretty clear alignment with my life purpose!   Our Sea Sky courses bring together our different skills and approaches to present a unique combination of practical ideas and inspiring practices.  The approach to life and emotions I’m bringing to the courses I’ve used and shared many times but the courses are about applying these tried and tested practices to different situations to aid the creative processes and enable participants to resolve issues that might stand in the way of them pursuing their creative talents and orienting their lives around their life purpose.  Sea Sky is a new partnership with much to explore, I hope you decide to join us on this exciting adventure!

Join our Course 1: Transition to the creative life you've always wanted to discover your life purpose and find the self-awareness, tools and momentum to go for it 

Debbie Reeds
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