EMILY BUCHANAN

resilience and well-being coach / ACT practitioner/ trainer & facilitator

supporting purpose-driven professionals to stay resilient, connected and better resourced

I work with purpose-driven professionals across sectors – including sustainability, social and environmental impact, and systems change initiatives. My work is especially relevant to professionals who care deeply about what they do, but find that the demands of their workplace take a heavy toll on their energy and well-being.

My coaching offers a grounded space to pause, share the load, and begin untangling from cycles of urgency, over-commitment, self-doubt, or burnout. Together we’ll explore practical ways to manage stress and overwhelm, navigate challenging relationships, and create a rhythm that allows you to keep showing up for the work that matters, even in challenging environments.

My approach blends practical tools with emotional support, drawing on training in health and well-being coaching, trauma-informed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and nature-based, body-centered techniques. These methods help regulate your nervous system, process stress and anxiety, and build steady resilience practices that support well-being at work and foster more balance in life in general.

  • “Emily is an excellent coach who listens deeply, provides searching questions, holds space intimately and allows you to unfurl the nodes of connection within you. I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for some guidance and direction in their liberation/activism journey. ”

    LIBA – ACTIVIST AND FOUNDER OF ANTI-OPPRESSION CIRCLE

  • "Emily has helped me hone in on my strengths, providing techniques to better focus my energy, set boundaries, protect myself psychologically from often mentally distressing work and envision more desirable collective futures to strive for. Coaching with her has been transformative for me."

    KELLY – CLIMATE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

  • "Coaching with Emily helped me re-ground in my key relationships; settle into a clear work direction; gain a perspective on what I can do to support climate change action and most importantly, helped me value my health and well-being."

    TRAXON – CLEVELAND

We’re living in a pivotal time, where the stakes are high and uncertainty and complexity touch almost every part of life.

Many people in meaningful work carry more than just responsibilities. It’s not only the workload that drains us, but also the emotional weight: holding urgency, hope, sometimes grief for what’s being lost, and often frustration at slow progress. On top of this, navigating resistance, office politics, or toxic dynamics can make it even harder to stay well.

You may feel caught between the drive to keep going and the need to rest—sometimes with guilt attached. I know, because I’ve felt this too.

This is where resilience and well-being coaching may help.

Developing resilience isn’t about pushing through or toughening up. It’s about learning to tune into your body, care for your nervous system, and build the capacity to keep going without depleting yourself. It’s also about developing the skills to manage conflict or misunderstanding, so that difficult relationships don’t dictate the outcome and drain your energy.

Resilience doesn’t mean performing at full capacity all the time. Like trees that bend with the wind instead of breaking, it’s about finding a rhythm that allows for growth, release, and rest—so you can sustain the work that matters most, even in complex and imperfect systems.