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Philosophy


Life & Wellness Coaching

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​The intention of life & wellness coaching is to shift outlook, self-awareness, ego, and self-esteem to step into a higher self that naturally aligns with you want to be in the world.

As a certified Life & Wellness Coach, I have been lucky enough to have practiced​ with dozens of different life coaching professionals, which showed me various approaches, methods, personalities, presences, and modalities.

Things that I like best about life & wellness coaching:

1). It shifts you out of your narratives.

I hold on to my stories with dear life, aka clinging to my narratives. I tell myself stories of my experiences because I am trying to convince myself of them. It could be blaming others, a sadder “glass-half-empty” belief, or what I desire to believe to protect my shame.

 

Life & wellness coaching is transformative. Walking into a session, you too may have your own narrative to tell. Ultimately, the goal is to dissect the narrative from different viewpoints and move forward feeling lighter. This builds self-awareness and frees you from cognitive distortions, negative thought loops, and sitting in a puddle of shame. As you share, I may ask questions like: 

what could be at risk if you continue this belief?

what else is possible?

what outcome do you desire?

what role do you play in it?

what is within your control?

what do you want to possess that you do not possess now?

 

2). It is goal-oriented and effective in making lifestyle changes or adjustments.

At the beginning of each session, I will ask you some version of this question:

What do you want to have with this by the end of our session today?

This question tests your intuition. Sometimes, we may get so consumed in the challenge that we are facing that we do not see the light. And yet the answer may be this easy!

 

Establishing what you want early on in the session creates a road map and as we explore, you will naturally determine what is and is not working to better accomplish what you want. This could be examining thought patterns, clarifying what is most important to you, advocating for what it is that you need, figuring out your next steps, gaining self-compassion, and discovering which habits to add, form, or eliminate.    

3). It is teamwork.

Life & wellness coaching is a partnership. It is different from a therapist who the client looks to as a guide. The tone is friendly, vulnerable, team-oriented, and equal. 

 

As your Life & Wellness Coach, I completely believe in you. I have also overcome hardships and understand healing is a process. While I do have my own strengths, I also know you too come with your own great successes, strengths, and personal power. 

You will heal. You will find inner peace. You will become your highest self. I am your support system along the way. 

4). It offers a holistic toolkit of options to play with.

There are so many hands-on modalities that we can bring into life & wellness coaching. I offer many tools to associate your ideas with memory, movement, visuals, and creativity, which taps into the mind in meaningful ways beyond a verbal conversation. Depending upon what you are comfortable with, we can utilize one or several of the following tools:

-S.M.A.R.T. Goal framework

-Yoga

-Vision boards

-Manifesting exercises

-Affirmations

-Breathwork

-Meditation

-Visualizations (similar to guided meditation, but more like a mental simulation to learn more about self)

-Guided meditation

-Coloring

-Journaling

-Opportunity wheels and wellness worksheets

-Astrology

-Research-based articles and media

-Oracle cards

-Vision board cards

-Spirit animals

-Dream analysis

 

5). It is an unbiased safe space.

Life & wellness coaching comes from a place of "not knowing." I do not give advice, project my own experiences onto yours, or solve your problems. You are free to share all your heart's desire as we explore what is in your best interest and slowly transform you into your higher self. 

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