I’m Penny,
A transformation coach, international speaker, budding psychologist and trauma therapist, published author and psychology researcher and yoga teacher on a mission to teach 10 million women how to flourish on their terms by 2025.
I created the Balance Challenge off the back of 150 + depth interviews with busy, exhausted professional women. I was deeply concerned with the level of unconscious burnout and the longing for balance that just felt elusive. I felt called to create an accessible and affordable challenge that empowered these women to create the space to unlock balance on their terms without the burnout. You see I’ve been there, and I’ve come out the other side into what I can only describe as harmony.
After 20 years in corporate change, I found myself burnt out and unfulfilled. I knew the life I was living was not in alignment with the things that truly mattered to me. Change felt huge and overwhelming, so I made excuses to stay in the familiarity of operating in overdrive. Until one day I looked in the mirror and I didn’t like who I’d become, let alone recognise her.
So, I leaned into my fear of uncertainty and turned my whole life upside down in pursuit of happiness. Within a seven-month period, I left a 16-year career as an executive, relocated my family from Perth back to Melbourne, left an 18-year relationship and started my own purpose-driven company.
Whilst the path forward was unclear and I didn’t feel ready, stepping into fear delivered opportunities I never imagined possible. Book & TV deals, Ted Talks, International speaking gigs, writing for the Harvard Business Review, were by-products of learning to trust my intuition. Most importantly, I created the freedom to flourish and live each day in alignment with what makes me feel alive.
I now spend my days empowering busy women to live in the present and take action to flourish on their terms.