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My Honest Thoughts About Being a “Life Coach” Who is Doing it Differently
How Prioritizing Relationship Over Task Creates Ease
5 Tips for Dealing with Too Much Alone Time
An Honest Look at the Transitional Young Adult Years
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I am so excited to announce that my first workbook

I am so excited to announce that my first workbook is ready to be in your hands (or on your screens)! This project has been a long time coming, and I am proud to finally be able to share this piece of work with folks near and far.

Hitting Refresh: Reflections for Parents of Teenagers is a self-paced, downloadable and printable, 68-page experience that you can return to again and again. You hold so much knowledge within you already, and this workbook is an invitation to acknowledge your current and ever-changing relationship to parenting, and to renew your perspective of this relationship.

In the spirit of asking for help, these are ways you can help and support this work:
1. Purchase a workbook (link in bio)
2. Share about my workbook with friends and family and other community members
3. Venmo me a tip if you want to thank me for any of my content that's been helpful or send me encouragement for this process (@Courtney-Harris-29)

Much love and gratitude,
Court

P.S. Thank you for your grace as this is my first post “back” after a long break from IG. I’m still enjoying the time away, AND I’ve found so much community here.

Hello friends, Each week, some new folks subscrib

Hello friends,

Each week, some new folks subscribe to my email list and others leave. I used to get a bit sad about these unsubscribes; I used to take it personally.

I mean... sometimes/most times I put my heart into these messages and the resources I share. I tend to this community, and quite honestly, it's vulnerable sharing like this.

AND this is actually a natural and beautiful process-- the new connections and the letting gos.

I want this space to be mutually beneficial. I always hope that someone (anyone!) will take something (anything!) away from these messages.

Likewise, I hope that folks who resonate with my work or even feel challenged by my work will engage with and support me in some way, shape, or form. And if this is not the case, it's okay for us to part ways, at least for now.

Life is full of these moments of coming together and drifting apart, and it's okay for us to talk about it in the open.

Here's to trusting the process,
<3 Courtney (she/they)

P.S. Link in bio to join my newsletter for weekly messages and links to resources, mutual aid projects, and more if it feels right.
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Last Thursday, I started to realize that the upcom

Hello friends, Yesterday morning was a rough one

Hello friends,

Yesterday morning was a rough one due to some interpersonal stuff, and I lost my late morning work time to managing my emotions-- thanks to my mini trampoline, Taylor Swift, and a steady group text with friends. Sometimes it's just like that, right?!

Unexpected stuff happens with the people we love, and it can really throw us off. I hear this from teens and parents I work with on the regular. It happens to me, too. This is part of being human.

Today, I couldn't just sit down at my desk, turn on some music, and get to work. I needed to complete the stress cycle ASAP. This is a process I learned from Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski.

Even when we can't complete the stress cycle immediately, it's important that we do this ASAP. The book offers lots of great detail about why and how to release stress. But in short, some of the most effective ways to de-stress include: moving, breathing, laughing, connecting with others, crying, giving/receiving affection with a loved one, and expressing yourself creatively.

If this is resonating, if you're feeling the need to release stress, I invite you to pause and give yourself ~20 minutes to tap into one or more of these tools. (Hint: This is all of us. We all need to do this.) If you can't do it now, plan a time in the next 24 hours when you can. Completing the stress cycle is part of regular or maintenance self-care, AND it can be a tool for emergency self-care.

Breathing and trying to laugh with you,
<3 Courtney (she/they)
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My colleague @j_garciacuellar wrote a much-needed

Feels like it’s time for an intro post, and I’

Feels like it’s time for an intro post, and I’m going with super raw and authentic on this one.

This intro came purely though a conversation with a new friend. They asked what I’ve been up to, and I said “coaching and doulaing.” They didn’t know that I’m a Life Coach for Teens and Young Adults, so they asked me more... here’s exactly what I said:

“I don’t sell a bunch of fucking programs and shit. I don’t tell you you’re gonna make 97 changes in 12 weeks. Etc.

I’m like.. I’m a human. And I’m here to witness you being human. I’ll reflect back what I hear and see. I’ll offer ideas for reflection. I’ll offer accountability in the ways you want it.”

