Resilience Coaching
Maybe it was a diagnosis. Maybe it was becoming disabled, a loss, or a change you never saw coming. Your life split into "before" and "after." you survived the hardest part, and now you're wondering how to actually live again. That's where we start.
Together, we'll use the Built to Rise framework to move you from surviving to steady, and from steady to rising. You won't have to do it alone.
Is This For You?
Coaching is for you if you're:
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Navigating a new medical diagnosis or living with a chronic illness
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Adjusting to becoming disabled
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Grieving a loss or working through a major life transition
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Running on empty from stress and burnout
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Steady enough to work toward goals, but feeling stuck, alone, or unsure how to rebuild
Coaching is not therapy or crisis care. If you're in crisis right now, please call or text 988, or call 911.
The Four Stages
1. Regulate & Reground (Weeks 1-2)
Get your footing back.
We map what changed, what was lost, and what's still intact. Then you choose two small daily "stabilizers," like a morning routine or one supportive call, to calm the chaos. You'll leave with: a daily rhythm you can count on and someone in your corner.
2. Inform Yourself Wisely (Weeks 3-5)
Understand your story.
Through guided writing and self-compassion practices, you'll process what happened and loosen the "why me?' loop that keeps you stuck. You'll leave with: a story you can hold without it holding you.
3. Summon Your Circle (Weeks 6-9)
Let people in.
We rebuild your identity beyond the diagnosis, loss, or crisis. You'll set goals that fit your life now and strengthen the people and support around you. You'll leave with: clear goals and a support circle that who fit you are today.
4. Envision the Next Right Step (Weeks 10-12)
Build what carries you forward.
You'll create your personal Rise Plan, prepare for future setbacks, and celebrate how far you've come. You'll leave with: a one-page Rise Plan and a method you can use the next time life gets hard.
The Built to Rise Framework
The core idea: you will survive, and you're built to rise.
Resilience isn't a rare trait that some people are born with. Resilience researcher Ann Masten calls it "ordinary magic." It comes from ordinary things like a steady routine, people in your corner, a way to make sense of what happened, and a sense of who you are. Hard seasons can shake all of those, and all of them can be rebuilt.
Built to Rise gives that rebuilding an order, so you're not trying to fix everything at once. It's grounded in resilience research and shaped by my own life after brain surgery, a stroke, cancer, and chronic pain.
The stages build on each other, in order. Each stage has:
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One focus, so you always know what you are working on.
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A coaching session where we work through it together.
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A small practice between sessions, offer from the You Will Survive e-workbook series.
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A clear milestone, so you can see your progress.
Weekly Monday check-ins keep you moving between sessions. And because I live with chronic pain myself, the progress is paced with your energy and health in mind.
What You Walk Away With
By the end of our 12 weeks together, you won't just have survived a hard season, you'll have the tools to rise through it. You'll move from feeling scattered and overwhelmed to feeling steady, capable, and clear about your future.
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A steady baseline. You'll stop living in reaction to the setback and get your footing back, day by day.
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A method you keep. You'll learn repeatable ways to handle the next hard season when it comes (because it will).
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A sense of self back. You'll rebuild an identity that isn't defined by the diagnosis, loss, or crisis.
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A clear next step. You'll move from stuck to a direction you choose.
Format & Session Length
Virtual Sessions & Support
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Format: One-on-one coaching sessions are by video (Zoom) or phone. You choose which days works best for your body.
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Free discovery call: 20 minutes
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Rise Reset: one 75-minute session
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Built to Rise 12-week program: one 90-minute kickoff session, then five 60-minute sessions every other week
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Between sessions: a Monday check-in by email or voice message, with a reply within one business day
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Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, and Saturday 9am-12pm (eastern Time)
Packages & Pricing
Choose the support level that fits your current season. Whether you need a quick reset or a deep rebuilding journey, we have a path for you.
INVEST IN YOUR RESILIENCE
Free Discovery Call
A 20-minute, no pressure conversation to talk about what you're facing and whether coaching is the right fit.
Free
Rise Reset
One 75-minute session to get unstuck and leave with a clear next step. If you join the 12-week program within 14 days, the $147 is credited toward it.
$147
Built to Rise: 12-week program
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90-minute kickoff + five 60-minute session
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Weekly Monday check-ins
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A You Will Survive e-workbook when one fits your situation
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Your personal one-page Rise Plan
$1,497
All coaching sales are final. Details are in the coaching agreement you'll receive before we begin.
How to Get Started
Beginning the journey to reconstruction doesn't have to be complicated. If you're ready to rise, here is the simple path forward:
Step 1: Book your free discovery call. Pick a time that works for you, by phone or video. It takes 20 minutes.
Step 2: Let's talk. We'll talk about what you're facing, what you want, and whether coaching is the right fit. If something else would serve you better, like therapy or medical care, I'll tell you honestly and point you to resources.
Step 3. Choose your path. Start with a Rise Reset or join the 12-week Built to Rise program. I'll send your coaching agreement and payment link.
Step 4. Complete your intake form. It helps me understand where you are, so our first session starts right where you need it to.
Step 5. Begin. We start with Stage 1: Steady.
Not Ready to Book?
Send me a note. Tell me a little about what you're going through. I read every message myself.
What Happens After You Send Me a Note?
Step 1. Right Away: You'll get an email confirming I received your message.
Step 2. Within one business day. I'll personally reply with your next step, usually a link to book your free discovery call.
Step 3: If coaching isn't the right fit: I'll teell you honestly and share resources that can help.
If you're in crisis right now, don't wait for my reply, Call or text 988, or call 911.