Amy Coombe

She’s not gone. She’s waiting.

To the mum who feels average – not a little, but a lot. Flat. Slightly lost. Numb.

Ticking boxes and moving through her day in a monotonous unfulfilling way…

The version of you that you think is gone, that you may remember with both fondness and grief…

She’s not gone, she’s just buried under the should’s and need to’s, the demands, the kids, the washing, the house, the jobs, the errands, the guilt…

When did you start believing that those things matter more than you do? Than your health? Your joy? Your laugh? Your life?

I got a message this morning from a woman who heard me speak at the conference on Friday and within that message she wrote:

“We finished early and I thought, what now? Pick my daughter up early from daycare? Go home and vacuum? No. I’m going to do something that brings me joy and is just for me. I went for a walk on the beach, left my phone in the car and I really enjoyed it! I think your presentation has given me the wakeup call I really needed.”

Guys - that’s it.
That’s how it starts.
That’s how you begin to remember yourself.
That’s how you start the process of caring for yourself and improving your mental health and wellbeing.

Not by blowing up your life or going on a retreat or doing anything astronomically big…

But by choosing you, even when it feels selfish.
Actually - especially when it feels selfish.

One walk.
One decision.
One small moment within your day where you choose to rebel against everything and everyone that has forgotten that you matter too. Because you do.

You. Matter. Too.

So to the mum who feels like she’s lost herself a little —
Please know that you don’t need to go on a quest to “find” her.

She’s not gone.
She’s waiting.
Waiting to be chosen.

Put yourself first in whatever small way you can today and give yourself space to breathe again.

Amy x

P.S Replace the word Mum with Dad and read again, because I can almost guarantee, it's the same for both!

“I wish I heard this sooner.”
“I wish my daughter was here for this.”
“Our school needs this – my child needs this.”
"When are you presenting next? I have a friend who needs to listen to this"

I’ve heard those words again and again over the past 15 years, speaking across Australia about mental health, resilience, anxiety, body image, self-worth, and family connection.

And now, I’m doing something new.

Because right now, I can't travel the state like I used to.
I’m in the thick of parenting myself — raising three beautiful humans (10, 8 and 5), juggling the chaos, the magic, and the mental load of it all.

But what I can do — is bring the same tools, strategies and heart I’ve shared with hundreds of schools, families and workplaces…
right into your home.

💻 Introducing my new online webinar series for parents, young people, families and individuals.

We’ll be having the real conversations about the things we usually brush under the rug — confidence, anxiety, body image, inner critics, low moods, depression & when to seek help, self-esteem, and the honest truth about how to actually talk to each other about our mental health and wellbeing, especially when we're struggling and not okay.

These webinars will be warm, honest, and practical.

$40 per household
✅ Real tools - easy to use and simple to implement
✅ Big heart
✅ Safe space
✅ Life-changing conversations

You can come on your own, as a parent, join with your child, or watch together as a family.

You don’t need to have it all together.
You just need to be brave enough to book a ticket and show up.
You also don't need to have your camera or mic on; you don't have to be seen and can leave all the talking to me.

👉 First session: “Why don’t I feel good about my body? Starting real conversations about body image"

📅 Sunday 29th June @ 4pm
📲 Book your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/stronger-together-webinar-series-with-amy-coombe-registration-1390545301429?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

If you’ve ever said:
“I wish I knew how to talk to my kids about this,”
“I want to help, but I don’t know what to say…”
"How can teach my child about positive body image when I've never learnt it myself"
"I wish I felt comfy in my body and confident within"
This is for you.

We’re not meant to figure this out alone.
We can do it together 💛

I'm excited!
Hope you are too xx

It’s been a while since I've stood in front of hundreds of people sharing my heart on stage ❤️ This morning I had the honor of speaking at a personal development conference for teachers and teaching administrators and once again, something inside me felt absolute certainty that real change with mental health and wellbeing, comes from normalising it and having honest, judgement-free conversations where people feel safe to say "me too", “I’m struggling,” "I'm not okay" or “I need support,” without fear or shame.

I can never find the words to articulate what it really feels like to watch people line up after a presentation & step into such transparent vulnerability. Shaky hands. Tear-filled eyes. Whispers of "thank you" that carry the weight of years. Requests to sign my book for loved ones, and quiet confessions of personal battles they’ve never voiced out loud — until that moment.

