Your Coach
HOW I CAME TO COACHING
As a physician, wife, and mom of 3, I considered myself a master of multitasking. And as my kids got bigger, my high achieving self felt like I was missing something. I searched for more things to do to fulfill that achiever inside of me, but just got frustrated with what I could or could not fit into my current schedule. I was approaching mid-career, yet felt behind. I found myself buckling under my self inflicted pressure to do ALL of the things and to do them well. What I realized was, I couldn't do all of the things well, all of the time. My perfectionist self was angry and snapping at everyone, everywhere. I was burning out.
This lead me to attend what I called my "mid-life crisis" conference, where I sought out workshops to make myself "better," to help me find that thing I was missing. And I did! It was a lecture given by physician who was also a coach, and everything she said resonated with me. She spoke of balance, making goals, identifying the reality of the situation, and realizing options or obstacles to doing all of those things.
THIS was what I needed, what so many of my colleagues needed, and I finally found the thing that spoke to me!
WHAT'S WITH THE BIG WAVE?
No, I am NOT a big wave surfer! I am a mom with 3 girls, sometimes with a boogie board, but mostly just the suit on my back. Since I was pregnant with my third, we started an annual summer road trip to Cape Cod.
With little ones in tow, we split our time between the outer Atlantic coastal beach with the "big waves", and the calm inner bay side with miles of low tide and gentle flowing salty water.
As I began my training with Co-Active, so much of my work in finding my core values and where I go internally to find peace and clarity revolved around travelling with my girls to the ocean. The feeling of presence, balance, and pure joy that I have with them there helps me identify a positive energy that I can apply when I need to change my perspective.
It may be a much needed attitude adjustment, or a feeling of being stuck in a situation that seems to have no other outcome.
I think about being with my girls at their favorite "big wave beach." I tap into that force of nature; a powerful, yet calming place. The smell, the sounds, their happiness, all give me tranquility and perspective.
When I am there, I feel like I can BREATHE.
We body surf until we can't any more. We get knocked down (and wiped out sometimes), and we laugh, re-adjust our swim suits, shake out the sand, and go back for more!
That's what Big Wave Coaching is about. Going to that place, finding the strength, shifting the energy, and changing the perspective.
CREDENTIALS
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by ICF Credentials and Standards
- Completed CTI's Accredited Coach Training Program.
- Certified Professional Co-Active Coach.
- Certified in Hogan Assessments.
- Member International Coaching Federation
- Fellow Institute of Coaching Harvard McLean Hospital
- Participant in Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute Energy Managment Training.
- Participant in University at Buffalo Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Leadership Accelerator Program
- Board Certified Emergency Physician with over 20 years experience in education and mentoring
