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As our trained coaches gain confidence in their coaching skills, from time to time we will feature their stories – and contact details – here on the blog. Today’s guest writer is Amelia.

If you have completed the training and would like to be featured on the blog, please reach out to me at poweredbylove.ca@gmail.com. You can reach Amelia at: https://orb-weaver.com/ or book a session with Amelia at: https://calendly.com/ameliamp/50min

I learned about Heather’s unmasking training during a time that I was looking for more skills related explicitly to the neurodivergent experience or to support people who were repressed/inhibited in their personal expression. I was inspired to start my coaching practice by my own unmasking and burnout recovery journey, so It was essential for me to share a method that I would use myself and benefit from with my clients since my lived experience is where I draw much of my knowledge and tools. It was a deciding factor for me that the training was led by someone with a similar experience- “by us for us.”

What stood out to me most about the process is that though there is a specific established framework to go through with clients, the emerging content is unique to each person and derived from their own language. I have tried other methods where people choose from a list of pre-determined values, and I have seen limitations. In contrast, this process felt very open and liberating- empowering clients to self-determine and get comfortable being in charge of their narrative. 

This process has helped me to connect with my authentic expression by providing a direct channel of communication between my outward-facing self and my values- the innate operating system that I can trust to lead me to a life that flows in sync with my deepest feelings and desires—having my values clarified and in reach, I feel equipped with a compass to guide me through my life. What is special about this compass is that it is designed to my particular specifications, and there isn’t another like it. It is an excellent feeling to have the skills to assist others in creating their own compass to guide them out of the fog of having lived under a mask toward their authentic self-expression.

My relationships have benefitted from me being able to access the inner peace and knowing that I can safely act in alignment with my values, showing people my true colors and allowing me to connect deeper with them and myself instead of running away and hiding- I am repairing rifts that began in childhood. The process has been an incredible journey akin to exploring outer space—exploring inner space!

Heather created a safe and supportive environment in this training by emphasizing the importance of taking care of ourselves, resting between sessions, and acknowledging that the work could be very intense at times. Having guidance about this specific aspect was necessary, and there was total permission for participants to do whatever was necessary to engage at a level that felt comfortable for them. It was the first time I felt at ease rocking and doing other movements that help me regulate and focus while in a Zoom meeting with others without giving it hardly a thought. That experience alone was very “moving,” for lack of a better word!

For someone considering completing this coaching training, the value far exceeds the cost. I have seen my clients’ lives altered for the better in meaningful ways that they could not have foreseen since introducing this element to my coaching work. I feel a deepened sense of agency and groundedness in my life now that I have been on the receiving end of this work and in touch with my values. 

This is a unique method that can bring lasting positive transformation to individuals from all walks of life, and the more people are in touch with and living from their values, the closer we come to a world of peace and freedom from hegemony! One person at a time! For those looking to play a part in bringing this world forth, I highly recommend this training or working with a practitioner whom Heather has trained.