Supporting parents and leaders to thrive
About Lucy Chaplin.
creating a world where it’s easy to thrive at work
You were good at your job before you became a parent. So why do you constantly feel you have to prove yourself every day: as an expert, as a leader, as a parent?
Being a parent should not mean proving your professional worth all over again or choosing between a career you value and being present for your family.
This is where I can help.
I know how hard it is to be a working parent. I returned to work after two years at home with my twins, then again when my youngest was nine months old. I remember thinking, “I used to be really good at this. Now I don’t know if I can do it again.”
By the time I reached work, getting the children out of the door had already drained me. I worried whether I could still deliver, how I would keep up with the workload and why a job I had once handled well suddenly felt so difficult. I even ruled myself out of promotions to roles I now realised I could have thrived in.
For more than a decade I believed I just had to do more to prove I was enough. So don’t worry, you’ll never have to explain to me why this is more than a time-management problem. I get it.
Only once I started working with a coach could I see the beliefs driving that pressure were my own assumptions, not facts. When that shifted, I enjoyed my work more, actually relaxed with family and started putting myself forward again. Today I combine that lived experience with PCC level professional coaching expertise, a postgraduate qualification in Business and Personal coaching and more than 1000 hours coaching parents and leaders to help you believe in your abilities again and enjoy your career and family life without constantly feeling you should be doing more.
Qualifications:
– Professional Certified Coach with the ICF
– Certified ADHD Coach
– Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching
– MA (hons) English Literature
– PGCE (Cantab) Primary
1. Start with a free conversation
Book a free 30 minute introductory call so we can talk about what has changed, what feels difficult right now and what you would like to be different.
2. Find your focus
Across 6 confidential one-to-one sessions, we use the 4Cs frameowrk to identify and work through the areas that will make the greatest difference to you.
3. Turn insight into action
You take realistic steps between sessions, supported by resources and reflection, so the changes you make can hold when life gets busy.
5% of every coaching or workshop package fee is donated to charity.
The money is split equally between:
Scotts Project Trust
Scotts Project Trust is a charity that helps people with learning disabilities and is based in Tonbridge
The Grace O’Malley-Kumar Foundation
“The Grace O’Malley-Kumar Foundation is dedicated to reflecting the love and kindness that Grace shared with the world. Grace believed in inclusion, always ensuring that no one felt left out. Our mission is to bring that same spirit into classrooms and on sports fields, so no child ever feels alone. “Let’s all strive to be more like Grace.”
Rwanda Action
Rwanda Action’s mission is to relieve poverty in Rwanda by empowering communities. We work closely with local and national government to identify the most pressing challenges and then trial solutions to those challenges that are so effective they are adopted and developed by the government. This gives us a considerable and lasting impact.
The Barnaby Webber Foundation has two purposes.
The first to provide support and inclusion for young people aged 18 and under who are facing life challenges (be it physical, mental, emotional or social). This may be through other charities, schools or organisations but can also be directly to an individual or family.
Secondly, the foundation will support grassroots cricket clubs through the provision of essential equipment and items needed to encourage young boys and girls (aged 18 and under) to get involved in playing cricket.
