What you think you become.
What you feel you attract.
What you imagine you create.
THE BUDDHA
Welcome!
Hi, I’m Rebecca! I am a coach, facilitator, and the owner and founder of Mind Cultivation.
It took me a degree in business psychology and 15+ years experience in organisational learning and leadership development roles across a diverse range of industries, to finally understand what it was about each of these experiences that always inspired and energised me: At the most fundamental level, it has always been about supporting people have better relationships with themselves, so that they can enjoy more productive and happy relationships with others.
I understood that if you want to understand, get on with, and lead other people – you first have to understand, get on with, and lead yourself!
self-awareness
self-development
self-compassion
self-leadership
My philosophy in a nutshell: The relationship you have with yourself, sets the tone for every other relationship in your life.
The challenge is that most of the time, we are not aware we have this internal conversation at all. We may become so used to our automatic thoughts that we become oblivious of its impact on our behaviour and the decisions we make, both big and small.
Cultivating self-awareness, practising growth-oriented self-compassion, and refining a toolkit of sustainable self-management strategies will not only enable you to live a happier, more productive life; but it also creates a positive ripple effect through your interactions with others – at work, at home, and in your broader community.
How I work
In my work, I am guided by the definition of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), which defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise their personal and professional potential”.
I have completed coaching training with the NeuroLeadership Institute and see coaching as a deeply collaborative and creative process. I understand my role as your partner, supporter, encourager, occasional mirror-holder, and gentle challenger. Trust is paramount, and it needs to go both ways!
Like every coach, I bring my specific lens and prior training to my work. Some of my lenses include and are informed by:
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Positive Psychology – Seeing and treating people as fundamentally whole, capable, and resourced to live full lives. Rather than looking at what’s wrong, lacking, or deficient, the focus is on identifying and leveraging your unique inner resources, e.g. your core values and personal strengths.
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Acceptance & Commitment therapy (ACT) – Building the psychological flexibility to accept what is out of your control, and commit to meaningful, values-aligned steps that bring positive change to your life. A key point in ACT is that behaviour does not get labelled as good or bad, right or wrong, positive or negative per se. Rather, the more meaningful question is whether it helps you build the life you want to lead, and become the person you want to be!
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Systemic Coaching – Acknowledging that human beings don’t live in a vacuum. We are all part of different social systems, e.g. family systems, workplace systems, friendship groups and communities. Systemic coaching looks at both the individual in the system, and the system in the individual - exploring, uncovering and working with the invisible patterns and dynamics that develop in relationships and groups.
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Internal Family systems (IFS) – Taking the systemic approach even further, IFS understands our psyche as a coherent system of individual self-parts, too. Instead of seeing our minds and inner experiences as one solid unity, the idea of self-multiplicity speaks to the very human experience that we don’t always decide and behave consistently, agree with ourselves, or completely understand the forces within ourselves. You may find inside you an eclectic inner team including the inner critic (everyone has got at least one of them!), the comfort creature, the adventurer, the entertainer, the doubter, the lonely one, the angry part, the dreamer – and probably many others. That’s completely normal and fascinating to explore. Problems can arise when some self-parts are in conflict with each other or get stuck in painful and exhausting inner power dynamics. During the coaching process, you may get to know some of these self-parts better and develop strategies to lead your inner team to harmony and balance.
Read more about my coaching style here.
I will give you the skills that enable you to identify and manage deep-seated unhelpful thoughts and self-parts more effectively, so that you are free to choose Towards moves more often. More flexibility in thinking gives you more freedom in your choices and movements!
As my client, I am committed to empowering you to:
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own and realise your unique strengths, core values and full potential in your professional and personal life.
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create a new mindset that unlocks greater fulfilment and authenticity, increased wellbeing and higher performance levels.
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leave behind entrenched and fixed beliefs which no longer serve you, and develop more powerful and positive narratives instead.
Curious? Have a look at Mind Cultivation’s signature “Inside vision” coaching program! Particularly useful for Leaders of Self.
Mind Cultivation empowers you to develop more growth-oriented and compassionate conversations with yourself, so that you can create a more fulfilled and joyful life for yourself and engage in meaningful relationships with others.
What others are saying about me
Don’t just take my word. Have a look at what some of my previous clients had to say about working with Mind Cultivation.
“I can't recommend Rebecca any more highly! Rebecca's attentiveness and depth of listening is really nothing short of profound and the manner in which she holds you accountable to your goals without ever finger-pointing is quite incredible. To feel both accountable and supported simultaneously is a very special thing. The sessions themselves are very powerful and Rebecca offered so much value-add in terms of post-session follow-ups with personalised readings, activities, links and resources relevant to our discussions.” - Hayley
Rebecca’s calm nature and coaching has helped me in multiple aspects of my life. Thanks Rebecca, I use our coaching every day! - Laura
Rebecca guided me through her process with professionalism, expertise and compassion. She helped me to identify values that I have and which I wasn't completely aware of, even though I have delved in this development space before. This knowledge has been of huge benefit to me professionally and personally. – Flo