Get to know me...
My name is Erin, and I am someone who loves to connect with people in a real way. I serve clients as a Nurse Coach, but my past includes a career as a bachelor's prepared registered nurse for 19 years in the acute care hospital setting across many specialty areas.
I love the outdoors, and my physical body is what gets me to places that make me feel alive! I've had my own routine health challenges here and there, and am realizing that attention to my health such as the food I eat - the fuel I put in the tank, the way I take care of my body - the preventative maintenance, is directly related to how it can perform. The performance part is the fun part, but the behind the scenes work can be so simple, yet so hard and frustrating. Throw in a bodily related challenge, and you've got a recipe for a bit of an identity crisis when you're hobbies, job and identity are so strongly linked! I've learned that everyone greets this part differently and it has an array of meaning depending on who you are. Hint: This is where the real work hides - and if you have a stubborn streak like I do, you'll do just fine here if you can hang on for the ride!
For example, as a hospital nurse I learned quickly, thatit's not the surgery itself that causes someone to look a bit depressed, it was the conscious or unconscious feelings they had about what it meant to them. Not addressing that piece, blocked their healing and progression more than the incision across their abdomen. Helping people overcome the psychological and mental challenges that come with health and life circumstances is my favorite passion.
I'm also someone who tends to enjoy experiencing many different activities. I have a garden, chickens, like to landscape my yard, make sourdough bread, play my piano, and be outside. We choose to include meat in our diet, and also choose to harvest it ourselves with respect and dignity for the animals we take. I'm a bit of a self proclaimed health nut and like reading about nutrition - (but always in line for cake and ice cream at a birthday party!).
I've come to understand that my nursing career has given me a perspective on both life, and people, that is interesting, and very connected to who I am.
How coaching works...
1: Mapping session
Begin with a personalized session where we'll get the lay of the land by discussing where you are currently, where you want to go, and what may be getting in the way. We'll talk about your goals, challenges, priorities, and the life you want to be living. I require two sessions (Mapping & Strategy) before signing a client.
2: Strategy & Plan
Whether you're working toward better health, navigating a transition, or trying to get back to feeling strong and capable, our work will meet you where you are, and then move you toward where you want to be. Together, we'll figure out what's realistic and reasonable in relationship to your goals.
3: Coaching Sessions
Engage in weekly one-on-one coaching sessions where we dive into targeted discussions, and the real work takes place! These sessions provide a consistent space for growth, and actionable steps toward your goals.
4: Support
Beyond our regular sessions, we'll have intentional check-ins so we can take a raw look at what's going well, and what still needs attention. You'll be able to connect with me via email for any quick questions, or if you need a moment of motivation!
Some finer details
- Sessions are 1 hour in length, unless otherwise customized.
- Coaching sessions take place via video chat through Zoom. Depending on your phone or computer - installing the zoom app is recommended, but no paid subscription is needed. You will be sent links automatically when you schedule.
- Services are HSA eligible.
- Life coaching is not therapy, counseling, or mentoring, although there are many similarities and some pieces utilized.
Here are real life examples served by life coaching:
- General life stress - feeling unsettled, stuck, unsure, scared, or frustrated about some component of your life
- Trying to get the next promotion or stage in life, and need to find encouragement from within
- Major life changes - you're in that gray area, or need to adopt a new way of being in order to adapt to the change
- Contemplating something new - there's a new you ready to take form, but you're not sure how to make the transition
- Working through a health diagnosis that requires change - the leap from where you are to where you need to be is challenging or seems impossible
- Life is busy - you're a busy parent, and the pace of life has you feeling lost in the shuffle
- Grief - maybe you had to separate from someone? They may have passed away, or maybe the separation was your choice, or maybe not? Do you need support while someone you love is passing away
- Sensitivity - you're a sensitive person, and the world seems like a lot at times. You replay that social interaction you had last night at the gathering, wondering if you came off too much a certain way. You doubt yourself and your ability to show up in the world the way you want to.
- Something more - you can tell there's something more out there for you and you can't put your finger on it, but the thought of staying where you're at forever scares you even more
- Insert your life circumstance here ___________________ and we can turn it into something new that fills your life instead of draining it.
- Helping people find clarity when their mind is noisy.
- Slowing down enough to hear themselves again.
- Using nature, stillness, and reflection instead of constant productivity.
- Examining thoughts, beliefs, and perspectives.
- Helping people move through transitions rather than "fixing" them.
- Providing calm, grounded guidance.
