Have you ever been told you’re

“too much?”

That you’re

“too emotional?”

That you need to

“narrow down who you are”

and not live into ALL the things that excite you?

Do you think you need to manage the way you show up in the world?

That the unfiltered YOU will either

send people scurrying the other way

or

create destruction worthy of the big screen?

What if I told you that the worry you’re feeling is all part of the process of waking up inside a world that really doesn’t want you to?

Because a sleeping woman is a manageable woman.

A woman who is distracted by the list of priorities the world says matter…

the right hair…

the right body…

nice but not too nice…

strong but not too strong…

This is a woman who is simply too tired to be the brilliantly beautiful badass she truly is.

And even when we see through it all, when we aren’t being ruled by the values of our culture, knowing how much of our innate badassery we should live—especially as women—is a tricky balance.

Too little,

and the needs of the world can rule our lives.

Too much,

and we can demolish the very people we need to collaborate with.

Maybe this is resonating with you, and you’re wondering if exploring these things together could be a good fit.

Or maybe you are thinking:

Hell yeah, you get me. Where do I sign UP???

(If so, this button is for you…)

And if the curiosity is just percolating nicely, here’s a bit more about As You Are Coaching.

My coaching style is warm and direct. I believe every session should feel a bit like going on an adventure—one that we are both eager to take.

A bit Tina Fey meets Indiana Jones.

Through easy conversation, honest inquiry, and exploratory exercises, I’m going to help you question the thoughts that are holding you back and welcome in the parts of yourself you haven’t wanted to hear or trust.

Because each of us deserves to feel whole—like every part of us has a valuable role in our lives, with nothing relegated to the basement! Even if that means we don’t look or act exactly like the world says we should.

And when we relax into all the parts of us—even the messy stuff?

That’s when our intuition can show up with more clarity as the daily partner it was always meant to be.

If you are wondering if it’s time for this type of coaching in your life, here are a few questions to ponder…

Do you have more than just a vague inkling—but less than a clear picture—about a different way you want to move through this world?

Do you sometimes want to tear down (BURN DOWN) society’s story of how life is supposed to look?

Do you often feel an inexplicable pull to live differently, even though there are things you really love about your life?

Do you crave a life that has your intuition folded right into the batter of it as an integral and delicious ingredient?

Do you have a powerful sense that there’s just…another way things could be?

A way that involves a lot fewer labels and less self-criticism, self-diagnosis, and self-improvement.

A way to take all that something-is-wrong-with-me energy that’s swirling around inside and create out into the world instead.

A way to live more easefully.

A way to ENJOY life a hell of a lot more.

But right alongside that sense of possibility, I suspect there is also some ever-present anxiety and worry. And the world has taught us that those feelings are there because there is something wrong with us—we are broken. And once we fix the feelings—fix ourselves—then we can be happy.

Everywhere around us we find encouragement to identify and immerse in the bad feelings.

And in the process, we drop the end of the magical rope that is trying to pull us along.

But let’s be honest.

Those anxious stirrings that accompany the desire for more do feel pretty rotten.

And scary.

But rather than letting them stop you…consider that perhaps they are a sign that you’re onto something.

Something out of the norm.

Something a bit counter-cultural.

Something effing earth-shattering.

And that something has often met a LOT of resistance in the world from the cultural structures that encourage us to settle for being

average

normal

distracted

and unfulfilled.

And what if the fear and control power-game that’s become ingrained in our culture and internalized in the collective is the very thing we have been identifying as

OUR fear of ourselves.

Because the personal stirring we are each waking up to in our own way—the one that makes us want to throw out the rulebook and reimagine how we live our life—is also the thing our culture likes to pump the brakes on.

There is a sense that it’s a dangerous inclination.

And you know what?

It absolutely is.

Listening to our own unique desire for how we want our life to unfold is the exact thing that has always made us dangerous. Because what will happen to the structures that our culture relies on when we no longer need them to tell us how to live?

When we choose instead to trust…

our Wisdom,

our Certainty,

our Courage,

our Power,

Our Intuition.

Let’s find out, shall we?