Embodiment and Empowerment Coaching
There is a doorway waiting to be opened within you…
Embodiment & Empowerment Coaching
Sometimes change is beckoning and exciting – but we get in our own way. At other times, life speaks to us through crises, illness, work- or relationship challenges… and other loud ways to make our inner voice known. Sometimes we don’t realize the guidance hidden in the chaos or the growth potential within the obstacles. This is where we can use some extra support, and where I would love to help you listen in deeply… for often these difficulties hold the seeds of deep transformation and new momentum.
As a Family Constellation Facilitator and Embodiment & Empowerment Coach for women at any stage of life, I am passionate about guiding you from surviving to thriving – whether you are at the beginning of your journey into self-awareness and self-care, or at the opposite end of this arc looking to launch into full self-actualization and soulful leadership.
While you will set your own agenda for your journey, I will strive to support you to:
Cultivate a safe space where a loving relationship with your whole self can flourish, without judgement
Listen to your body, heart and soul so you can untangle your thoughts and feelings and make more authentic, intuitive decisions from an embodied place
Learn powerful methods to work through relationships and situations that are challenging you (past or present), to gain insight into hidden dynamics and release old patterns and feelings that are keeping you stuck or holding you back from stepping into your next level of self-realization
Sense and articulate your authentic boundaries in your personal and professional life to avoid burn-out and spend your energy on what really matters to you
Develop a daily mindfulness practice to lower stress levels and stay tuned in to what is alive in you
Create clarity and focus with a practical roadmap for balance, self-care and self-actualization
Design your own life in a way that is authentic, sustainable, empowered and joyful!
Coaching Examples
The following are fictitious examples of possible clients and coaching scenarios, based on reality:
Reclaiming life after divorce: Who am I and what do I want?
Alice is in her early fifties and picking up the pieces of her life after divorce. After years of being in service to her family, she wants to take this time to figure out who she is now and what she wants her new life to look like. She has some wonderful skills and talents that have been on the back burner for almost two decades, but she lacks the confidence and direction to reclaim these on her own. A friend suggested coaching as a gift to herself – and after just a couple of months, Alice is well on her way with picking up one of her former creative pursuits, which is bringing her great joy. She is also using coaching to redefine and rebuild her social life, which has shifted dramatically after her divorce. She is experiencing more and more empowerment and ownership as she creates the life she desires.
Bringing one’s true gifts and vision into the world
Jen is an artist and activist; her conceptual artwork addresses social justice issues which Jen is very passionate about. Over the past ten years, she has successfully exhibited her work in galleries and even a local museum, but she is eager to use her work more directly to create social change. She has numerous ideas, but recently has felt stuck and overwhelmed because she is trying to operate on a much larger scale, create national collaborations and she is afraid she doesn’t have what it takes to bring her vision to fruition. Coaching offers Jen the support she needs to sort through her ideas, fully embrace her vision, address internal stopping blocks and break her bigger goal down into doable action steps to create the final collaboration and impact she desires.
Seeking work-life balance as busy non-profit leader
Mary Lou is an Executive Director of a small non-profit. She typically works 50-60 hours a week, sometimes more. She did so happily for the first two years because she loves her job, but recently her health has started to suffer a bit and she is feeling concerned that it could get worse if she doesn’t shift her work-life ratio to a more sustainable balance. Her doctor suggested life coaching as a possibility; Mary Lou is excited to find out that she can use life coaching to find a better work-life balance that still honors her work commitments; practice better boundaries and time management; lead, communicate and make decisions from a more authentic place; and enhance her sleep, exercise and eating habits for greater physical well-being.
Shifting unhealthy relationship patterns to empowered dating
Helen comes in looking for a dating coach because a friend who had some experience with coaching suggested that that might help her avoid attracting the same type of men who kept taking advantage of her – especially since a recent string of unsuccessful, brief relationships had left her really down and out. Through coaching, we get a clear picture of her life goals, her values and her desired relationship, which helps to create a very different type of dating profile for Helen. We also address the deeper layers of Helen’s self-talk and lack of self-esteem which have made her hesitant to be authentic and ask for what she really wants. Through Embodiment and Empowerment coaching Helen’s confidence and self-love grows and an added bonus of the coaching process is that she has become much clearer on the ways in which she wants and needs to nourish her own happiness – through physical and creative activities she had completely lost touch with along the way.
Coaching & Constellation Examples
The following are fictitious examples of possible clients working with a blend of coaching and constellation work, based on reality:
A young woman finding her own path
Ellen is a bright 22-yr old client who is finishing up her college degree. While at first she felt very clear and excited about her next steps in life (what kind of work she wanted to pursue, where to live) she is becoming more uncertain and anxious as the time to graduate gets closer. She realizes that her mother’s chronic illness may play a role in her hesitancy to spread her wings, but that insight alone is not helping her shake what is holding her back and move forward. Her anxiety gets so bad that she almost drops out of college - which spurs her to reach out for help. She opts for a 2-3 month package of coaching and constellation sessions to support her in freeing herself from the underlying family dynamics weighing her down, and to empower her to take the next steps towards the life she desires.
Parenting support in light of client’s challenging childhood
Celeste is a parent of two high energy boys: a 3-yr old and a 7-yr old. Her husband is gone a lot and she has no other family support. She recently took on a part-time job and is feeling very overwhelmed with balancing work, parenting and household demands. While she started out parenting in a very conscious way, not wanting to repeat the often emotionally abusive and neglectful parenting she herself had endured, she is finding herself more quick to anger with this increasing stress load. She turned to coaching because she wants support to be intentional about the kind of parent she wants to be, gain some new tools, and feel supported in self-care and self-advocacy as she adjusts to her new situation. Constellation work will be very helpful along the way to address the negative parenting patterns from her childhood: by coming to peace with her own childhood, she is better positioned to be resilient in the face of her current life stresses.
Difficult family dynamics and caregiver burn-out
Miranda is a middle-aged woman who has been caring for her elderly parents for several years. She is the only sibling in the family that is really taking on this care-giving role, which has caused some estrangement between Miranda and her brother and sister. On top of that, Miranda is starting to feel very burnt-out, and her health is beginning to suffer. Miranda would be well served by a combination of coaching and constellation work. Through Embodiment and Empowerment coaching, Miranda could learn some new self-care and stress-reduction skills and take practical steps in her life to focus on her own needs as well, to reduce burn-out. Through constellation work, she could work on navigating the challenging dynamics with her siblings, perhaps clearing some of the obstacles between them, and coming to peace with her role in the family.
Should I stay in this relationship?
Victoria sought out life coaching because she has been unhappy in her current romantic relationship for over a year. Her partner did not want to try couples’ counseling, so Victoria decided she would seek help for herself. She wants to evaluate where she is at in her life right now and see what other parts of her life need attention and are negatively influencing her relationship (and vice versa). She wants to better understand the dynamics she keeps getting stuck in with her partner and gain new tools in the realm of better boundaries, communication and self-care. Eventually, the work she does on herself along with her improved communication helps her get a much clearer perspective on her relationship.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver