Article by Emma Forrester, Co-Founder The Limitless CEO
By the time I reached my 30th birthday I had experienced a decade of turbulence in my life; the kidnapping of my father when a business deal turned bad, leading to bankruptcy, losing our family home and business, sleeping in his car and subsequent alcohol addiction and eventual liver failure.
I also experienced the breakup of my parents’ marriage and separation from my younger brother who left with my father, leaving my mother in depression and heartbreak.
I lived in 15 homes in the space of 5 years, mostly out of a suitcase and often sharing a room with my mother. I recall writing cheques for food shopping knowing they would bounce.
This was a far cry from the privileged family life I had experienced through my childhood, being bought up in a beautiful home in a sought-after Oxfordshire town, going to a private college and enjoying first class family holidays.
In my 28th year I was finally diagnosed with PTSD and chronic anxiety and panic attacks had become my norm and self-sabotaging behaviour a habit.
The diagnosis was both devastating and relieving because I had something to make sense of and to ultimately heal.
My healing started on 1st January 2014 and on that day, I started more than just a resolution, I started my own revolution. A new purpose in life to step out of survival mode and create a new life fuelled by health, freedom, happiness, and prosperity.
In the 4 months that followed I turned to natural health methods and healed my anxiety and PTSD using nutrition, daily exercise, and meditation practices, losing 49lb in weight in the process. I became fit, strong, focused, and energised by life again. I even qualified as a PT and nutritionist and on the sideline began coaching others to fall back in love with their bodies.
My career skyrocketed and I was offered a partnership in the marketing consultancy I worked for, which I turned down in favour of starting my own venture as an online business strategist and mentor.
I found the courage to end a 10-year relationship that no longer felt aligned with where I was going in life. I left the home we owned together and had spent 5 years renovating and moved to London alone to start over.
What changed to fuel such rapid and powerful change?
I did.
In amongst the trauma and devastation of my twenties I was presented with the most valuable opportunity to grow as a person.
The fragility of my security strengthened my armour.
The mental turbulence stablised my emotional intelligence.
The experience of lack activated my desire for abundance.
I believe the human experience of life is often rooted in fear and insecurity; the fear of losing it all, the need to feel safe and the expectation to do things a certain way.
But through the hard times I did lose it all, I did feel what it felt like to be truly ‘unsafe’ and vulnerable and any expectations I had about how life ‘was supposed to be’ were challenged.
When you go to the end of the end of where you feel you can possibly go; physically, mentally and emotionally and you discover that you are actually OK, you realise there is nothing to be a afraid of.
You learn that the mountain you are climbing in life is a mountain with no peak that will continue to test your commitment to your purpose at every turn.
You understand that there is no challenge in life that is greater than the lessons you learn in the journey to the top.
Today, I run a multiple 6-figure brand as an online business strategist and visionary brand creator together with my business partner Ali Mortimer, who is a mind and energetics master. Together our company, The Limitless CEO is redefining what it means to be a CEO as a Consciously Evolved Owner of your life and business.
We support independent female business owners to build success in a wildly different way to create wealth, freedom, power, and happiness.
The work I do is not just a job, it’s the legacy of my hard times redefined as my most transformative times. It’s the work I led myself through that I now have the honour to lead others through too.
I am a mummy to a beautiful baby girl, wife to my soul mate Joel, an entrepreneur on a trajectory to create a million pound brand in less than 2 years, a home owner, a supportive daughter to a fully recovered father and mother, a leader to others who are want to take their power back, turn their hard times into their best times and become a limitless woman.
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20may18:0020:00This Independent Life | Building a Career in Women's Health | Workshop
20/05/2024 18:00 - 20:00(GMT+01:00)
Are you looking to build or pivot to a career in women’s health but don’t know where to start? Join this workshop & make it happen in 2024!
This session will be recorded and shared with all attendees after for future reference and to make it accessible to people with conflicts or who are in different time zones.
