Welcome to The Empowering Partnership
We specialise in personal and spiritual development to empower your life, through speaking, writing, programmes, and coaching and mentoring. Each of us does this in a particular way, and also together we are a team whom one participant described as “seamless”.
To find out more about us and to make contact, you can read more on the website links to us below, or you can send us a message using the “Contact us” page in the menu above.
John Gloster-Smith
With a background in education, organisational development and personal coaching and programme facilitation, I focus my time in writing, speaking, programme delivery and personal coaching to help people manage the very challenging times that we are all facing today and to embrace the personal transformation opportunities provided by what we are experiencing. My knowledge base is humanistic and transpersonal psychology and a lifetime of journeying, which I offer to help people gain insight and understanding of what is possible for them. Website: https://johnglostersmith.org
Akasha Lonsdale-Deighton
Akasha is a psychotherapist, mentor, interfaith minister, and author of three books. With more than four decades of experience, she now mentors women 45+ to navigate the emotional, spiritual, and practical challenges of midlife and beyond.
This stage often sparks reflection, questions, and deeper exploration, and she meets each client exactly where they are, and together they find a positive way forward. Her mentoring offers:
A safe, confidential space without judgement
Clear, compassionate communication (without “psycho-speak”)
The ability to get to the heart of things quickly
Empathy, intuition, and deep listening
Spiritual wisdom woven with practical insight
Numerous professional trainings; all grounded in colourful life experience!She is a former BBC radio guest and professional speaker.
Link for her books: https://mybook.to/mindful-life-wisdom
Website: https://akashalonsdale.com
About The Empowering Partnership
The Empowering Partnership is a not-for-profit Association for personal and spiritual development. Its directors are John Gloster-Smith and Akasha Lonsdale-Deighton.