Hi, I’m Jackie
I am a certified trauma-informed coach and an ACC candidate with the International Coaching Federation. In addition, I’m an educator with 13+ years of experience working with high school students. I earned a Master’s degree in Secondary Education from Montana State University in 2018, and I am a trained mentor through the Dane Country New Teacher Project.
Own Hero Coaching LLC has been a long-time dream and passion of mine, and starting in 2024 I took the leap to formally become a certified coach with experience in trauma support. My training and course load to become a certified coach has reassured me that I am on the right path. As a lifelong learner, a core value of mine is growth and expansion and I hope to embody those skills in my coaching practice.
Trauma touches us all in different ways. My own story is a personal one that encompasses experiences from many different moments in my life from childhood into adulthood. I have always sought purpose behind the challenges and that search for purpose has led me to create Own Hero.
Own Hero is founded on the belief that we are always capable of being change agents in our own lives. We are not trees stuck in one place. There is power in our experience, a well of capability within us, and a daily opportunity to start again.
The answers are within us, if only we slow down and listen.
The noise of the age of social media can be very loud; everywhere you look someone has an answer for something, while the opportunity for instant gratification is limitless. It can be easy to become immobilized in comparing oneself to images that aren’t reality, those who share reality for likes, and the overwhelming nature of feeling like you have many options and yet none at the same time.
My passion is helping individuals make meaning out of their experiences and find clarity, growth, inspiration, and most importantly hope. My aim is to aid you in learning to trust in your own capacity and to provide a supportive place from which it feels safer to take risks and implement change.
If you feel stuck, like you are repeating the same patterns over and over again, and are unsure of what steps to take next, I encourage you to reach out to see if trauma-informed coaching is the right fit for you. I offer a free introductory consultation and I am to answer any questions via email. I look forward to supporting you in whatever way YOU choose.
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