Wellbeing Coaching

Hi, I’m Sue Brackstone — mindfulness teacher, life coach, and founder of Live Work Breathe.

Like many people, I used to live on autopilot — busy, striving, and disconnected from how I truly felt. Mindfulness offered me a way to pause, breathe, and reconnect with what really matters. It’s not about escaping life’s challenges but learning how to meet them with steadiness and compassion.

I’ve been deaf in one ear since childhood.  In 2013 I was diagnosed with a cholesteatoma (a benign tumor) in my hearing ear.  If left untreated, this disease can cause total hearing loss, face paralysis, a brain abscess or meningitis.

Sue Brackstone, hearing loss and wellbeing coach, sitting outside coffee shop, laughing.

I had my first operation in 2014, and a second in 2020.   Whilst these have been successful in removing the disease, I now have severe hearing loss, some balance problems and tinnitus.

Thanks to modern technology, hearing loss is no longer the barrier it used to be.  I wear hearing aids which stream sound from my PC and phone, allowing me to chat with clients online.  I have a microphone for meetings and noisy environments.

I also have a sound support dog from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, he alerts me to sounds around the house, demands regular cuddles and likes to lie over my feet when I’m talking to clients

Sue Brackstone sitting outside a coffee shop working on her laptop. Her hearing dog, a cocker spaniel, is sitting next to her.

I had left my administrative career behind and was working as a Wellbeing Coach when I first came across mindfulness.  I saw a book (Finding Peace in a Frantic World) in my ENT consultant’s office.  I bought a copy and started to practice mindfulness regularly.  It helped me so much that I wanted to share the benefits with others.

I’ve since studied Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy with the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and teach three of their courses; Introduction to Mindfulness, Mindfulness: Finding Peace and MBCT for Life.

Accessibility is important to me. I’ve adapted some of the MBCT practices so that people with balance issues can join in with mindful movement sessions. I focus on visual input rather than sound for many of the practices to support those with hearing loss and use the subtitles on Zoom.  I’m currently learning BSL and in the future I will offer coaching and Mindfulness Courses in sign language. I’d be happy to adapt any sessions according to your needs.

I’ve studied counselling and psychology with the Open University, and I have a Professional Certificate and a Diploma in Life Coaching.  I’ve also completed courses in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and love how adaptable this framework is to coaching. Living with ongoing hearing and balance challenges has deepened my understanding of presence, patience, and self-care. These experiences remind me daily that wellbeing isn’t about control — it’s about awareness, acceptance, and choice.

Through mindfulness and ACT coaching, I help people build awareness, resilience, and self-trust. My approach is grounded and gentle, meeting you exactly where you are.

Together, we focus on:

  • Reconnecting with your inner resources and sense of calm

  • Developing self-compassion and emotional resilience

  • Creating balance between doing and being

  • Living in alignment with your values and priorities

Each session is a space to pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself — so you can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Whether you’re navigating stress, change, or a sense of disconnection, this work is about helping you come home to yourself — to breathe a little more easily, and live with greater balance and self-trust.

If that resonates, I’d love to meet you. You can book a call by clicking on the button below.

Sue x

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