Core

Core Coaching with Gemma Cousins
Confidence coaching for teens, adults and workplaces in Cheadle Hulme + online.

Helping you uncover confidence so you can live, communicate and lead with greater self-trust.

1:1 Coaching | Workshops | Talks

19/10/2026

I think one of the most useful questions we can ask about confidence is: how does it feel to us? We can spend so much time wondering how we come across that we forget to notice our own experience. Did I feel able to say what I meant? Could I take my time? Did I feel comfortable enough to ask a question or disagree?

For me, comfortable confidence means having more trust in yourself when you don’t know exactly how something will go. You can feel nervous, need a moment or stumble over your words and still feel capable of being there. There’s a freedom in knowing that your confidence can support you through those moments too.

18/10/2026

If only feeling rested and ready were as simple as a couple of eye patches and a Sharpie 😂

Taking time to rest can feel surprisingly difficult when there’s always something else you could be doing. Sometimes it helps to have somewhere to go, someone to guide you and a bit of time that’s already set aside for you.

Rest + Ready is a little rebellion against always having to do more. An evening of seasonal readings, meditation, sound, full body relaxation and guided journalling, with space to slow down and feel ready for what’s next.

Join me on 25 November DENISE | HAIR | YOGA | HEADSPA | WELLBEING | STOCKPORT | MCR in Cheadle Hulme. Book your place through the link in my bio or message me for details. Eye patches optional 🤍

15/10/2026

Fancy a little CORE Coaching in your inbox? My mailing list is where I share thoughts on confidence, communication and being human, along with news of upcoming workshops, new blogs and the occasional free resource to try for yourself.

If you enjoy what I share here and would like a bit more to read over a cuppa, you’d be very welcome. Sign up via the link in my bio ☕

14/10/2026

Turns out I had more thoughts about thinking. Who’d have thought?! 😂

I’ve turned my recent post about overthinking vs deep thinking into a blog, along with a little exercise called the Thought Audit to help us get curious about what’s going on in those busy brains of ours.

Both are heading out to my mailing list, where I also share workshop news, useful resources and the occasional coaching discount.

The idea is for you to have a little bit of CORE in your inbox, without the daily bombardment. Nobody needs another 47 emails to delete over breakfast.

Fancy joining me? Sign up via the link in my bio. 💌

13/10/2026

Being an overthinker gets a bit of a bad rap, doesn’t it?

I genuinely see it as having a beautifully busy mind. The creativity, the imagination, the curiosity. The ability to explore every angle, spot connections, question assumptions and come up with ideas that might never have occurred to someone else. There’s something rather wonderful about a mind that likes to wander. (I think so anyway.)

And of course, there are limitations. Sometimes that wonderful imagination starts writing stories that haven’t actually happened. Facts and fiction get muddled, thoughts become repetitive and before you know it, you’ve mentally lived through 17 different versions of a conversation that hasn’t even taken place yet. Anyone else? Exhausting, isn’t it?! 😅

⚠️That is totally worth paying attention to. Particularly when thinking starts to feel restrictive rather than expansive.

But I’m petitioning (albeit in this rather small way) for a rebrand of the term ‘overthinker’. Perhaps the aim isn’t to think LESS but to develop a better relationship with our thoughts. To recognise when our thinking is helping us explore and create and when it’s keeping us stuck.

In my humble opinion, a busy mind can be a brilliant thing to have, especially for creative folk out there! It just helps to know when to give it a rest.

I have a good exercise for this - DM me if you’d like it 😊

12/10/2026

Oof! There are a LOT of coaches out there, aren’t there? And here’s me, adding to the noise. 😂

I sometimes find it a bit uncomfortable talking about why someone might want to work with me. Which is quite funny really, given that I spend a lot of my time helping other people feel more comfortable putting themselves out there. I really believe in this work. I’ve seen what can happen when someone has the
time and
space to really explore what’s going on in their life, what they want and what might be getting in their way.

I know how valuable that space can be because I’m human too. I have doubts, I question myself, I get stuck in my own thinking and occasionally need reminding of the very things I talk about in my coaching sessions! (I have a coach btw!)

You might be questioning your career, wondering where you went amongst all the responsibilities of life, struggling to trust your own decisions or feeling that there’s something more you’d like to do if only you could find the confidence to give it a go.

Maybe everything looks perfectly fine from the outside, but something just doesn’t feel quite right.

Maybe you’re struggling with what to say, when to say it and HOW to say it!

I get it. I get it! I really get it!

So I’ve put together a few slides ^ about why I believe in coaching, what I bring to it and what working with me might feel like.

I’ve got some space for new 1:1 clients, so…if any of this sounds familiar or interesting you’re very welcome to come and have a chat. There’s a free 30 min discovery call and absolutely no obligation to take things further.

P.S if I’m not your kind of coach, that’s okay too. Finding someone you feel comfortable with really matters.

Gemma x

www.core-you.com

09/10/2026

There’s a lovely moment in this work when someone hears their own voice do something they didn’t know it could. A little surprise. “Was that me?” Yep. All you. 😊

Breathing, releasing tension and exploring your range can open up so much choice in how you speak and express yourself. There’s room to play, experiment and discover what feels possible when you give yourself permission to try.

For me, this is such a valuable part of confidence coaching: bringing that inner work into how you communicate. Connecting what you want to say with the breath, body and voice that help you say it.

Drawing on my years as an actor and my work as a coach, I help you explore that connection and feel more confident being heard, seen and understood. I love seeing people discover what they’re capable of.

If you’d like to explore your own voice and confidence, drop me a message. I’d love to hear what you’d like to feel more comfortable doing.

08/10/2026

Make rest your flex.

Join me at REST + READY.
90 minutes to rest, breathe + restore.
25/11/26 7-8.30pm

Book your spot via the link in my bio. 💪

07/10/2026

You wouldn’t give a teabag three seconds and then complain that your tea was weak. Yet we’re quite happy to try something once and decide we’re rubbish at it. 😂

Give yourself a bit of time. Try again. Notice what gets easier. Confidence can take a little brewing.

Preferably with a biscuit. ☕️

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