Introducing Amy Coombe.
A word from Kerrie Phipps – I love an over-comer! Amy Coombe is inspirational.
Jane Pelusey nominated her with this comment. “Amy tells a story of teenage bulimia and depression. One day she realised her inner voice was lying to her. From then on she was able to turn her life around. She now talks, coaches and mentors young people. And she discovered all this at such a young age.”
Read on…
Amy Coombe
Amy’s story is, sadly, not unique. Her personal journey involves battling Anorexia, Bulimia, severe Depression & the onset of suicidal experiences during her teenage years where she managed to hide her illness and suffer in silence.
What Amy is now doing with that experience however, IS unique!
Having overcome her demons, rebuilt her life and walking the talk of a fully recovered survivor, Amy is extremely passionate about using her experience to change the lives of others and assist in building a future generation of men and women who are confident in their own skin, self empowered, and have positive and healthy self esteems.
Last year Amy Coombe spoke to over 3000 people, appeared in CLEO magazine, the West Australian and the Narrogin Observer.
She shares her personal experience and the tools she has professionally developed as a Nationally Accredited Coach. Amy is in the process of completing a National Accreditation as a Practitioner in NLP and Time Line Therapy and is excited about finishing her book this year to assist anyone who may need to hear what her heart has to share.
1. How do you love to explain your business to others?
There’s no denying the fact that Eating Disorders, Depression, Self Harming, Negative & Unrealistic Body Image and low Self Esteem are issues that both teens and adults face everyday.
My business is about doing anything and everything I can to help; raising awareness, sharing my story and personal experience, working one on one with someone, work-shopping through their thoughts and doubts or by simply having the courage to show a complete stranger that they are not alone, that someone else understands what it’s like and that they will get through it if they choose to never ever give up.
2. What plans do you have to expand your business further?
I started this journey for myself; to turn my negative experience into a positive believing that if I could help just one other soul then it happened for a reason and that reason was worth it. Over the past 12 months my reason has done a complete flip; I’m no longer doing this for myself, I’m doing this for those who need it.
My plans have grown (and continue to grow each week!!) yet the funny thing is, it’s not me who thinks of the next step, it’s the people who I’m working with. For example, I delivered some flowers to a hospital in Perth over Christmas for those who were in the Eating Disorder Ward. From that I now hold regular consults with a Mother and I’m in a writing “pen pal” phase with her Daughter and together we are working a plan as to how I can help them get through the toughest patch of their lives.
Every person is different so I tailor a personalised service that really fits what they need and that can only be done by building a relationship of trust, communication and a desired end result for all involved.
I have a dream to hold self esteem and body image workshops in WA for teens. 10 weeks, 2 hours a week where they can have a dose of self empowerment and learn how to cherish who they are inside and out. I have a dream to speak at 90% of schools in WA, to be a regular at Women’s Events, build an online community where people can help each other and to write as many books as I can!
3. How did you move from dreamer to achiever?
Fear is something that stops so many of us in our tracks; fear of failing. Fear of rejection. Fear of not being good enough. I knew that this would pop up for me throughout my journey so I did 3 things to move from dreamer to achiever:
- Created a MASSIVE reason why I must push past the fear and keep moving forward (& I mean MASSIVE!). My reasons for doing this are huge. They involve my own personal reasons, reasons for others and reasons for the life I want to create for my family. When your reason is big enough you literally can’t stop, even if you wanted to; the fire within your soul burns so brightly that you just keep going.
- I married a man who believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. During times of doubt, fear or ‘I’m exhausted and need to give up’ he hung onto my vision, reminded me of my reasons why and held my hand to just keep moving forward. Within no time at all I would be out of that doubtful patch and back into exciting new opportunities and he’d just smile as I took off again with a burst of renewed energy!
- I got all of my excuses out on the table (literally) and I worked through them one by one until I didn’t believe any of them anymore. I had a couple that were too big for me to tackle on my own so I sought the help of Mentors. I now know that if I don’t achieve it’s not because of my excuses it’s because of a choice that I’m making.
4. How does your business contribute to your community?
There are a lot of wonderful professionals in this field and I’m not trying to replace any of them. Sometimes it’s easier to relate to someone who has been where you are, more than someone who has studied text books on what you’re going through.
I have so many people tell me that their Doctors are wonderful but when they’re with me they feel like I really “get it” and that’s because I really do!
My business is designed to fit in alongside the professionals as an extra resource that people can use if they need to; Parents, Teens, Teachers, Event Organisers, Businesses or anyone else that needs a dose of inspiration.
CONTACT DETAILS
Name: Amy Coombe
Role: Speaker, Coach, Facilitator and Mentor
Mobile: 0422 060 793
Website: www.amycoombe.com
Facebook: Amy Coombe or http://www.facebook.com/AmySpeaksAustralia
