Amanda Star Kingsley is a woman of big dreams and a child of the universe. She delights in life's simple pleasures: making someone smile, learning about a new resource, making a new friend...
she lives every day in the light of possibility.
Life has thrown her a few hurdles, but she refuses to let them define her, and now she’s teaching others to do the same!
What is Life Coaching?
A life coach works with a client to help them understand and analyze what they are doing in their cognitive, emotional, and behavioral life.
After a series of sessions it’s possible and likely that a client will be able to coach herself moving forward.
I coach my clients to live amazing lives after their abortions. To be the best employee, the best best parent, the best lover… the best possible version of themselves: mind, body, and soul.
A life coach holds a safe space for a client to expand their perspective on the past, present, and future.
A life coach maintains a judgement free space, and holds no agenda for their client.
I hold space for my clients to explore their abortion and their life goals with a new perspective. One that gives them the strength and courage to move forward with power from a place of inner peace.
Life coaches believe that treating the cause of the pain will eventually eliminate the need to treat the symptom.
Some of the most common symptoms that arise from abortion are: depression, anxiety, anger, confusion, overwhelm, regret… Understanding the root of these releases the pain. For many coaching is a perfect companion to therapy.
I coach my clients to redefine and release unnecessary pain with self-compassion and self-respect.
How is life coaching different than Therapy?
I have never personally experienced therapy for more than a couple of sessions so I can’t say for sure.
Coaching with me will focus on your future and what you want it to look and feel like.
What I hear from my clients is that much of their therapy is centered around retelling and reiterating their experience. In coaching I choose to limit retelling so as not to wire in unconscious undesired patterns.
Therapy sometimes leads to diagnoses and medical treatment. A coach is not trained to diagnose or treat mental health conditions.
Coaching assumes you are fully capable of using the tools that you have to build a different life for yourself.
It is suggested that anyone with a clinical diagnosis should be treated by a medical professional. Coaching can be a powerful additional tool to therapy and/or medication.
What might a session look and feel like?
The first focus in a life coaching session is always on understanding what’s happening in your life as you are. When time allows we move on to exploring how to access your desired life.
As a coach I will come prepared with something to discuss, but clients are always welcome to come with a presenting problem.
It’s my job to lovingly tell you what you need to hear to grow, not what you want to hear to feel comforted; many times the two are the same.
My only agenda in any session will be for you to understand your experience in a way that leaves you feeling empowered. Sometimes the path to understanding feels intense or uncomfortable, but it is the foundation from which you can take back control of your life, own your abortion, and live to the fullest!
I LOVE celebrating with my clients! Almost every session includes some exciting celebration. Witnessing your growth brings me great joy.