For the woman within motherhood.
You know how you'd like to show up. Some days, that's easier than others.
Psychologically grounded support for more choice, more self-trust, and days that feel more like you.
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For the woman within motherhood.
You know how you'd like to show up. Some days, that's easier than others.
Psychologically grounded support for more choice, more self-trust, and days that feel more like you.
Claim Your Free M.I.B.A Mum Starter Kit
Quick, practical tools to help you:
- Map what’s adding to the pressure
- Interrupt automatic reactions in difficult moments
- Build practical ways to support yourself when things feel like too much
- Align your responses with what actually matters to you
When everything feels like too much, start here.
Quick, practical tools to help you:
- Map what’s adding to the pressure
- Interrupt automatic reactions in difficult moments
- Build practical ways to support yourself when things feel like too much
- Align your responses with what actually matters to you
Maybe you recognise some of this.
The exhaustion that doesn't lift with sleep. Less patience than you'd like — snapping, then feeling worse about it after. Overthinking small decisions until they don't feel small anymore. Parts of motherhood landing differently than you expected, or a sense that you're not quite yourself lately.
Not all of it, maybe. Not all the time. But enough that you've noticed it changing how you show up — with your children, your partner, yourself.
None of that means you're failing, or that something's fundamentally wrong. Often, it's not that you don't know how you'd rather respond. It's what happens to that knowledge when things actually get hard.
Maybe you recognise some of this.
The exhaustion that doesn't lift with sleep. Less patience than you'd like — snapping, then feeling worse about it after. Overthinking small decisions until they don't feel small anymore. Parts of motherhood landing differently than you expected, or a sense that you're not quite yourself lately.
Not all of it, maybe. Not all the time. But enough that you've noticed it changing how you show up — with your children, your partner, yourself.
None of that means you're failing, or that something's fundamentally wrong. Often, it's not that you don't know how you'd rather respond. It's what happens to that knowledge when things actually get hard.
Why I do this work
I recognise parts of this territory myself — the way pressure can narrow what feels possible, and the gap between how you want to respond and what actually happens when you're stretched thin.
It's part of why I trained the way I did: psychology, mindfulness and coaching, brought together rather than kept separate.
My work isn't about handing you more information, or telling you what you should be doing differently.
It's about slowing things down enough to see clearly what's happening — separating the thought from the fact, the pattern from the person — so there's more room around the automatic reactions, and more choice in how you act on what actually matters to you.
Why I do this work
I recognise parts of this territory myself — the way pressure can narrow what feels possible, and the gap between how you want to respond and what actually happens when you're stretched thin.
It's part of why I trained the way I did: psychology, mindfulness and coaching, brought together rather than kept separate.
My work isn't about handing you more information, or telling you what you should be doing differently.
It's about slowing things down enough to see clearly what's happening — separating the thought from the fact, the pattern from the person — so there's more room around the automatic reactions, and more choice in how you act on what actually matters to you.
The M.I.B.A Method
This is the process underneath everything I do — four steps, used again and again as life keeps asking things of you.
MapÂ
Slow down enough to see what's actually happening — the pressures, thoughts, reactions and patterns underneath the moment.
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InterruptÂ
Create a little space around the automatic reaction, in real moments — enough room to respond rather than just be carried by it.
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BuildÂ
Strengthen what helps in practice:Â
perspective, self-support, boundaries, and the ability to access a useful response under pressure.
AlignÂ
Get clear on what genuinely matters.
Let your choices reflect those values — within the life you actually have, not an idealised one.
The M.I.B.A Method
This is the process underneath everything I do — four steps, used again and again as life keeps asking things of you.
MapÂ
Slow down enough to see what's actually happening — the pressures, thoughts, reactions and patterns underneath the moment.
InterruptÂ
Create a little space around the automatic reaction, in real moments — enough room to respond rather than just be carried by it.
BuildÂ
Strengthen what helps in practice:Â perspective, self-support, boundaries, and the ability to access a useful response under pressure.
AlignÂ
Get clear on what genuinely matters. Let your choices reflect those values — within the life you actually have, not an idealised one.
Ready to go further?
The Grounded Mother
A six-week programme working through the full M.I.B.A. process — so you're steadier under pressure, quicker to notice old patterns, and more able to respond to your family and yourself in ways you actually stand behind.
1:1 Coaching
Personalised support for your particular patterns, pressures and decisions — working at your pace, on what's actually going on for you.
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Workshops/ Events
 Live sessions in Alicante and beyond, combining mindfulness, sound and psychologically grounded practice — space to slow down and be with others doing the same.Â
Ready to go further?
The Grounded Mother
A six-week programme working through the full M.I.B.A. process — so you're steadier under pressure, quicker to notice old patterns, and more able to respond to your family and yourself in ways you actually stand behind.
1:1 Coaching
Personalised support for your particular patterns, pressures and decisions — working at your pace, on what's actually going on for you.
Workshops/ Events
 Live sessions in Alicante and beyond, combining mindfulness, sound and psychologically grounded practice — space to slow down and be with others doing the same.Â
What Clients Say
MarĂa is the best!!! her coaching sessions was really helpful for me with self-reflection, self-awareness and clarity.
She’s very professional and understands where you’re coming from and makes you feel like this is a safe space. I highly recommend coaching with her👏👏
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Yo Daly - Full Time Mom
"I’ve gone from feeling stressed out and overworked to feeling not just more balanced but more resilient.
This program has become my little inner sanctuary, a place that I can retreat to, to regain strength and calm. I feel like Maria is a trusted friend, guiding me to the person I'd almost forgotten I was."
Michelle Whitman, Early Childhood Educator, Mom of triplets
100% recommend Maria.
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 She has helped me feel so empowered to support myself and focus on what I really needed to focus on, through even just a short few sessions I saw a massive improvement in myself and my outlook on things.
Jenny Cooke - Teacher
What Clients Say
MarĂa is the best!!! her coaching sessions was really helpful for me with self-reflection, self-awareness and clarity.She’s very professional and understands where you’re coming from and makes you feel like this is a safe space. I highly recommend coaching with herđź‘Źđź‘Ź
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Yo Daly - Full Time Mom
"I’ve gone from feeling stressed out and overworked to feeling not just more balanced but more resilient. This program has become my little inner sanctuary, a place that I can retreat to, to regain strength and calm. I feel like Maria is a trusted friend, guiding me to the person I'd almost forgotten I was."
Michelle Whitman, Early Childhood Educator, Mom of triplets
100% recommend Maria.Â
 She has helped me feel so empowered to support myself and focus on what I really needed to focus on, through even just a short few sessions I saw a massive improvement in myself and my outlook on things.
Jenny Cooke - Teacher
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The Grounded Mother is where all of this comes together — six weeks working through the M.I.B.A. method in full. It's the natural next step for putting it into practice over time.
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The Grounded Mother is where all of this comes together — six weeks working through the M.I.B.A. method in full. It's the natural next step for putting it into practice over time.
