Between Chapters
An 8-week coaching journey for people who feel lost after a major life change
For when burnout, breakup, career change, loss, or a deep inner shift has left you questioning who you are and what comes next.
Together, we’ll help you find your bearings, make sense of who you are now, rebuild self-trust, and take grounded steps toward a life that fits who you’re becoming.
You Might Be Between Chapters If…
Something in your life has changed, ended, or fallen apart.
You feel lost, disoriented, or unsure how to trust yourself.
You keep replaying the same questions but cannot find a clear answer.
You know you cannot go back to who you were, but you do not yet know who you are becoming.
You feel pressure to “move on” or make a plan, but something in you needs more time.
You want depth and reflection, but you also need practical movement.
This is the messy middle of transition.
Not the old life anymore.
Not the new one yet.
The space between who you were and who you are becoming.
Common doorways into this work
This may include burnout, breakup, career change, loss, health change, relocation, or a deep inner shift.
But the deeper thread is often the same:
your old life no longer fits in the same way, and you’re trying to understand who you are now.
When a life change becomes an identity shift
Some transitions are not just practical changes.
A breakup, burnout, career change, relocation, loss, health challenge, or deep inner shift can leave you questioning who you are now – not because something is wrong with you, but because an old version of your life no longer fits.
You may find yourself asking:
Who am I without that relationship, role, place, routine, or future I thought I was moving toward?
What actually matters to me now?
What kind of life feels true from here?
This is the deeper layer Between Chapters is designed to support.
The programme is not just about making a plan or forcing a new direction. It is about slowing down enough to understand what has changed, reconnecting with who you are now, and finding grounded next steps that fit the person you are becoming.
What You’re Experiencing Is Normal
Life transitions often move through three phases:
An Ending
Something has changed, ended, or stopped fitting.
The In-Between
You are no longer who you were, but not yet clear who you are becoming.
A New Beginning
A new direction starts to form – not all at once, but through small choices, experiments, and steps forward.
Most people focus on the external change:
the job, the breakup, the move, the loss, the decision.
But underneath, there may be a deeper identity shift happening.
You may be questioning what matters now, who you are without the old role, and what kind of life actually feels true going forward.
That is why this can feel so disorienting.
And that is why you do not have to rush your way through it.
What Is Between Chapters?
Between Chapters is a 6-session coaching programme over 8 weeks for people who feel lost after a major life change and want to make sense of who they are now.
It uses a flexible transition map to help you understand where you are, what has shifted, and what part of the process needs attention now.
It is designed to help you:
Make sense of what has changed – both around you and within you.
Find your bearings in the transition, rather than trying to navigate it alone.
Steady yourself when things feel uncertain, emotional, or unclear.
Understand what has ended, what no longer fits, or what may need to be released.
Reconnect with who you are now – your values, needs, boundaries, desires, energy, strengths, and sense of self.
Explore what kind of life might fit the person you are becoming.
Work with the fear, self-doubt, overthinking, or old patterns that can make moving forward feel difficult.
Take grounded steps toward what comes next, without forcing a life plan before it is ready.
This is not about rushing into a new life plan.
It is about slowing down enough to understand what this transition is asking of you, while still creating practical movement toward a life that fits who you are becoming.
How Your 8-Week Journey Works
Between Chapters is structured, but it is not a rigid step-by-step curriculum.
We use a transition map to help you understand where you are, what you are moving through, and what kind of support may be most useful now. Some people arrive at the beginning of a transition. Others are already deep in the in-between. Some are ready to imagine what comes next, but feel blocked by fear, self-doubt, or old patterns.
The map gives us orientation. Your actual life gives us the agenda.
Session 1 – Mapping the Transition
We begin by understanding what has changed, what feels unclear, and what transition you are actually in.
Together, we explore what has shifted externally and internally, where you may be in the transition process, and which part of the journey seems to need the most attention now.
This gives us a clearer starting point before trying to solve everything immediately.
Sessions 2–5 – Coaching Where You Are Now
The middle sessions are shaped around your actual experience, rather than a fixed weekly curriculum.
Depending on where you are, we may focus on steadying yourself in the uncertainty, letting go of the old chapter, finding who you are now, shaping a life that better fits, or stepping into your next chapter with more self-trust.
If things feel scary, uncertain, or destabilising, we may spend time helping you feel steadier first.
If something old is ending, we may explore what needs to be released or grieved.
If you are asking who you are now, we may reconnect with your values, needs, boundaries, desires, energy, and sense of self.
If you are ready to look ahead, we may explore possible next steps, experiments, or the fears and blocks that make moving forward difficult.
You’ll be guided toward the reflections, exercises, resources, and reading that best support the phase you are in.
Session 6 – Integration and Next Steps
In the final session, we bring the work together.
We look at what has shifted, what you now understand, where you are in the transition, and what grounded next steps could support you from here.
You may not leave with your whole life figured out. But you should leave with a clearer map, more self-trust, and a better sense of how to keep moving through the transition in a way that fits who you are becoming.
We can also explore whether you feel ready to continue on your own, or whether longer-term support would be useful.
When thinking alone isn’t enough
A lot of people arrive here after they’ve already done a lot of thinking.
