What is Life Coaching?
TLDR: Coaching is a space where we work together to help you figure out what you want, what’s getting in the way, and how to move forward—on your terms and at your pace.
Read on for the interesting details.
Coaching is like… a carriage?
Let’s clear something up right away:
Life coaching isn’t therapy. It’s not consulting. It’s not someone with a clipboard telling you how to “get your life together.”
It’s actually way older—and way cooler—than that.
The word coach didn’t start in sports or business. It comes from “coche” (French) and “Kocs” (Hungarian), which literally meant a carriage—a way to carry someone from one place… to another.
And that’s still what coaching is about:
Helping you move from where you are, to where you want to go.
But here’s the thing:
A coach (or carriage) doesn’t steer itself. It doesn’t decide the destination.
YOU do.
Coaching is a Partnership. A real one.
Not a "fix you" relationship. Not a "follow my 7 steps to success" thing.
It’s a collaborative space rooted in curiosity, compassion, and the radical idea that there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re already whole—you might just be stuck, overwhelmed, or trying to figure out how to do life in a world that wasn’t designed for your brain.
Coaching helps you:
Get clear on what matters to you
Untangle the spaghetti of thoughts, ideas, and goals
Build strategies that feel natural (and don't fall apart in 3 days)
Actually move forward—with less shame, more self-trust, and support that feels like relief
Especially for ADHD folks…
This work hits different when you live in a spicy brain.
Because traditional “systems” were built for a very different kind of wiring.
Coaching creates space to:
Unmask (hi, perfectionism and people-pleasing)
Unlearn (you are not lazy, I promise)
Rebuild (tools, rhythms, structure—but your way)
As a queer, neurodivergent ADHD-er myself, I get it. I bring personal experience and professional training, so you don’t have to over-explain how time blindness, rejection sensitivity, or executive dysfunction work. I already speak the language.
In coaching, I might be your:
Strategy Co-Creator
Question-Asker and Pattern-Spotter
Strengths Mirror
Safe Space Holder
Accountability Buddy (without the shame)
ADHD Educator
Compassion Dispenser
So... what actually happens in coaching?
We talk. You reflect.
I ask a lot of (good) questions.
Together, we explore what’s getting in your way—and what helps you move forward.
Sometimes we build structures and systems.
Sometimes we rewrite old stories.
Sometimes we celebrate that you brushed your teeth today. (No seriously, that’s a win.)
Always, we do it without shame. Without pressure.
And always with you in the lead.
Bottom line: Life Coaching is about finding your way forward—on your terms, in your time, with someone walking beside you.
And especially for neurodivergent folks?
That kind of support isn’t just helpful—it’s life-changing.
A space for clarity, reflection, and discovery not judgment
A process where YOU are the expert on your life; I’m here to guide
Rooted in curiosity, support, and respect for your neurodivergence
A partnership where we explore your goals, patterns, and strengths
What Coaching IS
Therapy or mental health treatment
Medical advice or crisis intervention
A space for diagnoses or prescriptions
About fixing you- you’re not broken
