Many life coaches develop their skills from facing a variety of challenges themselves, and I’m no exception. My experiences growing up created a lack of self-confidence, a deep need to “people please”, and a profound fear of failure. While I often struggled to find myself back then, I’ve always had a passion for helping and connecting with people. My pursuit of a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology led to a successful 20 year career in the healthcare industry, helping people at some of the most difficult times as they navigated speech and language challenges due to injuries and disabilities. But after two decades of watching the industry become more focused on numbers and less on personalized patient care, I started looking for new opportunities. One of my speech clients - a 75-year old woman - told me she had just become a Life Coach and talked with me about how my therapeutic skills aligned perfectly with becoming a coach myself. It didn’t take long for me to find and pursue the right training program and create my own business.