About Marie-Claude
For me, turning 65 saw the blossoming of a new determination to start living life on my own terms and finding the freedom to be who I want to be.
I found a new direction in life coaching after life at work.
I qualified as a life coach specialised in Harmonizing Wellbeing and Confidence, and today I help people over 55 to manage transitions successfully – retirement, redundancy, relocation, relationship break-ups – and experience fulfilment in their new chapter.
For me, this second half of my life has been more emotionally abundant than the first and I am passionate to inspire people to find their own direction and sense of purpose.
I support them to explore their potentials, and create a vision that will allow them to live the way they want.
Experience
I completed my accreditation in 2020.
During my training I had to conduct a minimum of 39 sessions with different clients. I passed with Merit
Since my training I have coached several people for Queen Bee, the coaching service at the Pankurst Institute in Manchester. Queen Bee Coaching is about empowering women who have demonstrated leadership to improve their skills and confidence and move into positions of power.
I coached 6 people for the specialist training I underwent in Harmonizing Wellbeing and Confidence.
I have also continued red to coach private clients.
Coaching style
Through a busy life of having a career, a family, a status, and making a living, we tend to forget about ourselves and our wellbeing. Then, comes the crossroad of middle age with its baggage of anxieties, low mood and perplexity and the belief that we are too old to experience joy again.
However age is a mindset: musicians never retire, they stop if they don't hear music. Keep listening to the music inside you!
Think of it like that: one day you’ll be 60. You’ll either be a doctor/dancer/writer or you won’t, but you’ll still be 60. That’s your choice. You’ll either achieve your dreams, or you won’t. But one day, you’ll still be 70, 80 or 90, so it's never too late.
The most important perception in the end is yours: how you feel about yourself and the vision you have about the life you want. There are important ingredients to help you along the way: a growth mindset keeping the passion about learning new things, a positive outlook and gratitude keeping you energised, trust in life, trust in yourself and your own resources, a belief in your own value.
Knowing what your values are (love, family, money, friendship spirituality, recognition or any other concepts that are the drivers of your life) and aligning your daily activities with those personal values will contribute to your sense of purpose. However any new journey can feel daunting and sometimes a helping hand is needed.
Together we will create a space to inspire your dreams and plans towards positive changes in your journey through life, step by step. I will help you to get back on track through a powerful process of self-exploration and self-love that will revitalise your energy, help you adopt purposeful activities and behaviours and give you a sense of direction.