Online Support and Coaching For Life With Chronic Illness

Discover What’s Keeping You Stuck So You Can Find Your Strengths, Achieve Your Goals And Take Action To Map Your Vision As Strong Mums and women with chronic illness.

my experience of living with IIH, chronic migraine and anxiety means i am you. I know what you need to find strength in tears as both mums and female Spoonies. 

Learn proven techniques to find your strengths For well-being and mental Health and develop skills to achieve at your own pace as Strong mums and Women with chronic illnesses.


A Little Bit About Me

In 2014, when my boys were 8 & 10, I was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH).

This, as well as chronic migraine, made my condition debilitating. I reluctantly had to leave my teaching career of over 15 years.

Working on my life balance and self awareness has helped me find strength in tears and accept my life as a proud Disabled Mum.

Living with IIH means I work mostly from my bed but I’ve been able to find strengths & commit to taking action to achieve goals.


Strength of Tears is a safe space and resource guiding women with chronic illnesses and Depression or anxiety, finding strength in tears. Through coaching journals, Self Awareness Books and Exclusive Online Flexi-Coaching for life I can help you grow.

Does Any Of the Below Sound like it Could Help You?

  • Get ‘unstuck’ from roadblocks Like fear, worry and self doubt

  • Learn how to accept what is in your control

  • Communicate your needs So you have equal access

  • Find Your strengths through self awareness books

  • Create strong connections and avoid isolation

  • Guide Your emotional Response to difficult feelings

  • Stop Worries and Anxiety by focusing on Solutions

  • Learn to Communicate and Work As a team with Your Family

  • Establish a clear sense of purpose so your true self shines

  • Commit to taking action Towards your goals for success

as A Coach for women Living with Chronic illnesses, I Guide you through goal setting, doing what you need to do for yourself, Setting boundaries and Recognising your Achievements.

My Experience of living with chronic illnesses and depression and anxiety allows me to pace our Interactions and Prioritise working at your speed to Reset your Life balance.

Together We’ll Focus on 3 key areas for growth

  1. Well-being - making your Needs a priority and increasing Self awareness opportunities so you can take action for a better life.

  2. communication - how to express Your feelings so you can focus on Solutions and create a sense of family teamwork.

  3. mental health - understanding The brain’s response to pain and stress so you can manage self-doubt, Isolation and worries.

how to work with me

  1. As a champion for Mums with chronic illnesses, i run a private support group on Instagram And build a Community for women with Chronic illness and depression or anxiety. Find Me Here - Strength Of Tears Mum.

  2. As a Well-being and mental health writer I write Self Awareness books, coaching journals and blogs to help you become find strength in tears as strong mums and women. Visit my Book Store or Read My Blog.

  3. as a life coach i’ll help you find solutions through exclusive and limited flexi-coaching sessions. I use online support in a New way, with sessions taking place over voice notes and texts to make working accessible for those with chronic illness and depression or anxiety. Book a free 15 minute taster zoom call.

    living with Chronic illnesses is unpredictable so i guide you to embrace your emotions and learn mental flexibility to respond to Difficult emotions effectively. To find solutions we Utilise reflection as a key to go from tears to finding your strengths.

“Your strength is allowing yourself the time it takes to release your emotions and knowing that you need to do this for yourself.” Anne Dennish