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Life Coaching: To Feel Alive, Try Something New

Author: Catharine EctonMar 17Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Health, Life Coaching

Life Coaching: To Feel Alive, Try Something New

Getting to Know Catharine, Health, Life Coaching

Those who know me personally or who follow my life coaching blog might be aware that early morning lap swims are my thing. I began swimming for exercise later in life, and even swam competitively for a time. I’m an L4 Master Swimmer at American...

Life Coaching: 5 Life Lessons from France

Author: Catharine EctonJul 22Categories: General, Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching for Women

Life Coaching: 5 Life Lessons from France

General, Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching for Women

Spending the past two weeks in Paris with some of my grandchildren gave me the opportunity to observe and enjoy the playfulness, rich lifestyle and pure pleasure the French take in their daily lives. It is a culture devoted to beauty, tradition and pleasure....

Life Coaching vs. Therapy: What’s the Difference?

Author: Catharine EctonJun 03Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching

Are you a DC professional unsure whether to hire a counselor/therapist or a certified professional life coach? The boundaries between life coaching and therapy are not always clear, but making the right choice between one or the other can make a difference...

Washington DC Life Coaching: How to Stop Making Excuses Now!

Author: Catharine EctonMar 11Categories: Getting to Know Catharine

I was recently interviewed by America Within as a Washington DC Life Coach who can help people stop making excuses. The fact is, I’ve become something of an expert on excuses. As a Life Coach, I’ve heard all the excuses in the book. Here...

Life Coaching with Catharine: My Background

Author: Catharine EctonFeb 09Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

In past blogs I’ve written about what I do, and why it’s important. Today I’m going to take a deep dive into my background and training, and how my journey has informed the deeply satisfying work I do as an enthusiastic, passionate and...

Life Coaching for New Beginnings in a New Year

Author: Catharine EctonDec 08Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

Life Coaching in Washington, DC [huge_it_share]When I talk with people in the Washington, DC area, early on in the conversation the question “what do you do?” inevitably comes up. Our success-oriented culture here in the DC area places strong...

Crossing Borders with Confidence: My Story

Author: Catharine EctonSep 08Categories: Case Studies, Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

Crossing Borders with Confidence: My Story

Case Studies, Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

When I was twenty-one years old I left the small Connecticut town where I had lived my whole life and moved to a city in South America with my brand new husband. It was his career that took us there and I could not have been more excited! Although I...

Words for a New Season from Life Coach Catharine Ecton

Author: Catharine EctonMar 15Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, Transition Coaching

Words for a New Season from Life Coach Catharine Ecton

Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, Transition Coaching

Here is an acrostic I put together for this wonderful new season we are embarking upon right now .. SPRING! I hope it will inspire you to live a life full of these concepts. S – simplicity, self-awareness, surprise, stretch, strength, success P...

Life Coaching Can Help You Find Your Place

Author: Catharine EctonNov 11Categories: General, Getting to Know Catharine, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

Life Coaching Can Help You Find Your Place

General, Getting to Know Catharine, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

I wish I’d had a life coach when I moved to South America in the 1960s. I felt guilty for feeling lonely when I was surrounded by interesting people and a new language and culture to explore. I was homesick and nostalgic for what I had left behind;...