Karin Wildheart

When you decide to work with me, your transformation begins as soon as you invest, even before the first coaching call. 

This is why:

When you first feel pulled to start working with me, it’s normal to feel conflicting things. A part of you knows we are a fit and feels deeply drawn in. This is your most expansive part, the part willing to put in whatever it takes to choose a new future, willing to take risks or do what might not seem as “safe” or “practical” (like spending money — somehow doing a free thing always passes the safe&practical test even if it never gets you those big results, which, how practical is that really?). The part that knows I am a fit for you is ready to do something new, is committed to results. That part has a deeper wisdom than linear, societally approved thinking.

You may have other parts, too, parts that are afraid of change or risk, parts that think this won’t work because you’ve tried other things that didn’t work. Parts that really want to be seen as “responsible” and want to wait for you to be a millionaire before you invest in anything other than the stock market. Parts that don’t like to spend money for really any reason, but especially not on something “like this.” Parts that are afraid of what your significant other will think or say about this, and aren’t feeling up to that conversation. Parts that have been conditioned by society.

Therefore when you do step into the choice to be coached, by putting down that deposit or hitting the “pay now” button, you are leading with your most expansive self. The one closest to the future version of you that you long to be. The “you” full of hope and devotion to yourself, full of commitment to your own thriving. When you dive in, when you actually take that plunge (😃), you let that part lead you, and let the other parts of you fall in behind.

No coach can make that investing decision for you. It would be inappropriate of anyone to make that kind of choice for you, an adult. Therefore, if you’re feeling fear, you’ll have to choose to self-coach yourself or otherwise manage that fear yourself in order to choose something part of you knows will vastly improve your life. Look at you, finding the inner resources to manage yourself towards your desired outcome, whatever it may take! Isn’t that what you wanted to get from our time together?

So that’s how the transformation begins. But it gets better. The same forces that were at play in making the decision are what make the actual coaching relationship so powerful once you start having sessions. Here’s why:

In coaching sessions, that highest part of you is once again in the driver’s seat. Not your shrinking self that tells you it’s too scary to try something new. Not the part of you that doesn’t want to invest without cold hard guarantees (as though anything “cold and hard” could even translate to something like emotional healing or thriving). We’ve all had moments we let those parts lead, but I’m speaking generally.

When you’re sitting with me, your coach, you are sitting as someone who knows she’s worthy of that investment you made (or she wouldn’t have made it). As someone who knows things can get better and it’s worth trying (or she wouldn’t be trying it). If you weren’t, you wouldn’t even be in the session! You’d be off doing whatever you normally do with your time, feeling whatever you normally feel. This is new. This is different. This is special. You showing up is the proof.

What makes it even better is that just as you have brought your most committed self to the coaching space, I am equally committed to seeing you in your highest potential. To seeing the “you” that exists above and beyond any of the limitations you’ve placed (or accepted others placing) on your life.

What the coaching space offers is a partnership between your most willing and ready self and me–who sees and holds that vision of your highest thriving with you, and then for you as needed during the moments you may circle back to patterns of doubt in it.

Can you imagine it? Your most confident and hopeful self, your bravest and highest expression, in partnership with a guide who sees you as the expert on being you, who knows every bit how powerful you are (maybe even more than you do) and who works to keep reflecting that back to you at every turn.

As a coach, I pride myself on helping people access what they already know is best for them instead of giving advice. People have even asked me, “What should I do?” and I purposely do not give a direct answer. I know I don’t know what they should do. They’re asking because we’re all so used to people swooping in to tell us. But how far has that taken you, to do whatever others tell you to do? My coaching is about strengthening the muscle of trusting yourself, strengthening your relationship with your own intuition. If I were telling you what to do, I would no longer consider that to be coaching (but I’m a purist).

But this wonderful, magical-sounding synthesis is only possible if you can feel in your spirit and body that we would be a fit for this work. If someone does not feel a pull to work with me, then the best self-listening and self-honoring would be… not! I really only want to work with those who are a “fuck yes.” Consent is absolutely foundational to this work, and the more invested you are, the better results you will get.

If you feel that “yes”… please trust it. You know what you need. You know where you can get it. I hope you trust what draws you. May this be the very first thing you allow me to guide you toward as a coach: trusting the most hopeful and faith-filled part of you above the fear or doubt you have previously used to make decisions.

If you’re resonating, here are ways to work with me. I’d also be excited to receive your email (at karin [at] karinwildheart [dot] com) to start a no-pressure discussion about what working together could look like–what you’re seeking and whether I can help. My clients rave about the results we get together, so I invite you to make yesterday your last day just doing the same things and getting the same results. Let’s do this!