Testimonials for Awen Coaching

Coaching has been a transformative experience for me, both personally and professionally. Seeking to declutter my thoughts and focus my attention, I have been enriched with valuable insights during our sessions. Reviewing our notes between sessions, I've realised the significant progress I've made—it has exceeded my expectations. I wholeheartedly endorse coaching as an essential personal investment for my well-being and development. Thanks to coaching, I am now confident in articulating the mission of my foundation when discussing potential funders.

Bethany's coaching expertise is commendable. Her skilful approach allowed me to clear my thoughts of the micro and focus on the macro. Bethany is patient and has a box of tricks to guide me beyond the conversation. Following coaching with Bethany, I feel reassured that I am achieving the goals I set for myself and for others. My biggest takeaway is that I now feel more confident in my role as founder and director of my foundation. Through practical tips and strategies, I've learned to find a balance between my busy career and personal life.

Bethany's character and coaching methods make you stop and think about what you're actually achieving. People doing good in the world often neglect to reflect on the work they're doing, but everyone can benefit from having a coach at some point on the journey.

Raphael Rowe

British Journalist
Host of Netflix's 'Inside the World's Toughest Prisons’
Founder of the Raphael Rowe Foundation

I began coaching with Bethany in response to challenging "people" situations that significantly affected my confidence and belief in my capabilities as a CEO. I was seeking help to address these issues and to regain a sense of control and self-assurance.

Reflecting on our sessions, I’ve experienced notable personal and professional improvements. I’ve gained the ability to review situations with greater objectivity. While I still feel hurt by difficult encounters, I can now reflect more rationally, which helps to minimise the impact on my self-esteem and confidence.

Bethany's coaching has equipped me with valuable skills, including the ability to realistically assess what I can achieve and how to manage my reactions in various situations. The daily wrap-up exercise, which evolved into a weekly and pre-holiday wrap-up, has been particularly effective. It has ensured I remain organised and prepared, even after time away.

The support I received from Bethany was exceptional. Her practical tips, systems, and empathetic listening helped me recalibrate my expectations and reactions, which has been instrumental in managing challenges and preventing burnout. Her guidance has been crucial in helping me contribute meaningfully to my organisation.

Bethany’s coaching approach is refreshingly honest and practical, devoid of jargon, and highly effective. If you’re considering coaching with Bethany, I would highly recommend it. The support, accountability, and practical insights she provides are invaluable.

Sam Barlow

CEO
Fitmums and Friends

I always feel really inspired, motivated and excited about life after a coaching session with Bethany. She gives me really great ideas, food for thought and nuggets of wisdom that I hadn't previously considered or expected to discuss on the call. I've really gained a lot of value from our sessions (and beyond) as she's also sent me great resources to get stuck into after the session as well. I always learn a lot and look forward to the next session! I really recommend coaching with Bethany!

I initially wanted to begin coaching as we’d had a free session and it was so good that I signed up for 6-month’s coaching. I had 3 interlinking goals focusing on health/balance, career success, and becoming a charity leader.

I think Bethany is an amazing speaker and I really loved our C-Me Profile Coaching session. The C-Me Colour Me profiling helped me immensely to recognise that my qualities are strengths, not weaknesses. It helped me to understand myself better and not be so self-critical, as well as given me an awareness of where I want to go, and critically how to get there.

From the start when I was navigating becoming a freelancer, Bethany gave me fantastic tools to be able to ensure I was working with the right clients and to be able to achieve my desired income. I still use these tools today and they've become a central part of my freelance practice so as not to feel overwhelmed when a new opportunity comes up and I can permit myself to say no!

Coaching with Bethany has also helped me massively to curate the life I want, with the people I want to surround myself with and since working together I have been proud of all my achievements. Bethany gave me amazing ideas that I had not thought to pursue before, i.e., researching charities that help the Philippines based in the UK. Now I've found the closest to my dream charity; had the confidence to approach them and have a call with the founder to see how I can get involved.

