Anchored Collective

08/10/2025

Often when we are in grief, we can have the tendency to be really harsh with ourselves!

Or we can use toxic positivity as a coping strategy.

Or just feel like we are just doing grief plain wrong.

Grief is brutal, and during this time we have fundamental needs that as a grief educator and therapeutic coach I strive to meet:

⚪To have your pain witnessed
⚪To express your feelings
⚪To release the burden of guilt
⚪To be free of old wounds
⚪To integrate the pain and love
⚪To find meaning in life after loss

I am going to write more about these over the coming days,

But is there anything else that you feel you need in grief?

Leigh-Anne x

08/07/2025

Grief support

I currently am fortunate enough to be able to offer grief support for Ahead of the Game Foundation. Both one to one and in groups for those who have lost a loved one to cancer.

Since 2018 I have walked alongside many, from children, families and adults through illness, trauma, abuse and grief. My work as a coach and mentor over the years has evolved with my own life experiences and continued professional development.

More recently deepened my knowledge by training under David Kessler- world renowned Grief expert and became a certified grief educator.

I aim to hold safe, non judgemental spaces in which people can feel truly witnessed and supported in community.

If this sounds like what you might need right now, please do reach out to

Much love,
Leigh-Anne

25/06/2025

There is something about coaching people through the dark times that I just love

Through death,
Through trauma,
Cancer,
Serious illness.

And I find that when people come to me, they come ready to delve.

Deep

And this is exactly what is needed,
We shed the protective layers,
The decades of learnt patterns,
We name the bu****it,
Shed light on the shadows,

We focus on the reality, the right now

And we build from there.

Absolutely no judgement,
No nonsense,
Everything is welcome

I love my work, and am forever grateful that I get to share it with people,

Leigh-Anne x

08/06/2025

04/06/2025

Things about my coaching space that I love ❤️

It's private, not overlooked.

It's cleansed before use, with smoke, intention and sound.

It's comfy, cushions, sofa, chairs, blankets, tissues and filtered water.

Weighted blankets and fidgets for all your sensory needs.

You can see the flowers, the sky and hear the sound of the pond outside.

It's relaxed and homely.

It's my home space for coaching, circles, my own down time and our family space for when we need some rest away from the main house.

And I am so grateful to share it with you ❤️

31/05/2025

Coaching sessions can be a dance with polarity.

Light and dark, joy and grief, desire and fear.

Just like life right!?! These feelings often coexist.

Some sessions are full of hope and manifestation; others dive deep into pain, betrayal, death, and shadow.

Both are sacred. Both are welcome.

You can bring your whole self — the radiant, the raw, and the messy middle.

No session is ever the same, and that’s what I love most.

I’m right there with you.

Leigh-Anne 🌓

30/05/2025

Friends.

Community is so important.
For your health, your mind, your soul.

Go out and find people who don't just pick you up when you are down, but can sit with you and allow you to just be.

Those people who always talk you up when you aren't in the room, and always have your back.

12/05/2025

I went on my holiday,
And just look at this 😍

Some mountain wisdom for you. 🏔️

Some days recovery or healing can feel like climbing this mountain. There are cold, narrow places where you can’t see what’s ahead, deep gulleys, fog, thick cloud, slippery ice, darkness, hard edges.

Grief, trauma, cancer—they change you. But they don’t stop you.

Bit by bit, you find your footing. You breathe. You look up.

And one day, you realise… you’re still here. And life is still worth living, enjoying to the fullest.

Keep going. You’re doing better than you think.

08/04/2025

What lights you up?
Fills your cup?
Truly allows you to rest?

For me I love to read, to sit around a fire, swim outside, drink a hot drink under a blanket, watch the trees and the birds, ramble and hike, stop and feel the moss and stones, and share food with friends.

Sometimes we think that we need to find the hidden healing tool that will finally fix us, but if we start simply by coming back to who we are, finding what lights us up. That's often what is missing.

Notice what stops you from doing more of what you love,
Notice what makes you need to speed up rather than slow down,
Lean into the discomfort of doing less, of relaxing.

Some magic happens here ✨

09/03/2025

My longest training run to date!
And my longest run since 2021

It's under a month now until the London Landmarks Half Marathon, and I am raising money for

I am fortunate to be able to offer fully funded mental health support via the foundation to those navigating a cancer diagnosis and their loved ones, as well as grief support ❤️‍🩹

The charity also provides physical rehabilitation, and supportive sessions such as yoga, gong baths, mindfulness and massage.

I am running to prove to myself and show others that there is hope, there is support, and no one has to face a diagnosis alone

I had to take a long break from running for many reasons, including issues from my own cancer surgery, and then medical PTSD, chronic pain and everything that comes with that

Post traumatic growth is a long road, and I'm running it 🏃🏼‍♀️

There is a link to my fundraising page in my bio, if you can. Please support me ❤️

07/03/2025

I have now got more availability for you 🙏🏼

You can book an initial meet or consult call via my website.

Linked in my bio.

I look forward to working alongside you,

Leigh-Anne

01/01/2025

I don't tend to set big intentions at New Year, mainly because it's deep winter and time for rest.

But as I enter 2025 I know this year will be another year of big lessons, change and transformation.

I've got a strong plan for my year ahead, but right now is my time to take stock, soak up precious time with family and friends. Watch the sunrise from my kitchen, drink my coffee and allow myself to just be.

Sending love to you all, and wishing you a gentle start to this new year ❤️