My name is Joel Donovan, I am 31 years old and I work at Trematon Castle, managing the estate and maintaining it, with my colleagues.
What challenges were you facing before working with Hannah?
Challenges I was facing before working with Hannah, Feelings of frustration and anxiety that were building up into extreme discomfort, occasional anxiety attacks and just feelings of unrest, unhappiness. It was really affecting my wellbeing and my day to day life to the point where i needed to seek help.
I hoped with healing coaching that I would have methods and support in finding a balance in my life and better mental health and a guide to the light at the end of the tunnel, a way out of the challenges really. I feel as though that’s what your coaching gave me Hannah. It was a guide to helping me find my voice, to clarify what was going on inside of me, unearth it and tackle it. Little did I know that my present was very much attached to my past andi needed to start way back in places that I could never have imagined and I didn’t really know were there until we spoke. Uncovering and resolving things from my past has led me onto a new mental pathway, giving me enlightenment and understanding, a deep sense of clarity, of what is.
I went into my journey really wholeheartedly because I needed to make changes to how i was relating to myself and my life. I was as raw and honest as possible even if I felt as though I sounded really silly sometimes. I was met with a great understanding and I felt very much in safe hands. At my maximum capacity of openness. I felt very trusting of you as a guide to support me to navigate in the best possible way.
Attending this programme has helped me to understand the importance of breath and also given me the tools to use my breath. I find this really valuable and continue to enjoy engaging with the practices every single day. Having an understanding of that in my body and how it feels inside and Understanding my feelings and being able to navigate them, in my chest, my stomach and bringing my breath down has been a real game changer for me and something that will continue to resource me.
In terms of insights and transformations, I reached a point where I needed help, old patterns were coming out when I was drinking or when I was with old family members, my mother or my sister. I would then regret childish behaviours, things that I wanted to grow out of. Transformation is very live and present there and i have grown in understanding and insight into how to be with feelings and navigate them. Including the child within myself and taking care of him alongside the more resourced adult has been a huge insight and I am really connecting on that. Not only with my mediations daily but also spontaneously with my thoughts and conversations I feel strength in knowing and understanding that theory.
Would anything be different in the next chapter of your life as a result of doing this work?
Absolutely. Coming to you has helped me to unearth feelings inside of myself and move forward with a really important decision which is going to change my life hugely. I needed the strength and the understanding within myself to realise that and how important it is. It has helped me find the strength and confidence to go forwards and meet the challenges in a positive way.
Can you describe the experience of working with Hannah, what do you appreciate?
If I have not mentioned it already my experience with Hannah would be that I felt as though I was with a very old soul who had the capability and knowledge and understanding to take me higher and to understand me. I felt as though I could really open it all up and just let it all out. When I did that I was met with guidance and I reached places of pure tranquillity and bliss really. Total peace and contentment. That feeling was quite extraordinary and I felt as though I had reached a milestone in my feelings and myself. I felt grown after my experience and that was a lot to appreciate within that.
Would you recommend this work to a friend?
Most certainly. Already have, to several friends and I can think of others and that is something I will be in touch about.
Lastly, I would like to say to you Hannah, a huge thank you for the experience. I am super grateful that this was my path to come to you and to hear what you have to say and for you to really see me, see my energy and give me clarity that I am not insane. I feel strong and guided and very glad that you are there in support.