Emily Downward

Tag: life coach

  • My Journey to Become a Master Coach

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    I recently finished my masters program and received certification as a Martha Beck Master Life Coach. To me, this is the culmination of a dream, and at the same time, the process and achievement were completely different than what I had imagined. Many people have asked me what the Master Coach certification means. On paper,…

  • Getting Past Stuck

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    I talk to a lot of clients who tell me they feel stuck. I know that place. It’s not one of my favorites. When I’ve been mired in it, I feel a sense of powerlessness, like I can’t do anything to change my circumstances. Fortunately, this is completely untrue. You can ALWAYS do something –…

  • The Roles We Play

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    I’ve been in Seattle now for about seven months. Not long, if you consider that many people live in the same area their whole lives. But it seems like a good amount of time to me, after last year’s scattered approach of living in three different cities in seven months. I’ve realized as I meet…

  • How Losing the Ability to Walk Taught Me a Valuable Lesson

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    One of the significant losses for me last year was the loss of my physical abilities. I went from being a proud 7-time triathlete to someone who had to reserve a wheelchair in the airport because I couldn’t walk the distance from the check-in to the gate without excruciating pain. At the beginning, it was…

  • Recalibrating the Internal GPS

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    I have a GPS map component that came with my car. It’s been very helpful to glance over and see where I am on the larger map as I’m learning new areas of Seattle. But occasionally, it gets completely off – the GPS locator isn’t working and rather than driving down the road, on the…

  • Finding Your Way

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    I keep getting more and more reminders that success for each of us is really very individual. While we may look to experts or others who have “made it” for inspiration and ideas, we still have to find our own way. And for most of us, this requires quite a bit of trial and error.…

  • Claim What You Want

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    Over coffee with a friend, I encourage her to claim what she wants, to state it aloud, and as I’m saying it, I recognize the irony as I realize this is EXACTLY what I have been not doing for myself. Why can’t I claim what I want for myself? Perhaps it’s a strange attempt at…

  • The Thing about Stuff

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    I’ve recently completed my fourth cross-country move in 12 months. (Yes, I’m exhausted and the sight of moving boxes sends me into fight-or-flight mode.) I’ve found a nice little place to start my new home on a quiet street in North Seattle. I love the quiet. I am glad to have my own space. And,…

  • Freedom in Being Yourself

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    I recently asked the question, “Why am I having so much physical pain? (And, what can I do to not have so much?)” in a guided meditation. The message I got was clear and emphatic: Stop trying to be something you’re not! On some levels, I’ve never been as congruent as I am now. I…

  • Holding On, Letting Go

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    For the past six months, I’ve been on a journey, emotionally, spiritually and physically. The ending of my relationship thrust me into the chaos of grief and being uprooted without a home base, and it also sent me into an intense healing period and connecting to myself at an even deeper level. I’ve become more…