Yvonne Smyth
Entrepreneur in Residence @Catalyst
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WORK HISTORY
Entrepreneur in Residence @Catalyst
Belfast, GB
Mentoring people on the Springboard Programme which is a business accelerator supporting innovators to qualify & refine their value proposition, significantly reduce go to market risk & attract funding.
EDUCATION
University of Ulster at Jordanstown
MSc in Hotel & Catering Management, Hotel & Catering Management, Distinction
Shannon College of Hotel Management
Higher Diploma in Hotel Management, Hotel Management, Distinction
ABOUT YVONNE SMYTH
When my children were younger I often felt like a complete failure as a parent. I came to parenthood quite late and there was quite literally nothing I had ever wanted to be more than a mother. So I couldn\'t quite understand or indeed accept why I kept losing my shit with these two beautiful boys that the universe had gifted me with. Why did I lose my temper? Why did I often feel angry, impatient, frustrated and resentful? Who was this person who could love two people more than anything and yet find herself yelling at them when they didn\'t seem to listen or do what she asked? I had a highly successful career as Managing Director of a multi-million pound business. I could lead a team of 400 people with grace, confidence and ease and yet here I was with two small children whose behaviour brought me to tears of despair and to what sometimes felt like the brink of insanity. I tried all of the traditional approaches to get them to \"behave\". Time out, reward charts, consequences and more. While sometimes I achieved a state of compliance with these, it never felt quite right. It seemed to be at the cost of true connection. I knew I was missing something and yet I didn\'t know what. In 2015 I took a course to train as an NLP Practitioner and it was then that the penny started to drop. I learned about the difference between our conscious and our unconscious and how the latter stores the beliefs we internalise as we grow up, together with the hurts we\'ve endured. I was curious and started to look in different places for the answers I needed. I came across Dr Shefali Tsabury and Conscious Parenting. I took one of her courses and learned why I was getting triggered by my children\'s behaviour and how to start to break free from the react/repent cycle I was stuck in. I went on to courses in Positive Discipline and Gentle Parenting. I learned the rudiments of how our children\'s brains develop and what they need in order to build emotional intelligence, resilience and mental well-being. Over time I completely shifted my perspective around my children\'s behaviour and around my role as a parent. I\'ve created the type of connected, attuned and (mostly!) calm relationship with my children that I always wanted. And one which I know is supporting their mental and emotional wellbeing. I now deliver workshops and 1-2-1 coaching supporting parents all over the world to do the same. I love to meet new people so let’s connect - send me a dm. Or join my email community here https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/447998/90••••••••73/share
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