Creative, customized coaching for people who want to live more life at midlife

Come home to yourself.

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For many of us, there comes a point in life when life asks for more.

More honesty. More creativity. More meaning or intimacy or fun. 

But more isn’t out there in front of you somewhere. It’s not a destination, or a new thing you need to become. 

The more your life is asking for is right here, within you—a return to your own wholeness.

Through mindful, creative coaching, I’ll walk with you there.

I know we don’t know each other yet, but here are a few things I do know.

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Your old ways of doing things—of finding inspiration, connection, and satisfaction—may no longer work, but you’re not broken.

It might seem like the path to get from where you are to where you want to go is blocked, or like there’s no path at all, but you’re not lost. 


You might feel like the spark of life has fizzled out, like it’s too late or too much has happened to start again, but you’re not done.

How do I know? Because I’ve been there.

I’ve poured my heart and soul into work that left me exhausted and underwhelmed, uncertain I’d ever feel excited about work again. 

I’ve wrestled with my own inner critic and creative blocks, positive I had nothing worthwhile to express.


I’ve been heartbroken by divorce and felt like there was no point in even bothering with love again.

You don’t need my whole story—it’s not a miracle story, by any means—but I will say that I made it through.

Not to a perfect life, but to a life that’s meaningful and rich. A life that feels like me.


I’m telling you this because I can help you get through, too. 

Whether you’re launching kids or a new chapter in your career, looking to take creative risks or risk more authenticity in relationships, I’ll help you:

  • reconnect to parts of yourself that have been neglected, disconnected, or repressed

  • remember the unique spark that has always been yours

  • and return to your wholeness

…so the next chapter of your life unfolds with greater connection, fulfillment, and joy.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Remember who you really are.

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At the heart of our work is a process of returning, remembering, and reclaiming.

With compassion, curiosity, and a creative lens, we’ll investigate what wants to come alive within you and give it space, care, and voice.

We’ll identify what’s in the way—old stories, family programming, grief, beliefs—and we’ll creatively engage with and heal or release them. 


Using tools and practices from coaching, improv, poetry, depth psychology, somatics and more, we will outcreate—that is, create an energy that’s more irresistible than—any challenge or obstacle so that your true and full expression comes to life.

I can’t say for sure what things look like from there because that’s up to your unique soul and goals.

I can say that the energy and freedom that come from reclaiming your wholeness has a ripple effect:

Making new moves at work shifts how you show up at home.

Taking creative risks energizes your physical health.

And so on.

By reclaiming your wholeness, you get the clarity you need to live a life that feels alive.

Each package includes:

  • Weekly or bi-monthly meetings, depending on your schedule and goals

  • Meetings over Zoom, phone, or in person

  • Accountability support via text or Voxer in between sessions

Logistics:

  • Cost: varies by program

  • 3-month and 6-month packages available

  • Packages are customizable to fit your needs and goals. What matters most is that you engage in a process and reach an end point that feels meaningful and complete to you.

Let’s start with a free call.

Coaching can be intimate work. Resonance and trust are key to our success. I offer a free, 30-minute Discovery call by phone or Zoom to answer your questions and see how our stars align.

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  • "Robert sees what is happening inside someone's life and uses it as a kind of mythology to call them into something deeper."

    —J.T., embodiment coach

  • "Robert helped me recognize that I have everything I need in me to make the best decisions for myself and to stop looking for answers elsewhere."

    —G.M., business strategist

  • "…working with Robert was like an exfoliation. All the layers and masks I had on were scrubbed away. He took me back to myself. I met myself after a very long time."

    —C.V. career coach

  • "Robert has an uncanny sense of recasting the way one looks at things…Things that seemed daunting six months ago are now surmountable simply by applying the tools I learned during our sessions. I would recommend Robert to anyone looking to make a shift in their lives."

    —Bryan W., attorney

WHY WORK WITH ME?

I’m a coach with an artist’s lens.

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I’ve spent much of my adult life working in and exploring the creative arts.

I have a BA in English Literature and an MFA in Film Production. I spent twenty seven years advising students and designing curricula at San Francisco State University’s College of Extended Learning.

Beyond academia and career, I’ve been making films, writing poetry and songs, and expanding my vision as a photographer for years.

While it may sound like this makes me creative, what it really makes me is open to new ways of seeing, hearing, and expressing.

I’ve learned how to creatively navigate and/or break through seemingly insurmountable blocks, both for myself and for others. I know how to listen between the lines for a deeper truth.

This is who I am, how I live, and how I show up as your coach.

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My approach is grounded in these areas: 

  • I listen deeply to what you’re saying, as well as to what you’re not saying.

    I listen not just to your words, but to your body, and to cues and signs in your life. 

    I help disrupt familiar patterns of self dialogue so you can hear a different voice, the voice of your own intuition and imagination, and let it guide you. 

  • We might work with poetry, mythology, or improv.

    We might unearth and tend to grief.

    We might engage nature, create a play list, plan a field trip. 

    I trust the knowing that’s within you and use my own intuition to connect with and enliven yours.

  • Myth and metaphor help us deepen our self-understanding through story. 

    As your coach, I’ll help you identify and unplug from old narratives that no longer fit and write new stories that align with and amplify your true self. 

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