At 32, Lucy Batham-Read reached a turning point.
On the surface, she had built a successful career in IT management. But beneath it, after 15 years in a male-dominated world, she was exhausted—tired of pushing, proving, and quietly questioning herself. By then, she was also a mother of two young children, and it had begun to feel as though they were seeing more of the nanny than they were of her. Something had to change.
So she made a decision that felt both uncertain and necessary: she walked away.
She didn’t know then that she wasn’t stepping into a single new identity—but into many.
Over the years that followed, life unfolded in ways she couldn’t have planned. She became a mother of three and, like many parents, once imagined a time when they would grow up, move out, and life would neatly shift into something new. But that isn’t quite how it has been.
Because the truth is, children don’t simply leave. Especially in a post-COVID world, life looks different. They return, they reconnect, they remain woven into the rhythm of everyday life. The role of a parent doesn’t end—it evolves. And for Lucy, this evolving chapter has become one of the most meaningful of all.
Through her own experiences, she began to understand something fundamental: how deeply the nervous system shapes the way we feel, respond, and move through the world—and how little most of us are ever taught about truly knowing ourselves.
This understanding now sits at the heart of her work.
Lucy believes that we all have the potential to live a life that feels good from the inside out. But that kind of life doesn’t come from pushing harder—it comes from understanding ourselves more deeply. It means recognising our boundaries, learning how to honour them, and reconnecting with our “why”—the quiet, evolving force that guides our choices over time.
She feels especially drawn to supporting young adults. Because when we learn early on what makes us feel safe, grounded, and truly alive, we carry that awareness with us—through uncertainty, through change, and through all the twists life inevitably brings.
Her path since leaving IT has been anything but linear. She has worked as a wellbeing coach, supported teenagers in crisis within the NHS during COVID, spent time as a personal assistant to a well-known public figure, trained in Pilates, and most recently qualified in Auricular Acupuncture. Each chapter has deepened her understanding of people, resilience, and what it truly means to feel well.
Today, she lives in a farmhouse near the Sussex Downs with her husband of 30 years and their beloved Labrador, Toffee. And while her children may not all live at home, they remain at the heart of her everyday life—just in a way that looks a little different now.
Quieter, perhaps. But deeper, richer, and more connected than ever.
