Transformative Coaching for Women: Lead with Heart Rise with Courage
Women’s Self-Leadership Coaching Circle
Lead with Heart. Rise with Courage. Grow Together.
Leadership isn’t about holding it all together or simply keeping your head above water. True leadership begins with how you relate to yourself – mind and heart. Because the way you lead yourself is the way you show up for others.
During my MSc research on Mindful Self-Compassion for business leaders, I uncovered some powerful truths about gender and leadership.
For men, compassion became accessible when framed through the language of resilience and grounded strength. For women, the heartbeat is different: we thrive in connection -when we come together, share our stories, and grow in community with those who truly understand us.
And research confirms it: compassionate leadership isn’t just “nice to have” – it transforms organisations. Ramachandran et al. (2023) found that leaders who embody empathy, openness, communication, inclusiveness, integrity, respect, and dignity create workplaces where people are healthier, more engaged, and perform at their best.
This Circle is where those insights come to life. It’s not just a coaching programme – it’s a powerful space for women leaders to embody both:
Tender self-compassion – rest, kindness, inner-connectedness, awareness, presence.
Fierce self-compassion – boundaries, courage, values, truth-telling.
In a small, intimate group, you’ll experience the strength of collective wisdom – a network of women leaders committed to harnessing compassion as the ultimate source of resilience, trust, and authentic power.
This is leadership that changes not only how you lead – but how you live.
What You’ll Gain
– Practical tools to manage stress and prevent burnout
– More clarity and confidence in decision-making
– A stronger sense of self-trust and intuition, finding your voice
– The ability to balance caring for others with caring for yourself
– The support of a circle of women who “get it”.
Why a Circle?
My research showed that even men in leadership needed trust and relational safety. For women, this is amplified: we flourish in spaces of communal connection. I know this is true because when amazing women support me, I flourish both personally and professionally. I know I am not alone.
That’s why this programme is designed as a small circle of just seven women. In a group this size, everyone has space to be heard and supported. The intimacy of a small circle means deeper trust, richer conversations, and stronger connections that last beyond the programme.
This isn’t just coaching – it’s about collective wisdom. Together, we’ll explore, reflect, and grow in a way that isn’t possible alone, sharing stories, ideas, and ways we can help each other grow and flourish at work and in life.
Structure
– 5 x 120-minute group learning (online, fortnightly) with additional 1:1 support coaching sessions to explore your personal needs in depth
– Small, intimate group for trust, depth and accountability
– Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), practices and tools tailored for self-leadership
– Reflections, live facilitation and coaching, peer support and shared learning.
Topics
Held by the group, we will topics that will help you build you will experience powerful practices and tools and topics, together, we’ll:
– Explore the three interconnected elements of self-leadership
– Come in to find true inner confidence and step out with clear boundaries
– Build confidence with difficult emotions, you’ll gain tips and tools to regulate your emotions under stress and better handle the emotions of others.
– Still your Self-critical Voice and discover your Gentler, Powerful Inner Coach for motivation, confidence and success.
Investment
| Option | What’s Included | Price | Payment Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Bird | Full programme (5 x 2hr group sessions + 3hrs 1:1 coaching + resources) | £495 | Pay in full by Sun. 5th October 2025, to secure your place |
| Standard | Full programme (same as above) | £625 | Flexible payment plan: 3 x £210 instalments available |
| Charity | Full programme (same as above) | One place available on application. |
Your investment includes all five live sessions, 1:1 coaching (3 hours worth £255), unique resources, and ongoing peer support between sessions.
We will meet in real-time over the course of two months. The meetings are on Wednesday evenings for 2 hours, live on Zoom. Meeting time is 6.45 – 8.45 pm. 19 November, 3 and 17 December, with 2 weeks off over Christmas and restarting on 7 and 21 January 2026. A Spring Cohort will start in March 2026.
Step 1: Be part of the change you want to see. Register your interest and secure your place (limited spaces remaining). Complete the contact form below or WhatsApp/call Lou on 07715 814833.
*Places are limited to keep the group intimate. Once it’s full, it’s full.* Join the Circle at the Early Bird rate £495 before Sun, 5rd October.
Step 2: Circle Participants will then be invited to complete a confidential short application form with a link. As well as learning more about your needs from this self-leadership circle, it will help you to reflect on your motivations and support a safe, supportive space for everyone on this transformational journey.