They’ve gone over it endlessly in their own mind. Talked it through. Journaled. Read the books. Sometimes even had long loops with ChatGPT trying to find the answer.
But when a life change has shaken your sense of who you are, more thinking is not always enough.
They ask for something slower, deeper, and more human – a space where you can notice what is happening underneath the surface, untangle inner conflict, and begin hearing what is actually true for you.
In our work, this may include slowing down, noticing what is happening in the body, and listening for what becomes clearer when you are not only thinking about the transition, but feeling your way through it too.
Because sometimes what helps most is not more advice or more analysis, but a real person beside you who can notice what is hard to see alone, and respond with the right balance of honesty, challenge, and care.
That is what Between Chapters is designed for.
The Transition Map We Use
Transitions often move through the phases below, but rarely in a perfect straight line. You may move forward, circle back, revisit something old, or find that one phase needs more attention than the others. The map gives us a way to understand where you are and what kind of support may be most useful now.
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We start by making sense of what has changed.
This might include the external change – a breakup, burnout, career shift, loss, health change, move, or inner turning point – as well as the deeper internal shift underneath it.
We explore how this transition is affecting your identity, self-trust, emotions, relationships, and sense of direction.
The aim is not to solve everything immediately. It is to understand the territory you are in, so you are not trying to navigate it blindly.
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Transitions can feel uncertain, destabilising, and emotionally tiring.
When life is changing, it is common for anxiety, fear, overthinking, and mental loops to intensify. You may find yourself trying to work everything out in your head, replaying the same questions, or feeling pressure to make decisions before you feel ready.
This part of the work is about helping you feel steadier while things are still unclear. We may look at grounding, emotional regulation, routines, boundaries, support structures, and ways to reduce the pressure to have everything figured out immediately.
Steadying yourself is not just one phase. It is something we may return to throughout the work whenever the transition feels raw, overwhelming, or uncertain.
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Sometimes moving forward requires acknowledging what is ending.
This might include letting go of old roles, identities, relationships, routines, expectations, beliefs, or imagined futures that no longer fit in the same way.
This is not about forcing yourself to “move on.” It is about giving proper attention to what has changed, what has been lost, and what may need to be released before something new can fully emerge.
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Once something old has shifted, the question often becomes: who am I now?
This part of the work is about reconnecting with what feels true for you now – your values, needs, boundaries, desires, energy, strengths, and deeper sense of self.
You may begin to notice what no longer fits, what matters more than it used to, and what kind of life feels more honest for the person you are becoming.
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As you get clearer on who you are now, we can begin exploring what kind of life might fit.
This does not mean forcing a perfect answer or creating a rigid life plan. It may involve imagining possible directions, clarifying choices, having conversations, testing small experiments, and seeing what feels true in the real world.
The aim is to begin shaping the next chapter gently and practically, without needing the whole path to be visible at once.
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Even when you know what matters and have a sense of where you want to go, moving forward can still feel difficult.
Fear, self-doubt, procrastination, overthinking, imposter feelings, and old patterns can all appear when you begin stepping into a new life.
This part of the work is about building the self-trust, courage, clarity, and support needed to keep moving toward what matters – not because all the fear has disappeared, but because you are learning how to act with it present.
This map gives us a shared language for the transition, but it does not decide the agenda for you. We use it to understand where you are and what kind of support may be most useful now.
By The End, You’ll Have
By the end of the 8 weeks, you may not have your whole life figured out – that is not the promise.
But you should have a clearer map of the transition you’re in, more language for what you’re experiencing, and a better sense of what part of the journey needs attention now.
Because every transition is different, what you take from the programme will depend on where you are in the process.
If you’re steadying the in-between
You may leave with more emotional steadiness, less pressure to have everything figured out, and practical ways to work with anxiety, overthinking, uncertainty, and mental loops.
If you’re letting go of the old chapter
You may leave with a clearer understanding of what you’re leaving behind – old roles, identities, expectations, relationships, routines, beliefs, or imagined futures – and more space to grieve, release, or stop carrying what no longer fits.
If you’re finding who you are now
You may leave with a stronger connection to who you are now: your values, needs, boundaries, desires, strengths, energy, and what feels true for this next part of your life.
If you’re shaping your next chapter
You may leave with clearer possible directions, grounded experiments to test what fits, and a better sense of what kind of life may suit the person you are becoming.
If you’re stepping into your next chapter
You may leave with more self-trust, more confidence to take action, and a clearer way to work with fear, self-doubt, procrastination, overthinking, imposter feelings, or old patterns as you move toward what matters.
Wherever you are in the transition, the aim is that you leave with more clarity, more self-trust, and a steadier way to keep moving forward.
You may not leave with your whole life fully figured out – that is not the promise. But you will leave feeling less lost, more oriented, and more able to meet the transition you are in.
You’ll understand yourself more clearly, know what part of the process needs attention now, and have grounded steps to help you keep moving toward a life that fits who you are becoming.
Investment
£395
Between Chapters includes:
A 60-minute onboarding call before we begin
So we can clarify what you’re navigating, shape the focus of the work, and make sure the programme feels properly held.
