Finding My Way Back to Coaching
A reflective journey of the zig to the zag of me figuring out my own change.
If you’ve followed my work for a while, you’ll know that I’ve spent the last year or so exploring, evolving, and experimenting. Trying things on for size. Letting parts of me stretch, and other parts soften. And at the centre of it all? A quiet question: Where do I feel most like myself?
I’ve dipped into different spaces – all of them creative, all of them meaningful in their own way.
I explored personal branding and brand strategy, drawn in by the storytelling, the psychology, and the way we shape identity through our work. I even started building a business with someone else for a while – it taught me so much about collaboration, about values, about clarity. I’ve created training programmes, worked across change and transformation projects, built a presence online, and slowly shaped a portfolio career that feels aligned with my love of people, growth, and human behaviour.
But over the past few months, I’ve been gently circling back to the place that has always felt like home:
Coaching.
Not just as a tool, but as a practice. A way of being. A way of holding space for others, and for myself.
Coming home to the work
I’m now choosing to fully step into coaching again.
But this time, with even more depth, more experience, and more intention.
I’m in the process of exploring a move from the ICF (International Coaching Federation) Credential to the AC (Association for Coaching) credentialing scheme as well as my professional body. Not because one is better than the other, but because I want to make sure I’m truly aligned with the standards, development, and support I need as I evolve in this work. I want to be fully equipped, not just in qualification, but in presence.
And I’m also exploring the idea of training to become a therapist in the future. It feels like a natural next step. I’m deeply curious about the space where coaching meets healing, where action meets awareness. No decisions yet… just honest exploration.
What I’ve learned along the way
In between all of this, I co-wrote a book – Allyship Actually – with the brilliant David Barrow. It was a labour of love, rooted in real conversations, and I’m incredibly proud of what we created together.
I’ve also been writing here on Substack, sharing thoughts on change, identity, work and self-worth. And right now, I’m rethinking what that space could be. I want it to feel nourishing – for me and for you.
So if you read it, or want to, I’d love to hear from you:
What kind of content do you want to see more of?
What actually helps you feel seen, supported, and inspired to move forward in your own journey?
Do you like the monthly tarot reading?
What days would be better post?
You can either let me know in the comments below, or reply to lucy@lightsparkgroup.com
Because this whole journey, the twists, the pivots, the experiments… has taught me this:
We don’t always need to have the full plan.
We just need to keep moving toward the things that feel honest. Expansive. Alive.
Where I’m at now
Right now, I’m looking to take on more coaching clients who are going through change: career change, identity shifts, life transitions, or that deep sense of “I’m ready for something more, but I’m not sure what yet.”
And also I’m creating new offerings and experiences that feel deeply aligned with who I am now.
If you’re curious about working with me, whether through 1-2-1 coaching, change support, or something we co-create together… I’d love for you to visit my website, explore what’s there, and reach out.
👉 www.lightsparkgroup.com
Thanks for being here. Truly. Whether you’ve followed since the early days or just found me recently.
I’m grateful to be in your corner.
There’s more to come. But for now, I’m right here.
Rooted. Open. Ready.
I want to say a special thank you to three of my friends Georgie, David and Dave. I have been on the cusp of entering into dark days, but as soon as we have a call - I am instantly enlighten and empowered. There is no amount of thanks that will ever be enough. Know that I am grateful and so fortunate.