ROOTED
A 9-month
Leadership Program
Build a rich life that reflects the future you believe in - without burning out or becoming what you resist.
If you regularly find yourself wondering why everyone isn’t outside shouting,
“What the fu*ck is happening in the world…?”
ROOTED is for you.
The real question right now isn’t: “How do I escape the system?”
It's:
How do I live with integrity inside it while helping build something better?
Because you and I can see that the systems we were taught to trust are cracking open, collapsing before our eyes.
And you still have bills to pay.
You still have people to care for.
You still have to somehow function inside the very systems you critique.
But figuring out where to even begin can feel like a mountain to climb, especially when you are already so damn tired.
Tired of holding complexity.
Tired of trying to do the right thing in systems that reward the opposite.
Tired of worrying that you might make things worse or become what you resist.
ROOTED exists for this exact moment.
It is a leadership programme for thoughtful people who can see the cracks in the system — and want to learn how to live, work, and lead inside that reality without burning out or abandoning themselves.
You might be sitting with questions:
“Should I go for the promotion — and try to change the system, the culture from the inside?”
“Do I blow it all up and leave the job that drains my energy?”
“Is there actually another way to live…or am I kidding myself?”
“How do I make the right move?”
But underneath those questions sits something bigger.
"Before working with Stephanie, I'd forgotten how to dream and felt stuck… I feared I had to blow up everything to make any significant changes.
After my first session, I was amazed. Stephanie understood where I was and why I was struggling… I immediately could see that change was possible.
One of the biggest changes I've witnessed in myself is that my confidence has grown. I feel less pressured by my number one critic — myself — and am giving myself permission to grow and bloom in new ways."
— Lizzy, Early Childhood Educator
Capitalism isn’t just a system for organising markets.
It has infiltrated our cultural norms.
It shapes how we relate to ourselves and each other.
It whispers that our worth is productivity.
It teaches urgency over discernment.
It rewards competition over care.
It praises individual responsibility over collective power.
Which is to say:
Of course, you feel fractured…
You are trying to imagine liberation while operating inside structures that reward self-abandonment.
We are living through the collapse of late-stage capitalism.
Which means this moment asks something difficult of us:
Not just to survive it.
But to begin building something better at the same time.
To imagine and forge a new path forward.
Rooted is not about escaping the world.
It is about becoming the kind of leader in your own life who can stand inside it — steady, humane, awake.
If any part of this feels familiar, ROOTED was created for you.
Where we're heading:
As you begin to feel more rooted, you start to see the ripple effects in your life.
You begin living your values in real, visible ways — not by blowing up your life overnight — instead, you move thoughtfully, away from what no longer serves you and toward a life that feels more like your own.
ROOTED invites you into a different way of being so that you can:
→ Remain whole while participating in imperfect systems
→ Hold the complexity of this moment without abandoning your integrity
→ Walk toward a future you believe in without checking out or self-sacrificing
→ Listen more deeply to the wisdom already inside you
→ Let go of the idea that you are lazy or "not doing enough"
→ Reconnect with your natural rhythms
→ Build a life that reflects your values with growing confidence
Before coaching, I was juggling too much and feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from my activism and personal life. I knew I needed to find a sense of spaciousness and alignment, but I was nervous and unsure if this was the right fit for me.
From the start, Stephanie’s warm and understanding approach reassured me that I belonged. The experience was truly transformative—I gained deep insights into how internalized capitalism was pushing me to live in ways that didn’t align with my true values.
I felt genuinely seen, validated, and lovingly supported. The 1:1 Voxer check-ins were especially powerful, offering me a supportive space to reflect and stay accountable. The entire experience was transformative, supportive, and it helped me reconnect with what really matters.
— Lisa, Non-profit Manager
The ROOTED
Framework
Our work unfolds across three connected pillars:
1. Seeing Clearly
Understanding the systems shaping your choices and reclaiming your agency within them.
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Together, we develop literacy around how dominant systems shape our sense of worth, success, productivity, urgency, and scarcity.
We explore power, not as something abstract, but as something that lives in structures, in culture, and in our own habits.
When shame loosens its grip, choice becomes possible.
2. Rooted Action
Practising steady, values-aligned action in real life rather than all-or-nothing change.
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We interrupt all-or-nothing thinking and begin practising steady, values-aligned action in real time. We redefine success on your own terms — materially, relationally, creatively — and get honest about what a “rich life” actually requires to sustain you.
This includes:
Boundaries as discernment, not defence
Money as material steadiness, not moral identity
Creativity and play as resistance to extraction
The courage to move before certainty
Small, rooted actions build momentum. Momentum builds trust, first with yourself and then with others.
3. Relational Power
Learning to build the future in relationship rather than isolation.
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We are not meant to build alone. Here we practice the skills required to create futures that don’t collapse under ego, avoidance, or domination:
Conflict literacy and repair
Truth-speaking
Accountability
Community as practice, not fantasy
We explore different forms of power — and how to hold influence without replicating harm.
Because the future you believe in cannot be built with the relational habits of the past.
Rooted is a steady, structured container for people who want to cultivate a rich life reflective of the future you believe in — without burning out or becoming what you resist.
