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Coaching with Heart

Coaching with heart

True change comes from within.

There are endless opportunities to shift and move towards something the supports you better.  Sometimes what is needed is clear and it's the motivation or focus that's missing.  Other times you might feel completely stuck, unsure what to do and how.  

 

It is not that you don't know, but rather you are not listening wholeheartedly for the answers that are true for you.  Maybe until now you have been following guidance that rings hollow for you and the essence that makes you unique. Maybe you need to try something new.  Something different.

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What might your next steps look like?  

Creating balance supports wellbeing

"It's your road and yours alone.  Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it but you."
Rumi

Creating support for lasting change.

Commitment to change, particularly when it's big, often requires the support of others to keep you on the path of your dreams as well as to challenge you to think bigger than that which you might think you are capable.  Building a solid foundation of support is essential to feeding the desire, inviting growth, challenging limiting beliefs, and reaching goals.   Uniquely determined by the needs of the individual, the form that support takes will likely vary over time and experience.  Simple situations may only require reaching out to a trusted someone.  Complex situations will likely require a network that includes expert opinion along with spiritual  encouragement, and hands-on attention to daily care.   Support may come by way of family, friends, religious and spiritual leaders, conventional practitioners, and integrative healers.

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Self is also a key component, as one's inner wisdom offers guidance from the sage that knows you best (yourself).   While friends and family are often instrumental, sometimes you might feel that what you truly need is being shadowed by the needs and opinions of others.  You might experience judgement, as others attempt to sway you from the changes you desire based on their own needs or fears, or ill-received advice based on the experiences of others.  The fact that  of the matter is YOU know your story best and only you can write the paragraph, chapter, and ending. 

Like-minded people are essential to our wellbeing

"Although I 'know' what to do, talking it out helped.  [Coaching] also helped because sometimes I can be hard on myself and Michelle was very supportive.."
Coaching Client

A supportive coaching relationship can make all the difference.

Do you feel like you simply need space away from those close to you in order to work through your ideas on your own and explore how best to reach your goals.   An integrative health and wellbeing coach relationship offers such an opportunity to uncover the answers within yourself and to develop a strategy of success that mirrors your desire to change.

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Coaches can play an invaluable role in propelling movement by offering a safe, judgement-free space to

  • explore ideas,

  • process facts,

  • play with solutions 

  • voice apprehensions, 

  • build awareness and confidence,

  • plan how to get "there" from "here."​

Change in being is through change in thinking.

"You helped me get unstuck in an area that I had been stuck in for about a year."
Coaching Client

By giving to ourselves we find the space to give to others.

A trusting relationship with a coach may be the missing link to growing into what you are meant to be. 

No two coaches are the same, so my approach will likely differ from that of others.  I serve my clients by addressing each persons' goals in a way that resonates uniquely with them.  I am passionate about helping each client to discover what is most meaningful and to find personalized solutions that will allow goals to be met with confidence.  I am committed to lending support that nourishes growth while taking care to not squelch curiosity.  It is my goal to enable each client to discover within themselves the recipe for sustainable change that will encourage confidence and to instill the skills that the client can take and reuse to flourish beyond our time together.​

My promise....

From my perspective, you are already a whole and amazing person, overflowing with potential.  My role is to walk alongside and support you as you create a new version of your self that enables you to reach new heights.  Along the way I will

  • Offer encouragement and empathy

  • Celebrate successes

  • Remind you of what is important (as defined by you), and gently redirect you when the path begins to wander

  • Honor that the decisions are yours.  While I may challenge you at times and offer alternative perspectives, I will always defer to what you know to be the best choice for you.  You hold the power. 

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