I am so grateful to have Bethany as a cheerleader and source of support during and even beyond coaching, it was so nice to know I had you to share updates with and also ask for advice between sessions. I also love that she has Instagram because I love the updates she shares.

The action plan was great as I had certain things to achieve each month that pushed me to achieve far more than I would have done alone and without the accountability.

I think Bethany is incredible and I am so lucky to have had you as a coach! #ProudCoachee

Casey Carlos
Freelance Fundraising Consultant

I sought coaching because I was in need of digging myself out of a hole. Bethany guided me out of the depths of darkness and confusion in my job. This allowed me to step aside from my feelings and state of being overwhelmed to address pressing issues. Bethany did a great job making me feel comfortable with sharing issues and feelings about the work that I was doing. She worked to make sure that I felt validated in what was concerning me.

Bethany supported me during sessions by allowing me to dump all my thoughts and concerns into a pile and then very carefully prioritise and make them more manageable to work on. Bethany helped me consider my priorities at my job so that I could create appropriate goals suitable for my capacity. Bethany put structure into my very disorganised way of life and managed to help me sort out the main overarching issues so that I could make appropriate decisions and move forward.

Bethany did an excellent job of reflective listening! Though I was a bit rambling in explaining the issues I was working on, Bethany was able to understand, and clearly and succinctly summarise my ramblings in a very eloquent way. I insist she follows me to work and translates my daily ramblings to others in the same succinct and effective way.

Bethany made sure that my action items were doable, which helped me to see them as achievable, and in turn, startable. I find overly complicated tasks are easier to push off until another time.

In the end, sorting the chaos was the number one goal, and Bethany did fab.

Jody Haskin
Executive Director, International Organization for Adolescents

I'm so thankful for being introduced to Bethany, she has well and truly quashed any scepticism I had about the power of coaching! Now I'm a strong believer that everyone would benefit from time with her, she has really helped me to adopt a much healthier and rewarding mindset around my work–life balance.

Throughout my career in med comms and now independent med ed (maybe even before then!) I've had burnout tendencies largely due to crippling self-doubt and imposter syndrome. Thanks to Bethany's tailored approach with regular, friendly check-ins that incorporate helpful self-reflection activities and setting purposeful goals/intentions, she has helped me to be more aware and take very positive steps to build my self-confidence and arm me with strategies that enable me to feel more in control and more resilient in general, and (most importantly!) within well-defined work–life boundaries.

Whatever stage you are in your career, if you're looking to make positive changes in your professional and personal life, I can vouch for Bethany being the best support in helping you to achieve your aspirations.

Thank you, Bethany, you know how much I appreciate your wonderful work!

Christina Mackins-Crabtree, PhD, CMPP
Senior Medical Director, Touch Independent Medical Education

After being made redundant for the first time in my 20-year career, I embarked on a new and exciting journey as a consultant and setting up a not-for-profit organisation. A cause that is close to my heart and something I’ve wanted to see in my life for a long while. But with it came a lot of responsibilities, immense pressures, feelings of overwhelm and imposter syndrome. At the time, I was also balancing family life and studies, leaving me with very little time for myself. And yet, there was so much more I wanted to do!

The Fulfilment Programme gave me the time and space for reflection, unpick things I couldn’t see and just how off-balance my life was becoming. From looking at my values, prioritising what was important, to set future direction that aligns with my vision. Bethany walked through my issues with me, held me accountable to help me move forward, challenged my limiting beliefs, gave me clarity, and encouraged me to pursue my future goals.

I would encourage anyone thinking about the programme to go for it. The holistic nature of Bethany’s coaching approach has benefited me immensely - and the people I love. Bethany is gifted and brings out the best in you, no matter where you are in your life journey. Before the programme, I would never have held the same value for the level of experience and skills I’ve gained over the years and can bring to the table to make the impact I want.

