A Year Ago, I Would Have Thought Feeling This Good Was Impossible

Early last year, I found myself experiencing deep physical and mental pain from severe burnout. I had spent the prior several years in an incredibly high-pressure job and the decade before that desperately trying to “achieve” more and more in my career.

As a social worker and operations leader in the health and mental health space who had dedicated my life to the mission of helping others feel better, I didn’t understand why I felt so deeply misaligned and unfulfilled in this aspect of my life.

I started researching career coaching hoping to find clarity (and relief!) and found Caroline, whose articles and content on mindset, fear, and feeling stuck and confused spoke directly to me at that moment. When I met with Caroline for the first time, I knew with certainty that she could help change my life - but I was still so fearful and stuck that it took me three more months and another impulsive and desperate job move to allow myself the gift of working with her - and I am so incredibly grateful now that I did! 

Caroline was genuinely warm and caring, gently challenging me to allow myself the time and space to experience the full impact of the coaching process instead of just going through the motions and checking the boxes like I had done my entire life.

I was able to identify and explore some of the core beliefs I had developed about productivity, hard work, success and asking for help that were impacting me negatively across my entire career and to slowly reframe these into new beliefs that were much more powerful in propelling me forward toward what I really wanted (and believing I could have it!)

I was able to truly explore my values and craft a new personal definition of success, which in the end provided me exactly the clarity I was seeking in making my next moves. 

Some of the biggest a-has for me from our work together were that I deeply missed the connection to seeing the impact of my work that I had experienced earlier in my career as well as how important deep and meaningful relationships were to me in my life [as a dedicated introvert, this was a pleasant surprise!].

I now make sure to prioritize quality time with my key people to sustain my resilience through the ups and downs of life, and have taken steps to launch my dream business as a coach and community builder for others in the helping professions who feel they have drifted from the impact they hoped to have in the world and want to reconnect with their purpose.

Caroline helped me lift some heavy weights off my shoulders that I had been carrying for a long time and ultimately step into my own future feeling lighter and more optimistic.

A year ago, I would have thought feeling this good was impossible.

I am so grateful for how Caroline changed my entire trajectory!

— Jordana, Coach and Community Builder