Coaching

“I have found an access to presence that was not there before. This has given me a much more expansive understanding of myself, more resilience, and a trust in myself that leads to confidence.”

“Coaching with Sarah-Marie, allowed me to explore exactly what I needed to, when I needed to. Sarah-Marie's coaching approach created such a safe container for our sessions and her gentle and intuitive pushes and questions helped me to deeper acknowledge so many parts of myself. Before working with Sarah-Marie, I was dealing with feelings of "burnout" and struggling to find confidence in my voice and ultimately in myself as a leader. Through the practical tools and practice she offers, I have found an access to presence that was not there before. This has given me a much more expansive understanding of myself, more resilience, and a trust in myself that leads to confidence. I am so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with Sarah-Marie!”

— Amber Smith, Program Manager, The Women's Impact Alliance, Lincoln, NE

“I'm experiencing myself and others with more compassion, understanding, and acceptance.”

“I'm grateful for Sarah-Marie’s presence, guidance, and support. She’s patient and understanding and created a safe and supportive space where I felt comfortable being myself and sharing my thoughts and feelings. The most challenging part of the coaching process was facing my own fears and insecurities. However, I'm so grateful that I did because it's helped me to grow and become a stronger person. In the process, I’ve developed new ways of being, working, and relating. I'm experiencing myself and others with more compassion, understanding, and acceptance. I’m better at identifying all the parts and what they do to try to make me successful. I'm better at setting boundaries and protecting my time and energy. I feel empowered and excited to continue on my journey of personal and professional development.”

- Daniela, Founder and CEO 

“The feeling of fear has been replaced with trust and eagerness to observe more in myself. I am confident, and I am clear - that applies to everyday.”

“The warmth and support of the environment Sarah-Marie created and held throughout the process helped me open up and peel the onion / open my fear box layer by layer. The feeling of fear has been replaced with trust and eagerness to observe more in myself. I am confident, and I am clear - that applies to everyday. Whatever we will find in ourselves, there is a way to manage it. The behavior patterns originate from us, even if we do not understand our behavior at a certain time point. I’ve learned to appreciate the parts of myself I do not see every day. I’m listening more before acting. I have always thought about my mental state a lot but giving me an assignment of micro practices every day made me work on myself on a daily basis, and I plan to be persistent with that and reflect all that I have learned to my team through my everyday actions.” 

- Katrina, Founder and CEO 

“It has had a profound effect on my life… Sarah-Marie’s coaching has helped me feel more centered, more present, and more joyful in my life.”

“I have had the honor and privilege of working with Sarah-Marie as my integral coach for 9 months. It was truly a wonderful experience. I often refer to Sarah-Marie as my Dharma coach and guide. As difficult situations arise, she gently guided me into conscious acceptance and understanding of the bigger context. One of my goals was to learn to listen to my body and to learn to trust my intuition and not just rely on my mind and rational thought. This was accomplished. We focused on the parts within and emotions that arise in difficult situations. I learned to speak kindly, gently, and with acceptance and compassion to these parts within and, as importantly, to listen to these parts. It has had a profound effect on my life. It helped me expand that pause between stimulus and response with a gentle awareness. Rather than mindlessly reacting to situations, I learned to take a deeper look and slow down and understand the why behind it. It was hugely helpful in dealing with childhood difficulties that keep arising as an adult. I would say this work is perfect for anyone looking to deepen their mindfulness practices by learning to apply these principles to your daily life challenges. Sarah-Marie’s coaching has helped me feel more centered, more present, and more joyful in my life.”

— Ali, medical professional, San Francisco Bay Area

“Sarah-Marie helped me find, protect and nurture my inner light.”

“In a time when I felt surrounded with tumult and darkness closing in on me from so many places — work, close relationships, the state of the world and the current social and political realities of our times — Sarah-Marie helped me find, protect and nurture my inner light.

Our times together were gifts of pause, reflection and spaciousness. So much of my energy and attention is spent on doing-ness for others, I have often felt extremely depleted. Working with Sarah-Marie I was able to prioritize being-ness, carving out precious space for myself to just be — to breathe, feel, plant wild seeds, let new growth emerge within that quiet and sheltered space. Through our work together I was able to hear a deeper calling and begin to turn toward it.”

- Katrina Mitchell, Co-Founder & Design Director, Picture Impact, Minneapolis, MN

“There have been things that have plagued me for my entire life that I felt like I could finally truly address and shift.”

“My work with Sarah-Marie has been transformative. We've worked a lot on limiting beliefs and how I can work through unproductive beliefs, habits and mindsets. There have been things that have plagued me for my entire life that I felt like I could finally truly address and shift. This process has helped me develop deeper self-compassion and confidence.”

- Jillian, program management

“Sarah-Marie has been an amazing force to contrast the way I have been trying to work on myself in the past.”

“My work with Sarah-Marie has been amazing. We have focused primarily on self-introspection when it comes to building confidence as a mother and as a leader in the workplace (and soon in academics). I have really enjoyed each session with Sarah-Marie. She has helped me dig into why and how to work on the counterproductive habits I have built over time, all the while being gentle and kind to myself. I have really enjoyed working on self-confidence (how to stand up for myself, voice my opinions, be a leader, etc.). Sarah-Marie has been an amazing force to contrast the way I have been trying to work on myself in the past.”

- Tracy, product management

“I felt like my sense of what was possible in my life was getting smaller and smaller. Sarah-Marie was incredible at helping me see through my anxiety and helping me root in my values.”

“The main thing I needed to work on was creating spiritual and emotional spaciousness in my life. Perhaps due to the pandemic, I felt like my sense of what was possible in my life was getting smaller and smaller. Sarah-Marie was incredible at helping me see through my anxiety and helping me root in my values. She was a great reflector back to me of how to create spaciousness in my life and in my thoughts. I’m so grateful for our months together!”

- Uchechi, Financial Advisor, Los Angeles, CA

“Sarah-Marie has … helped me learn more about myself and help transform my perspectives with optimism and wisdom that ultimately continue to get me through some hard times.”

“This integral coaching experience has been an incredible source of support for me through my time in transitioning into a new career. It's a struggle for everyone and between dealing with the sense of grief and ambiguity, Sarah-Marie has been able to help me have numerous revelations that have helped me learn more about myself and help transform my perspectives with optimism and wisdom that ultimately continue to get me through some hard times. I would recommend coaching with Sarah-Marie whole heartedly for anyone looking for a coaching experience that is intimately personal, rejuvenating, and supportive on their journey in thriving.”

- Girolama Bui, Design for Food, IDEO, San Francisco, CA