FOUNDER & LIFE COACH

Carole Haywood-Poole

I have been through the mill myself over the past few years, with personal health issues and family bereavements. In the quest to become a better version of myself, I spent a gap year identifying what worries I was harbouring, what was holding me back, what were my self-limiting beliefs, my negative voices and what could I do about them. Believe me, there were a lot of those negative voices!

As I understood the tools and techniques of counselling due to having gone back to college and passing my level 3 counselling course, I did have a head start on most people.

So, I did lots of reading, reflecting and thinking. I wasn’t depressed although I did go to the doctors, and yes I was going through the menopause too. I was becoming anxious and suffering panic attacks. I sought counselling and did a course of CBT which helped me with one specific area.

I looked for a place or a company I could talk about all my issues. But there wasn’t anywhere that seemed to fit what I was looking for. I started to research, the more I read, the clearer my position became. I then looked at the other key areas that were holding me back and created a plan to address each of them.

That made me more determined to create my own company and offer this service to others.

The result is the creation of Wild Orange, a coaching service to promote personal growth and transformation.

I am excited about the company; the possibilities are endless. I have re balanced my work life priorities, improved my health and well being and I am enjoying the space and freedom to realise my dreams. I want to help you do the same.

A little bit more about my background.  I worked for a large blue chip company for over 24 years. I didn’t have the same job though. I worked across many different departments, which gave me loads of business experience in management, coaching and IT. 

I am proud of my skills such as Consultation, Communication & Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Marketing and Social Media, Project and Programme management as well as product launch experience.

I also have qualifications in counselling, having completed level 3 in CAPB counselling skills and attended courses on emotional intelligence and resilience.

I am also a master practitioner in Mindfulness too.

That was so interesting and opened my mind to how much our thoughts, feelings and emotions play a huge part in our decisions and every day interactions.

I have also completed a diploma in life coaching and I am a member of the Association for Coaching (MAC) .

I am also fully insured.

I was  overweight during my teenage years and early twenties, but having lost over 5 stone, and struggling to maintain my weight since, I completed a course at Hallam university on healthy eating, exercise and weight management. That means I also understand the kinds of problems associated with weight gains and losses.