Online Life Coaching to Create Real Change
Freedom is Within offers practical, personalised life coaching for people who are ready to create meaningful change in the way they think, work, lead and live.
Based in Newcastle and working online across Australia, our coaches help you get clear on what is keeping you stuck, understand the patterns that are getting in your way, and take deliberate action towards the life you actually want.
Who do you really want to be
in this lifetime?
Most people don't need more information.
They already know there are things they want to change. They know they could be showing up differently. They know something in their work, relationships, habits, mindset or direction isn't where they want it to be.
The difficult part is understanding what is actually keeping you in the same patterns, deciding what needs to change, and following through when life gets busy, uncomfortable or uncertain.
That is where coaching comes in.
Life coaching gives you the space to step outside the noise, get honest about where you are, become clear on where you want to go and turn that clarity into deliberate action.
What does working with a life coach actually look like?
Coaching is not somebody handing you a generic list of things you should do.
It is a structured conversation designed to help you understand what is happening beneath the surface, challenge the thinking or behaviour that may be keeping you stuck, and decide what you are going to do differently.
Your first conversation with Freedom is Within is simply a chance to talk through where you are now, what you want to change and whether coaching is the right type of support for you.
From there, the work becomes personal to you, your goals and what is actually happening in your life.
What does working with a life coach actually look like?
Coaching is not somebody handing you a generic list of things you should do.
It is a structured conversation designed to help you understand what is happening beneath the surface, challenge the thinking or behaviour that may be keeping you stuck, and decide what you are going to do differently.
Your first conversation with Freedom is Within is simply a chance to talk through where you are now, what you want to change and whether coaching is the right type of support for you.
From there, the work becomes personal to you, your goals and what is actually happening in your life.
What do you want to change?
Life coaching isn't about fixing one specific type of problem. It is about understanding where you are now, where you want to be, and what needs to change to close that gap.
Clarity & Direction
Get clear on what you actually want, make difficult decisions with greater confidence and stop feeling like you're moving through life on autopilot.
Mindset & Behaviour
Recognise the patterns, beliefs and behaviours that keep pulling you backwards, then build more useful ways of thinking and responding.
Career, Performance & Leadership
Work through career decisions, leadership challenges, performance, productivity, boundaries and the way you show up professionally.
Relationships & Life
Improve communication, create healthier boundaries, better understand your own reactions and make more intentional decisions in the relationships and areas of life that matter to you.
Life coaching can help you
- Identify what is keeping you stuck
- Get clear on your priorities
- Recognise unhelpful patterns
- Create realistic goals and an action plan
- Strengthen boundaries and communication
- Build consistency and accountability
- Make decisions with greater confidence
- Take deliberate action instead of repeatedly falling back into the same patterns
What do you want to change?
Life coaching isn't about fixing one specific type of problem. It is about understanding where you are now, where you want to be, and what needs to change to close that gap.
Clarity & Direction
Get clear on what you actually want, make difficult decisions with greater confidence and stop feeling like you're moving through life on autopilot.
Mindset & Behaviour
Recognise the patterns, beliefs and behaviours that keep pulling you backwards, then build more useful ways of thinking and responding.
Career, Performance & Leadership
Work through career decisions, leadership challenges, performance, productivity, boundaries and the way you show up professionally.
Relationships & Life
Improve communication, create healthier boundaries, better understand your own reactions and make more intentional decisions in the relationships and areas of life that matter to you.
Life coaching can help you
- Identify what is keeping you stuck
- Get clear on your priorities
- Recognise unhelpful patterns
- Create realistic goals and an action plan
- Strengthen boundaries and communication
- Build consistency and accountability
- Make decisions with greater confidence
- Take deliberate action instead of repeatedly falling back into the same patterns
Real people. Real change.
You don't need us to tell you what coaching can do.
Hear directly from people who have worked with Freedom is Within and the changes they have created in their lives, careers and relationships.
Real people. Real change.
You don't need us to tell you what coaching can do.
Hear directly from people who have worked with Freedom is Within and the changes they have created in their lives, careers and relationships.
Meet the Freedom is Within Coaching Team
Matilda Wand
Director, Behavioural Strategist & Life Coach
Matilda founded Freedom is Within with a direct approach to personal change: understand what is actually driving your behaviour, get clear on what you want and take responsibility for what comes next.
