Rosie Withey - Emotional Wellbeing Coaching

14/09/2026

This testimonial is from Kate who attended my 'Being Your True Self in Relationship' workshop in July. This was Kate's second workshop with me and it was great to see her again!

"I enjoyed my previous workshop at Trealy Farm so much and became really interested in how it all works. You mentioned you were running a new workshop with Helen Smith in Leicestershire, and I was interested to see how it was going to be. I love all the peaceful meditations. I felt sure I would find it interesting and learn something new.

The venue was great at Helen’s. For me the timing was perfect and I didn’t know that when I booked! It confirmed why we shouldn’t make assumptions!!

You mentioned the word Fun and it’s something I’ve often pondered on and felt what you said was very helpful… ie fun is a personal thing. Once again, the workshop helped me to clarify my thoughts on my living where I do at the moment…. I'm very lucky to have this opportunity so I need to enjoy it while I can!

The workshop helped me again to be aware of the language I use and how it could or might be shaming when I don’t want it to be. I feel these workshops have helped me feel stronger and more able to trust my intuition/gut feelings.

As before I would highly recommend your workshops to anyone, I feel anyone can benefit. I would suggest to them they come with an open mind and even if they might struggle with some of the terminology, or feel they have strong opinions on some topics, to put these thoughts aside and enjoy the experience as fully as possible. I didn’t come feeling I needed help as such, more from interest… However, they’ve been extremely helpful, and given me motivation…I guess I did feel a bit stuck and needed some help with that!"

13/09/2026

I’ve recently been sharing posts about uncertainty and vulnerability and so I thought I’d share my recent personal experience!

In the past week Andy and I finally started our two week holiday in Namibia. The uncertainty started back in 2020 when we initially planned the holiday! Andy broke his leg and we had to cancel, but the following month we went into lockdown and so we couldn’t have come anyway!

It’s taken us 6 years to reschedule and last week the journey through uncertainty and vulnerability began as we visited an African country for the first time!

The unknowns of the currency, the Namibian SIM card and travelling solo in our 4 x 4 Toyota happened as soon as we landed. The following day we travelled to our first lodge and the vulnerability and excitement became evenly matched!

We had 3 amazing days travelling through Etosha and seeing the animals, something I’ve dreamed of for many years. We’ve now arrived in the desert area of the Ugab and our making our way towards the coast tomorrow.

The hardest thing and yet the most delightful thing about vulnerability is that there is a good lining on the other side.
I feel so blessed 🙏

11/09/2026

Acceptance is fundamental to moving through uncertainty and uncomfortable feelings and can be the first step towards changing your patterns. Once you accept a situation ‘as it is’ you feel calmer and you can explore new ways of being.

As I reflect on my own challenges with uncertainty, I realise that I’ve often overcome them by getting ‘busy’! Whilst running a business and family I pushed on with the next thing on my ‘to do’ list to engage my mind elsewhere. That’s been a valid and helpful process in many cases, but I no longer want to live in a constant state of ‘busyness’!

Now that I have more free time, I’ve become more acutely aware of the pattern of using ‘busyness’ to overcome uncertainty and uncomfortable thinking and I want it to be different. As a result, I’ve started to sit with the discomfort, feel the physical feelings of vulnerability, learn to acceptance things as they are and then find other ways to manage my mind.

I'd like to share this poem which really helps me with this:

The Guesthouse

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival,

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of it's furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
For some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
Meet them at the door laughing,
And invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
Because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

by Rumi

09/09/2026

ARTICLE RECOMMENDATION

How Embracing Uncertainty Can Improve Your Life by Jill Suttie

"Life is uncertain. We never know what will happen, and many things are unknowable. This can make us feel stressed or worried, since the unknown is associated with danger.

But as journalist Maggie Jackson argues in her new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, there are many benefits to allowing ourselves to be unsure about what’s happening or what will happen. Embracing uncertainty is tied to easier learning, better decision making, responding well in a crisis, improved mental health, and warmer social relationships—even during difficult social interactions, like crossing political divides. When we can let go of sureness, look beyond what we already know, stay curious, and listen to dissent, we can often come up with better solutions to the problems we encounter."

Read the article in full here

A new book argues that being unsure can help us learn, improve our mental health, and reduce polarization.

07/09/2026

Are you battling with uncertainty and/or uncomfortable thought patterns?

Do you want to feel more content and peaceful in your everyday life?

