Professional Mentoring and Consultancy with Maria
Helping Creative people find their voice and make an impact.

Why Work With Me?

I’ve spent more than two decades inside the world of professional writing, storytelling, and the deeply human struggle to express yourself clearly and without apology – long before self-expression became a content strategy.

I bring the instincts of an award-winning journalist, the depth of a mentor with fifteen thousand hours behind me, and the precision of someone trained to find what’s actually going on underneath what’s being presented. I’ve helped writers finish work they’d been circling for years, helped business owners articulate what makes them genuinely different, and helped people at every stage of their professional lives get out of their own way in ways that planning and positive thinking never managed.

Whether you’re a writer who has something important to say and needs someone to help you say it, a business owner who knows you need to show up more powerfully and can’t quite work out what’s stopping you, or a leader or organisation looking for editorial expertise and strategic storytelling, I see exactly where you are and I know precisely how to move you forward.

One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else’s survival guide.” Brene Brown

I have:

>> Worked as a political reporter, news editor, features editor and editor across Irish media for over two decades

>> Built a career as an award-winning blogger and health journalist with a specialist expertise spanning twenty years

>> Edited magazines and supplements and ghostwritten for executives, entrepreneurs and public figures

>> Mentored thousands of writers and business owners across fifteen thousand hours of one-to-one work

>> Trained in NLP and hypnosis to work with blocks at the level where they actually live, beneath conscious thought and rational argument

>> Delivered workshops, keynotes and MC work for audiences across Ireland on creativity, finding your voice, and showing up authentically

>> Hosted and produced radio, bringing the skills of a working journalist to live broadcasting

My work weaves together editorial expertise, mentoring, NLP and a journalist’s instinct for the real story into one approach that is practical, precise and goes considerably deeper than most people expect. Whether you’re building a writing career, growing a business or trying to close the gap between who you are and what you’re putting out into the world, things move when we work together.

You don’t work with me to be told what to do, I will help you find out what’s actually been in the way and remove it.

For Writers

I offer bespoke one-to-one mentoring that combines deep mentoring knowledge with the kind of mindset work that deals with the blocks rather than talking around them, helping you:

✦ Finish the book, the project or the body of work you’ve been building towards

✦ Develop a creative voice you trust enough to put your name on without apology

✦ Move past the inner critic, the perfectionism and the procrastination that has been costing you more than time

✦ Become part of Writers Ink, a community and programme for writers who are serious about being heard

This is tailored, serious support for writers who are ready to do the work.

For Business Owners

You’ve built something real, but you know there’s a version of you and your business that isn’t fully visible yet – in your content, your positioning, your ability to articulate what makes you genuinely different. I can help you:

✦ Find and own the story that sets you apart from everyone else in your space

✦ Show up in your content and your conversations with clarity and consistency

✦ Work through the blocks – the self-doubt, the imposter feeling and the gap between knowing and doing, together we will find where the blocks live

✦ Use editorial thinking and professional storytelling to build an audience that connects with the real you

No forumla, blueprints or random strategies, this is how to get noticed by being yourself. 

I can help you stand out and tell your story. Contact me to find out more..