coach, consultant, speaker, author, poet
Are you where you want to be on your life’s journey?
Or are you feeling the need to make some changes in your life?
Maybe you want something more out of life, or to get out of a rut, or to work on a personal or professional goal you’ve had on the back burner.
I can help you get clear on what is most important to you and navigate the gaps between where you are now and where you want to be.
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About me:
Being a coach honors who I am at my core. I’ve always been curious about people and interested in personal growth - such as how people find fulfillment, or overcome their fears.
I’m a certified professional co-active coach (CPCC, ACC), as recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Pursuing my credential with the Co-Active Training Institute deepened my growth as both a coach and as an individual.
My work as a coach builds on my experience as a consultant, helping organizations and individuals become more effective in achieving their mission and goals. As the co-author of the book, The Brand IDEA: Managing Nonprofit Brands with Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity, I’ve seen the value in clarifying the essence of an organization - understanding who you are, what you do and why it’s important.
I’ve always been interested in how we define success for ourselves. Here’s my TEDx talk, How to Navigate Success on Your Own Terms:
I have a BA from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard University. For more about my background, see LinkedIn.
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Testimonials:
“Julia helped me explore the next steps in my life. Her insight, thoughtful listening, and gentle nudges allowed me to find a path that felt purposeful and fulfilling. Being with Julia felt both calm and contemplative. She naturally guided me along with no judgement and much compassion.” Monica A.
"My sessions with Julia have far exceeded my expectations. I thought I would get a little more focused and productive by working with Julia, and I hoped that we would do a little inner work. But in the sessions with Julia I regularly have had life-changing revelations and breakthroughs. In the nine months we have worked together I have had five or six profound, surprising breakthroughs. I am deeply grateful to Julia for her care and wisdom.” Grant H.
“Julia helped me to see myself in new ways, opening up possibilities and confidence as I pursued a new career. Her calm and compassionate presence made it easy for me to really be myself (warts included!). She helped me hone in on what I truly value, so that I was able to pursue a career that is both meaningful and lucrative.” Leslie O.
“I feel so fortunate to have found Julia! I was in a particularly uncertain and tentative moment in what I now think of as a grand adventure. One of the most wizard-like things Julia does in our sessions is to help me articulate insights into my thoughts and emotions, inspiring ah-ha moments of pattern recognition, perspective, and sometimes just a pause. Those moments of learning to look at situations differently are durable learnings, because she simply (ha ha ha) shepherded me to myself. What a gift. I would work with Julia again.” Gaylon P.
“Working with Julia has been one of the empowering and life-restoring experiences of my life. I attribute it to her exceptional intuition and empathy, the way she is able to deeply listen and see the truth, see the true power and potential in each person, even when we can’t see it in ourselves.
The psychologist Alice Miller once observed that everyone needs ‘mirroring,’ that we can’t actually understand or know ourselves unless there is somebody who can see and reflect back who we are. I wholeheartedly agree with this idea. For me, this mirroring came from Julia.
Before I worked with Julia, I had spent my life rooting for the goodness and magic I saw in everyone else. But then Julia showed me the goodness and magic in myself, qualities I didn’t know existed before she pointed them out to me.
This is her gift, that she can see the light in each person, the light that becomes the key to unlocking our most authentic life. Julia also asks the best, most profound questions, each one leading to greater and greater levels of self-discovery. Julia is a master of helping people get unstuck. And in the end, when it comes to taking action, Julia is able to recommend practical, manageable, strategic steps that will absolutely change your life. I can’t say enough about her. But if you want to change your life, work with Julia!” Elizabeth
Poems and Reflections:
We don’t always notice when we’ve hidden ourselves
When we’ve dimmed our own spark, put our dreams on some shelves.
Our eyes can adjust to low levels of light,
But what might emerge if we start shining bright?
What are the ways in which you hide part of yourself? Maybe it’s a passion that you have that you don’t share with others, or a dream that you keep putting off, or a way of playing it safe in life.
It can be scary to put ourselves out there, to show up in an authentic way, to let our light shine.
As a coach, I help people get clear on what’s most important. Sometimes, that means giving voice to those parts of ourselves that we haven’t let others see.
Once we articulate our values and dreams, then we can take action. Don’t wait until you feel ready. Tune into that desire to make some changes in your life and take the first step. Each step builds the confidence to keep going.
What might emerge for you if you take the first step?
When to-dos are not all done because, well, life got in the way,
Just pause and think of one small thing to celebrate today.
On those days when our to-do list looks about the same at the beginning and the end of the day, we often feel badly. We tend to forget or dismiss the things that ended up taking our time - a phone call with a friend, time spent organizing, working on an unplanned but important task, responding to a request. But when we take a moment to reflect, there’s always something to celebrate - the way we made someone feel heard, cleared off a countertop, dealt with an issue, cared for a pet or loved one.
What can you celebrate today? Celebrating small successes helps us rewire our brain to quiet the self-critical voice in our head and recognize our strengths.
There is no lion or hyena,
Go on and enter the arena!
I’ve been thinking of Brené Brown and her favorite quote by Theodore Roosevelt about the man in the arena. “It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…who strives valiantly; who errs…who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”
Getting out of our comfort zone is scary, but that’s where there is magic and growth. What arena are you waiting to step into? What if the lions and hyenas that you imagine aren’t real? What might you do next?
Are you ready to take the next step? Click here to schedule a free 30 minute conversation or reach out to me by email.