How ROOTED Works
ROOTED is a 9-month journey.
It offers a steady container for reflection, experimentation, and change.
The Journey
Each month, we explore a different theme that supports the journey from:
awareness → grounded action → relational change.
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This is where we begin: meeting one another, setting the tone, and naming what brought you here.
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When the world feels overwhelming, it’s easy to collapse into despair or numbness.
In this session, we look for the glimmers, the moments of clarity, possibility, and care that remind us another way of living is still possible.
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Before we can build differently, we need to understand the systems shaping our lives.
Together, we explore how power, productivity, and cultural expectations influence the choices we think we’re allowed to make.
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We pause. Not as a break from the work, but as part of it.
The dominant culture rushes forward endlessly; ROOTED practices a different rhythm.
This supports entering the busyness of the holiday season with more spaciousness and intentionality.
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What does a “rich life” actually mean for you?
Beyond productivity, beyond status, beyond the stories we inherited about success.
This session opens space to reconnect with imagination, possibility, and the future you want your life to reflect.
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Clarity rarely arrives all at once.
Aligned with post-capitalist futures, we look at how thoughtful supported action over time is actually the foundation for both personal and systemic change.
We move away from all-or-nothing thinking and the myth of heroic, individual change. Instead, we practise taking small, grounded actions that move your life closer to your values, again and again and again.
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The future many of us long for cannot be built alone.
In this session, we explore boundaries, truth-speaking, and how to stay in relationship without abandoning ourselves.
Community becomes something we practice — not just something we hope for.
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Money carries enormous cultural weight: security, identity, shame, survival.
Here we untangle our personal and systemic relationships with money so you can make decisions from clarity rather than fear or avoidance.
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We close the journey by reflecting on what has shifted, celebrating what you have brought to life and identifying what you’re carrying forward.
The Structure
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Before the group journey begins, we meet for a private 60-minute session.
This conversation is a space to slow down together and explore where you currently feel the most tension, curiosity, or desire for change in your life.
Together we’ll identify the area you want to experiment with during ROOTED — whether that’s work, leadership, money, boundaries, relationships, or something else entirely.
This helps the journey feel personal and grounded from the very beginning.
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A spacious, facilitated group session where we explore the month’s focus, practice together, and integrate in real time. These are conversations, not lectures. Expect reflection, conversation, and grounded accountability.
*Note: Two call times are offered each month — a Thursday evening and a Friday morning GMT — so you can join whichever works best for your schedule, or both if you'd like. All calls are recorded and shared with participants. -
Each month, you’ll receive a themed resource guide with reflection questions to deepen your learning between sessions.
These are designed to support integration, not another thing to add to your to-do list or create overwhelm.
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You’ll have access to Voxer for in-between support.
Bring the real-life moments: the boundary you’re navigating, the pricing decision, the wobble, the win. This is where theory meets lived experience. -
If you’re craving deeper, personalised support, you can add 6 x 1:1 sessions.
This is currently the only way to work with me 1:1.
When you’re Rooted…
| You make values-aligned decisions at work.
| You set boundaries with discernment, not defensiveness.
| You speak honestly within the constraints you navigate.
| You experiment with pacing, pricing, and defining success on your own terms.
Slowly, your understanding of what it means to live a life that feels more like your own begins to change.
As this clarity grows, you begin stepping more fully into your role as a leader.
You see more clearly how systems like patriarchy, white supremacy, and capitalism have shaped what leadership looks like — and you recognise that these are not the only options.
You learn to notice when those systems attempt to silence you, release the shame designed to keep people small, and practise building relationships rooted in care rather than extraction.
"Over the past few years, I had been struggling with my path and self-compassion, especially after leaving the non-profit sector. I found it hard to accept where I was and to celebrate my achievements.
I needed a space to unpack my discomfort and internalised shame. The process of naming my goals and working towards them was incredibly energizing and empowering.
I learned to take pressure off myself, embrace what’s within my control, and celebrate my wins without immediate self-criticism. This shift allowed me to align my values with my decisions, not just in work but in all areas of my life.
I became kinder to myself, and more secure in my choices. If you’re looking for a space to reconnect with yourself and your values, coaching is a beautiful place to start.”
— Hannah, Civil Servant
ROOTED is not about explosive transformation.
It is a slower, steadier change.
Like an old oak growing in a thriving forest — supported by deep root networks and the strength of the ecosystem around it.
Over time, you build a life that reflects your values and allows you to participate in the world without abandoning yourself.
A life where integrity replaces urgency, and where the future you believe in begins to take shape in real, everyday choices.
Hello, I’m Stephanie.
Coach, community facilitator and believer in a better world.
My work holds space for people to slow down, think clearly, and find their way back to themselves in the middle of complicated and crumbling systems.
My coaching creates the conditions where a different kind of future can begin to take shape in real lives, real work, and real choices.
Across community spaces, coaching rooms, and conversations over the last 15 years, the threads that run through my work are:
A fierce love for people
A stubborn hope that things can be better
A deep belief that we already hold the wisdom we need — we must simply learn to listen
I spent years working in community and non-profit spaces — loving the work, believing in it deeply — and also watching how easily that passion can be used against us.
