Coaching for Boomers
“Turn and face the strange...ch-ch-changes...”
Welcome fellow Boomer!
It’s been quite a ride—with a great soundtrack!—and, after coming of age in the 60’s and 70’s, here we are, in our 60s and 70s! What a long, strange trip it’s been! Maybe we thought that by this time, we’d “have it all figured out,” be “on cruise control,” be ”set”.
But that’s not life.
Being alive means we’re still figuring it out, still stepping on the gas and managing detours, still looking for adventures.
In short, we’re still dealing with change.
What changes are you experiencing?
Maybe…
You spent years raising children, and now find yourself navigating the boundaries of being a grandparent or just the parent of an adult. Or…
You’re retiring, but don’t know what post-retirement life will look like. Or…
A relationship has ended, and you don’t know what life will be like without it. Or…
You’re experiencing some physical change that tells you that you don’t have the body you had when you were 16!
Or maybe your circumstances aren’t changing, but you are.
Are you finding that what used to give your life meaning or joy no longer does, or that behaviors that worked in the past are no longer cutting it? Are you looking to make a change…but feeling a bit stuck?
Why is change often so hard?
Change can be hard because it means leaving behind what’s known to step into the unknown. And that can be a frightening place.
Because many times, that unknown speaks to the core of who we are, to our identity.
If you are no longer identifying as the parent of a child, as a professional, as someone’s partner or spouse, or as the athlete you used to be, you are in a period of transition— that uncomfortable “in-between place” where, in some way, you’re no longer the person you were, but the vision of who you’re becoming is not yet clear. This lack of clarity can generate feelings of being unmoored, adrift, and unmotivated, making it difficult to see or embrace the opportunities that change offers. But it also invites you to discover parts of yourself that are begging to be expressed as you transition into the next phase of your life.
So, you may not be who you used to be, but you can discover insights about who you are that can inform your journey to who you want to be. And a coaching can help!
How can coaching help?
A coach doesn’t give you answers. Instead, according to the International Coaching Federation, a coach partners with you in a “thought provoking and creative process” that helps you identify and work toward the goals you want to achieve. This partnership does not focus on the past, as therapy or counseling do. Coaching is forward-focused, and solution-oriented, and the solutions come from the client, so it differs from consulting and mentoring, too. The coaching approach that I practice is Jungian Coaching, as it’s based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung.
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will rule your life and you will call it Fate.”
Jung believed that we are not conscious of many aspects of ourselves. Like an iceberg, much of who we are is under the surface—including the unconscious beliefs, assumptions, and patterns of behavior that have been running your life.
Jungian Coaching can help you become aware of what’s unconscious, and this can be transformational because it allows you the freedom to make choices and create the life you want.
I invite you to work with me to discover the insights and develop the strategies to make that happen!
Curious to see if what I offer is a good fit for you? Please reach out with any questions you have about a Jungian coaching partnership with me—or to set up a free, 30 minute session.
I look forward to hearing from and working with you!