Meet Barbie
Next Chapter Coach
Helping you improve the value of your life is very important to me. I am a committed partner to women, couples, and families who want to transform their lives from a frenzy of striving, to the peace of thriving in life.
I approach coaching with compassion and a healthy dose of honest feedback.
My goal is to use your values and beliefs as the foundation of our conversations. I respect anyone willing to be authentic and vulnerable by responding without judgment or bias. I will cheer you on to brainstorm options and solutions that connect with your goals.
My husband Bob and I blended our families 10 years ago, each bringing three kids to the party. The youngest 2 kiddos are finishing their last year of college - then we will be full-time empty nesters!
The Roads I've Traveled
What areas of your life do you want to change, but just not sure where to start? I coach with the empathy and clarity that God helped me develop as I walked through many different life experiences.
I’m grateful for the perspectives gained from a variety of careers and situations: corporate employee, advocate for pregnant teenagers, childbirth and infant massage instructor, child development and parenting course instructor, home educator and administrator of a home education cooperative program.
My experiences and challenges created the foundation for my approach to coaching. You don’t have to walk down the road you're on alone, I am here for you.
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Freedom from “performance pressure” and “people pleasing”
Raised as a pastor’s kid and wife to a pastor
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Hope after loss
Infertility, betrayal and divorce, job loss
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Resisting doubt
Author, speaker, and small business owner
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Escape from the “comparison trap”
College transition, career changes, parenting
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Perseverance thru multiple “next chapters” in life
Career changes from corporate to social work to author to life coach
Home educator from preschool to high school
Single parenting
Blending families
End-of-life caregiver
Personality Profile
Enneagram 2w3, The Giver:
strong communicator
focuses on building relationships
sociable
ambitious
values improving the lives of others
Myers Briggs, The Maximizer:
refines others strengths
motivates others to excellence
compelled to nurture others
drawn to problem-solving
faces challenges with productivity versus complaints
Certifications
- Christian Life Coach - Level 1
(Institute for Life Coach Training)
- Pursuing Associate Certified Coach
(International Coaching Federation)
- SYMBIS Marriage Assessment Life Coach
- Childbirth Education Instructor
- DOULA + Breastfeeding Consultant
- Infant Massage Instructor for Parents Instructor
- DENVER II, Child Development Assessment Facilitator
- Redirecting Children’s Behavior, Parenting Class Instructor