freebird living
WELLNESS . YOGA . INTERIORS . FLOWERS .
Ready to feel good?
Let me explain.Maybe you’ve always struggled with your health and nutrition. Maybe there’s a pinch point in your home that makes you stressed every time you look at it. Maybe you need to find a way to be more mindful and connected with your body. Maybe you love flowers as much as I do and you’d love some beautiful blooms for an event you have coming up.These are all the things that make me feel good. And if I can help you to feel good too, well, what a win.
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Hi, I'm Laura.
A recovering adland conceptual copywriter and present life-balancer. I’m the happiest when I’m making things, and helping people. If I can do both at the same time, bonus.
I do still write, and I love it – but I realised in a very cliched-beach-in-Thailand-sunset-way, that I need my life to include a lot of things. Real, human, connected things. So I decided to leave my full-on advertising life, and pursue exactly that. And so, freebird living came to be.If you work with me, that’s what you’ll get. Person to person, no AI in sight.
I call it the freebird life.
health coaching
Health is a big unwieldy thing that can really become a right pain. That’s where I come in.
Here’s what to expect: A health coaching session with me will start with a 15-minute consultation where I’ll ask about your goals for your health and we’ll talk about how I might be able to help (if you don’t have goals, don’t worry I can help with those too). Then, in our first proper meeting we’ll talk in more depth and come up with some simple ways to help you feel better, that most importantly, work for you, your lifestyle and your personality. No extremes, no torturous workout plans – just simple things that you’ve probably never thought of, that make a big difference in the long term.I don’t work miracles. But I have been called magical. So I’ll let you be the judge.
yoga teaching
Connect your body, breath and mind.
I love yoga. I love that I can feel one way as I step onto my mat, and another way completely as I step off it. I love that it isn’t a competition, it’s a deeply personal and unique experience for everyone, but the common factor is that beautiful tingly bliss feeling. What a gift.You’ll like my classes if:
- you don’t like to take things too seriously
- you love a great playlist
- you want to tune into your body to learn to align your posture and muscles
- you need an hour to breathe, be in the moment and away from it all (like a very small holiday).I’m currently training and will be qualified in February. Watch this space for classes and retreats.
interiors
Feel at home in your home.
Your home impacts your health and happiness SO MUCH. It needs to be functional, calm where you need it to be and inspiring where you need it to be. And it needs to feel like you the moment you step through the door.I specialise in interior styling that solves problems, and helps you live better and feel happier in your space. Maybe you’ve got a tricky shaped kitchen, or an awkward skinny living room, or have inherited furniture that you need to keep but doesn’t feel like you.I can help with:
- styling, layout and design
- bespoke makes, upholstery and upcycling
- sniffing out unique pieces and saving you £££
- handmade wall hangings and accessories
flowers
Beautiful flowers, for beautiful moments.
I’ve grown up with flowers. My mum had the most beautiful florist shop in Harrogate and taught me everything she knows. I’ve since designed with many florists around the world for weddings, events and installations and now love to take on small(ish) weddings here and there. So if you’re Berkshire-based, open to a wild and whimsical style and would like to use the bounty of flower farms we have here in the UK, let’s talk.
The changes I have made feel sustainable for the long term and most importantly, I am actually enjoying them and for the first time in a long time, I feel comfortable in my own skin.- Beth
This has truly changed my life!
-Sarah
A positive manner that’s quite infectious.
-Kristina
Book your free consultation
You won’t regret it. Pinky swears
I can’t wait to meet you – thank you so much for booking in with me.We can talk in person if you're around Berkshire, or online if you're anywhere else. Easy peasy.Please let me know particular days and times that would work for you, and I’ll email you with specifics.
Testimonials.
The changes I have made feel sustainable for the long term and most importantly, I am actually enjoying them and for the first time in a long time, I feel comfortable in my own skin.
Coaching with Laura has been pretty life-changing for me. I was initially very unsure about what the benefits of health coaching would be (or even what it was!) but lockdown prompted me to think more about my eating, exercise and lifestyle and Laura’s coaching helped me establish new routines and habits. Unlike my previous patterns of yo-yo dieting and weight loss/gain, the changes I have made feel sustainable for the long term and most importantly, I am actually enjoying them and for the first time in a long time, I feel comfortable in my own skin. Laura is wonderful – thoughtful, positive and her enthusiasm is contagious – and each session left me feeling energised and strong. I highly recommend giving her coaching a go!- Beth
Health coaching with Laura was one of the best things I did for myself in 2019.
Before I started my health coaching programme with Laura I was in a bit of a rut. I didn’t feel great about myself and I couldn’t quite figure out how to change my mindset. I knew what I needed to put into my body & how to move it to feel better but I just couldn’t get myself into a place to get started… Enter the wonderful Laura. This wasn’t a programme about dieting or exercise, it was all about figuring out how to be kinder to myself – mentally & physically. We set goals at the beginning of the programme for me to work on and checked in on them throughout, altering them as we went depending on whether I had achieved them quickly, or if actually, they felt like too big a step at that moment. I have to say doing the health coaching with Laura was one of the best things I did for myself in 2019. She made it really easy to open up to her & I completely trusted her expertise. I ended the year feeling more confident in myself & gained a better understanding of my body & gut health. I would highly recommend Laura to anyone thinking about trying out a health coach.- Lynsey
Her suggestions all felt totally doable and achievable without being overwhelming.
I had a really great coaching session with Laura. Her approach is incredibly personable and she managed to make me feel comfortable opening up, without it feeling like an interrogation. Her suggestions for things I could do and areas I could focus on were very helpful – all felt totally doable and achievable without being overwhelming. Would thoroughly recommend.- Lizzie
Hi, I'm Laura.
I’ve been a lot of things, for a long time. I worked as a florist. I was a home stager and an interior stylist. I wrote for a natural health magazine, I was an in-house copywriter for a pretty major brand… And then, it happened. I had the Eureka moment that only happens to other people.
As a teenager, I suffered with some mysterious, undiagnosable illness that after about eleventy-six-hundred tests, only got fixed by a tenacious naturopath and a pretty vigorous diet plan. So, I’ve always been vehemently passionate about natural health and nutrition.Eventually, while I was writing in wellness full-time, but not really living it – health coaching came to me via a podcast recommendation. It was an interview with a health coach and I agreed SO FEROCIOUSLY with everything she said – that in that moment I decided to stop trying to squidge myself into one box, and just bloody do it all.So, I trained as a health coach and essentially haven’t stopped smiling since.
Book your free consultation
You won’t regret it. Pinky swears
I can’t wait to meet you – thank you so much for booking in with me.I work from FaceTime mostly, so it doesn’t matter where in the world you are.Please let me know particular days and times that would work for you, and I’ll email you with specifics.
I call it the freebird life.
health coaching
My main mission is to help you understand the signals your body is sending you – and leave you feeling absolutely marvellous.
It's about finding the happy medium between nutrition and lifestyle, and swapping niggly health issues, low confidence and sleepless nights for changes that finally feel sustainable – not another chore on the list.
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interior design
Feel at home in your home.
I worked as a florist. I was a home stager and an interior stylist. I bring the same whole-person thinking to a room as I do to a routine – working around your life and your budget, and giving found and pre-loved pieces a happy new home wherever I can.
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