Laura Griffin Coaching

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Career & Mental Fitness Coach for Working Parents
✨Helping parents succeed at work and be present at home
🌱Career growth without burnout via coaching & Positive Intelligence®
💼Qualified coach | 25+ yrs Corporate | Leadership experience | £130m managed

You work like you’re not a parent, and you parent like you don’t work.You are incredible at doing ALL the things on the ...
03/09/2026

You work like you’re not a parent, and you parent like you don’t work.

You are incredible at doing ALL the things on the outside - the job, the kid’s commitments, the housework, the life admin 💪 but inside you are exhausted 😓

You wake at 3am in a panic that you’ve forgotten something, knowing you just can’t keep going like this, and yet…you do.

I know, because I’ve lived it. It is NOT fun. It is not sustainable. And it is not a life.

(Harsh, but true, and I say it with love, and knowing there’s a solution 💚)

If any of this sounds like you, get yourself in my webinar next Friday lunchtime.

You NEED IT.

The Career-Parenting Balancing Act:
How To Have a Career You Love,
Without Missing Out On Family Life

📆 Friday 11th September
⏰ 12.30-1.30pm
💻 Online
💷 FREE

Let’s get you working and living in the way you really want 😘

Link in bio 🔗

Today was a day of asking and listening. Something I do a great deal of as a coach. But aside from listening to my clien...
27/08/2026

Today was a day of asking and listening.

Something I do a great deal of as a coach.

But aside from listening to my clients today, I really listened to myself and what I needed to do.

My angel of a mother-in-law had my babies for the day so I:

💬 Checked in with my clients, connections and friends - being mostly parents, we’re all in the final stretch of the summer holidays, so exhaustion is ramping up and I’m aware they may need extra support like me 💗

🌧️ Ran in the rain, because I just had to be in it! (don’t tell my physiotherapist 😬)

🛀 Had a candlelit bath which led to some wonderful ideas and revelations coming to me ✨

🕯️Cosied myself up to my plan out my business for the coming weeks and what needs to be done 💪

🥘 Made comfort food (chilli) with my kids when they came home 💕

It’s been a beautiful productive day - where ‘productive’ means a whole different thing from the corporate world. And it’s so much better.

I hope this is your reminder to listen to yourself once in a while - it makes all the difference 💖

And if you need someone to listen to you, that’s what I’m here for 😉 it’s literally my favourite thing to do 💚

Do I really have to choose??Between being a good parent and having a career I’m proud of?Between being ambitious and bei...
25/08/2026

Do I really have to choose??

Between being a good parent and having a career I’m proud of?

Between being ambitious and being present?

Between earning well and having enough time and energy left for my kids?

For years I thought I did, because the world forced this view that I had to work like I had no kids, and parent like I didn’t work. 💁🏻‍♀️ It’s bl00dy ridiculous.

30s Laura assumed the answer was to get better at managing everything - be more organised, work harder, get more done - chop chop! 👏💪🫨

But this summer a penny has dropped.

My kids are 7 and 10 now. Their needs have changed, and - lightbulb 💡- mine have too.

I don’t need to fit work and family into two perfectly separate boxes. I can work early when the house is quiet, have boundaries around my business, and then properly switch off and be with my kids.

It hasn’t been perfect (see last video!! 🤣) But honestly, I’m the calmest I’ve ever been.

And it’s not because I’ve lowered my standards (my standards are still pretty damn high).

But I’m finally living and working by my OWN standards. Of what success looks like NOW.

I don’t think having children means you have to become less ambitious.

And I don’t think wanting more quality time with your kids means sacrificing a career you love.

You don’t have to choose.

You DO need to get clearer on what success looks like for you now though - and whether your career is actually supporting that.

That’s exactly what we’ll be exploring in my upcoming webinar:

The Career-Parenting Balancing Act: How to Have a Career You Love Without Missing Out on Family Life

More details coming soon. 💚

21/08/2026

Four weeks of summer holidays. Four weeks of quality family time.

And by “quality”… I mean, apparently quality doesn’t always mean calm, patient and emotionally regulated. ✌️😂

I finally lost my temper.

And honestly? I’m not beating myself up about it.

Am I grateful for Positive Intelligence and everything it’s taught me about recognising my Saboteurs and catching myself sooner? Absolutely.

Because the difference between how I respond now and how I used to respond is HUGE.

I’m also learning that being kinder to myself is important too.

One bad moment doesn’t wipe out all the good ones.

I’m still human. I’m still a parent.
And apparently, even coaches aren’t perfect. 😉🤣

Here’s to the final few weeks of the holidays… and hopefully slightly fewer opportunities to practise my emotional regulation. 🤪😂

I thought I was angry because I’d been made redundant.And I was.But looking back, I can see there was something else goi...
19/08/2026

I thought I was angry because I’d been made redundant.

And I was.

But looking back, I can see there was something else going on too.

My inner critics (Saboteurs) were having a field day 🤪

I’d already spent six months running myself into the ground before redundancy happened:

😣Feeling pressure to keep performing
💪Believing I should be able to handle it
🤜The relentless pushing
😵‍💫Being unable to switch off

And then suddenly, the job was gone.

And my brain didn’t exactly respond with:

“Ah. An opportunity for reflection and considered decision-making.” 😂

Quite the opposite.

There was anger. Rejection. And a very strong thought:

“Right. I’m DONE with all of this.”

And I decided I wanted to get as far away from my old industry as possible.

Now, I’m not saying that was the wrong decision.

(I’m incredibly happy with where I’ve ended up ☺️)

But learning about Positive Intelligence has helped me understand something important:

We don’t just need to process what’s happening around us.
We need to understand what’s happening inside us, too.

Because when we’re exhausted, stressed, angry or hurt, our Saboteurs can become VERY loud.

