Coaching for the Overwhelmed

cultivate fulfillment

Today's fast-paced and seemingly non-stop digital word can be overwhelming. My goal as a coach is to help you cultivate the richness in your life to help you transform from overwhelmed to fulfilled. I will help you practice self-care and the gain the courage to open up to the experience of fulfillment. Fulfillment, practically understood, is an embodied state of being that has room for your goals and values AND life's inevitable detours. 

Here are some ways to know if you could benefit from my support:

• You long for change
• You are chronically overworked
• You have trouble saying no
• You are bored 
• You are easily overstimulated
• You feel out of place

We are likely a good fit for each other if one or more on the list below sounds like you!

• You are committed to creating change in your life, willing to do hard work and take calculated risks, and willing to be held accountable. 
• You enjoy adventure.
• You believe that sustainable change comes from the inside. 
• You are deeply inspired by nature.
• You enjoy playfulness and creativity. 
• You love to bring seemingly disparate ideas together. 
• You are simultaneously driven and very thoughtful. 
• You are turned off by busyness as a status symbol.

There are boundless potential outcomes of our work together. Past clients have discovered a new calling, tapped into the resources at work as a way to create efficiency and have more intimate time with family, deeply owned their sense of purpose that serves as a guiding north star, created ways of working that provides a regular income and time with their family, and realized they don't have to go back to school to get what they want -- just to name a few. Transforming overwhelm to fulfillment is a unique experience for everyone!

Working Together

Here's how it works: I offer a complimentary 45 minute informational interview for every prospective client by phone. I will give you a taste of what it is like to be coached, and you can ask me any questions you have about what I offer: a transformative program that is designed to identify, experiment with, and integrate the fulfilling change you seek. 

If we decide we are a fit for one another, I will send you an agreement for you to sign along with the information for our foundational session. I will ask that you return the agreement and make an initial payment before we begin. 

COACHING, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND CONSULTING: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

Typically the difference between a coach and a therapist is that coaches focus on moving forward toward a desired change, and psychotherapists focus on healing the wounds of the past, with both practices utilizing knowledge of human behavior, motivation, behavioral change, and interactive counseling techniques. People who seek coaching are generally in good health and want to accelerate their personal growth, gain clarity, and deepen their relationship with their inner guidance. In contrast, psychotherapy is a health care service people seek out to restore their emotional selves back to health, and frequently reimbursable by insurance. Consultants are experts in a particular field who you hire to help you solve specific problems. A coach will never presume to be an expert on your life.  

ETHICS

Coaches are not subject to government oversight. As a commitment to my clients and my integrity I adhere to the International Coaching Federation's Code of Ethics. 

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Take the Next Step

If you have gotten this far, why not drop me a line to learn more. My goal is to find out if we are a fit. I will never pressure you. I look forward to connecting!

About Me

My vision is a world where people can sustain fulfilling and meaningful lives guided by knowledge of their values and limits. Coaching is one of the ways I work to bring this vision to life. I came to this vision via a profound reckoning with my climb on the career ladder catalyzed by the death of a child and a managed chronic illness that requires me to take stock of my attention and energy. 

Originally from the Black Hills and the Upper Great Plains, I have called Seattle my home for over 19 years. I completed my ICF certified training with Master Coach Patrician Burgin in 2016, and I have Master's Degree in Comparative Religion from the University of Washington. I also work with the ThirdPath Institute as an Integrated Life Advocated to help parents in the ongoing process of balancing work and life. I have worked in writing, editing, and fundraising in the arts and sciences, helping to raise over $14.5 million for projects and programs.

I love to experiment with life. I have co-founded an arts and culture magazine, co-founded a fiscal sponsor for artists, played the violin, performed in the theater, competed in gymnastics, learned how to use the command line, learned French and Arabic, traveled across Eastern Europe in the early 90s with a stranger and a map in the Cyrillic alphabet I couldn't read, and failed fabulously at more things than you can shake a stick at.  

What I Believe

Here are several of my core beliefs to help to get you to know me better. We don't have to agree on these to have a successful partnership.

• I believe that small incremental changes pack the biggest punch. 
• I don't think everyone has one calling. Some people have one; some people have many. 
• I believe that fulfillment is an inside job.
• I don't know if thought begets emotion or emotion beget thought, and neuroscience hasn't convinced me one way or another, so let's call it a mystery and move forward. 
• I believe God is love and also the great allower (see the contemporary Franciscan mystic Richard Rohr for a more thoughtful take on that statement). I attend a Lutheran Church semi-regularly, and identify with being a contemplative mystic. 
• I believe we can tap into consciousness beyond the analytical mind to help guide our lives more intelligently than our analytical mind ever could (see God, above). However, I firmly believe the analytical mind has a very important place in our life.
• I love this Arab proverb: Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.  
• I don't believe everything happens for a reason. 
• I believe when you know what you are looking for it is significantly easier to find. 
• I believe privilege really matters. I know structural racism, classicism, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism are painful and real obstacles to realizing your callings. 
• I don't think we treat families well in the United States. We need policy- and corporate-level change to improve the integration of our work and lives, and I believe whole-life coaching can inspire powerful individuals in decisionmaking positions to create these changes. 
• I think one of humanity's biggest challenges is to learn how to create economies where people thrive and simultaneously respect our limits and the limits of the natural world. 
• I'm socially liberal and believe in smart and dynamic governance.