How to Successfully Overcome Our Kids'Challenging Behaviours (and Stay Sane in the Process)!
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NICE TO MEET YOU
I'm Hannah Porteous-Butler
I’m mum to three very different children, a special guardian for a fourth child, a registered foster carer, wife and transformative coach and parenting practitioner.
In 2005, I was involved in an accident that left me with life-changing injuries, which gave me a different lens to view life through. This ability to see things differently, past limits and into possibility, has enabled me to make changes in my own life and work as well as the careers and lives of my clients.
This resilient viewpoint was tested during the pandemic. Lockdown presented myriad challenges: working full time, parenting, home-schooling, managing the home and keeping my marriage strong was incredibly stressful.
At points, each area of my life felt out of control, which had a compounding effect, negatively impacting other areas of my life.
But strength has a funny way of showing up when the going gets tough.
The trials I faced during the pandemic forced me to accelerate my personal growth and improved my resilience, confidence, knowledge and training. I was delighted to see enhanced success and stability in my family, work and personal relationships.
Now as a parent & maternity coach, I help stressed out parents to manage the challenges in their parenting journey, feel more in control, more connected in their family relationships and live a successful life that brings them joy.
"I would highly recommend Hannah for life coaching. I explored a professional career challenge recently and can honestly say that Hannah was a catalyst for change. This was all down to her innate ability to ask the right questions, listen objectively, understand what I was really saying and provide clarity. She gave me the framework and space to look within and come up with some “eureka” moments. The insights were then linked to some actions that ultimately helped me move past the underlying fears and thought distortions that were negatively impacting on my self-confidence and decision-making activities. In other words, she helped me focus on what the real challenges were, with insights into patterns that were holding me back and resolution of these issues. In addition, Hannah’s warmth, humour, insights and reassurance made the whole process rewarding and a pleasure."
- Caroline L. Benn PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, LoQus23 Therapeutics
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Note: I am not SEN/ND trained but have experience in this area with my own children and from my client work. In my personal experience the information I share remains valid and is helpful and I share it with best intentions, but I cannot guarantee it is suitable for all SEN children.