I’m an narrative coach for neurodivergent creatives & writers, with a background inTV producing!

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Welcome to my world of ✨big feelings!✨  

Here’s my backstory:

As a late diagnosed autistic, queer human, I’d built a life that constantly left me feeling exhausted and burned out.

I knew what I was good at, but I was constantly stretching myself in ways that drained me. I wanted to make room for my creativity and my writing, but it felt like a dream I’d spent too long ignoring. I’d stopped believing in myself.

Then I decided I was done living a life that didn’t work for me.

I started taking my instincts, my feelings, and my creativity seriously. And my life started to change.

I quit my permanent job and shifted to freelance work. I figured out that my feelings held all the answers I needed in order to build a life where I thrived creatively and personally. And I realised I am most definitely AuDHD, and that changed my understanding of myself, and my ability to work with my brain, instead of against it.

I have found ways to harness my big feelings without letting my busy brain get in the way. It’s transformed my work, my writing, my creativity, and my relationships.

And I would love to help YOU on your own journey.

Tell me how!

My background & experience

A woman with curly black hair, glasses, and a pink jacket sitting on a small red chair outside a stone building with four diamond-pane windows. She is working on a laptop, story producing on the TV set of BBC's Death Valley.

With 15 years of experience in scripted TV as a Story Producer, working hand in hand with talent to make their vision a reality, and making a major BBC one series called Death Valley, my work as a Coach for Neurodivergent Creatives, Writers and Storytellers is informed both by years of practical experience building close relationships with creatives from all walks of lives, as well as my own journey as a queer, neurodivergent artist.

I live much of my life outside the margins of normativity (hello, neurodivergence, non-monogamy, relationship anarchy, and s-x positivity), and I feel incredibly strongly about making space for the authenticity of people's lived experiences and emotions.

I always bring warmth, care, curiosity, kindness, and enthusiasm. Helping others find their way is what brings me joy.

I’m based in the UK and work remotely, though I spend a lot of time in London, which is my home base.

How to work with me

My vibes as a narrative coach for neurodivergent folks:

🎀 Genuine

💜 Non-judgemental

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✊🏿Inclusive & Sex Positive

♾️ Neurodivergent friendly (Autism, ADHD, AuDHD)

📢 Global Systems Informed

🤕 Trauma Informed

My Credentials

In addition to getting an MFA and graduating from the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC in 2011, I have worked in scripted development in the UK for over 15 years, spanning production companies like Carnival Films, SunnyMarch, and BBC Studios.

I story produced Season 1 of Death Valley for BBC Studios and BBC One in 2024.

I’m also a Certified Life Coach, Certified Transformational Coach, Certified ADHD Coaching, and Certified Trauma-Informed Coaching.

As well as actively updating my knowledge of narrative coaching methods, I am working towards gaining accreditation with the Association for Coaching, and I am continually learning and growing professionally.

My own creative practice

Hi! You’re still reading, which makes me happy because, as an AuDHDer, I’m all about diving deep!

Here’s a little bit more about my own creative practice, so you get to know me more and the kind of things I make alongside my editorial and coaching work…

I’m a writer, a poet, a burlesque performer, a zine editor… and I hope to add more forms of creativity to the list in the future 💜

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I make things the only way I know how: with my whole heart.

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Some of my work:

  • A newspaper page with a black and white photograph of three people, labeled as Dave Jackson-Keen, Rayon Johnson, and Starlight, all members of the Write Speak Recover project. The text discusses poetry and mental health.

    My poem featured in the Poetry Society newspaper

  • Pink and orange abstract background with drawings of hearts, birds, broken chains, and tic-tac-toe, featuring text that reads "Big Feelings Club, Line #1, A Non-Monogamy Community."

    Front cover of the Big Feelings ENM zine which I designed and edited. It features submissions from the community as well as some of my own poetry..

  • A woman standing in front of a bar, wearing a floral kimono-style robe, high-heeled sandals, and a bow in her curly hair, with her eyes closed and her hand near her mouth.

    On stage performing burlesque. Here’s a snapshot of my burlesque act about fat shaming.

  • A handwritten study page with various doodles and notes on the topic of procrastination and time management. It features a drawing of a black box with the word 'PANT', the word 'Shame' written repeatedly, a pink box with the word 'rage', a diagram of people with the word 'LONE' in the middle, a timeline with 'present' and 'future' labeled, and handwritten notes about doing tasks repeatedly and gaining strength.

    A rough draft of an illustration on my experience of c-ptsd.

  • Illustration of nine watercolor style ocean waves with words overlaid in light gray and blue fonts. The phrases read 'a heart like the ocean' in a decorative manner, with each word or phrase placed over a wave.

    A page of the Big Feelings ENM zine. The ocean in a shape of a heart is a reccurring motif for me, inspired by the caption of one of my favourite comic.

  • Poem titled 'Homecoming' expressing the speaker's emotional journey of love, self-awareness, and desire to protect and reconnect with their younger self.

    Part of a poem I wrote about shadow work healing. This is a love letter to my 12 year old self.

  • A handwritten note on white paper with pink hearts and a purple border. The note reads: "I am not here because of the pain. I am here in spite of it."

    An impromptu little illustration. This was actually a caption I wrote for a close friends story on my instagram, and then my heart felt called to make this.

  • A colorful, watercolor-style background with pink, purple, and yellow abstract shapes and flowers. Overlaid is a heartfelt quote about vulnerability and unspoken needs, attributed to Laurie, with some decorative elements like a red heart and small purple flowers.

    Some poetry from the Big Feelings ENM zine.

  • A poetic text titled "A magnetic forcefield" discussing human curiosity, understanding, and longing for connection, with sentiments about curiosity, emotion, and unspoken stories.

    Poetry about desire. Does this one need a caption?