It was like any other Thursday, I was scrolling mindlessly through social media– numbing my mind after a long, mundane day at work. After hours of duck-faced selfies and air fryer recipes, I came across a diamond in the rough – Georgia Flatman.
Georgia immediately caught my attention … or more precisely, her occupation caught my attention - life coach. I’d often associated life coaching with someone banging a gong and forcing you to meditate for hours in silence. But Georgia’s larger-than-life personality defied the stereotypes that I had in my head and drove me to reach out to her.
We were conversing almost instantly and there was no denying we hit it off. I was enthralled by her desire to enjoy life to the fullest and wanted to know more about how she was able to help others do the same.
Like most of us, Georgia had to experience the lows before she ever considered the highs. After becoming yet another victim of toxic corporate culture, Georgia came to the realisation that no money was worth her health – both mental and physical. And, after having already worked as a personal trainer, she naturally gravitated back towards health and fitness.
But what makes Georgia’s work so interesting is her holistic approach to feeling better about yourself. The fitness industry has been around for decades and it’s often easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of the internet – what to do, what not to do. The noise is suffocating, and Georgia is on a path to reshaping our mindsets when it comes to fitness. She sees mindfulness and reflection as tools for living a better life because health can be a myriad of things for different people. It’s finding your sense of self; it’s living the life you want to live instead of torturing yourself for not spending hours at the gym … it’s being more forgiving.
Soon after our conversations began, Georgia encouraged me to speak things into existence. If I was being hard on myself, she made me question, out loud, whether being so awful to myself was worth it? Were those things true? Would I say those hurtful things to myself as a child? Confronting hard truths meant I was able to stop deflecting and tackle the real issues I had at hand … maybe my worst enemy was me. Maybe I needed to be proud of who I was already and be proud of the person I was going to become - to trust the process.
And, when fear got the better of me and the anxiety began to grow, Georgia recommended I read ‘Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway’ by Susan Jeffers. It is a non-fiction book that had been gifted to her when she was facing social anxiety as a teenager. The book helped her pop the perspective bubble and think of the bigger picture. She learned not to self-sabotage and began pushing her comfort zones, really enjoying life as opposed to going through the motions of it. This is why Georgia is now not only a successful life coach but also a variety of other things. As well as running her own retreats in Bali, she is a singer, songwriter, and pole dancer.
Georgia uses all her platforms to promote the message – mind, body, and soul. The driving force behind what she does is to help people and her well-rounded view on life and health is a breath of fresh air, making her a centralised voice in the mindfulness space.