Wellbeing Coaching
- Alison had been a lifeline to me - providing grounded advice, encouragement and support in my hours of need. ME is an extremely isolating illness and Alison helped me feel less lonely, less on my own! Carolyn Chamberlain
- Alison has a very soothing presence, and has made me feel very safe throughout our sessions, but she is equally not afraid to gently challenge me when I slip back into old ways of thinking or doing that are not helpful. I now feel stronger and more able to make the right decisions based on what I want or need, not what I or (others) think I ‘should’ be doing. Lucy
- I just wanted to thank you also for a really helpful coaching programme- it was amazing to see how it is put in to practice and to feel it helping :-) You have some very practical tips and advice, are a wealth of helpful information, and have a gentle manner that is very easy to communicate with. Lena
- I feel I'm supported and can ask questions or advice. I'm setting goals and they feel good when I achieve them.Tracey Alker
- It has been a huge help, particularly when I am overwhelmed, to have Alison ask ‘what is the most important thing right now that we can look at, and how can we set some goals around this to make it feel more manageable?’. I have now learnt to ask myself this question regularly, and thanks to Alison I also know the importance of setting accountability to make sure goals are achieved, and to celebrate them, no matter how small they may seem.Lucy
- I met Alison on the TCE programme back in summer 2023 when I was very poorly with ME. I’d just been discharged from hospital having experienced an ME crash so severe that I was unable to walk and unable to perform basic tasks. My bed was downstairs and I had carers visiting my home twice a day to wash and care for me. I was enveloped with debilitating overwhelm, bone dead fatigue, hideous body nerve pain and terrible anxiety… I’ve now been working with Alison for around 10 months. My life is getting back on track. My body is healing. I’m feeling so much better, I’m out and about again, planning my new future and I’m about to go on holiday on Monday! I could never have imagined this progress 12 months ago! Carolyn Chamberlain
- Slowly but surely, with Alison’s help, as I have addressed the 8 elements of the wheel, I have felt my energy improve and my anxiety decrease. I am also now able to prioritise my self care, and to recognise if I have let this slip, and I now see this not as a failure, but an opportunity for learning.Lucy
- Your 'presence' feels more like a vital friend on the sidelines, who understands what's happening and can encourage me and share something of the journey with me...I need that. Kate
- She is also very wise on the medical stuff and gives good advice in group sessions.Tracey Alker
- Alison has made so much effort to really get to know me as a person so that she can be the best coach possible, and has always gone above and beyond with little personal touches.Lucy
- I have found Alison to be incredibly supportive, trustworthy, skilled, knowledgeable and she always operates with integrity. Month by month during our 121s and subsequent follow ups she has been reliable, dependable and wonderfully nurturing. She is pragmatic, positive, fair and firm; nudging me along when needed - offering me advice and alternative ways of approaching challenges . Without doubt Alison has helped save my life. Carolyn Chamberlain
- After my session with Alison, she sends me a nice easy to follow breakdown which I really like as I get myself in a muddle without them. I can see things clearly when I read what we've done and the next thing to do. I really need that to look back on to keep a clear head at the moment. Tracey Alker
- Alison has been a fantastic guide and inspiration, holding my hand while I have learnt to connect to my emotions and allow them space, which is something I very much struggled to do on my own Lucy
Talks
- Your presentation was extremely well received. You spoke openly and with the authority of experience, your words carrying the weight of authenticity yet delivered in a calm, measured way which brought insight and learning out of what was undoubtedly the messy and painful reality of living with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. It took courage to speak of your own experience so openly and fully. You also outlined the underlying research and growing body of knowledge which was ideal for the audience. In the conversations which followed, your presentation clearly ‘rang true’ for delegates on a personal level for some and professionally for all. We later found parish nurses had reflected on your words and started sharing their own experiences. Thank you for your honest and mesmerising presentation. Parish Nursing Ministries UK, Sue Bretherick, CEO, Anne Taylor, Director of Nursing
Awards
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“Chrysalis Effect Ambassador Award - This is about loyalty and passion. This practitioner enthusiastically supports and promotes the work and aspirations of the Chrysalis Effect through talks and events, and supports the growth of our practitioner community.”
Nomination
“Alison supported me through the ups and downs of my recovery and champions all of the brilliant work TCE does”
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