Hannah Moss: Wellbeing Coach

Brave

• Leaving my husband and going through a divorce was one of the bravest things I’ve ever had to do.
• Travelling all over the world takes courage at times, especially being away from home for 15 months in my early 20s, travelling to India on my own and facing countless challenges. 
• It took guts to quit the job I’d been in for seven years, as I knew it wasn’t right, when I didn’t have another job to go to.

Balanced

• I have two very distinct sides to my personality: the feminine, emotional, sensitive side; and the more masculine, rational, logical side.   
• I believe everything should be done or taken in moderation, particularly when it comes to food. Far better to allow yourself that chocolate brownie, enjoy every mouthful and feel good about it, than to berate yourself and feel guilty afterwards. 
• I can usually see both sides of an argument, and like to weigh up the pros and cons before making most decisions.  

Disciplined

• Having a daily Ashtanga yoga practice for six years taught me the importance of discipline, and I’ve carried that through to many other areas of my life since. 
• I’ve been self-employed for many years, mostly working from home, and am able to stay motivated, set good boundaries and keep my work and home life separate. 
• One of my nicknames is ‘Hannah the Planner’! I’m highly organised, like to plan ahead, and usually manage to stick to the schedule. 

Faith

• One thing that’s got me through life, and staying mostly positive, is my faith. I have faith in myself, faith in humankind and faith that all is as it should be.  
• I have faith in the Divine and in the Universe. I believe everything happens for a reason and that we can always learn from it. I know the Universe has my back, as it’s shown me this time and time again.  
• I have faith in nature. Although it can be unpredictable, the rhythmic cycles of nature teach us how to have faith and keep moving forward. Dawn always follows night; spring always follows winter; the tide keeps rolling in and out.  

Resilient 

• The more challenges you go through in life, the better you get at handling them. As Susan Jeffers says, “Whatever happens, I’ll handle it.” I know from experience this is true and that I have the strength I need to get through (almost) anything. 
• Travelling the world, surviving a divorce, changing careers, managing far too many ‘conscious uncouplings’ (aka break-ups) and moving house more times than I care to count have all helped develop my emotional resilience. 
• One of the conscious uncouplings involved having my heart broken by the man I thought I’d spend the rest of my life with, which took me three years to recover from. Fast forward to today and we’re not only close friends but we also run a business together!  
• Getting stuck in India when the COVID-19 pandemic hit was also a real test of resilience. We had to deal with government lockdowns and restrictions in an unfamiliar country, managing with very little food, suddenly feeling unwelcome as a foreigner and getting repatriated back to the UK amidst organisational chaos.