About Emily

I know what it's like to love your children and still feel lost

I'm Emily, founder of itsme. I help mums feel like themselves again, because I've been there too.

See how I can support you Read my story

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About Emily

I know what it's like to love your children and still feel lost

I'm Emily, founder of itsme. I help mums feel like themselves again, because I've been there too.

See how I can support you Read my story

I was supposed to be the expert.

Before I had children, I spent 15 years as a Montessori teacher. I owned and ran two nursery schools in Kensington with my mum, and supported parents almost every day. Children were my passion, and becoming a mum was something I'd always longed for.

Then I had my first daughter, and with her came a crushing realisation. I had brought someone into the world I would worry about for the rest of my life. I remember thinking, what have I done?

By the time I had a two-year-old and a baby, my days came in 30-second pieces. I no longer had the capacity to give my all to my work, and I didn't feel I was giving enough to my family either. I wasn't sure what I enjoyed any more. I was supposed to be the expert, and I hadn't realised how much it would rock who I was.

Finding my way back took time and a lot of searching. That's why itsme exists.

Through my own searching for fulfilment, balance and joy, I became passionate about helping other mums find what I found.

If any of that sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

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I was supposed to be the expert.

Then I had my first daughter, and with her came a crushing realisation. I had brought someone into the world I would worry about for the rest of my life. I remember thinking, what have I done?

Finding my way back took time and a lot of searching. That's why itsme exists.

Through my own searching for fulfilment, balance and joy, I became passionate about helping other mums find what I found.

If any of that sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

Explore Thrive in Parenthood Explore 1:1 coaching

The problems I saw weren't really about parenting

At the nurseries, parents often came to me for advice about their children. Again and again I noticed the real need was somewhere else. The parents needed support themselves: to cope, to find some balance, to feel like themselves again.

I'm a coach for parents, not a parenting coach.

That's still how I work. I won't tell you how to raise your children. I'll help you feel better as a parent, and that tends to ripple out to everyone at home.

The problems I saw weren't really about parenting

I'm a coach for parents, not a parenting coach.

That's still how I work. I won't tell you how to raise your children. I'll help you feel better as a parent, and that tends to ripple out to everyone at home.

What working with me is like

No two mums follow the same path.

I listen closely and shape the work around you, rather than using a set formula.

You'll feel safe and never judged.

Whatever you bring, you can say it out loud here.

Practical tools, and deeper work where it's needed.

Coaching moves you forward. Positive Intelligence helps you change how you react. When something keeps holding you back, we look at where it comes from.

You don't have to do it alone.

In my small groups, mums realise how many others feel the same, and they support each other.

Find the support that fits

See what other mums say

What working with me is like

No two mums follow the same path.

I listen closely and shape the work around you, rather than using a set formula.

You'll feel safe and never judged.

Whatever you bring, you can say it out loud here.

Practical tools, and deeper work where it's needed.

Coaching moves you forward. Positive Intelligence helps you change how you react. When something keeps holding you back, we look at where it comes from.

You don't have to do it alone.

In my small groups, mums realise how many others feel the same, and they support each other.

Find the support that fits See what other mums say

Emily speaking beside her itsme roll-up banner

Training and experience

Certified Life Coach (Coaching Academy)

Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF)

Positive Intelligence Coach

Accredited Journey Practitioner

ThetaHealing practitioner

Primary teacher (PGCE), Montessori Early Years Diploma and Montessori Primary Certificate

Montessori Practitioner of the Year 2015

Speaker at Mama's Little Black Book events at Peter Jones (Sloane Square) and John Lewis (Oxford Street)

"Emily was made for healing, guiding and holding space for people. Her sympathetic and understanding nature allows you to open and trust her… Her nurturing approach fills you with confidence and belief that you can achieve the goals you've created."

— Natasha

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