Hi, I’m Chantelle.

I’m the coach that will have you owning your inner magic and building a life that lights you up,
piece by piece.


Formal Education

B.A (Hons), Psychology

Diploma of Mindfulness Therapy

Graduate Diploma Counselling

Cert IV Pilates (Mat + Reformer)

Recent Blog Posts

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What is Transformational Coaching?
What is Transformational Coaching?

What is transformational coaching? How coaching can change your life as a creative freelancer or business owner.

What is creativity?
What is creativity?

Perhaps your barrier to creativity is not knowing what it means… but then again, who does? The most important thing is to know what it means to you. What do you feel drawn to as a form of expressing yourself?

How is being home?
How is being home?

Moving away for me was a big deal. As a second generation immigrant, my parents moved to Australia from a divided South Africa. I had always looked at people who moved overseas as courageous. Little did I know, that was my brain’s way of hinting at the courage in me.

Mindfulness 101
Mindfulness 101

Image shows Chantelle lying in a child’s pose wearing a white tshirt and black bike shorts with white swirls.

Did you know that mindfulness is an ancient practice derived from Buddhist teachings? Borrowing a quote from Jon Kabatt-Zin, mindfulness is:

“the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally”.

Of course, I have some issues with quoting a middle aged, white man when talking about something derived from ancient Buddhism and Hindu work but…

My Philosophy of Movement
My Philosophy of Movement

The image shows Chantelle making a downward dog shape on a red slide wearing teal leggings and a pink top.

This is my philosophy of movement. The things that guide me in this space and how I ensure that I provide the most supportive environment for my clients. I share my experiences of wading through the depths of diet culture and the toxic fitness industry.

Defining Perfectionism
Defining Perfectionism

The image shows Chantelle smiling widely and holding her ponytail in a playful way.

How do we define perfectionism? And can perfectionism be healthy? I share my experience with perfectionism and how I learnt to define it for myself.

 

Want to do some

time travel with me?

Just because we are already in 2021 doesn’t mean the opportunity to reflect upon 2020 is gone. If you are like many others who had a socially heavy end of year and you didn’t create the time to sit with yourself to reflect, dw - I got you boo.

Use this guide to time travel back into 2020 to gather your learnings, determine what you want to leave in 2020 and catapult yourself into the future with some goal setting exercises (this isn’t time bound so you can change the dates for whatever you like).

Click the button below to download your time travel guide!