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LIFE COACH

MANUAL
ALT THERAPY

at BALANCE I'm the deputy editor. I have zero
designs on being an editor, yet it's interesting to
me that it continues the pattern."
And we're off exploring my formative
years, discovering why this is the case. I sob
uncontrollably on more than one occasion as
Caroline explains which key moments in my
life have caused me to believe that I'm better off
essentially hiding; it's a form of safety.
I open up further and admit how I wish
more things would land on my lap. I have what
I consider a hustler's mindset - I feel like I'm
always on the chase, rather than things coming
to me. It is, frankly, exhausting. Caroline points
out that I need to remove mental blocks. If I can
do this, then things will flow my way. How? Well,
homework comes in the form of two letters: one
is a letter from Fear. The other from Love. I can't
recommend this enough; the catharsis proves
stirring. The Fear Letter - written the next day
- has to be set fire to, and my poor wife must
wonder about the ones that got away as I return
from the garden, box of matches in one hand,
exuberant air punches with the other.

Meet Caroline Britton - the life coach who could make
your Halloween a little bit "Witchy"
WORDS JAMES GILL

he sign of a classic Treatment Of The Month is how many texts, emails and all
those incredibly self-indulgent WhatsApp voice messages I send to friends in the
aftermath. So apologies to those whom I've been bombarding with my enthusiasm
for Caroline Britton.
With Caroline, there is no messing. Of Manchester stock, she cuts to the chase in our oneon-one. Straight in there; she wants to know what you really want. If therapy is about healing,
Caroline explains, then a session with a life coach is about driving you forwards. Caroline's
USP is that she's also a little "Witchy". More on that later.
I respond, "Well, actually, things are pretty good, thank you very much..."
"OK, so, we both know that I don't believe you," she replies without batting an eyelid.
"Well, there is one thing I'd like to explore (Caroline would make an excellent interrogator).
There seems to be a pattern in my life where I'm the person behind the thing. I got into
comedy more than nine years ago, and then became an MC - never the main attraction.
Then I got into TV warm-up. Again, I love it, but again I'm the guy behind the thing. And

WITH THIS STUFF,
YOU'RE EITHER IN
OR OUT. YOU'RE
FOX OR MULDER,
KIRK OR SPOCK
And now, as Caroline describes it, "The Witchy
Stuff" (her inbox, she says, is crammed full of
witch emojis from delighted clients). With my
hand to God, as I wave goodbye to Caroline, my
phone rings. Would I like to work on a secret TV
project? Yes please. I've since signed an NDA the
size of the (old) Yellow Pages, so we'll leave that
there. Several other opportunities land on my lap
in the next few days, including a recent dream gig
at the London Palladium (check my Instagram).
Now, with this sort of stuff, you're either in
or out. You're Fox or Mulder, Kirk or Spock. But
with Halloween looming, now might prove the
ideal time to let things get a little "Witchy".

Want to work 1-2-1 with Caroline? Visit her
website caroline-britton.com, and find her on
Instagram @carolinebrittoncoaching

http://www.caroline-britton.com

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