MENTAL STRENGTH COACH
For professionals that stayed but lost their spark.
MATTHEW LINE-HAYWARD
I help redundancy survivors overcome burnout and feel confident, focussed and fulfilled again
Why Work with me?
Internationally Accredited Coach Practitioner
Core Renewal Therapist
NLP Master Practitioner
Over 15 years experience in Senior HR Management and Recruitment
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Have you survived redundancy—but now feel overwhelmed by guilt, pressure, or uncertainty?
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Are you taking on extra responsibilities while silently wondering if you're next?
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Is the weight of ‘just being lucky’ starting to affect your energy, mood, or mental health?
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Do you feel stuck between being grateful and being burned out?
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Is your career starting to feel off-track, even though you're still technically employed?
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Are you craving clarity, balance, and a way to move forward with purpose and confidence?
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Coaching for Redundancy Survivors
Feel like you stayed, but lost something anyway?
You didn’t get made redundant. But you're not okay either.
Maybe you lost your team, your sense of purpose, or your motivation.
You’re exhausted, doing more with less, and wondering if you’re next.
This is survivor syndrome. And it’s real.
What is Survivor Syndrome?
When a restructure or redundancy hits, those left behind often carry:
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Guilt for staying while others were let go
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Fear and uncertainty about their future
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Burnout from the increased workload
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Disconnection from the company
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Resentment or anger at how decisions were made
If you’re in HR or leadership, it can feel even more isolating. You might’ve delivered the news yourself—and now you're expected to move on like it didn’t affect you too.
This Is Where Coaching Helps
I work with people who are still employed but emotionally checked out. Who feel stuck, anxious, guilty, or just fed up. My approach blends:
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CBT coaching to shift unhelpful thinking
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NLP techniques to rebuild your confidence
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Real-world insight from 15+ years in HR
This isn’t fluffy. It’s structured, direct, and grounded in what actually helps people move forward after workplace disruption.
Support for the Ones Who Stayed
Whether you’re in HR, leadership, or part of the team now holding it all together, this work is for you.
You don’t need to “snap out of it.” You need support that understands what you’re carrying.
✅ Online coaching for redundancy aftermath
✅ Survivor syndrome coaching for employees
✅ Redundancy burnout support for HR staff
✅ International coaching via Zoom
✅ CBT burnout coach + NLP tools designed for corporate survivors
What We'll Work On Together
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Making sense of survivor guilt (without shaming yourself)
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Rebuilding your energy, focus, and direction
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Learning tools that actually help with post-restructure stress
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Creating space to figure out what you want next
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Feeling more present, less on edge
Free Discovery Session
In our free one hour discovery session, we'll dive into your dreams, challenges, and what you're aiming to achieve. This is our chance to understand if we're a good fit for working together. I'll walk you through how I operate and answer any burning questions you've got. This session is where we build trust, get clear on your goals, and decide if we're ready to team up and make things happen.
Coaching Program
How It Works
Deep-Dive Consultation – We start with an in-depth conversation to explore your current challenges, goals, and aspirations.
Personalised 12-Week Plan – I design a tailored coaching roadmap to keep you focused and on track.
Ongoing Support & Accountability – I’ll be with you every step of the way to provide guidance, motivation, and accountability.
I offer a professional yet approachable style, empowering you with the tools, strategies, and confidence to navigate life’s challenges.
Areas of Coaching Expertise
🔹 Stress & Burnout – Manage the hidden toll of surviving redundancy and increased pressure.
🔹 Career & Leadership – Navigate role changes and step up without burning out.
🔹 Emotional Impact – Process guilt, grief, and uncertainty after team cuts.
🔹 Mental Health – Support for anxiety, low mood, and post-redundancy stress.
🔹 Confidence – Rebuild self-worth and overcome imposter syndrome.
🔹 Motivation – Rediscover drive and direction in a changed workplace.
🔹 Resilience – Strengthen mindset and adapt to ongoing uncertainty.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
NLP helps you reprogram your thoughts, language, and behaviours to create positive change. By understanding how your mind processes experiences, you can replace limiting beliefs with empowering ones and take greater control over your actions and emotions
Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (CBC)
Cognitive Behavioural Coaching helps you identify and change unhelpful thought patterns that impact your emotions and actions. By challenging limiting beliefs, you can develop resilience, shift your mindset, and take practical steps toward your goals.
Dialectical Behavioural Coaching (DBC)
DBC teaches you how to manage intense emotions, build distress tolerance, and improve relationships. It helps you balance acceptance and change, so you can navigate challenges with greater emotional control and confidence.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy uses deep relaxation and focused attention to access your subconscious mind, helping you overcome fears, break negative habits, and reinforce positive changes. It’s a powerful way to shift limiting patterns and create lasting transformation.
Resilient By Design: Matthew Line-Hayward
Resilient by Design is a straight-talking guide for professionals who kept their jobs during redundancy—but were left overwhelmed, overlooked, or burned out. If you’ve been told to “just be grateful” but feel anything but, this ebook is for you.
Inside, you'll discover how to:
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Rebuild confidence after the shock of staying
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Cope with burnout, guilt, and emotional fatigue
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Strengthen your mental and emotional resilience
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Navigate workplace changes and trust issues
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Reconnect with purpose and future-proof your career
The Phoenix Project: 12 Week Coaching Program
This 12-week coaching programme is designed for those who’ve survived redundancy—but are now left carrying the weight of increased workload, guilt, insecurity, and mental fatigue. It goes beyond managing stress and anxiety. Together, we’ll focus on helping you take back control, rebuild your confidence, and create a personalised blueprint for long-term clarity, resilience, and growth.
Phase 1: Stabilisation & Emotional Resilience
Weeks 1–4
Focus:
You’ve kept your job, but the emotional cost is real. In this phase, we focus on grounding you after the storm.
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Process survivor’s guilt and uncertainty
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Reduce emotional overwhelm and mental fatigue
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Create space to breathe, reflect, and reset
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Establish coping tools and boundaries to manage pressure
Phase 2: Rebuilding Confidence & Inner Strength
Weeks 5–8
Focus:
Now that the dust is settling, we’ll work on rebuilding your sense of self and professional identity.
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Challenge the beliefs that are keeping you stuck or “playing small”
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Strengthen self-worth, especially in the face of constant change
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Learn to advocate for yourself, set limits, and step into your value
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Build emotional agility and mental resilience
Phase 3: Future Vision & Lasting Transformation
Weeks 9–12
Focus:
With your foundation restored, it’s time to look ahead with purpose and power.
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Get clear on what you want—personally and professionally
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Develop strategies to stay grounded in future uncertainty
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Map out your next steps with clarity and confidence
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Cultivate a leadership mindset (even if you’re not in a formal role)
What My Clients Say
Finding Matt and the support he offered me changed my mindset completely and the path I was taking. Starting my journey with Matt was scary at first, stepping into the unknown and like many others, those questions circulated my head. Is this really going to work? What can I learn about myself? From the first session, I knew Matt was the right person to help me through a very stressful time both in and out of work. His approach, knowledge and passion shone through and I have every trust in Matt to support me through any challenge now or in the future.
Ben Woolley, Recruitment Manager