If so, my coaching will give you the space to deepen your ability to live and work authentically.

Either through an 8 session programme, or if you prefer, single sessions at time intervals to suit your individual needs

For more information see www.rosiewithey.co.uk/coaching
Or email me at [email protected]

04/09/2026

“As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

Marianne Williamson

02/09/2026

If you are looking for a non-clinical approach to healing and are curious as to how horse behaviour can help us on our journey then my coaching style may be just the thing you are looking for!

The thing that makes my coaching unique is the wisdom I’ve learnt from a lifetime connecting with horses. This has shaped a truly holistic approach which emphasises the importance of body, emotion, mind and spirit being in alignment.

It’s not all talking! In fact, some of the greatest light bulb moments often come from body awareness and times of introspection! And if you prefer to be out in nature rather than inside, we can integrate this into your sessions.

Before you embark on any coaching I offer a 30 minute Discovery call, which gives us the opportunity to learn more about each other and decide if we have a good connection.

You can learn more here https://rosiewithey.co.uk/coaching/ or, if you want to have a chat please do get in touch and this can be arranged at the earliest convenience.

28/08/2026

My past month has been very rich in self-reflection, self-awareness and self-development, for which I’m hugely grateful. The journey continues!

Here are a few questions to inspire your own self-reflection: -

🐎 What am I not giving myself permission to be or to do?
🐎 How can I be more compassionate with myself?
🐎 What are my values?
🐎 How am I living in accordance with my values?
🐎 If I am embodying (insert a value) how will I go about my day?
🐎 How can I be more true to myself?

I hope you have the weekend you desire without feeling like you have to earn the rest or fun!

26/08/2026

Article recommendation:
Why You Need to Give Yourself Permission to Be Who You Really Are
BY MELISSA CAMARA WILKINS

"IMAGINE THAT YOU’RE GETTING READY TO START YOUR DAY.

You have your coffee mug in your hand. You peek out the window to see what the weather looks like, and then you head to your closet to get dressed.

But you don’t stress out about which outfit to wear, because your clothes are just clothes, not armor to protect you from other people’s opinions.

And later, when you see other people, you don’t wonder what the right thing to say is, because your belonging does not depend on whether they agree with the words that come out of your mouth. You don’t worry about being too much or too loud or too quiet or too anything.

You don’t waste your time trying to fit in, because you are in the business of creating belonging.

Instead, you bring your whole self wherever you go, because that is how you move through the world: confident, grounded, comfortable in your own skin, with an understanding of who you are and what you’re about.

That’s what we all want, right?"

You can read the rest of the article here

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24/08/2026

One interesting area I have found this need for permission creeping in is my social life. Recently I had a week where I went to lunch three times. Each time was lovely, I am blessed to have wonderful people in my life who I enjoy spending time with. The first occasion was with my mother-in-law and the second was after taking my own mum to run some errands, so in my mind I justified taking time away from chores and work to make sure these two elderly women felt cared for. However, the third occasion was purely for social reasons, to spend time with a friend and enjoy the sunshine, and I found myself feeling somewhat uncomfortable about doing something in the middle of the day to do something solely for pleasure with nothing to justify it.

That evening I sat down with my journal, as I often do at the end of the day, and I wrote “What did I enjoy about today?”. The list included going somewhere different, lovely food, spending time with a likeminded person and learning something new from them as they were talking about a different culture. This exercise helped me tap into several things that I really want to do with this new chapter of my life. I love to explore new places, but I also get such a joy when I listen to other people describe places that I have yet to see for myself. This realisation led me to google “travel talks” to explore the different ways I might be able to learn more about these parts of the world. My friend and I also talked about books, and this reminded me that I have a desire to join a book club, which I also wrote down in my journal. (NB I’ve since joined a Book Club!)

My point to sharing this is that this particular journal exercise didn’t focus on whether I am “worthy” of taking time out to enjoy lunch with a friend, I actually reflected on what it was I enjoyed about it. I now know what to do in the future to stop thoughts of “should I be doing this when I could be doing something more productive?” and change them to “when I go out I will experience something new with someone I am interested in talking to”.

I’m changing the narrative from having to justify taking time out “just” to socialise to experiencing something that will light me up and from which I might learn.

This is a snippet from my lates blog which is called Allow Yourself Permission to Receive. You can read it in full here https://rosiewithey.co.uk/allow-yourself-permission-to-receive/