Why and How You Might Work with a Coach in 2020

Catherine Andrews
5 min readDec 10, 2019

Personal development, education and growth shouldn’t stop after college.

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Just over one year ago today, I signed up for a coaching certification — and in the process, started working with my own coach and personal development program for the first time in my life.

The program and the coach were integral and holistic, meaning we worked on body and somatic practices, doing self-observation, journaling, guided meditations; we considered my relationship with nature, sleep, my body, my breath, and more.

A year later, everything had changed. By moving out of my intellectual head and considering my whole body and being, I have been able to step into the person I always wanted to be.

As we head into 2020, a lot of people I know are considering working with a coach on their own self-development — thinking about ways they might grow personally, professionally, or better understand their purpose, what lights them up, and how they can get there.

In case you’re thinking about, here are some reasons I see people decide to work with coaches:

— You need an outside, perceptive perspective on where you might be blocking yourself or putting yourself in the wrong direction

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Catherine Andrews

Teaching awakening + healing through vulnerability + self-compassion. Finding hope in a messy world. Author of the Sunday Soother. http://catherinedandrews.com