And sometimes what feels like clear decision making…

“I need to leave.”

“I need to change careers.”

“I can’t do this anymore.”

…is actually a mixture of a genuine need for change AND a brain that’s become very used to running in protection mode.

That doesn’t mean you should ignore the feeling.

It’s actually the opposite - you should delve INTO it.

👉What’s actually not working?
👉What are you reacting to?
👉What do you genuinely want?
👉And what might your Saboteurs be adding to the story?

Sometimes the answer really is a big change.

But sometimes, you don’t need to burn everything down.

You just need to understand what needs to change.

And that’s a very different place to make a career decision from.

If you need some reflective time to see what’s really going on, book a free 30min Discovery Call with me, via the link in my profile.

Or, if some solo reflection is in order, DM me RECLAIM for my free Reclaim Your Career workbook.

Release your brain from protection mode, if only for a while 🧠☕️☺️

“I knew what I wanted to do and be, but I needed support with how to get there.”This is one of my favourite descriptions...
17/08/2026

“I knew what I wanted to do and be, but I needed support with how to get there.”

This is one of my favourite descriptions of what coaching can actually do.

Because sometimes you’re not stuck.

You might actually have a pretty good idea of what you want.

You just can’t quite see the path from where you are now → where you want to be.

And when you’re juggling work, kids, a business, a relationship, a million competing priorities and the general chaos of life… it’s bloody hard to get enough space to work it out on your own.

That’s where I come in.

I’m not there to tell you what career you should have.

I’ll ask the questions that help you get past the noise, reconnect with what matters to you and work out what you actually want.

And then we turn that realisation into action.

Because a lovely conversation where you have an epiphany and then go back to your normal life on Monday isn’t enough.

You need to leave knowing:

👉 What you want
👉 What’s getting in the way
👉 What needs to change
👉 And what you’re actually going to DO next

This lovely review summed it up perfectly:

“Her ability to ask questions to help me get to the root of the problem I’m sitting with is rare… it’s enabled me to gain clarity and direction that is propelling me forward in my goals and intentions.”

That’s the bit I’m most proud of.

Not giving people all the answers.

Helping them find their answers - and then giving them the confidence and structure to act on them.

So if you’re a working parent thinking:

“I know something needs to change… I just don’t know what or how.”

That’s exactly the kind of conversation I’d love to have with you.

Drop me a DM or book a free Discovery Call and let’s work it out. 💚

16/08/2026

Unheard of. Insane. This was at three weeks and I couldn’t quite believe it myself 😂 Honest update next week…watch this space 😬

13/08/2026

When’s the last time you checked your career fits who you are now?

If it’s been a long time, tell me - what are the things stopping you from checking it? 👇

Something that often comes up with my clients is the word ‘success’.“I just want to be successful.”(If you sang Drake in...
11/08/2026

Something that often comes up with my clients is the word ‘success’.

“I just want to be successful.”

(If you sang Drake in your head…that’s another kind of success in my book. DM me please 👏😂)

“Ok. What does successful mean to you?”

“Umm…” 🤔

Becoming a director.

Making partner.

Being a manager.

A bigger house.

A nice car.

Nice holidays.

Private schooling.

Making the family proud.

And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with any of those things.

IF they actually mean something to YOU.

Because it’s incredible how you can achieve all the things you thought would make you successful… and still feel empty.

13 years ago, I had to create a ‘success vision board’ for work.

27-year-old me had 4 things on it:

💍 A wedding
🤿 Snorkelling in Sharm El Sheikh
👜 A Mulberry handbag
🏠 A house

By the end of that year, I had them all.

(I am a VERY focussed individual. Something my clients now benefit from massively 😂)

And 27-year-old me was very happy.

Fast forward 11 years, and my definition of success looked VERY different:

🧠 I want my mental health back
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 I want time for my family
👯‍♀️ I want to have friends
💼 I want a career that fits my life, not the other way around

At no point during that decade did I stop and ask myself whether the life I was building still matched the life I actually wanted.

I just kept going.

Same pace, taking on more responsibility, working more hours, travelling even more.

Meanwhile, my life had completely changed.

I’d become a homeowner, a wife and a mum of two.

Looking back, it was ridiculous.

Who did I think I was, Superwoman?!

Apparently so. 🙄

But I think lots of us do this.

We choose a definition of success early in our careers…

…and then keep chasing it long after our lives have changed.

So my question is:

Are you still chasing a version of success that belonged to a previous version of you?

If your life has changed significantly in the last few years - kids, caring responsibilities, a relationship, buying a house, a change in priorities - maybe it’s time to redefine what success actually means to you now.

Not what looks successful to your parents, or your colleagues - YOU. 💛

I’ve been made redundant twice.And whilst I definitely wouldn’t recommend it as a career development strategy 😂, both ex...
08/08/2026

I’ve been made redundant twice.

And whilst I definitely wouldn’t recommend it as a career development strategy 😂, both experiences taught me a LOT about what happens when you suddenly have to figure out what comes next.

So I’ve pulled together 9 things redundancy taught me - from the financial fear and the unsolicited advice, to the importance of pausing, trusting yourself and not rushing into the first job that comes along.

And actually, you don’t need to have been made redundant to relate to many of them.

Because sometimes we all need to stop and ask:

What do I actually want next?

Not what I should do.
Not what looks sensible on paper.
Not what everyone else thinks I should do.

What do I WANT?

That’s why I created my free Reclaim Your Career workbook - a series of reflective questions to help you work that out, whether you’re facing redundancy, considering a career change, returning to work, or simply feeling a bit lost about what’s next.

💚 DM me RECLAIM and I’ll send you a copy 😊

And if one of the 9 lessons resonates with you, I’d love to know which one 👇

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