Jaspreet Kaur MCIOF
Charity Development Director, The Sikh Development Academy

I didn't know what to expect or what coaching would achieve, but it was great to have one-to-one focussed time with Bethany and find practical and logical solutions to ongoing work-related issues. I would never have thought of how to tackle particular challenges without Bethany's help, and for that, I am very grateful. I am now passing on her advice to other team members!

Sola Neunie
Principal Medical Director, Touch Independent Medical Education

Coaching with Bethany has picked me up off the floor and given me a good dusting off. I felt an incredible sense of trust that I was in the right hands. Bethany provided wonderful support to me while empowering me to look deeper behind my assumptions to unlock my potential.

I now feel so motivated, which is something I really needed. I can honestly say Coaching with Bethany has changed my life! I have been able to clearly see what is not working in my life, have the confidence to change it and move forward into a more positive and fulfilled life. I’m telling everyone I know that they should have coaching with Bethany!

Beth House
Founder of Taking Flight & Executive Director at Fio

Coaching with Bethany has been brilliant. It's a breath of fresh air to have dedicated time and space to think about goals and where my business is going, unpick any day-to-day problems or worries and find solutions. Bethany's suggestions are always insightful and help me look at things in a different way, and every session seems to include multiple lightbulb moments!

Suzie Rees
Trusts Fundraising Consultant

I sort coaching because I found myself at a cross roads with my career and felt stuck in knowing what I wanted to do next. Bethany's fulfilment programme really helped me unpick what I wanted out of my career and gave me tools and advice on how to help my journey along. Each session we set actions to work towards achieving my goals and Bethany held me accountable to these which I really needed. For years I'd had ideas on what I would maybe want to do but never gave myself the time to put these ideas into action, Bethany gave me a structure to be able to put these into motion. Since starting the programme I have completed over half of my 2022 career goals and have been offered a new role! Thanks to Bethany I now know my worth and how I can be an asset to organisations. I have already recommended Awen to many of my friends and colleagues and I will continue to do so as Bethanys programme is excellently developed and working with Bethany has been a pleasure. Thank you for everything Bethany, I'm very grateful for all your help and support.

Stefanie Humphries
Executive Assistant, Public Health Wales

Stepping up into an executive leadership role for an interim period I knew I wanted to get the most from the opportunity but also take the experience to develop my own self-reflection and build confidence, I needed a coach! and thankfully I found Bethany.

Bethany brought structure, clarity, and fun to our sessions; I set achievable goals thanks to Bethany's challenge and reality-checking. She teased out all the hidden skills learned over many years linking them to successes I had moved on from to rebuild confidence and self-reflection.

Bethany gave me the space to challenge my own thinking and confirm my solutions, gave me frameworks to explore what I wanted to achieve from this new experience at work and how to balance it all.

I can honestly say this has been a most rewarding and valuable time spent with Bethany and I know I will be coming back at the next work chapter moment.

I can't recommend Bethany highly enough, coaching can feel daunting but with Bethany, it's a breeze - Thank you.

Louise Barth
Interim Director of Fundraising, St John Ambulance

I was feeling extremely burnt out when I started working with Bethany, but after our sessions together I feel more able to assert my boundaries, manage my time, hold myself accountable, and recognise the work I produce and what I can achieve.

My goal felt unachievable at first, but after talking through each step and breaking it down into manageable tasks, I was able to see it as a work in progress with small changes in my thinking, rather than a huge amount of work that may make me feel worse.

Bethany and the sessions have helped me realise my strengths and recognise my goals for 2023, and with the support provided, I'm excited to reach those goals and grow.

Chloe Cross
Fundraising Officer, Welsh Women’s Aid

For someone like myself who has only just started their career, Bethany helped me to streamline all of my ambitions and goals so that it was less overwhelming and felt more achievable.

Awen Coaching has been life-changing for me. Even though I've only had a total of four sessions it has been incredibly inspiring and uplifting.

Bethany helped me to find clarity in my values. This filled me with a lot of confidence, inspiration and courage to face any challenge and helped me to envision the life I had pictured. She helped me to put in place stepping stones that lead to my ultimate career goals as well as making sure to nourish my self-care, self-development and passions.

