Meet Amanda
As a qualified coach with experience in leadership and personal development, I help you build resilience and confidence through life’s twists and turns. I help you find your footing, regain confidence and rewrite your next chapter — with compassion, honesty and hope.
As a qualified coach, I help you build resilience and confidence through life’s twists and turns. I help you find their footing, regain confidence and rewrite your own next chapter — with compassion, honesty and hope.
My health changed overnight, and I went from someone who won’t pretend she was ever *Million Dollar Baby*, but happily smashed out regular boxercise classes, who loved reliving her childhood passion for horse riding and occasionally signed up for the odd muddy challenge or a mountain hike (who am I kidding — they were big hills, but you get the picture).
Then life threw me a proper curveball
I've spent over a decade coaching people in the corporate world — leadership, mindset, confidence, the whole lot. I got my CIPD qualification, built programmes, fixed team dynamics, and somehow became the unofficial therapist for every “quick chat” that turned into a 45-minute life crisis.
How I Got Here
I went from being constantly on the move to pacing myself so I wasn’t exhausted just from walking up the stairs. Who knew recovering from taking a shower was even a thing?
And honestly, the identity shift didn’t stop there.
I went from being the last one standing at most events — the girl who *never* knew when to call it a night —to a teetotal, serial early-nighter who rarely sees past 9pm. Trust me, no one is more shocked than I am.
As scream-into-a-pillow frustrating as this journey has been, there are parts of my old life I no longer crave or even have space for anymore. Humbling stuff… and also unexpectedly grounding.
In true Yorkshire fashion, I cracked on — stubbornly, slowly, and with a sense of humour that kept me going.
It taught me what real strength looks like: messy, human, sometimes laugh-or-you’ll-cry chaotic, and absolutely nothing like the motivational posters would have you believe.
After rebuilding my life one light bulb moment after the other, I gained my ACCPH accreditation because I knew I didn’t want to just survive this — I wanted to be of use to others experiencing their own plot twist too.
All of that suddenly shifted
ready for a new challenge, even with new limits
Who We Support
Plan B was shaped by lived experience and professional training, rooted in the belief that unexpected change deserves thoughtful, compassionate support. With ACCPH-accredited coaching at its core, our work exists to walk alongside people navigating a shift in health, identity, or direction. This is why we support those who are…
newly diagnosed and overwhelmed
adjusting to life with a long-term condition
figuring out who they are now
preparing to return to work without burning out
What To Expect
Because you didn’t choose this plot twist — but you *can* choose what happens next.
Living with a diagnosis changes everything.
Your pace, your priorities, even your personality at times.
But here’s the truth:
You can still build a life that feels meaningful — even if it looks different.
✔ a coach who’s lived it
✔ straight-talking guidance
✔ space to feel what you actually feel
✔ tools to rebuild confidence and identity
✔ support that meets you where you are — not where others think you “should” be
At Plan B Coaching, you get:
You don’t need to know exactly what you want — you just need to start.
- make sense of what you’re going through
- rebuild your confidence and identity
- explore what life looks like now
- learn to pace without guilt
- prepare for returning to work (if that’s your goal)
- create a realistic plan that actually fits your energy and body
No pressure.
No judgement.
Just support that actually understands you.
Qualified to Support You
ACCPH Senior Member
Unbreakable Mindset Certified Life Coach
CIPD Learning & Development Level 5 Certificate
CPD certified Gender Diversity Training
Alongside formal qualifications, ongoing self-development is a core part of both my practice and my values. Living with chronic illness means growth isn’t theoretical — it’s lived, evolving, and deeply personal. I actively invest in continued learning, reflection, and supervision to ensure my coaching remains relevant, compassionate, and responsive to real life. Staying present, informed, and self-aware isn’t an add-on to Plan B — it’s part of the responsibility of doing this work well.
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Have a question or want to explore whether this is the right next chapter for you?
Reach out anytime — I personally reply within 24–48 hours (unless I’ve flipped the script into an early night… chronic illness life).
