HI THERE!

I'm Carys,

Career Happiness Coach

here to help you discover or develop a career, job or working life that brings fulfilment, connection and engagement.


My top values are freedom, connection, community, wellbeing & adventure. And I'm a really big believer in living our lives according to who we are and what's important to us.

I'm a qualified coach with a passion for supporting people to recognise their own talents & to do this whole work thing in a way that works for them. I have background in HR & Recruitment too, so I know a little about CV's that stand out & great interviews, & I've seen how people flourish in jobs that actually suit them!

My sessions with Carys inspired me to identify a career that would fulfil me emotionally and intellectually and I have now (with support from Carys) taken steps towards my new goal. Carys' career philosophy, kind and thoughtful nature, and esoteric approach set her apart from others, helping me to consider what will truly make me happy. Thank you Carys, I am so excited for what the future will bring me!

- Izzy, Oxfordshire

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Let's get to know each other a little better

I completed my Coaching Certificate & then Diploma in 2017/2018 & have been running my practice ever since. I'm so happy to be in the wonderful world of coaching, & have had the absolute pleasure of working with many individuals from education leavers through to career changers & those seeking more confidence/balance etc in their work lives.

On the somewhat rare (sadly) occasion that I hear someone talk with love & enthusiasm about their work, I'm engrossed, & I want that for everyone.

That looks different for everyone of course. Work isn't, or doesn't have to be, the be all & end all; but my hope is for it to be a positive part of who we are as whole human beings.

How it all started...


Trust me when I say I know first hand the difference between doing a job just for the wage, for the sake of doing the norm & following the crowd, & doing something that really brings happiness (work can and does do that!).

I was definitely not one of those people who knew what I was destined for or wanted to do, in fact I never had a clue. Or at least that's how it felt.

Because looking back, I had many clues, I just didn't have the tools or knowledge to tap into those, identify my strengths or know where my interests could take me. And the result was me drifting around various jobs for a while, frustrated & perplexed about why I often felt so, well, bored!

It was fine for a while, I thought that was just what everyone did.

Enter..... motherhood, mortgages, and convention..... & I'd achieved full blown burnout! Living so far out of alignment with my own values had caught up with me, creating some rather unpleasant feelings of overwhelm & anxiety, & (despite the annoyance at myself that I couldn't just be happy) I had to face up to what wasn't working. It took some difficult times, some tears, & some help, to accept that I needed to step off of the conveyor belt. And it took some courage to walk a different path. I didn't want to keep rushing around like a blue arsed fly, in constant states of either fear (that I'd cocked something up at work) or sadness (at dropping my crying toddler off at nursery). Shocking hey?!

So, to cut a (very) long story short, I trained to become a coach, quit the office job & spent more time with my then young son, whilst slowly building my coaching business (with allllll the imposter syndrome along for the ride), & for 3 pretty amazing years we swapped the house & mortgage for life afloat the Oxford & Grand Union Canals, living & travelling on our narrowboat!

(If you'd like to, you can read more about my career journey here, and more about boat life here)

Some fun facts about me...

From 2019 - 2022 we lived onboard our narrowboat having the best adventure & learning many lessons. I'd long dreamt of living in something mobile!

I like front doors, cups of cocoa, changing seasons, flags blowing in the wind, walking through graveyards, & Audible

I've moved house A LOT.

And I've moved jobs even more

My top strength is "Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence in Everything" (so I'm really good at spotting peoples' natural talents!)

Discover yours here

My top 5 values are: freedom, connection, community, wellbeing & adventure!

I love watching squirrels, they're funny little f**kers aren't they?

In fact, they were a big part of the inspiration behind my career change!

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