Hi, I'm Donna

I thought I would share a little about my story here so we can get to know each other some more.

I am a Aussie, originally from Melbourne. I have been been living nomadically with my family for the past 5 years however as I write this at the end of 2024 I am about to embark on having my first home in the longest time.

I used to work in law until I realised that I was not built for being in a office from 9-5 which was when I found coaching. I started my coaching journey in 2014 with not a lot of success in the first 3 years.

In 2017 I decided that I would give it one last try. In my last attempt, I chose the niche of Relationship Coaching after healing a lot of my own relationship wounds and started attracting clients from all around the world. This was also the same year I met my husband.

I worked in the space of relationship coaching for about 18 months but found myself desiring a change of pace. It was scary to pivot niches since I had also just resigned from my job but what I know to be true is that money follows happiness so I took all the knowledge I had acquired from building my own successful Online Business and started helping others to do the same which resulted in my first of many $30K months. In 2018 I left my part time day job, we packed up our apartment, sold all our stuff and moved to Bali.

We travelled all around South East Asia for about 18 months enjoying the most luxurious hotels and fine dining restaurants. It felt like a dream. I was finally living my 'best life'. You know the one that feels impossible or so distant. That was until Covid hit...

When Covid hit in 2020 we decided to go back to New Zealand my Husband's hometown as we were not sure of the effects of Covid to the healthcare system or what it would mean for our Businesses. Since we were at home and it looked like we would be there for awhile we decided to move our baby timelines up and have a baby during Covid because I mean what else do you do when you're stuck at home right?! Haha.

In June 2021, we welcomed our beautiful daughter Zali into the world. Becoming a Mother has been the very best thing I have ever done AND it threw my whole world upside down. My whole identity had shifted. What used to matter no longer did. I was dealing with what I now know are called 'Intrusive thoughts'. I had conflicting thoughts like I want to have a successful business and I don't care about business if it means sacrificing time with my baby. Not to mention Hubby's and my relationship had changed. In one way we felt more bonded than ever before but in another way we had re-navigate what our whole relationship looked like now that it wasn't just us anymore. All this whilst trying to navigate normal life stuff on very little sleep and what I have now come to know as the journey of Matressence.

Which led to my big crash in August 2022. BURNOUT. Crying everyday. Exhausted. My beautiful hubby sat with me one day and just said babe you need to stop, I have got this, I will take care of us, you just get yourself back on track. Work as much or as little as your desire (which wasn't a easy thing to say given we were also paying for our upcoming wedding that same year).

Long story short, slowly but surely, I started to feel myself again but my new self. I started to love and accept this new me. I worked on me. We worked on our relationship. I started to feel alive again. I felt joy in Motherhood and Marriage. I was able to tap into all parts of me. Fun Donna. Playful Donna. Donna that had passion and zest for life again. Donna that laughed. Donna that knew what she wanted to do with her life and had direction for the first time in 2 years. I went to therapy. I did courses to understand what I was experiencing and to help heal myself.

I had experienced my Mama Glow Up from the INSIDE OUT.

Which led me to realising that I didn't want to work as a Business Consultant anymore. I wanted to help mama's who had experienced exactly what I had just been through. I wanted to help other Mama's glow up exactly as I did.

Using my extensive knowledge in human behaviour from all my work in coaching and mindset over the years, the knowledge I had of psychology and NLP courses I had completed over the years and of course personal experience I had, I put together a course that did exactly that.

A course for Mama's in the thick of Matressence trying to understand themselves whilst feeling the pressures of the mental load and trying to stay regulated to be the best mums they can be for their little ones.

If you would like to learn more, head over to the 'Work with Me' tab on this website.

Otherwise feel free to also check out the 'Experience me Free' Tab where you can check out my podcast and Youtube channel.