I actually started my first coaching certification in 2018, but my full-time job demanded most of my energy, so coaching had to be set aside.
What I loved most about coaching, and still do now, was hearing people’s stories, helping them untangle what they were going through, and supporting them as they figured out what came next.
In 2020, I lost my job because of COVID layoffs. Once I was ready to think about what came next, I asked myself when I last felt excited by my work because it felt like it mattered to someone. The answer brought me back to coaching. So I continued my training and began again.
I know what it’s like to spend years trying to adapt to systems that weren’t designed for the way you’re wired. I’ve lived with anxiety since my twenties, and it's taught me a lot about understanding myself, recognizing what I need, and learning to advocate for it.
During my time in IT, I worked in a corporate environment that didn’t always support how I functioned best. Corporate culture is gradually changing, but there are still deeply rooted ideas about how people should show up, communicate, perform, and succeed. At times, those expectations felt rigid.
I often had to advocate for myself instead of continuing to force myself into prescribed ways of working. I also had to unlearn the idea that honoring how I functioned best meant opting out or falling short. In reality, I was learning how to support myself so I could show up in a way that felt both sustainable and authentic.
That experience helped shape the kind of coach I wanted to become.
I now help people examine how they’re living, identify what they need, and experiment with realistic changes that reflect who they are. Sometimes that exploration begins because life has changed and they’re trying to find their way forward. Other times, they’ve realized that the path they’re on no longer works for them. In either case, becoming curious about their strengths, needs, values, and natural way of moving through the world can help them find a direction that feels more like their own.
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