Matt Thomas

Everybody has a story, so I want give you a sneak peek at my own so you know where I have come from and what has led me to become a coach in the first place.

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Back when I was 6 years old, I experienced sexual abuse. This went on for some time and then stopped when I was around 8 years old. As you can imagine, this was extremely difficult for me. I didn't tell my parents until i was 26 years old and so, I carried this around for 20 years on my own. As I grew older I became depressed, angry and at some points suicidal. The pain and self distain was so overwhelming that I turned to drugs and alcohol. I became addicted to substances because these gave me relief from my internal world of chaos. They gave me a sense of control (which is very much a paradox).

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I remember getting to a point where I realised that nothing was getting better. I became aware of how my destructive behaviour was just masking the problem and I knew that I couldn't go on they way I was currently. So, I got off the drugs, stropped drinking alcohol and I decided to make a change and reached out to my doctor who then referred me to a psychiatrist. I was prescribed medication and began to see a psychiatrist once a week.

Fast forward 6 years.... I began feeling much better. I then found the strength to tell my parents what happened to me all those years ago and I came off my medication.

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This was great for a while until I hit another road block. Yes, I was feeling much better but what now?

I had finally moved on from the trauma I had experienced but I didn't really know who I was anymore. I had lived my life in survival mode for so long that I didn't really know anything about the true me. Who am I? What do I like? What don't I like? What do I want to do with my life? What am I passionate about? These questions led me to coaching.

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Through coaching I learned that I wanted to help people like me. People who are stuck for one reason or another, that want to reconnect and discover what they want for themselves. Coaching has been a true gift in my experience so I trained to become a coach so that I help others realise that no matter where you are, you can achieve your dreams if you commit to yourself and your goals.