I created ROOTED because I know this experience intimately.
For a long time, I thought the problem was me. With time and support, I began to see something different: I had been trying to personally compensate for systemic problems. Many people working in care, public service, and ethical leadership know this feeling all too well.
ROOTED is for people who refuse to give up on the future but also refuse to abandon themselves along the way. In working with over 100 clients, I've seen again and again that when people have space to think clearly and feel less alone, they make powerful, steady changes. It would be a privilege to walk alongside you.
"I wanted to change my internal narrative that told me that I was too much, too loud, too passionate, too emotional, too high-maintenance… Together with Steph, we started giving this feeling a name: it was the weight of a capitalist society, which measures one’s worth in their ability to create profit...
Since working with Stephanie, I feel more myself…less judgmental and more accepting. I feel more beautiful and confident.
I feel less willing to compromise on my values and ready to choose what is right for me right now, away from others' expectations of me and outside judgment…”
— Roberta, Anti-corruption Associate Expert + PhD Candidate
Are you ready to…
✦ Take thoughtful action even as the world burns
✦ Be present in your life without over-giving or numbing out
✦ Grow in your self-trust and your community of support
✦ Live and lead in a way that you feel proud of
✦ Feel hopeful about the future again
✦ Feel so damn supported along the way
ROOTED uses a values-based sliding scale.
This programme is designed with the belief that the future we want to see begins with the choices we make today — including how we share resources and support one another.
You are invited to choose the tier that reflects your current financial reality.
MOST COMMON!
GROWTH TIER
€1,300
€150/month
The standard investment. Choose this when the programme feels aligned and financially comfortable.
INCLUDES:
✔ Opening 1:1 Grounding Session
✔ 8 Monthly Group Circles
✔ Voxer support between calls
✔ Monthly Reflection Guides
SEED TIER
€850
€99/month
This tier exists to make ROOTED accessible. Choose this option if paying the standard investment would create financial strain right now.
INCLUDES:
✔ Opening 1:1 Grounding Session
✔ 8 Monthly Group Circles
✔ Voxer support between calls
✔ Monthly Reflection Guides
FLOURISH TIER
€2,150
€250/month
For those who want more. This tier offers additional 1:1 sessions, giving you a dedicated space to go deeper — to move through the shifts you're making with more personalised support throughout.
INCLUDES:
✔ Everything in ROOTED
✔ 6 additional 1:1 Coaching Sessions
Do you have access to Professional Development funds?
If you’re working within an organisation and have access to a professional development budget, your employer may be open to covering part (or all) of the cost of your participation in ROOTED. Leadership coaching has a well-documented return on investment, which can make it easier to gain employer support.
I’ve put together a short resource to support you in making the case — you can download it here.
"I approached Stephanie for guidance in supporting The Beautiful You Coaching Academy to be more financially accessible - while still deeply valuing the work we do.
After our first session together I was confident that coaching with Stephanie was the right decision and I quickly felt clear on the steps and action I needed to take. Throughout our coaching Stephanie provided me with confidential and secure support as I navigated the practicalities of implementing changes in our business and some fears I had about doing so too!
She was clear, supportive, generous and incredibly knowledgeable and I can’t recommend her to other business owners more.”
— Julie Parker, Founder, Beautiful You Coaching Academy
How to Apply:
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Let’s see if we are a good fit! Click ‘apply now’, choose a time that works for you to chat, and answer the short form (takes about 5 mins).
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We’ll meet on Zoom for a no-pressure chat to talk more about the changes you’d like to bring to life for yourself and how I might be able to help.
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If we decide to work together, I’ll share the payment link for you to self-select your payment tier, and we’ll get your Grounding Session in the calendar as soon as you’re ready to go!
I cannot wait to support you!
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I work with folks all over the world, so I am committed to hosting two live calls per month.
One on a Thursday evening and the other on a Friday morning GMT.
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One or two live calls (roughly 90 minutes each), plus the monthly reflection guide to work through in your own time. The Voxer support is as-needed rather than a time commitment. It's designed to fit alongside your life, not compete with it.
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No — this is coaching and facilitated group learning. It's not a substitute for therapeutic support, and if that feels needed at any point I'll always encourage you toward it. ROOTED offers structured space to think clearly, reconnect with your values, and take grounded action, with real support alongside you.
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Anyone navigating the tension between their values and the demands of the systems they're operating inside — whether that's a corporate job, a creative practice, self-employment, caregiving, or community work. If you've ever felt the gap between who you are and how you're expected to show up, this is for you.
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I’m a Certified Life Coach, with an MA in Adult Education and 15 years of community facilitation experience.
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If you have read this far, there is clearly something tugging at your heart, asking for more attention! I encourage you to click APPLY and book a short, no-pressure conversation and we'll figure it out together. You don't need to have it all worked out before we speak.
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You choose the tier that reflects your current financial reality, honestly and without needing to justify it to me.
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ROOTED runs for nine months. It's designed to be sustainable; think of it less like a course and more like a consistent, supported practice that builds over time.