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Carrie Petitt, Coach

Hi, I’m CaRRIE

I’m A certified co-active coach, communications and fundraising consultant & FACILITATOR

Why I’m a coach

It brings me so much joy to see the power of coaching: To serve as a witness for my clients as they discover what they truly want and need. I believe self-awareness, emotional intelligence and fearless vulnerability are superpowers that allow us to connect deeply with others while making us better leaders too. Read more about my story below or my career so far on Linked In.

What brings me joy

I enjoy hiking, travelling to wild places, snowboarding, watching my rescue dog run like a wolf, craft workshops, historical fiction and dancing… Lots of dancing.

  • “Carrie’s coaching was hugely beneficial for my line reports. The space for them to zoom out from their work, even from their roles to themselves; their personal goals and their potential, really allowed for productive self-reflection and learning.”

    Charity Head of Department

  • “Carrie has been a brilliant coach and has really helped me over the past 12 sessions to progress my thinking and change the way that I view things - not least myself. She's very friendly and open, and this helps make you feel at ease even when discussing harder topics. I'd definitely recommend.”

    Charity Fundraising Manager

  • “Carrie was an excellent coach - very approachable and open. She helped me refresh my perspective and refocus on the things that are important to me. Thank you!”

    Charity Fundraising Manager

from the brink of burnout to finding balance

Rewind several years and I was Account Director at a growing creative agency, working with amazing charity clients on six-figure campaigns. My inner perfectionist loved the challenge of project managing multiple accounts, the people pleaser in me couldn't say no, while the high achiever wanted to do more and more. My desire to have maximum impact totally outweighed my desire to look after myself.

Sometimes I'd get on the train home and I'd hear my blood pressure in my ears. Then I'd get up the next day and repeat. The weekends flew by and often I'd feel too exhausted to make any plans. When I took time off, it’d take me days to slow down and often I'd end up sick.

In early 2019, I decided I needed to escape this cycle. I took a leap of faith and became a self-employed consultant, with a promise to myself that I’d try to go with the flow. Then in early 2021, I started training as a coach.

In the months that followed, I unpicked everything I thought I knew about myself. I learned to lean into emotion and vulnerability. I re-wrote the stories I was telling myself about how I should show up in the world. And I reconnected my mind to my body (they’d been ignoring each other).

Fast-forward to today and I'm still proudly doing my own thing, offering a mix of communications and fundraising consultancy, alongside coaching.

I still work hard, but I also have an incredible work-life balance. I create space for myself when I need it and set boundaries with little hesitation. I make space for passion projects and I’m a lot kinder to myself when I need to take a break.

I now coach individuals and teams (mostly in the third sector or businesses with social purpose), giving them space to slow down, reflect and discover the power of self-leadership, so they can start putting themselves first.

I coach busy people who’ve had enough of feeling like they’re on a treadmill, at home or at work. The ones who know there must be more to life.

I help them find their own pace and focus on what truly matters, so they can live more authentically, enjoy a better work-life balance and feel content.

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