Every December, I take time to look back……really look back at the moments that shaped me. This year, as I revisited a podcast episode that once shook something awake inside me (The Life Coach School Podcast, Episode 505 ), I felt myself transported to the woman I was two years ago. A woman standing at the beginning of a journey that she didn’t yet understand.
Looking back now, it’s almost surreal to think about how much can change in two years.
In 2023, everything in my life felt uncertain. My marriage had ended, and for the first time in decades, I found myself single, alone, and unsure of what came next. I didn’t recognise the landscape of my life anymore. I only knew one thing: I could not – would not – repeat the same cycles.
I didn’t want to fall into another relationship out of fear or loneliness.
I didn’t want to return to old coping mechanisms that had kept me numb.
I didn’t want to stay in environments that drained me or pulled me away from myself.
But wanting change and knowing how to create it are two very different things.
I felt like I was standing at the edge of a blank canvas, terrified to touch it because I didn’t trust myself enough to paint something new.
So, I gave myself the one thing I had always been too afraid to give:
Time.
Time to rest.
Time to detox emotionally and in some ways, physically.
Time to step away from manipulative dynamics and addictive patterns.
Time to stop asking, “Who should I be?” and start asking, “Who am I, really?”
Those early months were painful and confronting. Healing rarely feels beautiful at the beginning. I was unravelling years of habits, expectations, and identities that weren’t truly mine. But in that dismantling, something remarkable happened I finally had space to find myself again.
As 2025 unfolded, clarity returned in waves. Small choices became powerful ones. Boundaries grew stronger, softer, and more aligned. I started recognising what felt peaceful, what felt heavy, and what felt like truth. I rebuilt parts of myself I had long abandoned – confidence, self-respect, independence, joy.
Slowly, I began to feel grounded. Calm. Capable.
I wasn’t rushing. I wasn’t chasing. I wasn’t hiding.
I was becoming.
Now, as I look ahead to 2026, I feel something I haven’t felt in years: excitement.
I’m entering a year with intention, not fear. With self-awareness, not confusion. With vision, not guesswork.
So, what do I want for 2026?
To live from a place of alignment.
To choose experiences that support the woman I’ve become.
To continue growing without apologising for my expansion.
To show up for my life in ways that feel authentic, powerful, and grounded.
And perhaps the most meaningful part…….
to help others create their own transformation, just as I have created mine.
Because here is the truth I didn’t understand in 2023:
Your life can look completely different one year from now.
Radically different in two.
If you’re standing where I once stood, tired, unsure, overwhelmed, or simply ready for something more, I want you to know that change doesn’t happen through force. It happens through awareness, compassion and choice.
You don’t need to have your next chapter perfectly mapped out.
You don’t need to know exactly who you’ll become.
You just need to know that you’re ready for a shift even a small one.
Which brings me to you.
If you’re reading this and thinking:
“I need change, but I don’t know where to begin.”
“I don’t want to repeat the same cycles.”
“I feel lost in who I am.”
“I want 2026 to look different.”
Then you’re exactly where I was.
And the truth is, you don’t need to have all the answers right now.
You don’t need a five-year plan or a perfectly outlined vision.
You just need a willingness to begin.
And that’s where I come in.
As your coach, I walk with you through the process of:
- understanding what’s keeping you stuck
- letting go of cycles that no longer serve you
- rebuilding confidence from the inside out
- creating habits that match the future you want
- stepping into a year with clarity and direction rather than fear
Together, we can make 2026 the year everything begins to change – the year you take your power back, your identity back, your life back.
It only takes twelve months of intentional work to become a completely different version of yourself.
I know, because I’ve lived it.
And you can too.
If you’re ready, I’m here.
If you’re curious, I’m here.
If you’re scared but excited, I’m definitely here.
Here’s to your transformation.
Here’s to 2026.
Here’s to the life you’re about to create.
All you need to do is take the first step.
Love
Rachel x