{"id":755,"date":"2021-07-10T19:51:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T19:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growingtallcoaching.com\/?page_id=755"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:05:30","slug":"meet-your-facilitator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growingtallservices.com\/?page_id=755","title":{"rendered":"Meet Gaby"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"755\" class=\"elementor elementor-755\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-001b14e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"001b14e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f8dd9\" data-id=\"85f8dd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd86b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fd86b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/growingtallservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaby.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/growingtallservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaby.jpg?w=958&amp;ssl=1 958w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/growingtallservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaby.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/growingtallservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaby.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/growingtallservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaby.jpg?resize=768%2C770&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/growingtallservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaby.jpg?resize=600%2C601&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/growingtallservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaby.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d53473 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d53473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52abc9\" data-id=\"c52abc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3347ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3347ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><em><strong>If you\u2019re here, there\u2019s a good chance something in your life doesn\u2019t feel quite right anymore.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">Maybe you feel stuck.<br \/>Maybe you\u2019ve lost your sense of direction.<br \/>Maybe you know you want change\u2014but you\u2019ve no idea where to start.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">I know that place.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">On the outside, my life once looked full and successful. I had a career, perceived stability, and a busy life. But underneath it all, something was missing. I felt disconnected from any meaning in life.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">One of my life mottos is simple:<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>All roads lead to Rome\u2014and life is about the journey and the detours we take along the way.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">I\u2019ve taken many personal and professional detours\u2014working as a psychiatric nurse, a chef, a sales professional, and a travel consultant. I\u2019ve travelled solo, moved countries, and built a life in unfamiliar places. By day, I worked hard to pay the bills. By night, I performed stand-up comedy and improvisation, even co-running a comedy club across multiple venues as a creative outlet.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><strong>I kept going and kept doing what I thought I<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>should<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>do.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><strong>But all I achieved was running endlessly on a hamster wheel.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><strong>What I came to understand is this: I only found real peace, balance, and contentment when I stopped conforming to expectations\u2014and started taking ownership of my own life.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">That wasn\u2019t an overnight change.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">It started with awareness.<br \/>Understanding how my experiences had shaped my habits, my thinking, my beliefs.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><strong>Because our experiences make us who we are. But they don\u2019t have to define where we stay.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">As I became more aware, I began to create something I hadn\u2019t felt before: true personal freedom.<strong> The kind of freedom that allows you to choose your direction, build meaningful relationships, and actually feel at home in your own life.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">And one thing became very clear to me\u2014we\u2019re not meant to do this alone. We need connection. We need community.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">This realisation led me to Achology, where I trained in Modern Applied Psychology. I developed skills in counselling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), NLP, life coaching, skilled helping and hypnotherapy.\u00a0 I also trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I continue to be an active member in Achology to give back what I so generously received in this community.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">Today, I run<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Growing Tall Services, where<em><strong> I support people who feel exactly like I once did\u2014stuck, searching, and ready for something to change.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">Through training and mentoring, I help individuals and leaders in organisations build life skills, manage stress, improve communication, get comfortable with Public Speaking and reconnect with what really matters.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">I see myself as someone who values growth, clarity, independence, and integrity. I\u2019ve been told I have a natural ability to ask the right questions\u2014and I approach challenges with curiosity, intention, and honesty.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><strong>My approach is simple: to have honest conversations and space to figure things out\u2014without pressure or judgement.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">Because I don\u2019t believe you\u2019re broken. I believe you\u2019re at a turning point.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">My guiding belief remains:<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>\u201cWe all have to die, but not everyone truly lives.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><strong>So many of us get stuck in routines and expectations that don\u2019t truly belong to us.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>But there is another way.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\"><strong>Let\u2019s embrace uncommon sense.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Let\u2019s break free from old patterns.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Let\u2019s create more freedom.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Let\u2019s bring lightness, laughter, and peace back into our lives.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"isselectedend\">If any of this resonates with you, let\u2019s talk.<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong><em>Book a Tea Chat Connection below\u2014sometimes one conversation is all it takes to start seeing things differently.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d43f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d43f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e177f92\" data-id=\"e177f92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1c5a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"de1c5a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/growingtall-21\/welcome-meeting-20-mins-clone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tea Chat connection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re here, there\u2019s a good chance something in your life doesn\u2019t feel quite right anymore. Maybe you feel stuck.Maybe you\u2019ve lost your sense of direction.Maybe you know you want change\u2014but you\u2019ve no idea where to start. I know that place. On the outside, my life once looked full and successful. 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