Let’s begin with what you want your life to look like.....
I motivate and support women to transform their lives using my Whole-Wellness ™ coaching model for self development.
Living with chronic illness can feel isolating and overwhelming. It often feels like you’re just trying to survive, not thrive. I’m here to support you in navigating the ups and downs, empowering you to take control of your health and your life, no matter what challenges you face. Chronic illness isn’t just about the physical symptoms (though they can be debilitating) - it impacts your mental health, your relationships, and your sense of self and identity; it changes your very soul blueprint! I get it, as I manage a number of chronic illnesses myself and have shared your experiences too. That's why I want to support other women to transform their lives. I offer a free consultation to discuss your unique needs and see how coaching can support you in managing your health, stress, and overall wellbeing.
Let’s work together to help you find balance, joy, and a renewed sense of strength and focus on the tools you need to live your best life, no matter the challenges you face.
Let’s get to know one another…
I’m Emily Forbes, Wylde woman, mother of two, published author, certified coach, and founder of Wylde Wellbeing.
If you are living with chronic stress, burnout, fatigue or managing chronic illness, I can help you from my lived experience, as well as expert training, research and further education. I’ve been on a personal journey through chronic illness, surgeries, moving towards wellness and finding ways to improve my wellbeing myself over the last few years, and I want to share what I’ve learned with you.
I’ve really struggled (alone for much of it), and wished I had somewhere to go to for tailored support, someone who looked at me as a whole person with a body, mind, soul, and emotions, rather than carving me up into little bits or tick boxes or even medical pathways or clinical departments – something which you may be familiar with! I’ve realised that many of the answers and solutions are inside me and you, they just need teasing out, and that’s why I’ve created a Whole-Wellness ™ model using my own lessons from adversity to support you to find possibility and your own Wylde Wellbeing.
Work with me
I’m a CEO turned chronic illness coach. Here’s how I can help
Private and personalised 1:1 coaching
My 1:1 coaching is designed specifically for women living with chronic illness, burnout and stress and who are looking for holistic support. I offer a personalised approach, focusing on creating realistic and sustainable routines that prioritise your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
I've learned that everything is interconnected. Living with chronic illness often means dealing with not just physical symptoms, but also the mental and emotional toll it can take on your wellbeing. Many women with chronic illness experience stress, anxiety, and negative thought patterns that only amplify the challenges of managing their health.
In our coaching sessions, we’ll work together to uncover the thoughts that may be holding you back, challenge limiting beliefs, and create new, healthier ways of thinking (using CBT coaching). You'll gain practical tools to manage stress, boost your confidence, and approach your chronic illness with a more balanced, empowered mindset.
I’ll guide you in learning how to:
Recognize and reframe negative thought patterns
Reduce feelings of anxiety and stress
Build resilience and emotional strength in the face of physical challenges
Create a positive, proactive mindset that helps you cope with the ups and downs of living with chronic illness.
Coaching can help you to feel more empowered to take control of your emotional health, so you can move through each day with greater calm, clarity, and confidence.
A deep understanding of the mind-body connection
Perhaps you are you on a journey of recovery and wellbeing? Are you trying hard to find the real you? Or even dreaming and wishing to get back the ‘old’ you? Do you want to move from simply surviving to really thriving? Or maybe you've tried everything, but nothing is working long term? This isn't about a quick fix!! It’s about building sustainable change and recognising the mind-body connection.
Through my coaching, we’ll work on building habits that support your physical health, emotional wellbeing, and mental clarity, and connection to purpose, so you can live a more fulfilling life, no matter what your health journey looks like. By creating a toolkit of strategies you can rely on, my coaching will help you improve your ability to cope with day-to-day challenges and live with greater confidence and joy.
Chronic illness can often feel like a never-ending struggle, but you don’t have to go through it alone. As a wellbeing coach specialising
sing in chronic illness, I personally understand the unique challenges you face - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually - I've faced them all too!
My 1:1 coaching sessions are designed to empower you to take back control of your health and happiness, with realistic strategies that fit your lifestyle. We’ll work together to create a personalised action plan that addresses the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of living with chronic illness which so often get overlooked by medical practitioners! From stress management and self-care practices to setting healthy boundaries, energy management, pacing and cultivating mindfulness, you’ll learn how to live a fulfilling life with greater ease and confidence.
Support to truly flourish
Work with me, and discover how to enhance your wellbeing and your life with one-to-one tailored support, coaching and guidance, all directed by you, and what you want and crucially, what your body needs right now!
I have developed my Wylde Wellbeing Whole-Wellness ™ methodology, to support you along the way and crucially, to look at your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing and what you might be needing in each of these areas.
Whole-Wellness ™ is my way of improving on the known Biopsychosocial model of care and adding a further dimension, one that focuses on emotional and spiritual spheres too. I talk about this concept a lot more in my book Too Hard to Swallow.
This is my formula for true wellbeing - bringing together
science, strategy and spirituality to help women:
🧪 to alchemise adversity into possibility
🧪 to focus on wellness, not just illness
🧪 to look from the inside-out as well as the outside-in
🧪 to learn to live well, whatever our current context or circumstances
I want to help you to FLOURISH and LIVE WELL.
Lessons learned and shared in my book
I know that managing chronic illness can feel like an uphill battle, and it’s easy to get stuck in feelings of frustration or helplessness. But with the right mindset, support, and tools, you can take small steps toward creating a life that feels meaningful and fulfilling.
While chronic illness doesn’t have an easy ‘fix,’ nor a magic 'cure', together we can find ways to reduce stress, regulate your nervous system, improve your quality of life, and help you feel more empowered in your own health journey.
In my book, I offer ten lessons I've learned and ways which may help you to find more acceptance, peace and calm in the chaos of chronic illness burnout. I'll use these models in my coaching too.
These tools are used in positive psychology coaching, health coaching and life coaching and other therapy to focus on your goals, your motivations and your vision of the life you want to lead.
You can be chronically ill and resilient too!
You can still have dreams, ambitions, purpose and meaning in life.
Remember, you are more than your illness or diagnosis. Together, we’ll work on tools and strategies to help you reclaim your energy, your focus, and your sense of purpose.
Managing a chronic illness isn’t just about symptom management, but that's part of it - it’s about building resilience, creating self-care routines, and living a life you love, even with the challenges.
Client Testimonials
Some love notes from my clients
I felt the coaching style was very well suited to my needs. The right questions always seem to be asked, always relevant and pertinent and showed solid understanding of my situation. I felt that I was always pushed, in a positive way to think about things in a new light, and consider options that I hadn’t previously thought about. Generally, I felt the coaching style was incredibly encouraging, nurturing and inspiring
The session I had with Emily where we discussed, at length, my broader goals and aspirations for life, not just in a workplace setting was one of the most insightful sessions I have had. Emily posed some uncomfortable questions which then highlighted my main areas of focus for the coming year which offered a clarity and insight I did not have prior to the session.
