ABOUT
REBECCA

Hello!


I’m Rebecca Black.

I’ve been working as a Clinical Psychologist for many moons,but here,
I’m a Sustainability Coach.

Sustainability is something that I am deeply passionate about and totally dedicated to.
And I know that sounds a bit cliché, but it totally true. I live, eat, and breathe sustainability.
It’s become my way of life; my inner essence.

I now use that inner essence to help guide psychologists and other helping professionals to create a more balanced, joyful, energetic, abundant, and fulfilled career and life for themselves. You know, the version of life we all dreamed of (and totally expected) before the relentless demands of clinical practice and life took over.

But it’s not by chance that I so became profoundly connected with sustainability.

The journey began when I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in my late teens, closely followed by Fibromyalgia, and various other diagnoses across time. These diagnoses took over my life, bit by bit, month by month, year by year. I was always exhausted and painfully restricted from being able to live the life I truly wanted to live. Sure, I could still function at times, but there were also times where I couldn’t even walk to my mailbox. It was physically, emotionally, and spiritually draining to say the least.

Of course, at roughly the same time, I added studying and working as a psychologist into the mix - a career that I hadn’t realised would be so emotionally and administratively demanding. I felt like I was under constant pressure and always rushing, always serving everyone else, and just never able to breathe. I’d come home and collapse in a heap, with no space or energy for anyone else, let alone myself. I felt like I was stuck on the hamster wheel and had truly lost the joy of life!

Luckily, I am very determined and optimistic; I just couldn’t accept that as the rest of my life. So, I spent most of my adulthood deeply researching, learning, and understanding every potential facet of wholistic wellness that I could, and applying it to myself to heal my body and my life. That meant not only shifting deep seeded patterns within my mind that contributed to my sense of pressure, people-pleasing, and near-constant exhaustion (hello unrelenting standards and self-sacrifice schemas!), but also healing my physical body (including my gut microbiome), breaking free of the stress cycle and recurrent bouts of burnout, and creating healthy environments at home and at work that actually supported my nervous system and aligned with my own unique needs, rather than just doing what society or my profession thought I should be doing.

And the most beautiful thing happened…
it worked.

The years of experimentation and ongoing practices paid off and I realised I had found the ingredients that allowed me to truly and deeply heal. To not only move out of burnout, but to heal the ‘unhealable’ chronic illnesses too! And it felt incredible! I felt incredible!

And now, I am here living my sustainable life; a life that I truly love and enjoy.
One where I have the energy to do the things and be with people that light up my soul. One where work doesn’t drain me but genuinely lifts my life (both emotionally and financially!). One where I have freedom and flexibility with my time and days (no more rushing!), and I feel calm, grounded, and connected to my body. It is truly the most amazing experience to embody.

And so, with all of this beautiful sustainability in my life, I’ve chosen to spend my time and energy sharing the knowledge and wisdom I have collected in a way that helps therapists move simply and easily into their own sustainability. So that you can have your sustainable career and life too!

So, know I am here, ready to hold your hand as we leave the old way behind and move towards your sustainable career and life. Towards the life you had dreamed of.
Towards the life you’ve always deserved..