Frequently Asked Questions

you A life coach helps you explore where you are, where you want to be, and what might be getting in your way. At Risen Muse, coaching is less about being told what to do and more about helping you understand yourself, build confidence, challenge unhelpful thought patterns and make decisions that feel right for you.

Life coaching can be helpful if you're feeling stuck, lacking confidence. overthinking decision, struggling with self-doubt or simply unsure what you want next. At Risen Muse, we often explore confidence, mindset, self-trust, clarity, boundaries, life transitions, personal growth and decision making.

Absolutely. Yu don't need to arrive with a perfectly defined goal or a five-year plan. You can simply arrive with "I don't know what's wrong, but I don't want to keep feeling like this." And we'll start there. Sometimes figuring out what you need is part of the journey.

It can.

Coaching can help you understand the though patterns behind overthinking and self-doubt, challenge the beliefs that keep you stuck and develop practical ways to make decisions with more confidence and self-trust. 

The aim isn't to stop you ever having those doubts. It's to help you stop letting those doubts drive every decision you make.

Yes!

Confidence is one of the things we regularly work on at Risen Muse. Rather than pretending you'll suddenly become fearless, we'll look at what's affecting your confidence and help you build self-belief and self-trust via small, realistic changes.

Confidence isn't abut never doubting yourself. It's about knowing you can handle yourself when you do.

There isn't a rigid script. Sessions are shaped around what's happening for you at that particular time and what you share in your pre-session questionnaire. 

We might talk through something that's been on your mind, explore a recurring thought pattern, use journaling prompts, challenge a belief or work through a decision you're struggling with.

If spirituality resonates with you, we can also bring elements such as intuition. energy work, visualisation. meditation, chakra work, cards and/or pendulum into your sessions. This is totally just an option.

You're always in the driving seat.

That's okay.

You don't need to organise your brain before coming to coaching. One of the things we can do together is slow everything down, separate the different thoughts and work out what's actually important in the here and now.

You can bring the whole messy pile. We' don't have to unravel it all at once. 

Yes. Although Risen Muse isn't a specialist neurodiversity coaching service, and a coach with AuDHD myself I welcome neurodivergent clients.

If you experience overwhelm, emotional dysregulation. overthinking, decision paralysis, confidence struggles or feeling stuck etc. these are things that we could explore together. 

My soul work and sole purpose is to create a coaching space where you don't have to force yourself into somebody else's idea of how you should think, work, or behave.

Meet me in the studio, or on calls, exactly as you are. I don't mask and I invite you to not feel the need to do so too.

No. Coaching should feel like a space where you have choice and control. You decide what you want to explore, and you don't have to share anything you're not comfortable discussing. We take things at your pace.

Absolutely not. Although I'm a journal coach, and journaling can be a useful modality, you  don't have to enjoy journaling or use it for sessions.

We can bring journaling into your coaching, use it entirely, or leave it out completely. 

Your session = the tools that work for you.

Journal therapy uses guided writing and reflective questions to help you explore your thoughts, emotions. experiences, and patterns.

At Risen Muse, journal therapy can be used to help you slow your thoughts down, gain clarity and understand yourself better.

You don't need to be a writer. You don't need beautiful handwriting or A* speling. And you don't need to know what to write.

I'll give you the questions. You bring the honesty.

No. Journal therapy within Risen Muse is used as a coaching and self-reflection tool. It isn't a replacement for counselling, therapy or mental health treatment. 

If you're looking for support with a mental health condition or need clinical or therapeutic support, a qualified healthcare or mental health professional is the appropriate place to start.

No. Coaching and therapy have different purposes.

Coaching generally focuses on your present situation, personal development and where you want to go next, and it isn't a substitute for therapy or professional care.

If you need clinical or therapeutic mental health support, it's important to work with an appropriately qualified professional.

Yes. Risen Muse offers online coaching via Zoom, so we can work together from wherever you are. 

Yes. Risen Muse offers in-person life coaching from a studio on High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, as well as online coaching via Zoom. 

There isn't a magic number that works for everyone, because you're all you-nique.

Some people benefit from a short period of focused support for a particular situation, while others benefit from ongoing coaching while they navigate a bigger period of change. 

We'll talk through what's right for you, and have a personalised plan.

That's completely normal. Everything starts with action, so the only thing I need you to do is turn up, and we'll take it from there.

If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, uncertain, lacking confidence or simply aware that you want something to change, coaching may be worth exploring. 

You don't need to be at breaking point, or even have a huge problem. Sometimes you just know you want something more. That's enough reason to start a conversation.

I would say, "why not?" I'm not about 'fixing' you or turning you into a different person. 

My approach brings together life coaching, mindset work, confidence building, self-reflection. and where it resonates with you, journaling, spirituality and intuitive energy work.

My service is honest, personal ad practical with space for sprinkles of extras.

You don't need to have the perfect words or know exactly what you need. 

Get in touch, tell me a little bit about what's going on for you, and we'll work out whether  Risen Muse feels like the right fit.