Leannah Lumauig Coaching

I’ve spent a lot of time wanting certainty. Wanting to know I’m making the right decision. That things are going to work out. That I won’t look back years from now and think, well... that was a terrible idea.
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But then I think about how many times my life has completely changed in ways I never could have predicted.
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I’ve moved countries. Changed careers. Built businesses. Become a mother. Started over. Changed my mind about things I thought I’d always want. Wanted things I never thought I’d want.
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And every time, I figured it out. Not perfectly. Definitely not without fear. But I figured it out.
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100% of the time.
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So I’m starting to think that it’s not really about knowing what’s going to happen.
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Maybe it’s knowing that whatever happens, I’ll figure it out.
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I don’t need to know exactly what my life is going to look like.
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I just need to trust myself to make something good out of whatever comes next.
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That’s a much more useful kind of certainty for me.
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And if you’re in a season of not knowing what’s next, maybe you need this reminder too: you don’t have to have it all figured out. Just trust that you will.
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Send this to someone who could use the reminder that she can handle whatever comes next.
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I used to think becoming a mom meant giving up my independence.
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My time. Hanging out with friends, especially at night. My hobbies. Time to work out. Time to work.
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And for a while, I just accepted that.
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Until I started feeling like a shell of a person. Like I wasn’t myself.
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And I realized… that’s not a way to live.
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I can’t actually mother well from a place where I’m constantly putting myself last.
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I don’t think becoming a mom means becoming a martyr.
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I think we’re allowed to want more. More time for ourselves. More ambition. More fun. More adventure. More of the things that make us feel like us.
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We shouldn’t have to choose.
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My husband and I have come a long way when it comes to managing the mental load in our family.
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And it wasn’t about him just stepping up more with the chores.
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I had to change too. I had to stop assuming that if I didn’t do something, no one would. I had to let go of things being done my way.
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And we had some pretty uncomfortable conversations about what was actually going on underneath all of it.
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But we’re in a really different place now (thank god!).
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And I have so much more space in my life because of it ✨
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Kinda chic to decide who you want to be and become her.

After reinventing my life multiple times, I’ve learned a thing or two about designing a life that actually fits.
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To me, life design is really about identity transformation.
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And that kind of transformation isn’t easy. It takes support, introspection, reflection, and really getting to know yourself—who you are, what you want, and what you value.
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Because with every chapter of your life, those things can change.
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Reading these books at different times in my life has helped me become more of an author of my own life and create each chapter with intention.
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What books have helped shape the way your life looks today?
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Becoming the community leader for Ericeira was the start of me juggling ambition with motherhood.
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At the time, I was still settling into life in Portugal and just coming out of survival mode. I heard postpartum can last two years, and my son wasn’t even two at the time. Maybe even longer when you’re raising a toddler in your 40s.
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I decided to step into this leadership role before I was ready. Before I even started growing my business again, because something in me knew it was going to be one of the keys to unlocking my next chapter.
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Over the last 1.5 years, I’ve brought female founders, entrepreneurs and creatives together every month to connect, share what they’re building and support each other.
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I’m so glad I listened.
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Because in leading this community, I met so many incredible and inspiring women. Not only did it help me business-wise to learn from and connect with them, but it also gave me some of my closest friendships here in Ericeira.
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And after moving to a new place, sometimes the most important and meaningful thing is having friendships + community.
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You can spend so much time trying to figure out what your next chapter is. But sometimes the way you find it is just to begin. I’m glad I listened to the part of me that told me to start.
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I’m grateful for everyone I’ve met and collaborated with along the way.
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Here are just a few of the people and businesses who have helped make this community what it is:
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Coastal Cowork Collective Ericeira— our home base + where the monthly breakfast magic happens
Luana - Photographer Lisbon & Silver Coast— photographer + the eye behind some of our favorite community moments
K N U C K, Chef Daria 🍅 &māemade — our breakfast magicians
𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬— best local coffee roasters + the caffeine behind our mornings
Jennifer— brought her energy + ideas to our 2025 gatherings
Kat Ahlers— our newest co-leader + helping shape what’s next
— founder of SheSapiens + the woman behind this global community of women
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I’m hosting our next breakfast this Saturday, August 8.
Link in bio to attend ✨