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Coaching with Emma
Practical one-to-one coaching for real life, from getting your head straight to rebuilding how life actually works.
Explore 1:1 coaching ↓Life coaching for people who want more from life than just getting through it.
Live by design,
not endurance.
not endurance.
You can have a really good life on paper and still feel completely bloody knackered by the reality of living it.
Work. Kids. Money. Relationships. Life admin. Keeping all the plates spinning.
Somewhere amongst all that, it’s very easy to lose the bits that make life actually feel good.
But those are the bits I want to help you get back.
Life is for the livin'.Not just for carrying, coping, earning and continually spinning plates (no matter how easy you make it look!)
Current coaching, projects & collaborations.
A quick guide to what’s currently happening under the Double Click umbrella, so you can head straight to the bit that’s relevant to you.
Flagship programme
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The Next Gen Men Programme
My flagship 16-week one-to-one programme for dads who are fed up with life running on endurance and brute force.
Explore Next Gen Men ↓03
The Parenthood Project
A separate research collaboration exploring what becoming a parent actually changes for mums and dads.
Explore the project ↓
Hello, I'm Emma Coomber.
I care far more about what your life feels like than how impressive it looks.
I'm a coach, wife, mum of two incredible boys and someone who has spent a lot of years watching brilliant, capable people become absolutely flattened by lives they worked really hard to build. Or waste years stuck in survival mode, trapped in cycles of magical, or “when...then...” thinking, e.g. when X happens, then I’ll feel better.
I know the feeling that comes from looking around and thinking, “I've got so much to be grateful for, so why does everything feel like such hard work?” That question is a big part of why I do this.
My job isn't to tell you how to live. It's to help you properly look at the life you're in, notice what's costing you too much, work out what actually matters, then build enough structure around that for things to change in real life.
My ‘WHY’…
I want my boys to grow up knowing their worth isn't measured by how useful, productive or endlessly resilient they can be. I want that for the adults I work with too.
I want my boys to grow up knowing their worth isn't measured by how useful, productive or endlessly resilient they can be. I want that for the adults I work with too.
Qualified coachPractical, not preachyNo life-optimisation bollocksLife by design, not survivalNo pretending a planner will fix your life
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Coaching
Right then. Where do we start?
You do not need a perfect goal, a grand reinvention plan or even the words for what's wrong. “I can't keep doing life like this” (or even, “I feel like shit”) is a perfectly decent place to begin. Here’s how we can start.
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Free · 30 minutes
Vibe Check
A relaxed chat about what is going on, what feels stuck and whether I am the right person to help. No hard sell.
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One-to-one
Untangle the actual problem
We get underneath the noise. Energy, work, boundaries, responsibility, identity, relationships, money, time, guilt. Usually the thing making life hard is not just one thing.
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Real-life change
Build something that holds up
We turn insight into practical changes, with enough scaffolding (aka tools in your metaphorical toolkit, or robust systems in your life) to survive busy weeks, school holidays, rubbish sleep and ordinary human chaos.
Ways to work together
As much support as you need.
No more than you need.
Some people want longer to change patterns that have been around for years. Some just want to blast through current issues and create some short-term results.
RESET
For when life feels muddled, heavy or stuck and you want to get your head straight quickly.
- Work out what is actually draining you
- Get clear on what needs to change first
- Leave with practical next steps that fit your life
RHYTHM
For longer-lasting change when you are tired of lurching from one stressful week to the next.
- Create more room around work and responsibility
- Build steadier routines without becoming a routine robot
- Make home and life feel calmer and more connected
REBUILD
For when you know the old way is not working and want proper time to build something different.
- Challenge patterns that keep pulling you back
- Make decisions from clarity, not panic or guilt
- Build a way of living that does not depend on endurance
Flagship programme
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TheNEXT GEN MENProgramme
For dads who are fed up with living on the provider’s treadmill of responsibility.
You love your kids. You show up. You keep things moving. And somewhere along the way, your life has become a constant loop of providing, sorting, fixing, earning, remembering and trying not to be the stressed version of yourself by the time you get home.
Next Gen Men is my flagship 16-week one-to-one programme for men who want to feel more present, more steady and more like themselves again, without having to live like a productivity / optimisation bellend to achieve it.
It is not about becoming softer, or tougher, or more disciplined, or just ‘better’. It is about building a life with some buffer in it, that feels easy and fun to live, with better connections and a better understanding of what’s going on inside and how that impacts your context.
Read more about Next Gen Men
What we work on
- Work and provider pressure that follows you home
- The constant mental load of being the one who holds things together
- Feeling present with your partner and kids instead of mentally somewhere else
- Getting back some identity beyond work, dad and partner
If this sounds familiar
- You are permanently “on” and still feel behind
- Rest comes with guilt
- Work stress leaks into home
- You are either snappy, absent or too knackered to enjoy much
- You keep telling yourself things will calm down soon
What we're aiming for
- Calmer evenings and less background noise in your head
- More presence with the people you actually do all this for
- Space for your own interests, friendships and ambitions
- More confidence saying yes, no and not right now
- A life that feels good while you are living it, not just impressive afterwards
If ‘life coaching’ sounds a bit wanky, let’s have a chat - because I could not agree more.
Have a no-pressure chatResearch + collaboration
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The Parenthood Project
We talk a lot about how life changes. Less about how we change.
I’ve teamed up with Hannah York to explore what becoming a parent actually changes, for mums and dads, and where our experiences are different, similar or completely misunderstood.
The UK-wide survey takes around 10–15 minutes, and you’ll get your own personalised results at the end. Every response helps us build a fuller picture of modern parenthood.
Take The Parenthood Project Survey
A quick caveat
Coaching is not therapy.
I offer practical, forward-focused support. We can absolutely talk about the past where it helps us understand what is happening now, but I do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. If what you need is clinical or therapeutic support, if we venture into grounds that need more than I can offer, I will say so and help you find the correct support.
We're probably a good fit if...
- You are functioning, but life feels heavier than it should
- You are willing to be curious and honest about what is not working
- You want practical change, not motivational guff
Probably not the right fit if...
- You want someone to hand you a perfect routine in a spreadsheet and make you follow it
- You want a quick fix without changing anything around you, or inside you
- You currently need clinical mental health support
Fancy a chat?
You don't have to earn a better life by getting more exhausted first.
If something in this page has made you think “Yep. That's me,” book a free 30-minute Vibe Check. We'll talk like normal humans, work out what is going on and see whether coaching would actually help.