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Life Coaching: Be More Authentically You

Life Coaching: Be More Authentically You

Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Authenticity, Life Coaching for Women

[huge_it_share]My life coaching client Patricia* came to me when she decided that after 30 years of living with her sister in a caretaking role, she was ready for change. She reached out to me to find support, encouragement and a plan to take steps for...

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...

Why Hire a Life Coach: Life Coaching vs. Friendship

Author: Catharine EctonMar 16Categories: General, Life Coaching

Why Hire a Life Coach: Life Coaching vs. Friendship

General, Life Coaching

“I don’t need a life coach, my friends motivate and support me.” I’ve heard this rationale for not hiring a life coach before. A person who very much needs to make a big life change dismisses life coaching as something that will...

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...

Life Coaching: When Life Gets Monotonous

Author: Catharine EctonApr 08Categories: Life Coaching, Transition Coaching

Life Coaching: When Life Gets Monotonous

Life Coaching, Transition Coaching

Last week three people told me the same thing: they are bored! Two clients and a friend, two women and a man. Really? A cloud of monotony, weariness and lassitude seems to hang over many people these days. Where is their energy, interest in life, excitement...

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...

Career Coaching: My Boss is a Bully

Author: Catharine EctonOct 17Categories: Career Coaching, Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women

Career Coaching: My Boss is a Bully

Career Coaching, Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women

My life coaching client “Marty” was discouraged and depressed by the constant hassle and micro-managing she had at work. Nothing was ever good enough for the director of her department. The director in turn was pressured by her boss to...

Career Coaching: Jennifer’s Journey

Author: Catharine EctonJun 13Categories: Career Coaching, Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women

Career Coaching: Jennifer’s Journey

Career Coaching, Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women

“Jennifer” had the perfect job. It paid well, it was close to home and she was respected by her colleagues. Her boss recently had given her a good evaluation and complimented her on her skillful administrative work. The thing was, Jennifer didn’t...

Life Coaching Case Study: Why is this Move so Hard?

Author: Catharine EctonJun 03Categories: Life Coaching, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

Life Coaching Case Study: Why is this Move so Hard?

Life Coaching, Relocation Coaching, Transition Coaching

A life coaching client “Nathan” was moving back home after many years in another part of the country. The decision was his alone and he was anticipating it with enthusiasm. He could not have been more surprised to find that when the move...