Amanda didn’t get the emotional support she needed growing up or for decades into adulthood. In fact, she was treated as if she was the source of her problems. In her twenties she became bulimic. In her thirties she estranged herself from her family and has been feeling better ever since.
What does it take to turn your life around to being one that works for you, regardless of whether others approve? How can you start seeing relationship toxicity and responding differently when it’s all you’ve known and haven’t been able to see it for what it is? Find out why blood isn’t thicker than water and how sometimes the best choice is to cut yourself off from those who continue to hurt you.
Bio
My journey to becoming a personal growth coach started with my own struggles. Throughout my teenage and adult years I went through multiple toxic and dysfunctional relationships. Now I’m a self-professed practitioner of self-care! A BABE—Balanced, Authentic, Babe, Extraordinaire. Today my life is like 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream.
The younger version of me was obsessed with reading books and watching movies about the guilty—I wanted to be a criminal prosecutor/crown attorney (depending on what country you’re living in). I didn’t have the grades for it so I got into real estate development for the next 25 years. Now, I’m a personal growth coach, yoga junkie, girlfriend, shopping-fiend to rival Julia Roberts, obsessive dog lover, and a secret demo/reno expert.
After years of therapy and self-exploration, I discovered something called Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). This tool helped me reprogram my subconscious mind, release negative emotions and thought patterns, and heal emotional wounds I didn’t know I had that had been caused by my past experiences. Then I realized that my lived experience, both personal and professional, could help others.
I bet you’re wondering great, but what qualifies this “BABE” to be a coach? I have a BA in Social Science from the University of Western Ontario. I’m a certified Avalon Empowerment Trauma Aware Transformational Coach and Master Practitioner in Evolved NLP, Quantum Time Release, Quantum Change Process and Hypnotherapy. I’ve completed a course in social impact awareness and am currently working toward certification in Quantum Change Process Level 2.
If you’ve never tried coaching before…it can change everything in a matter of months. In my own journey, I’ve experienced more physical and mental shifts than in more than 20 years of traditional talk therapy.
I share my experience and training with others struggling with toxic and dysfunctional relationships, working with women (and some men), helping them start living their best lives by their rules and on their terms.
My clients learn to take responsibility for their lives and all of their relationships. They learn how to set boundaries, say heck “no”, and communicate effectively. They learn to understand where their subconscious patterns and behavior came from and use new tools to positively change their lives.
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Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change—if you’re not already on my mailing list, sign up here so you’ll get the email when Masters of Change is available for purchase.
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann