Wildflower Cottage Coaching
Through my years of experience as a musical performer, recording artist, and instructor, I have gained insight into what opens up my own creative processes and helps me to function more effectively and peacefully. I have also learned what can present obstacles to living peacefully and productively as a creative and achieving work-life balance.
My own unconventional upbringing, education, and lifestyle as well as my studies in the humanities, social sciences, religion, and literature have encouraged me to look at the human condition through diverse and colorful lenses, leaving me with an abiding conviction of the preciousness of each human life. We each have unique and irreplaceable gifts to share with the world, and it is possible not only to know what they are but to foster their growth and flourishing.
In the process of providing individual instruction on mountain dulcimer, I have seen that often good playing is about more than just developing good playing techniques. There are other obstacles, mental blocks or emotional blocks or lifestyle habits that can impede the creative process and which need more in-depth processing than a single 45 minute music lesson could provide.
I would be honored to spend more time with you sharing insights on what could give you greater creative breakthrough, deeper peace, and a more authentic life and sense of self. We can also dreamscape what a more vibrant creative life looks like for you and begin to set concrete goals for making those dreams become realities!
My own unconventional upbringing, education, and lifestyle as well as my studies in the humanities, social sciences, religion, and literature have encouraged me to look at the human condition through diverse and colorful lenses, leaving me with an abiding conviction of the preciousness of each human life. We each have unique and irreplaceable gifts to share with the world, and it is possible not only to know what they are but to foster their growth and flourishing.
In the process of providing individual instruction on mountain dulcimer, I have seen that often good playing is about more than just developing good playing techniques. There are other obstacles, mental blocks or emotional blocks or lifestyle habits that can impede the creative process and which need more in-depth processing than a single 45 minute music lesson could provide.
I would be honored to spend more time with you sharing insights on what could give you greater creative breakthrough, deeper peace, and a more authentic life and sense of self. We can also dreamscape what a more vibrant creative life looks like for you and begin to set concrete goals for making those dreams become realities!
- Other Experience that Informs My Coaching Style
- B.A. in English/Liberal Arts (Minor in Communications)
- M.Ed. In Curriculum and Instruction
- Teaching “College Success” courses at the college level (“Student Life Skills” classes that cover topics such as goal setting, motivation, stress management, study skills, personal boundaries, and communication)
- Teaching developmental reading and writing to a diverse student body, including non-traditional students and at-risk students
- Years of involvement in music ministry, prayer groups, faith study groups
- Years of independent study of Christian faith and spirituality (both Protestant and Catholic sources)
- Years of independent study on self-help and psychological topics
- Growing up as a homeschooled neurodivergent only child
- Love of medievalism, fantasy, classic literature, Romanticism, Shakespeare, children’s literature, classic films, myths and legends, Bible stories, and swashbucklers!
- Christian / Catholic guidance (upon client request)
- Opening up to creativity
- Overcoming impostor syndrome
- Accepting oneself as a person and as an artist (“authenticity training”)
- Shedding the “shoulds”
- Help with organization and focus for adult ADHD symptoms
- Recovery from people-pleasing
- Concepts of attachment needs and integrity needs
- Helping people recognize their intrinsic, unearned dignity and worth
- Facing your fears and meeting your goals
- Telling the difference between relying on spiritual support rather than spiritual bypassing
- Developing healthy personal boundaries
- IFS for inner healing (as it relates to present goals)
- Music therapy
- Narrative therapy / Mythmaking / Archetypes
- Disclaimers:
- The coaching I offer is not psychotherapy or a substitute for psychotherapy but may be able to support and direct your efforts in that domain. (I.E. We do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions such as clinical depression, clinical anxiety, or unprocessed trauma. However, if we sense that some of these things may be present, we can discuss how to connect you with specialists who could help you.) Also, “garden variety” stressors or emotional blocks that fall short of clinical status may in fact be sufficiently addressed in our coaching sessions.
- The content of our discussion will remain strictly confidential.
- Fees may be discussed after an initial consultation and determined according to your means. I do not want money to be an obstacle to you receiving the guidance you need!