As I come to the end of my Digital Marketing Apprenticeship, Bethany has allowed me to feel a lot more confident in my goals as well as my sense of identity and beliefs. Thank you Bethany.

Hope Norman
Communications & Marketing Assistant, Frank Water

When I started the coaching sessions with Bethany, I felt burnt out and at a crossroads in my life and career. I wanted to gain clarity on how I could continue working in the charity sector but in a way that would be more joyful, fulfilling and freer from stress.

Bethany helped me with the immediate challenges facing me in work and the longer-term uncertainties I had about where to go next in my career. Within just a few sessions, I felt clearer about my values, what I was looking for in my future roles and the questions to ask and things to look out for to make sure my next role was right for me.

The experience was incredibly valuable. I am confident that the decisions I am making now, following my work with Bethany, are keeping me on the right track to being happier and more fulfilled at work and in life more generally as a result.

Hannah Keville
Fundraising Leader in the Arts and Youth sector

I had a series of coaching sessions with Bethany where we discussed my values, what motivates me, and where I want to be in the future.

I found these sessions to be so motivating, positive and uplifting. She guided the conversation well, and I looked forward to every session. Would definitely recommend it to others!

Mair Jones
Senior Bilingual Copywriter, Wales Millenium Centre

I enjoy and value the coaching sessions with Bethany and they have now become an important part of my personal tool kit. Access to a confidential space where I can build the skills I need to navigate my work and personal life has been so positive!

I feel more confident, calm, and far better able to cope with and respond to the challenges I face. I no longer feel like an imposter in my job! I love the way that Bethany gently guides our discussions, often leading me to a range of realisations and 'light bulb' moments that I probably would never have discovered without her. Thank you, Bethany!

Victoria Samuel
Fundraising Manager, Welsh Women’s Aid

Bethany kept me focused and channelled my goals in a comfortable and engaging way. I always looked forward to our sessions as they were full of energy and very authentic. Bethany really hears me and guides me naturally through the coaching process. I am really pleased to have worked through so much with her to achieve my goals.

Nia Elias
Director of Business Development, National Museum Wales

When I started my coaching with Bethany, I had been looking for full-time work for six months. I had only had one full-time role since graduating and was looking to transition from fundraising to communications. I felt like I needed a 'reset' from all of the applications I had been writing.

Bethany helped me find clarity in my values, what is important to me, and my purpose, which helped me look for roles in the charity sector. Her experience of a career in the sector is unique; she understands the benefits and challenges, making her the perfect coach for me.

In my new role at Cancer Research UK, I have been complimented on my strong sense of identity and goals, and Bethany is a huge reason for my confidence in these areas!

Izzy Boulton
Digital Marketing Executive, Cancer Research UK

I entered into coaching with Bethany at a very difficult time for me. Bethany provided wonderful support through a tough transitional period. My life has changed drastically for the better, with her warmth, compassion, and positivity throughout the process.

Bethany has given me the skills and confidence to change my life through understanding my values and enabling me to move forward into a more fulfilling and positive life. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to be coached by Bethany and work through so much to understand better who I am.

Working with Bethany has changed my life, and I will tell all my friends who are unhappy in their life to have coaching sessions with Bethany. Thank you so much.

Clare Fagg
Dance School Founder

“I had the opportunity to work with Bethany through a coaching session and I can honestly say I gained a huge amount in a short time! I came out of the session feeling a lot more confident in myself and my ability, with a clear understanding of my target audience and the direction of my business. I would not hesitate in recommending working with Bethany - a warm, approachable and positive person with a real passion for supporting growth.”

Bethan Jenkin
Female Founder, Virtually Bee

Bethany has a calm manner, great listening skills and warm energy. Walking Coaching with Bethany allowed me to feel free, open and liberated. I had space to think and thrived outside.

After each session, I felt like I could do anything I put my mind to. I had an epiphany that will change my internal monologue long-term.

Kath Foot
Learning Development Partner, Chwarae Teg