6 x 60-minute one-to-one coaching sessions over 8 weeks
Online, or in person in Brighton & Hove.
A personal transition map after our first session
A short written summary to help you understand what transition you seem to be navigating, which phase or phases feel most alive, and what we may focus on together.
A flexible, structured coaching process using the transition map
To help you understand where you are, work with what needs attention now, and take grounded steps toward what comes next.
Personalised reflection prompts and exercises between sessions
After sessions, I may suggest specific reflections, worksheets, or practices to help you continue the work in a grounded way.
Access to the Between Chapters resource library
A self-paced collection of reflections, coaching exercises, and resources organised around each phase of the transition process, so you can go deeper into the part of the journey that feels most relevant.
A curated reading list for each phase of the transition
So if you want extra support, language, or perspective, you can choose books that match where you are now.
Light between-session support via WhatsApp
For reflections, updates, questions, or voice notes between sessions.
Optional free attendance at the Between Chapters Circle in Brighton
For clients who would like to experience the work in a gentle group setting.
Payment plans are available if needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This is likely a good fit if you’re going through a major life change and feel lost, unsettled, or unsure who you are or what comes next.
You don’t need to have clear answers before we begin. But it helps if you have enough readiness to reflect honestly, engage with the process, and take small steps between sessions.
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The programme has a clear structure, but it is not a rigid week-by-week curriculum.
We use the transition map to understand where you are and what kind of support may be most useful. Some clients spend more time steadying themselves, some focus on letting go, some are exploring who they are now, and others are ready to take grounded steps into their next chapter.
The map gives us orientation, but your actual experience leads the work.
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That’s exactly why this exists.
You don’t need to know what comes next before starting. Between Chapters is designed for the period when something has changed, but you’re not yet sure who you are now, what matters, or where to go from here.
We start by making sense of the transition you are in and what needs attention now. Clarity often comes through the process, not before it.
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Most transitions are.
You do not need to have a neat or simple version of your story for this work to help. Between Chapters has a clear structure, but it is not rigid.
We use a simple six-phase map of transition to help make sense of what is happening, while still responding to what your actual life is bringing up.
You might be navigating more than one kind of change at once – for example, a relationship ending, career uncertainty, grief, burnout, health changes, or a deeper identity shift. We do not need to force all of that into one tidy box. We begin by understanding what feels most alive and what needs attention now.
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Career, breakup, and burnout coaching can all be really useful when the main issue is specific to that area – finding a new job, recovering from burnout, processing a relationship ending, or making a practical plan.
Between Chapters may be a better fit when the change has become bigger than the situation itself.
You may have come through burnout, a breakup, career change, loss, relocation, or another major shift – but now the deeper questions are:
“Who am I now?”
“What matters to me?”
“What kind of life actually fits?”
“How do I move forward in a way that fits who I am now?”That is the layer this work focuses on.
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If you mainly want specific advice on CVs, dating, productivity, job applications, or a step-by-step plan, another specialist may be a better fit.
Between Chapters is more useful when you want to slow down, understand yourself through the change, rebuild self-trust, and find next steps that feel genuinely aligned.
The work does include practical movement, but it begins with making sense of what has changed and what now feels true for you.
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Between Chapters can include emotion, identity, meaning, values, and self-reflection, because transitions are rarely just practical.
But the focus is not diagnosis or clinical treatment. The focus is helping you make sense of who you are now, reconnect with what matters, and move forward with more clarity, self-trust, and direction.
If I feel therapy or another form of support would be more appropriate, I’ll say so honestly.
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Yes – many people find coaching and therapy can work well alongside each other.
Therapy may support healing, stabilisation, or deeper emotional work, while coaching can help you make sense of who you are now, reconnect with what matters, and move forward with more clarity and intention.
If you’re already working with a therapist, we can keep the coaching focused on the areas that feel appropriate and useful.
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No. You don’t need to be in crisis.
This work is for people who feel lost, unsettled, or unsure who they are or what comes next after a major life change – whether that transition feels quietly confusing or deeply disruptive.
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No. Career change is one common doorway into this work, but Between Chapters is for a wider range of life transitions.
That might include burnout, breakup, health challenges, relocation, grief, spiritual or personal growth, or a deeper period of uncertainty about who you are and what comes next.
The common thread is not the type of transition. It is that the change has left you questioning your identity, direction, or sense of what now fits.
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Some clients complete the 8 weeks and feel ready to continue on their own. Others realise they would value longer-term support as they keep living through the transition in real life.
Toward the end of the programme, we can look together at where you are, what has shifted, and what support or structure would be most useful next. There is no pressure either way.
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Yes. Payment plans are available if needed, and I keep a small number of reduced-rate spaces where possible.
Between Chapters is currently £395 for the full 8-week programme. If cost is a genuine barrier, you’re welcome to mention this on the free call and we can talk about what may be possible.
Ready to feel less lost and more grounded in who you are now?
If you’re going through a major life change and it has left you questioning who you are or what comes next, let’s talk.
Book a free 30-minute call and we’ll explore what you’re navigating, what feels unclear, and whether Between Chapters is the right support for you.