Stephanie Barrows is a Story-teller. A writer/performer. A former legacy/retirement coach and mentor, based in London, England. She enjoys life as a glamour-rustic, hard-of-hearing dancing queen with dodgy joints, who is equally happy barefoot in nature or wearing a sparkly ballgown - often simultaneously.
A lover of words and language, Stephanie is enthusiastic about using her lived experiences to demonstrate (through writing and public speaking) that “if you can see it, you can be it”. Half deaf since birth and with other invisible conditions, she has overcome many personal and family health challenges to follow her passions, achieve her life purpose and create her legacy of being a creative catalyst for a kinder more inclusive world.
A qualified and accredited personal development coach and spiritual medium, Stephanie supported many mid-later life women (and some men) to identify and achieve their life purpose and passions for nearly 20 years.
Her clients say that, through her insightful tools and techniques and her incredible spiritual gifts they have overcome challenges, removed blocks, identified solutions and seized the day to turn their dreams and legacies into reality more quickly and easily.
Before becoming a professional writer/performer/medium, Stephanie spent 20 years in publishing, marketing and business development in the City. She qualified as a coach, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and Reiki Practitioner between 2008-14. After regular assessments at the Institute of Spiritualist Mediums she was awarded Registered Approved Medium status in 2012.
Queenage and Intending to semi-retire and live part-time in Italy in the next few years, she has been learning Italian for six years. She has also been awarded Level 1 British Sign Language.
Weaving together all the threads of her experience and expertise, Stephanie has co-authored two non-fiction books (both available on Amazon):
Phoenix Rising: 22 Inspiring Stories of Triumph, Transformation, and Divine Intervention (compiled by Aishling Mooney
Unmapped: Solo Women Travelers on Bold Journeys of Healing, Resilience, and Self-Discovery (anthology collected by Lizbeth Meredith)
Stephanie has now written and is at the querying stage to publish her debut Romantasy: A wild older woman joins a Tuscan legacy retreat, rekindling romance and creating magic.
Do please subscribe to Stephanie’s free Weekly Queenage Quaffee Substack blog where she takes a wry look at all things Queenage, shares her quirky poetry and updates on her writing/publishing progress: https://stephaniejbarrows.substack.com/. Designed to be the perfect companion whilst you quaff a quick coffee (or other beverage of your choice)
