Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear

The Unexpected Benefits of Working with a Coach

05/22/23

Coaching is an incredibly powerful tool that can benefit you, your life, and your career in countless ways. Most of Ama La Vida’s clients come to us with a specific […]

Gratitude, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Health, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear, Women Empowerment

Enough is as Good as a Feast

Nicole Wood

05/01/23

Enough is as good as a feast. I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot. A little while back I wrote about my recent molar pregnancy experience. It’s a rare […]

Gratitude, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Health, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear, Women Empowerment

Coping With Pregnancy Loss At Work

Nicole Wood

04/03/23

My husband often describes himself as a “toes in the sand” kind of person. He means that he doesn’t get pre-excited for vacations because it’s not real for him yet. […]

Achieving Goals, Confidence, Entrepreneurship, Founding Females, Leadership Coaching, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear, Productivity

A Leadership Secret No One Wants To Admit

Nicole Wood

02/20/23

We’ve been renovating my condo for a year and a half. It pains me to say this, as my husband and I thought it would be a 3-month job. We’ve […]

Gratitude, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Health, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear, Women Empowerment

Waiting to Live

Nicole Wood

01/06/23

I just had my second miscarriage. I went in for my first OB appointment of the pregnancy at 8.5 weeks as is standard practice. With my daughter, we thought on […]

Achieving Goals, Career Transitions, Confidence, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear

Get Unstuck And Go After What You Want

Robbi Crawford

12/19/22

“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of […]

Achieving Goals, Confidence, Leadership Coaching, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear

Case Study: Can Coaching Help You Overcome People-Pleasing

Cait Swamy

12/12/22

The names and circumstances behind this case study have been altered to maintain client confidentiality. Can working with a coach help me move past my people-pleasing tendencies? What is your […]

Achieving Goals, Confidence, Leadership Coaching, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear

Growth After Being Placed on a Performance Improvement Plan

Ame Wadler

12/05/22

When my oldest son got cut from the 7th grade basketball team, it was devastating. He was a strong player and he simply felt that he was cut for reasons […]

Confidence, Leadership Coaching, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear

When You Feel Like A Squishy, Insecure Version Of Yourself

Nicole Wood

11/28/22

My daughter turns two very soon. The classic “the days are long, but the years are short” is probably the truest parenting cliché of them all. The hours before bedtime […]

Career Enrichment, Career Transitions, Confidence, Leadership Coaching, Mindset & Mindfulness, Overcoming Fear

A Human-Centered Approach to Outplacement Support

Kristin Simon

11/21/22

This is a true story of when I lost my job due to a lay off and the feelings, emotions, struggles and challenges I experienced when faced with losing my […]