You want something different in your life but you don’t know how to get there.

You’ve tried everything: therapy, journaling, retreats, podcasts, meditation, reading every book . . .

While you’ve gotten some benefit from what you’ve tried, it’s been limited. You’ve plateaued in your growth. Life feels like it’s happening TO you.

You know, deep down, that something different is calling you. You want to answer this call, but you don’t know what you really want yet. Your mind is indulging in confusion so you can avoid the discomfort of change. But the cost of staying in your status quo is high.

Maybe, you know exactly what you want but you’re not taking action even though you’re suffering. You can’t see what’s in your way — you’re too close to the problem to see it.

You’ve lost faith in your ability to get what you want in life.

I know this feeling. It’s truly, truly awful. I have been there, my friends.

I also know how to help you live the life you truly want.

I can help you answer your call.

Hi, I’m Dawn.

I’ve helped authors, business owners, artists, creatives, educators, school leaders, managers, executives, parents, entrepreneurs and professionals all over the nation. 

I’ve helped hundreds of women answer the call inside them. 

If you’ve never had coaching before, you’re in the right place.

If you have had coaching before, you’re also in the right place.

If you feel completely stuck with no idea how to move forward, you’re in the right place.

If you have an idea of what you want, but you don’t know how to get there, I’ve got you.

If you’re already on the path to something great in your life, but you’re going slowly, overcomplicating and getting in your own way, welcome.

You’re in the right place.

I will help you thrive personally and professionally.

You want to move forward. You want to get clear on what your heart wants and take action to make it happen.

You want to grow into the most extraordinary version of you.

You know that more is possible for you.

You could:

  • Feel happier

  • Find a healthy and loving partner

  • Stop ruminating on interactions with colleagues and loved ones

  • Be a more inclusive manager

  • Show up more effectively for racial justice, particularly as a White woman

  • Set loving boundaries

  • Stop people-pleasing and tell the truth to yourself and others about what you want and need

  • Make choices that are aligned to your true values. You could listen to your own wisdom

  • Be more authentically you, no matter where you are or who you’re around

  • Make more money while doing something that truly matters to you

  • Be physically and emotionally healthier

  • Be kinder to yourself and others

  • Be brave

  • Live your purpose

  • Accomplish your ‘impossible’ dreams

  • Feel free

You could have the courage to answer your call. I will help you.

  • “Dawn is an amazing coach. I've had a lot of coaches. I hold high standards for coaches and kept passing on coaches because they didn't have what I needed. Dawn is above and beyond what I expected–she gave me hope."

    Fenesha Hubbard | Author, The Equity Expression

  • “Dawn is really good at listening, drawing out, validating, pushing. Helping me get concrete. I don't know if I could have made this transformative leap without her.”

    Jennifer Estrada-Feller | Vice President | Oakland, CA

  • "Dawn provided me with actionable next steps that I could immediately use to address a challenging interpersonal situation. She helped me get to the root cause, clarify my goals and identify my desired outcome. She made me feel heard. Dawn's experienced approach brought me energy and hope. I strongly recommend her expert coaching to anyone seeking support in their personal or professional lives."

    Jill Hawley | Denver, CO

Two years ago, I was alone in a hotel room on Christmas Eve with a bottle of wine.

I was bored and underpaid in a seemingly glamorous but dead-end job, fresh out of yet another failed romantic relationship at 35, and I needed to find a new place to live in two weeks. I was miserable. I couldn’t set healthy boundaries with colleagues or family. I ran myself into the ground trying to please everyone but myself. I didn’t understand how powerful my thoughts were. I didn’t know how to identify my feelings, let alone feel them. I wasn’t living up to my potential or being authentic to who I truly am.

I felt like a failure.

Two years later, I now run two businesses and get to create exactly the life I want. I am in a happy and loving romantic relationship. I saved enough money to take the leap away from my job. I bought my first home. I set and hold healthy boundaries in all areas of my life. I choose to FEEL things. I have time to create, build community, take care of my body. Most importantly, I understand the power of my thinking and I take responsibility for my life. I am no longer a victim to my circumstances. I have emotional freedom.

Coaching completely turned my life around. It can do the same for you.

  • I will partner with you to explore all facets and intersections of your identities so you can embrace your full, fierce, authentic, powerful self. 

  • I will help you harness your courage and go deeply to the root of your barriers so you can break through them.

  • I’ll believe in you, hold you accountable to what you want, and celebrate with you as you astound yourself with your results.

As a DEI practitioner and aspiring co-conspirator, I know that our identities matter. Women+ with intersecting marginalized identities (e.g. BIPOC women/queer and trans women/women with disabilities/etc) often experience imposter syndrome, people-pleasing and perfectionism at high rates due to societal lies about worth.

Time to let that ish go.

My vision is for every woman+ to remember her worth and harness the courage to live her most extraordinary life.

Client Experiences

The Courage to Answer Process Has Four Phases:

What’s Included:

  • Initial Self-Assessment to find your most impactful growth areas and biggest barriers to having the life you want

  • Free Email Support for additional ‘real-time’ coaching between sessions

  • Accountability Support to help you increase momentum and stay on track with your action plans. You’ll leave every coaching session with an action step.

  • Coaching Resource Book: I include all of my favorite tools and resources in one workbook. These include:

    • Templates to understand how thinking generates results

    • Feelings Integration Tools so you can move through emotion rather than letting it drive you

    • Prioritization quadrants to get crystal clear on your most impactful priorities

    • A productivity approach that will help you get more done and be kinder to yourself in the process

    • Listening and conflict resolution tools to effectively navigate any conflict and increase effective communication with anyone in your life

    • DEI-specific tools (diversity, equity, inclusion) to increase awareness of implicit bias, white identity, inclusive leadership

    • Closing Assessment to reflect on and celebrate your incredible growth and results

*Depending on your specific coaching goals and needs, I may provide additional resources