ABOUT MEL

Hi, I’m Mel Wiggins – a coach, consultant, and community leader with a heart for helping people find their way back to themselves.

My work lives at the intersection of personal transformation, collective care, and courageous leadership. Whether I’m walking alongside a woman in a one-to-one coaching relationship, facilitating change with a team through my organisation Embodied Leadership, or supporting community-led restorative justice practices – the common thread is always the same: creating space for people to feel seen, supported, and empowered to grow.

These days, my work includes:

Coaching for Women

I work one-to-one with women who are craving more connection to themselves – women who are ready to move beyond self-doubt, over-giving, and burnout and step into a way of living and leading that feels grounded and true. Through a trauma-informed and somatic lens, we explore your inner landscape, reawaken your creative energy, and learn tools to help you trust your inner voice again. You don’t need to be “fixed” – you just need space to be heard, and to remember who you are. If that sounds like what you need, you can book a no-pressure chat with me here.

Embodied Leadership

I’m also the co-founder of Embodied Leadership, where we support organisations and teams – especially in people-centred, high-burnout sectors – to lead from a place of integrity, regulation, and care. We bring a holistic approach to leadership development, wellbeing, and culture change. Our work combines evidence-based strategies with deep somatic and relational practices, helping workplaces become safer, more sustainable spaces for everyone.

Restorative Practice

Alongside this, I work part-time in restorative justice, a long-standing commitment rooted in my belief in healing, accountability, and community-led solutions. This work continues to shape how I show up in every area of my life – with compassion, with curiosity, and with the conviction that change is always possible when people are given the right support.

— Carla McGreevy, Breathwork & Self-Care Coach

“Mel has created something so nurturing. I have been looking for business help for a while but never felt a connection. Everyone else felt really salesy, telling me how much they could do for me. Mel made it totally about me; helped me connect inwards for the answers. This work is what every female entrepreneur needs and the way Mel runs this business is amazing.”

VALUES & PRIVILEGES

Integrity

  • I will never use manipulation or fear-based language to encourage your engagement in my content or programmes. I trust my clients and community to make good decisions for themselves and to be fully aware of the commitments they step into when they work with me.

  • I am anti-hustle culture and won’t ever push my clients to do more than they have capacity for.

  • I will never sell you a specific outcome or result in the work that we do together because I understand that it is not possible or ethical to guarantee this.

  • We will always work together to create goals that are right for you, not based on any external arbitrary ideals; this also requires my clients to take radical responsibility for themselves.

Inclusion

  • As a white, cis-gendered heterosexual able-bodied woman, I recognise the layers of privilege that I hold that enable me to build this business.

  • I believe that we all have much to learn from voices and communities that have been historically marginalised and I am making efforts to be more intentionally inclusive in my business, including paying diverse experts at different levels of my business model.

  • I aim to co-create a facilitate a safe community in my coaching spaces, understanding that trust and safety is earned and is the responsibility of everyone in the coaching space.

  • I am committed to doing the work to untangle my own biases and align my learning with action.

Accessibility

  • There are many free or low-cost options to working with me or learning from me; including my podcasts, Instagram content, email list and free PDF downloads and free workshops.

  • I offer non-punitive payment plans for all of my 1:1 or group coaching programmes and believe payment plans are a form of financial accessibility.

  • I am also working on ways to expand accessibility in my business, including ensuring that my services are optimised for those with other requirements (i.e. sight, hearing or neurodiversity).

My commitment…

I am a learner too. I am committed to being on the learning path alongside my clients. I want to acknowledge that there is always more to integrate into a values-led model and I won’t always get it right or meet the expectations of others. By recognising and acknowledging that I am always learning too, I can continue to offer a high quality experience and integrate the benefits of the ongoing training and development that I invest in for myself into the work I do. My own learning does not just involve practical education and business support. Investing in my self can also include coaching, supervision and therapy so I am accountable and responsible in my practice.

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HERE’S HOW I CAN HELP…

  • Through 1:1 coaching, I help women move beyond burnout, self-doubt, and overwhelm to rediscover clarity, confidence, and purpose.

  • In-person gatherings for small groups of women who want to experience the power of sitting and sharing in circle around themes of womanhood, courage, conflict and embodiment.

  • Through Embodied Leadership, we work with teams and organisations to build cultures of wellbeing and resilience – grounded in somatic awareness, trauma-informed practice, and brave, compassionate leadership.