Ep 58: Embracing Emotional Growth in Parenting with Life Coach Leonora Found

What happens when the role of “mother” or “caregiver” overshadows your sense of self? In this episode, co-hosts Sarah Bramall and Rebecca Daniel sit down with long-standing friend and member of the Catalysts, accredited life coach, and author of I’m Fine, Leonora Found. This is an honest, laughter-filled conversation about identity, emotional growth, and the power of community. Leonora shares her journey from industrial psychology and communications into full-time motherhood and then into coaching. She reveals how her lived experiences and struggles with confidence, burnout, and identity shaped her mission: to support parents in raising emotionally literate families, starting with themselves. Together, the trio explore how supervision, community, and self-coaching feed personal and professional growth, the realities (and hilarious moments!) of parenting through every stage, and why self-care matters for everyone. Whether you’re a parent, coach, leader, carer, or simply someone juggling the needs of others with your own development, this episode offers heartfelt stories and brilliant practical advice. Highlights: 01:29 Introducing Leonora Found: how motherhood redefined her identity 02:43 Losing confidence and sense of self “under the hood” of motherhood 04:40 The data: stats on maternal overload and role confusion 08:35 The importance of supervision and community 10:04 The ripple effect: why you actually parent better when you prioritise your own growth 12:46 The catalyst: how The Collective and supervision fueled Leonora’s transformation 15:02 The value of group supervision, even when not actively coaching 16:53 Raising emotionally resilient families: starting with mums 19:37 I’m Fine: the core message and motivation behind the book 21:10 Parental emotional growth: central, not optional 23:35 Parenting teens and young adults and filling the support gap 28:47 Bringing emotional literacy workshops into schools and beyond 31:03 Supporting parents (and educators) is key to build resilient families 32:11 Two-word checkout. Key words: Parenting, emotional literacy, self-care, coaching, motherhood, identity, burnout, confidence, supervision, group coaching, resilience, growth, raising children, parental guilt, storytelling, learning, self-reflection, family ​ ​Connect with us here: Website: https://www.thecoachingcatalysts.com ​ — Work with us: Find out more about our supervision service: https://page.thecoachingcatalysts.com/the-collective Train to become a professional coach supervisor: https://www.thecoachingcatalysts.com/supervision-diploma For ICF mentoring: https://go.thecoachingcatalysts.com/icf-mentor-coaching Book a call: https://tidycal.com/coachingcatalysts/explorationcall — Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecoachingcatalysts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoachingcatalysts_ ​LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecoachingcatalysts ​Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbramallcoaching/ Rebecca: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielrebecca/ And our Whatsapp: https://wa.me/15557022689 — About Leonora Found Leonora Found is an author and life coach who helps mothers better understand themselves, their emotions, and their relationships. Her work focuses on helping women slow down, reconnect with their needs, and create stronger emotional connections within families. She is the author of I’m Fine, which explores the emotional labour and identity shifts of motherhood, offering practical tools for emotional awareness and communication at home. Through Leonora Found Coaching, she works with mothers and young people to strengthen understanding and emotional connection within families, and is currently expanding her work into schools to support stronger relationships between students, parents, and educators. Connect with Leonora: Website: https://leonorafound.com/author/ Produced by winteraudio.co.uk