Coaching designed to restore what performance depletes
“You don’t need a fix. You need a reset that lasts.”
— Sarah Dembitz
The Hidden Cost Gap
Behind high achievement, there’s often quiet exhaustion.
The Hidden Cost Gap is the space between how people appear and how they actually feel. It’s the quiet exhaustion behind sustained output, the physical toll of holding it together, and the disorientation that often follows big transitions.
This is where I work – helping people resolve the tension between performance and depletion, so they can move forward without losing themselves in the process.
Who it’s for
I am a coach for people who carry a lot and are stretched thin – stuck in cycles of mental depletion, physical exhaustion or navigating change.
Integrating evidence-based approaches with deep human insight, my coaching is designed to restore what performance drains.
It’s about helping maximise the personal and professional potential through the lens of wellbeing.
This often includes:
Founders, creatives, team leaders, operators, C-suites, CEOs
People navigating transitions or new chapters
High-responsibility individuals who appear composed and are quietly running low
HR directors, VCs and head hunters looking to safeguard high-value talent
My focus areas
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Relieving Overwhelm
Restoring mental clarity and capacity to people who are still performing, but privately spiralling.
“This is for the people who look like they’ve got it all together – but feel like they’re losing their grip.”
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Reigniting Health
Supporting long-term physical and emotional restoration through foundational health behaviours.
“Until your body feels right, nothing else really clicks. This is about rebuilding from the inside out because what you’re not changing, you’re choosing.”
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Reframing Transitions
Helping clients reorient in the midst of major professional or personal change
“Sometimes you need to slow down to speed up.”
The P.R.I.S.M. Process™
My coaching integrates physical, psychological and behavioural science – in the order change actually sticks.
I use The P.R.I.S.M. Process™ – my proprietary coaching framework – to rebuild clarity, energy and momentum.
Not every client moves through every stage – but P.R.I.S.M. helps us find the right place to begin.
This includes:
Physical – energy, sleep, movement, nutrition, fatigue, stress
Regulation – nervous system state and regulation mode
Insight – patterns, beliefs, boundaries, mindset loops
Strategy – routines, habits, systems
Momentum – sustainability, consistency, future-proofing
Why choose me?
My coaching approach combines the ICF and UKIHCA accredited methodology with science-backed frameworks, professional leadership, and lived experience.
Leadership – I’ve spent two decades leading, building, and navigating intensity – as a founder, CEO, and UN executive
Health – I’ve spent years learning how to manage a health condition through evidence-based lifestyle changes – an approach I now help many of my clients apply in their own lives
Parenting – I am a mother and a stepmother to both neurotypical and neurodivergent children
Travel – I call two cities “home” and have relocated three times
Balance – I know what it means to feel like you’re holding it all together in a high pressure role while running on empty
I created this work to help people recalibrate – not retreat – and build sustainable ways to lead, operate and live.
Core outcomes
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Clarity
Sharper focus, calmer decisions, clearer thinking.
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Restoration
Renewed energy, steadier rhythms, improved wellbeing.
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Direction
Confidence and clarity around what’s next.
Testimonials
Ready to recalibrate?
If you or your team are running low, navigating change, or performance is at risk – let’s find the right starting point.
sarah@sdwellbeing.com