1:1 Private Coaching Experience
Radical Honesty Reset is where you stop trying harder and start shaping a life and business that feel easier, lighter and more joyful.
It’s a space to think deeply about the questions you’ve been sitting with, listen to what’s calling for your attention, and begin doing things differently.
If on the surface, you keep telling yourself things are fine — but you know that isn't the whole story — it’s unlikely you need more motivation, a better plan, or another strategy.
It could be that you’re spending precious energy holding all that tension and repeatedly explaining it away. Telling yourself it’s not bad enough to address.
Radical Honesty Reset
You can be grateful for what you have and still know that gratitude is keeping you small
‘I wanted to feel excited and lighter about my work again.’
‘I was avoiding thinking too deeply about my questions’
‘I needed someone to hold my feet to the flames a bit and get me to concentrate.’
‘I knew that I wanted to do things differently’
From the outside, everything looks ok.
You’re not in crisis mode. Your work is good, people respect you, and you’re proud of what you’ve achieved.
But you can’t quite see yourself still doing it like this in five years’ time.
You notice a tension in your shoulders when someone asks,
‘How’s work?’
You’re ready for a time when you can’t wait to tell people what you’re working on.
You’ve noticed recently that you’ve outgrown certain business relationships and you’re determined to do things differently from now on.
Something you agreed to months ago now feels heavier every time it pops up on your calendar.
You tell yourself you just need a proper break — but when you come back, the same sinking feeling is still there.
You love connecting but you shudder at the thought of business development or marketing. You’d love a way of inviting people in to your world that feels easy, fun and a natural fit for who you are and how you work.
You (and the people around you) are not short on ideas about what you could and should do but to be honest you've become a bit disconnected to what truly sets you alight.
There's a quiet but determined voice inside you that says,
'This is my time'.
‘I signed up for Radical Honesty Reset because I was feeling overwhelmed and had lost my joy of work. I wanted to feel excited and lighter about my work again. As a result of the programme I now feel completely different. I don't need to panic or try harder and harder; I can relax and trust (in myself as much as anything). I feel more energised and I definitely feel more connected to others and my local community. In a good way, I'm also slightly scared that I've set SO many hares running now that I may have too much work :-)
What feels possible now that didn’t before is that I can continue working for the next five plus years on my own terms and with joy, fun and connection.’
- Emily Hutchinson, Chartered Occupational Psychologist, Chartered Coaching Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered Practitioner Psychologist, Author of ‘The Strengths Based Organization.
I’m Emer O’Leary.
Radical Honesty Reset came out of a period where
I found myself in this exact place.
On the outside, everything looked fine. I had a strong
reputation, I was busy, and I was saying yes to a lot of
different things.
But there were parts of it that just didn’t sit right,
and I couldn’t quite figure out why.
I remember trying to think my way to the answer (I love a good think), and just keeping going…
instead of stopping long enough to actually see what was going on.
It took me months to properly see it.
This is the space I’ve created for that moment - so you don’t stay there longer than you need to.
It’s work I now do with individuals and organisations, supporting them to see clearly what’s going on and decide what comes next.
We don’t start with vision boards or five year plans.
We start with what doesn’t feel right.
The idea that sounds impressive but drains you. The commitment that made sense once but now feels heavy. The part of you that keeps saying, "It's fine," when honestly, it's just not.
We slow things down enough to see what's actually true to who you are now — and what's just momentum, habit, or years of being competent.
There's something in your frustration that really needs to be heard. It's like a rock in your shoe you keep trying to ignore. The problem is you're not giving enough voice to your frustrations; you're explaining them away as "just how things are."
Those small irritations, left alone, have a way of shaping more than you realise. When you see them as something to listen to, not fix, things begin to shift.
We make the invisible visible using a core signature template — the hot air balloon, weighed down by sandbags. Each sandbag is something specific that is weighing you down: a commitment, a belief, a "should." Getting it out of your head and onto the page makes it visible. And harder to ignore.
What changes
When you allow yourself to take that "This isn't quite right" feeling seriously, something shifts.
You stop trying to fix your motivation. You stop assuming the answer is to push harder, or to just be grateful for what you have.
You relax. You feel more like yourself again. And you're at peace with what honestly just doesn't work for you.
Decisions feel less loaded. Your yes and your no both feel cleaner. (I call them your Yes-Yeses and your No-Nos.)
Connection — social, family, even marketing — starts to feel energising again.
You start to feel excited about opportunities and possibilities that were there all along, just hidden from view. The same balloon, but the sandbags are gone and the flame's doing what it's meant to.
And joy stops being something you'll get round to later.
You don't need to start out being clear about what you want. You just need to be willing to sit with what's actually going on, instead of rushing to fix it or move on.
‘For the first time in many years, I had energy and space — and I didn't really know what to do with it. I was tangled up in what other people would think I ought to do, and not really able to see clearly what I actually wanted. The drawing exercises were incredibly clarifying, and the structure kept me from drifting away from my own questions. I had no idea how powerful it would be — it felt like pieces dropped into place, and I have honestly felt different ever since. I don't feel guilty anymore for not wanting to do things I don't want to do. I'm finally free of the idea that there's a struggle between life vs work, or play vs duty.
I can finally imagine enjoying life to the full without having to retire first.’
- ‘Sarah’
The Structure
Over 30 days, we work together in a focused, contained way. Here’s what’s included:
• A pre-coaching clarity questionnaire
• Two 90-minute deep-dive sessions focussing on clearing what’s weighing you down and inviting in more of what lights you up.
• Two 30-minute integration calls to stay close to what's shifting as you move through it
• Daily personalised journaling prompts shaped around what's coming up for you at each session (These are very popular! It’s like having me in your pocket for the whole 30 days)
• A private podcast feed of your sessions, so you can come back to what you've said and what's been uncovered
A 30 minute follow up session 6-8 weeks following your last session
The investment is £1,250.
Starting Monday, September 7th. Sessions run Monday and Wednesday mornings throughout September. (let me know if you prefer a different time slot and we’ll work something out)
Ready to start?
There are five spots for this September cohort.
If this feels like your moment, you can book your spot below.
Have a few questions, or need to talk about a payment plan? Email me and we’ll talk it through.
‘I knew I wanted to do things differently. I was spending too much time working, not enough time with family, and saying yes too quickly. I wanted to change how I was using my time. Working with Emer, I felt clearer about how to make the change happen. I feel more at ease in myself now. I've said no to work I'd have said yes to before. I've blocked out time for three family holidays this year — and I'm treating that as part of my business model, not separate from it. What feels possible now is having the balance I want.’
— A Radical Honesty Reset client