You are a woman in mid life.
You have experience.
You have a meaningful business or career.
You have carried responsibility for years……. for your work, your family and the life you thought you were meant to keep choosing.
Somewhere along the way, something shifted.
Being responsible for all the answers, all the decisions, and other people's expectations. Life has started to feel exhausting.
You are done living according to everyone else’s rules. You are ready to write the next chapter of your life on your own terms, with more honesty, support, clarity and room to breathe.
This is what & Other Plans was created for.
Who are we
Between us we bring decades of experience supporting women going through significant change, whether through coaching, mentoring or facilitation.
We have worked behind the scenes, around board tables, within businesses and alongside women experiencing complexity, growth and transition.
What we have learned from these capable and confident women is that there comes a point where the pain of things staying the same is too high a price to pay. We have been there.
Tammy can tell you about the times she relocated her entire family to another country. The juggle of keeping tiny humans alive, applying for schools, finding and creating a home, holding a business, and trying to rebuild a whole life from scratch.
Underneath all of that was the harder part. Feeling like she was carrying it all and disappearing under it too, the question became: who is she in this, and where has she gone?
The toll it took had a ripple effect that extended into family and business. All while she was craving something that should not have felt so hard to find: a moment where everyone else’s needs, expectations and opinions went quiet long enough for her to hear herself. And to feel, even for a moment, that her life belonged to her too.
Kathryn can tell you about beginning again as a migrant having moved with her family half way round the world, no network, no job and no real connection beyond the immediate family unit. The loneliness and overwhelm beyond anything she could have prepared for. Desperate for a place she could meet like minded women who would ‘get’ her, no judgement and listening deeply, encouraging of the space she needed for growth, reflection and re-energising.
Why this matters now
In our work and lives we noticed an increase in women talking about these same or similar things. Things like pressure to constantly perform, be busy or present as the most ‘together’ person in the room but without feeling that way on the inside.
These women are ready to live with more truth, less noise and an innate sense of what truly matters. To have a space where they can see themselves clearly, make decisions from intention rather than stress and stop treating their own wellbeing like a reward they have to earn.
This felt like a moment we couldn't turn away from. We knew we needed to create this space for women like us. Women who are tired of superficial conversations. Who want deep connection, to themselves and each other. Women ready to be empowered, to take the actions and make the decisions that they have been putting off.
& Other Plans is our response to this need.
It is intentional, grounded and thoughtfully designed as a considered place to grow from. Whatever that growth might look like will be different for each woman. And that is just as it should be.
This space is for you if…
You are thoughtful, capable and usually the person who “just figures it out”.
You care deeply about what you are building, and you would like a life around it too.
You value depth, honesty and perspective over hustle and quick fixes.
You want proper conversations, not surface-level networking or another space where everyone pretends they’ve got it all together.
You are ready to stop making decisions from stress, guilt or old expectations.
You want to feel clearer about what matters and then feel supported to take action
Your actions will go beyond what has always been expected of you. They will be your design of life’s next chapter
You know the right people around you can change everything.
And you are not looking for someone to tell you what to do.
You want to figure it out for yourself. But you are looking for a space where you can do this supported by people you can trust.
What is & Other Plans?
& Other Plans is a carefully curated group for women with wisdom, perspective and purpose but without the performative noise.
Kathryn and Tammy are both experienced, credible coaches who are invested in lifting up and celebrating women. You may have longed to find a space like this before, maybe you weren’t quite ready.
This is the time to back yourself and put your own life at the top of the list.
Within each group you’ll find:
90 minutes every three weeks, spaced intentionally so ideas have time to land in real life, not just sound good in the moment
A combination of facilitated mastermind sessions, coaching and nudging to create your next chapter
A private WhatsApp group that feels supportive rather than noisy or overwhelming
Gentle accountability and reflection so you can actually notice your progress while it’s happening
Shared perspective from women who have lived, led and learned a few things along the way
A space where your insight, experience and questions are all welcome
Everything about this space is built on a shared belief we hold deeply:
Women grow when they can see themselves more clearly.
When they are surrounded by others they can trust,
who respect their intelligence, agency and experience.
Where they can design their own life & Other Plans.
What & Other Plans creates
& Other Plans is a space to be present, think, and to move forward with real intention.
You'll know it almost from the first session that you're in the right room, with the right women, asking deeper questions and telling the truth about what's really going on. Over time, that becomes something more: a connected circle of women who show up for each other, again and again.
And over the months, here's what we've seen happen: you start to feel real clarity about what you actually want. Your decisions come from intention instead of the all too familiar urgency. You feel clearer and more deliberate, in taking action. You have a small group of women around you who genuinely know what you're working through, women who'll gently challenge you and hold you accountable, because they want to see you succeed just as much as you do. Momentum starts building on the choices you've been sitting on. And slowly, a steadier, quieter kind of trust in your own judgement comes back.
Your next chapter, on your own terms, is ready to begin. You'll create it and with this circle behind you, you'll act on it, and make it happen.
Why keep it intimate?
Each session is intentionally limited in size to create personal, high quality conversation. Trust develops, values emerge more clearly and focus begins to sharpen. In creating this environment, the room itself becomes part of the experience.
That only happens when people feel safe enough to be real.
When and Where?
The next circle kicks off on 12 October 2026 at 9:30am, then continues every three weeks from there.
We'll be gathering in person at Turanga Creek Winery, 133 Whitford Park Road, Whitford.
Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase on the day if you'd like something to sip on while we talk.
Investment
Entry to the &Other Plans coaching circle is NZ$195 per month.
That includes:
Facilitated mastermind sessions
Ongoing connection and support between sessions
Access to a confidential, thoughtful and experienced community
A space designed with real care and intention
There are no long-term contracts.
Your membership continues month by month, with choice and consent at the centre.
You are free to leave the & Other Plans circle whenever you wish.
Our intention is that each gathering becomes something you genuinely look forward to, an uplifting space you return to because it connects you to the life you are creating.
Join & Other Plans
The next circle begins in August 2026.
We’ll be gathering both in person (for those based in Auckland) and virtually (for those based elsewhere).
If you’re ready for a space where you can think clearly, feel supported and move forward without carrying everything alone, we would love to welcome you.
Come as you are.
You’ll be supported with clarity, intention and very good company.
The experience is designed for women who want to make a 6 month commitment to themselves. Register for the circle starting 12th October 2026 below.
We’ll be in touch with next steps and to make sure the space feels like the right fit for you.
Contact us
If you have any questions or would like more information about the groups, please reach to Tammy and Kathryn.