This is the truth.

And there’s always nuance.

I have plans for a course that I want to release— lol. I think some online courses are powerful and special and important. And, yes, of course I believe in growth and healing and making changes along the way.

What I don’t like, tho, is the way soooo many coaches are wrapped up in the same capitalistic bullshit they claim to be getting free from. Scarcity tactics and manipulation, empty and lofty promises, and saviorism are all YUCKY and harmful. (If someone has tried to focus a multi thousand dollar course on you, you knowoooooow what I’m talking about.)

I don’t love using the word “coach” because of all the trash I see across the World Wide Web. However, it’s user friendly and gets to the point. What matters more than the label, however, is the relationship we build together.

So, if there’s a young person in your life who is looking for someone who can hold space, offer support, and share new perspectives, that’s me.
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Hello friends, I find myself typing and then dele

Hello friends,

I find myself typing and then deleting, typing and deleting. I've typed things from "Happy New Year!" and "Adequate New year" (as I heard a friend say today) to "I don't know where to start!' and "Well, here we are."

Personally, I feel some freshness when I think about the new calendar year and the inspiration that some of my go-to new year rituals bring; vision boarding is my favorite!

And I feel some heaviness when I think about the sameness so many days have due to COVID. I also feel a tightness in my chest, the anxiety of uncertainty and activation that lingers from the white supremacist attacks last week and concern about what the rest of this month might look like.

What's coming up for you?

Rather than forcing ourselves ahead into new projects, including setting new intentions or making vision boards, I invite us all to keep it slow. Join me in checking in with yourself.

Notice what's on your mind. And your heart. Tune in to the sensations of your body. Then, consider what you need in this moment, today, this week, and so on.

This time can be an opportunity to reflect and vision (see this week's blog if that's what you're feeling), but it doesn't have to be. And if you are up for setting intentions, give yourself time.

There's no deadline for this kind of process, so don't let the calendar create unnecessary pressure.

With a deep breath,
<3 Courtney (she/they)
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Setting intentions and visions helps you live into

Hello friends, This week I am taking a pause to b

Hello friends,

This week I am taking a pause to breathe and reset (and watch a lot of TV), and I've been thinking about how very grateful I am for you. Yes, you.

The families who share their stories and experience with me. The people who share and support my work. The teens and young adults who trust me to be a part of their journeys. The parents who arrive with open hearts and minds. The folks I've never met who engage with my work by reading emails, or posts, or blogs. The friends and colleagues who share community with me. The teachers who help me grow and stretch. The ancestors whose stories inform and support my journey and healing. The land and trees and sun that nurture and sustain me.

Thank you for being here! Thank you for sharing time and space with me.

Heart eyes,
<3 Courtney (she/they)
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I'm super excited to host this powerful and needed

Hello friends, This week a client and I were talk

Hello friends,

This week a client and I were talking about "inside the comfort zone" activities and "outside the comfort zone" activities. We considered what combination of these activities feels "right" over the course of a day or a week, and so on.

If we stayed INside our comfort zones 100% of the time (in a day or a week), we wouldn't learn, stretch, or grow. And on the other hand, if we were pushed OUTside our comfort zones 100% of the time, we would be tapped out, maxed out, and drained.

Finding a balance of these activities and experiences can support us in finding variety and excitement AND comfort and ease. Balance does not mean 50-50, though; instead, as I said above, it means a combination that feels right to YOU. Also, some days or weeks might take us outside of our comfort zone more than usual, so "balancing" ourselves may mean doing more inside the comfort zones activities the next day(s) or week(s). In other words, balance is dynamic.

For example, today I have an activity that pushes me outside of my comfort zone in a big way (an interview for a writing job!); thus, I want to be mindful about offering myself some familiarity later throughout the day-- wearing comfy clothes, eating dinner with my partner, and listening to evermore are some ideas that come to mind.

What does the balance of inside the comfort zone and outside the comfort zone experiences look like for you right now? Do you need more of one? If so, how can you offer that to yourself in the upcoming days/weeks?

Take care,
<3 Courtney (she/her)
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