Essays

Meeting life as it shows up

An evolving collection of reflections on coaching, careers, leadership, and the experience of being human.

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Coaching Through Weight Loss

Weight loss can be about health, habits, identity, aging—or simply wanting our clothes to fit again. For coaches, the invitation is to stay curious without imposing meaning, and to explore what change might look like in the life a client actually has.

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A colorful panther chameleon perched on a row of colored pencils, its skin shifting to match the rainbow hues — symbolizing the people-pleaser’s instinct to blend in rather than stand out.

Coaching the People-Pleaser: From Camouflage to True Color

People-pleasers are the chameleons of connection—skilled at blending in until their own color fades. Coaching them isn’t about stripping away care; it’s about helping them rediscover the hue that’s truly theirs.

COACHING

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Coaching Life Purpose: Guiding Clients from Fog to Fulfillment

Coaching purpose isn’t about finding answers—it’s about helping clients (and yourself) move from fog to fulfillment.

COACHING

An astronaut drifting in open space against a dark expanse of stars, symbolizing the search for fulfillment and the pull of gravity that brings us home.

Co-Active Fulfillment is Like Gravity: Coaching for Purpose

Like gravity, fulfillment quietly pulls us back to what matters most. Explore how Co-Active Coaching helps clients (and coaches) return to their own gravitational center when life’s velocity takes over.

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