These aren’t just interactions—they’re reminders.
That stories heal.
That vulnerability connects us.
That when we're brave enough to speak our truth, we help others feel safe enough to do the same.

We’re all imperfect, messy, beautiful humans carrying battle scars, baggage, personal challenges - and so much resilience.

There’s no perfect path. No getting it right or doing it wrong. Just learning, unlearning, growing, and showing up with open hearts & honest words.

Keep learning. Keep healing. Keep growing. Keep going. ❤️

Parenting really is such a wild ride!

It's like every emotion that exists within, is felt to the very depths of its meaning. The hard stuff feels like it could break you & has the ability to bring out the worst within you. Yet with just one giggle, belly laugh, deep convo, genuine smile, hug or connected moment together, all the hard stuff dissolves into thin air leaving you with a feeling that is like no other. I'm still not sure if that feeling is love, appreciation or joy in its purest form, but it's a feeling that only a parent can understand. How can such tiny people hold the power to do that to us?! Daily! 🤣

We stayed like this for an hour last night & I almost froze into my position. I didn't want to move a muscle incase they got up & left, when all I wanted was for them to both stay - possibly forever ❤️

All I have ever wanted to do is help.
Today I know I did
❤️

I've just sat down after a full day & night of presenting to yr 3, 4, 5 & 6 kids & their Parents & for the first time I think maybe ever, I actually cried when I was thanking the school for having me back & giving me the chance to help & connect with so many beautiful kids.

I'm struggling a little bit to comprehend how they reacted to my sessions today but then at the same time, I understand that I was talking to my kids age group so I was sharing stories, tips, strategies & content that I live & breathe day in & day out within my own family.

I said to the Parents that I wasn't there as an expert on how to get it 'right', I was there as an avid learner, with kids the same age, as a Mum who is just doing all she can, in every single way possible, to learn how to keep her 3 favourite people in the world safe, thriving & mentally healthy in a pretty scary & unhealthy time in our society.

I gave my ENTIRE heart & soul today & the best feeling in the world right now is plonking on my couch exhausted, not wondering if it made a difference, but knowing deeply that it did. I had to secretly lock the door for 5 minutes at lunch so I could eat, because the kids just kept coming, sharing, thanking & opening up.

I've never told anyone this but I'm addicted to Roblox ...

I know I have anxiety & I'm ready to tell my Mum ...

No one has ever told me before that I don't have to say sorry when I cry. You're right, I haven't made a mistake or done anything wrong. I've just felt a normal feeling & there's no need to be sorry about feeling our feelings ...

I've always felt so embarrassed of my ADHD - until today Amy ...

Thank you for helping me understand that feeling lonely is felt by so many people. I thought it was just me ...

I won't keep sharing the comments but I will continue to sit here thinking about them & can almost guarantee that I'll never forget any of them ❤️

On June 22nd, it will be my 40th birthday. I have always had a private little dream tucked away within my heart that maybe I could kick start 40 by showing myself just how mentally, physically and emotionally strong I have become over the past 40 years of my life.

I've just signed up for my first ever marathon which is being held 8 days after my 40th birthday.

I feel excited, eager, proud, sick, shaky and beyond nervous but what 40 years of living has taught me is that those feelings are a sign that I am stepping outside of my comfort zone and attempting to do something I've never done before - they are not an indication of my ability and they are definitely not a reason to hold myself back from trying.

My life has been full to the brim with some of the highest highs; I have achieved dreams and personal goals that I never ever thought possible both personally and professionally. I am so proud of some of the adventures that I have had the courage to take myself on. Yet I have also felt the very depths and pain of real darkness; pain that at times I haven't been sure I would be able to find a way through. I have battled mental demons that felt unbearable, I have lost more than my heart could at times take and I have faced my self and my shadows in every way possible leaving me with the most unbreakable certainty around who I am and more importantly who I am not.

It's taken me 40 years to work out who Amy Lee is and I really like her!

I have no idea if this goal is achievable and if I'll be able to cross that finish line but I will be giving this everything I've got and will walk away so immensely proud of myself for just having the courage to give it a go and try.

If you'd like to support me on this run, with this very personal dream and at the same time support this important organisation, I would be so truly grateful.