Her background spans business, high performance sport and professional firefighting, giving her a practical understanding of pressure, leadership, identity and performance both personally and professionally.
Matilda works with clients who are ready to challenge old patterns, strengthen self leadership and make deliberate changes in the way they live, work and lead.
Meet the Freedom is Within Coaching Team
Matilda Wand
Director, Behavioural Strategist & Life Coach
Matilda founded Freedom is Within with a direct approach to personal change: understand what is actually driving your behaviour, get clear on what you want and take responsibility for what comes next.
Her background spans business, high performance sport and professional firefighting, giving her a practical understanding of pressure, leadership, identity and performance both personally and professionally.
Matilda works with clients who are ready to challenge old patterns, strengthen self leadership and make deliberate changes in the way they live, work and lead.
Yvette
Executive & Life Coach
Yvette works with executives, directors and senior leaders who want to improve the way they think, lead and perform.
Her coaching focuses on helping clients recognise behaviours and habits that are no longer serving them, challenge old identities and create more intentional ways of approaching their career, leadership and life.
Based in Perth, Yvette works with clients online as well as face to face.
Donna
Executive & Life Coach
Donna brings a strong background in human resources and organisational development to her work with individuals and leaders.
Her approach focuses on helping clients challenge the thinking that may be keeping them stuck, refocus on what genuinely matters and turn greater self awareness into practical action.
Based in Brisbane, Donna works with clients both online and face to face.
Ashleigh
Life & ADHD Coach
Ashleigh has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology and experience across ADHD coaching, disability and family services.
Her warm but direct approach supports clients to better understand themselves, recognise the patterns affecting their behaviour and create changes that are practical and sustainable in everyday life.
Based in Newcastle, Ashleigh works with clients online.
Yvette
Executive & Life Coach
Yvette works with executives, directors and senior leaders who want to improve the way they think, lead and perform.
Her coaching focuses on helping clients recognise behaviours and habits that are no longer serving them, challenge old identities and create more intentional ways of approaching their career, leadership and life.
Based in Perth, Yvette works with clients online as well as face to face.
Donna
Executive & Life Coach
Donna brings a strong background in human resources and organisational development to her work with individuals and leaders.
Her approach focuses on helping clients challenge the thinking that may be keeping them stuck, refocus on what genuinely matters and turn greater self awareness into practical action.
Based in Brisbane, Donna works with clients both online and face to face.
Ashleigh
Life & ADHD Coach
Ashleigh has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology and experience across ADHD coaching, disability and family services.
Her warm but direct approach supports clients to better understand themselves, recognise the patterns affecting their behaviour and create changes that are practical and sustainable in everyday life.
Based in Newcastle, Ashleigh works with clients online.
Calm an Overactive Mind
Want to Start With Something Free?
You don't have to be ready for coaching to start changing the way you think about your life.
Explore practical resources and conversations designed to help you build greater self awareness, challenge old patterns and start creating change.
Explore Free Resources Listen to the Freedom is Within Podcast Read the Life Coaching FAQs
Are You Ready for Something to Change?
You don't need to have everything figured out before you speak with us.
If you know something isn't where you want it to be, your first call is simply a chance to talk through what is happening, what you want instead and whether life coaching makes sense for you.
No pressure to arrive with the perfect goal. Just come ready to have an honest conversation about where you are and where you want to go.
Looking for a Life Coach in Newcastle?
Freedom is Within was founded in Newcastle, and Matilda is Newcastle born and bred.
If you're in Newcastle or the Hunter, you can work with a coach who understands the local area while still having the flexibility of online coaching.
Acknowledgement of Country
Freedom is Within respectfully operates on Awabakal and Worimi land, and we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that we live, work and play on the lands of the oldest living culture known to the world.
We honour this privilege and responsibility with respect, humility and curiosity. We acknowledge the wisdom, diversity and innovation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of seeing and being, and their elders past, present and emerging.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Freedom is Within respectfully operates on Awabakal and Worimi land, and we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that we live, work and play on the lands of the oldest living culture known to the world.
We honour this privilege and responsibility with respect, humility and curiosity. We acknowledge the wisdom, diversity and innovation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of seeing and being, and their elders past, present and emerging.
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