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A Celebratory Toast to YOU! -Last year James's mom called me and said he was struggling, could I get him in while he was home on Christmas break. I squeezed him in and learned that he almost quit college in his last year due to poor grades and low confidence. Through continued coaching "long distance" he was able to learn some tools to manage his college stressors. He also got clear about what he wanted in life, gained more confidence in his choice of degree and graduated with a high GPA; soon afterwards he got a job he loves. -Speaking of college students...Christi's dad, a past client, contacted me to help her. She struggled with being a bench sitter and fill in runner in a college sport she loved. Her feelings of insignificance and defeat affected her ability to get an internship. Through "long distance" coaching she was able to clarify and visualize what her ideal future looked like. She also learned some unique interview skills and the next interview she experienced was with a company that fit the hypnosis visualization session we did over the phone to a "T", actually even better. She got hired for this paid internship and I’ll always remember her voice when she called me to tell me she got the job and will be making more money than she ever made in her life with travel opportunities that she was ecstatic about -Then there was the fearful and anxiety ridden Lance, 9 years old, whose mother called me crying because all of the resources she had utilized could not help her son overcome his fear of bad weather. Clouds, rain, wind, and thunder, even sudden noises in a room in a home, all brought him into a phobic tizzy, running to seek shelter. I told her I really don't work with children, yet she begged me to help. I offered some conditions, said I don’t treat anxiety, I work with thoughts and managing stress. She agreed to my requests and I accepted the opportunity to work with him. Lance came in to the first session with his mom, cowering and clinging to her side, sitting with his weighted blanket on his lap like a life saver. After 1 session his mom sent me a video of him dancing in the rain the next day. After 4 sessions Lance was a different child...laughing, rambunctious, fearless, and no weighted blanket in sight. His teachers and aids asked what happened for such a change in his behavior to take place. A short while later, his pediatrician was sending anxiety ridden patients to me, not wanting them to go the problematic route of medications. -Katy came in fearing death, she panicked driving in traffic congestion, stopped socializing, and her anxiety had reached debilitating levels. Her mother, a past client, referred her to me, paid for her coaching, and after 4 sessions Katy went from having anxiety overheat her body and prompt her to drink from a water bottle compulsively to cope and calm her, to wearing a sweatshirt the entire 4th session, one drink from the water bottle after 90 minutes versus every couple minutes, setting up appointments like nails, hair, and other pampering herself activities she refrained from doing prior to our sessions. Her fear of death subsided and she could drive in heavy traffic without any phobias. She even stood up to a bullying customer where she worked and threw him (so to speak) out of her store. (She is a tiny little gal!!!) -Sara met her end of the year goals in business 3 months early. -Debbie got back on track with her health, started exercising, lost weight, got the townhouse sold she had put off preparing to sell for over a year, and scheduled a trip she had wanted to go on for years, yet felt too anxiety ridden in the past about traveling out of the country. -Tammy struggled with anxiety. I helped her realize that
she was in a career that made her feel inadequate, stressed and was a bad fit
for her. We did several self-discovery assessments and she came to realize
what she was really good at, valued, ideal work environments, the support she
needed to excel and more. Right after she became clear about what she
wanted, she attended an event where out of the blue she met a woman who was
looking for an assistant. She got the perfect job she had envisioned she
wanted. -Suzette was referred to me by her in-laws. They were
wise to see how she was depressed, not able to care for their grandson
effectively, and needed to intervene. They paid for their
daughter-in-law to go through my coaching program and as a result she gained
self-esteem, motivation, direction and the clarity to get a dream job she loved
and also was promoted to a manager in a couple of months.
Some clients seriously struggled with life on a frightening level and by the
grace of God; I was guided in how to help them rise up out of the dark pit they
were in. My heart honestly broke for every client I worked with this year
that struggled. |