Amy x

https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au/fundraisers/amycoombe/777marathonperth2025

After an absolutely ripper of a summer break, I'm off to deliver my first Mental Health & Wellbeing session to Teachers for 2025 & I couldn't be more excited 🥳

Well that's a wrap! ❤️

I just attended my last work meeting with not just my laptop bag, but as always, a toy bag, snack bag, drink bottle & child by my side.

For 6 years my kids have been part of my working world in every way, shape & form possible; they've been bounced on my lap through work meetings, slept in the pram next to board room tables, attended conferences, sat in the audience of presentations, helped me deliver presentations, travelled to rural WA & travelled interstate with me.

This feels like a monumental moment.

When I became pregnant with Billy I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't compromise who I am, my values & what I wanted both as a Mum & as an individual, and my goodness I hit the actual jackpot, in falling in love with a man who supported that promise. Together Brandon & I have juggled, shuffled, pivoted, swap roles, smashed the societal norm of what a Husband & Wife should do within the home, have literally met in carparks to tag-team like the A-Team that we are, & always found a way to laugh our way through the chaos, for the greater good of our family - which is our actual world.

Last month I organised the biggest conference of my career with over 200 attendees at Edith Cowan University, over 20 Trade Exhibitors & over 45 presenters & do you know what was said in the thank you speech to me in front of a hall full of people - this was a full Coombe family affair so thank you to Brandon & your 3 kids. They put together name tags, merch, helped with set up & pack up, wrote me notes of support, reminded me to believe in myself & Brandon was there for the full 2 days of the conference laughing his way through it with me. I still can't articulate what that felt like as a women with 3 young children who knows how hard society makes it for us to work in roles that make our heart truly happy.

Billy's heading into year 5, Vahls into year 3 & Jakeyboy into full time school. Somehow, (& I have absolutely no bloody idea how!) we made it all work with not 1 member of family within our State.

Proud is an understatement.

This champagne tasted like the best glass of bubbles I've ever drank & Jakey had no idea why I kept saying "we bloody did it mate" as tears rolled down my face ❤️

It's always hard when the last page of a chapter turns; I never find that easy but I do believe that when one door closes, another door opens. I'm genuinely excited to start a new chapter of my life with a family that no longer has babies within it & has never felt so united, connected & content as what my little tribe of 5 has been feeling like of late.
xx

"When all the kids in my class put up their hand to say that they struggle too, I just couldn't believe it. I just thought whaaaaat, all these people have problems & challenges too! And then people just started sharing that they have ADHD, Autism, grief, Anxiety, separated parents, mean nasty thoughts, body issues - I couldn't believe it. I just can't believe I'm really not alone in all of this"

I spent the day with year 4, 5 & 6 kids today & boy did we absolutely smash through the stigma, shame & embarrassment associated with struggling. It was s.p.e.c.i.a.l. We normalised alllll that comes with being an 8, 9 & 10 year old human - and there is a lot!

They were literally banging the door down at recess & lunch to come back in the room, hang out with me & keep the conversations going - conversations that are normally too confusing, hard & scary to have. How bloody good is that!

I then watched the sun go down in my happy place & went back to the school to spend the evening talking all things Mental Health & Wellbeing with parents.

Today has been a big, beautiful, important, soulful, pretty exhausting but very, very wonderful day ❤️

I've spent the day with 6 gorgeous, big hearted, beautiful humans today who are all Mental Health Speakers for one of my favourite Mental Health Charities in Perth & I am actually buzzing with joy - so much so that I popped a glass of bubbles to celebrate! 🙂 These 6 legends are out there smashing the stigma associated with mental illness but today they put their presentations on hold & attended my workshop where I spent the day facilitating & teaching all my favourite tips & strategies for storytelling & public speaking. My goodness it was F.U.N! The Facilitators were brave, vulnerable, funny & open & as I drove home tonight my smile felt beaming bright. I used to be the one sat in training rooms learning all I could from National Speakers because I had a little crazy dream that if I just didn't give up, maybe, just maybe I could turn speaking into a meaningful & purposeful career. 15 years later, I'm on the other side of the learning desk, teaching those who were sitting where I've once sat, listening to them share feedback about the day, that blew me away. What a feeling that is to feel. Dreams really do come true ❤️