In 2022, Rebekah quit her senior job leading an independent healthcare communications and consultancy in London to start TIL. She’s now a women’s health advocate, speaker and advisor, event and podcast host, and thought leader in the women’s health space. She knows first-hand what it’s like to have a passion and desire to work in women’s health without knowing where to start, and is now passionate about helping others to do the same. Her clients include global organisations such as UNiDAYS, whistles, Schroders, University of Oxford and Imperial College London, she’s been featured in The Guardian, Nasdaq, Cosmopolitan and Stylist, and she leads and advises on a variety of women’s health initiatives, including workplaces, universities, charities, research, and start-ups. She’s educated 1000’s across the world and collaborates with renowned institutions, brands and leaders across the women’s health industry, such as for her annual, first-of-its-kind, Future of Endometriosis Conference in London. A Biomedical Science graduate, she’s an experienced creative leader and facilitator across the healthcare space having worked in research, the NHS, pharmaceuticals, communications and consultancy, and having lead, launched and grown international multi-million dollar accounts, brands and teams.
This will be a safe space for learning and is open to anyone regardless of your background, all are welcome (including allies, babies and animals!) If you’d like to join but can’t afford it right now please get in touch and we’ll see what we can do to support.
We look forward to welcoming you there and to supporting you in building a thriving women’s health career in 2024 and beyond!
Rebekah,
Founder of This Independent Life
Rebekah Lloyd is a women’s health and careers expert, speaker and advisor, event and podcast host, and founder of This Independent Life. After experiencing burnout and chronic pain, a 10-year delayed endometriosis diagnosis, and the resulting career and financial challenges, she started This Independent Life to help all people to achieve health, wealth and fulfilment in life. She delivers talks, events and consulting for workplaces and universities, research institutes and startups, and communities. She is a UN Women UK delegate and is dedicated to using business as a force for good, her clients including global organisations such as Barclays, National Trust, UNiDAYS, Whistles, University of Oxford and Imperial College London. She hosts an annual first-of-its-kind global conference on the Future of Endometriosis and Women’s Health, has been featured internationally including The Guardian, Stylist and Nasdaq, and was recently invited to advise the UK Parliament Women and Equalities Committee on women’s health as a result of her work that was broadcast globally via the BBC.
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21may10:0012:00Beginner's Guide to Social Media Analytics for Charities (21 May) | Media Trust
21/05/2024 10:00 - 12:00(GMT+01:00)
Join this exciting new webinar to learn how to understand and master your social media analytics. Do
Do you know what is and what isn’t working for your charity on social media? We put so much time and effort into creating engaging and entertaining content, we want that effort to count. Measuring what’s working for your organisation should be a vital part of our digital marketing strategy – but where do you start?
In this 2-hour session, we’ll explore the fundamentals of tracking performance across various social media platforms. You’ll learn how to set achievable social media goals and how to measure the correct metrics. We’ll also cover all the different ways you can record your data and present it back to your team in a way that helps inform all future decisions.
This training will be delivered online, via Zoom. If you would prefer to pay via invoice, please email [email protected]
This session is ideal for you if you are responsible for your organisation’s social media and are looking for ways to use data to improve performance.
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Jade is an expert in supporting both charities and small businesses to transform their digital comms. She specialises in delivering training that builds digital skills and confidence, despite small budgets and time constraints. Working for Media Trust, she’s had the privilege of designing and delivering training for hundreds of charities, and really understands the challenges and barriers they are facing. Jade loves all things digital and is a firm believer that succeeding in digital is about having a curious mindset, and always being open to learning new things.
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22may13:0014:00Foundations of Positive Leadership | Clear Sea Coaching
22/05/2024 13:00 - 14:00(GMT+01:00)
Learn how to lead with positivity and inspire others in our online event, Foundations of Positive Leadership! Welcome to the Foundations of Positive Leadership event! Join us online
Learn how to lead with positivity and inspire others in our online event, Foundations of Positive Leadership!
Welcome to the Foundations of Positive Leadership event!
Join us online to discover the key principles and strategies that make a great leader. Learn how to inspire and motivate your team, cultivate a positive work environment, and lead with confidence. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your leadership to the next level!
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