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Hello, my name is Giselle Marrinan and I am a Life Coach, Stress Management Consultant and Hypnotherapist. I am frequently asked what my background is and why I became involved in Self- Development Training. So here is a brief history. After university and a few years working in the NHS, I decided to enter the commercial world. For over 10 years I have held senior management roles in sales and marketing in a large multinational company. Having started out my career in this company as a sales representative covering London in a highly competitive market, I progressed through the ranks of marketing and sales management to my final step as sales director. Whilst working, I continued to build my knowledge in my spare time by studying NLP, gaining a diploma in hypnotherapy from Birbeck College at the University of London, completing a course in basic counselling skills at Canterbury University and becoming a Silva graduate in 1996. I had an insatiable thirst for learning about the human psyche and helping to improve my communication skills with others. During my time with this company, I lost a friend to breast cancer. As she was a contemporary of mine, I realized that nothing lasts forever and that the tomorrow you plan for may never arrive. This coupled with the death of my dad around the same time made me take a long hard look at my life and forced me out of my comfort zone. Working in the highly stressful commercial environment and having spent the best part of my youth growing up in Belfast at the height of the ‘troubles’ , I decided that it might be a good idea to learn some coping strategies. So with this in mind I undertook a diploma in Stress Management. Once qualified, I became a stress management trainer working with individuals and organisations and formed a company with a colleague in London called EMPOWER. This was a part time business but was a step towards a goal which became a reality in 2006. My latest venture since arriving back in Ireland was to set up my own life coaching business called Dynamic Life Balance. This is possibly the most daring career move of my life but definitely the most exciting. Whilst training to be a life coach with Newcastle College, I looked back over my life to see where the common threads were in my career choices and what gave me the biggest buzz in everything I did – the answer shot out at me like a bolt of lightning. My passion was and is seeing people be the best they can and empowering them to lead a full and happy life. I realized that although my corporate life fulfilled some of my passion for mentoring people, particularly in a sales management role, it wasn’t really fulfilling my life’s mission. So the question arose, how could I encourage others to be true to themselves when I wasn’t prepared to take the leap of faith myself? Hence my resignation from my permanent job at the end of 2005 to my present career. I may have taken the scenic route to get here but every step along the way has given me the experience, education and drive to train and empower people to design the life they choose to live. If you asked me if I have had any regrets – not one, I am at last living my dream! My wish is to be able to help as many people as possible to do the same.
Gràinne-Freya originally trained as a paediatric nurse, midwife, homeopath and family therapist. With her dedication to homeopathic medicine for the past 30 years,she has successfully established The Mind - Body Wellness Practice in Sandycove, Co. Contact: grainne@dynamiclifebalance.net |