About, In Before Out Coaching

Hi, I’m Leila

I'm a Director in the corporate world, a mum of three, and an ICF Certified Coach and NLP Master Practitioner. 

I know what it's like to be capable, driven, and completely lost at the same time. And I know what it takes to find your way through it — with clarity, not just willpower. 

Coaching Changed My Life

Three maternity leaves. Three very different returns to work.

None of them were easy. The first was the hardest. 

I spent months feeling anxious about going back. Overthinking every decision. Questioning whether I still had it. It took over time I'll never get back. 

Looking back, I wasn't lacking capability. 

I was lacking clarity.

And without it, everything felt heavier than it needed to be. The decisions felt bigger. The self-doubt felt louder. The juggle felt nearly impossible. 

I didn't find a coach straight away. I found coaching, and worked through a lot of it myself first. But the more I learned, the more I wanted to go deeper. I trained, qualified, and started working with my own coach regularly. It changed my life in ways I never expected. 

That's why I built In Before Out. And it's why I still show up to my own coaching today. 

The Shift

Coaching didn't rescue me. It made me realise I didn't need rescuing.

Everything I needed was already within me. I just couldn't see it, because I was giving my power away to everyone and everything around me. Other people's opinions. The pressure to get it right. The fear of getting it wrong. 

When times were hard, it felt like I was in a deep, dark hole I couldn't get out of. 

Coaching changed that. Not by pulling me out, but by helping me see there was no hole. I just hadn't yet found my way through. 

Now, when life gets hard , and it does, I'm not stuck. I'm free. I have the tools to find my own answers. And I have coaching to give me the space to do it. 

That's what I want for you.

Why I do this

I don't want other women to spend months, or years, feeling stuck.

You don't need more noise. More advice. More "tips for going back to work,"  or “how to juggle it all.”

You need space to think. A clear head. And someone who will support and challenge you in equal measure. 

As an ICF Certified Coach and NLP Master Practitioner, I bring structure, rigour, and real-world experience to every session. This isn't just talking, it's a process that gets results. 

Because you're not stuck. You're navigating something genuinely complex.

And it's absolutely possible to do that with clarity and confidence. 

If any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to talk.