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Messy Magic

Playful, curious explorations of the messy, complicated, imperfect experience of being human.

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We turn towards each other

What brings you aliveness? What do you love fiercely? Find your magic and the people who empower it. We need each other.

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Stories of self

The longer I coach, the more I find myself conflicted about supporting clients in quickly moving from an “old” narrative to a “new” narrative. Is this…too tidy? Is this antithetical to living in a chaotic, ever-changing, incredibly mysterious world?

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What I not so secretly want for you

Coaching is also a unique, client-specific, client-driven space. Yet is there anything I hold true for all my clients? Do I hold some universal yet unsaid hopes for how coaching influences the humans I work with?

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The thief who gives back

People say “comparison is the thief of joy.” But what if the thief can also give us clarity, perspective, and deeper understanding of our desires?

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You are allowed to change your mind

What other framings are available to us in the moments when we are questioning if we are allowed to change again? What wisdom do we call on when we find ourselves questioning if there is a limit to how much change we are allowed in our lifetime?

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What’s working?

I'm curious about the expansion that occurs when we focus on what doesn't need to be fixed. What happens if we start with the exploration of what is working?

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New Year, Same Self

What is the impact of inviting in transformation while believing we are already whole, we always belong, we are inherently “good.”

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Let’s be in the mess together

Coaching emboldens our imagination. We acknowledge what is real, what is here, what is hard while never losing sight of what is possible.

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