I'm Jade, mum of two and I am a bit of an ambitious, undiagnosed ADHD, high-achieving person who seems to think they can do it all. That somehow I can just cope.
Well, the reality of being a human being and not a superhero hit me hard 2 years ago when I blacked out and collapsed in burnout.
There was a lot going on. My eldest was really struggling at school and recent transitions, I was also working in my day job as well as running my sleep consultancy business... whilst partly solo parenting due to my husband's offshore work... but I kept going.
I spent Christmas with tonsilitis, and totally run down from months of being in survival mode. The demands had ramped up in my day job, and I was fully booked with families to support them in sleep.
Come the January, tonsilitis came back for a second time as I hadn't let myself recover properly. I was fevering through calls, and I didn't want to disappoint others by calling in sick.
I finished the antibiotics, and I just kept going. My day job was making me miserable anyway, but I loved supporting families and the passion flows through me when I am working with them.
However, by January 30th I got up one morning and went into the shower. My husband was meant to be back at work but was delayed due to bad weather. As I stood in the shower, black dots started to appear in my vision. I lost all strength and tried to hold myself on the shower wall, but my legs gave way and I completely blacked out on the shower floor.
Luckily my husband heard the crash and managed to help me come back around, but it was an extremely scary moment. He said to me "your notice has to go in on Monday, you can't keep going like this. If you crumble, our whole family crumbles and you are the one we need to look after". And he was absolutely right.
It was a sign from the universe that I had to slow down and manage my burnout before it happened again. The doctors didn't seem concerned, but I was in full survival mode and my body was now breaking down because of it.
I only skimmed this story over at the time.. why? Because I didn't want to seem weak.
But asking for help isn't a sign of weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge the struggle, and to know that change needs to happen. And that is exactly why I am here, to help other parents in the mental load of parenting. The juggle of work, parenting, and showing up as the person we want to be without feeling we are run into the ground.
If you resonate with the total overwhelm, running on empty and living in survival mode then this is your message to say that it doesn't have to be this way. And now you have found someone who gets it and can support you.
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After qualifying in Infant & Child Sleep Science over 5 years ago, I then went onto certify in Child Sleep & ADHD. I have been supporting hundreds of families in sleep struggles and I have loved every moment of it. I will still be here, supporting families in one of the hardest parts of parenthood and ensuring every family has the fundamentals of sleep and rest.
But I knew that parenting struggles isn't always about sleep.
Which is why in 2026 I have completed my TQUK Level 5 Parent & Wellness coaching qualification. This came at a time when I was ready to step into this field, and now I can truly make an impact on parents stuck in the survival juggle.
