Finding Answers to Life's Challenges Within Ourselves
When facing a major change or transition in our lives we often turn to others to give us advice. But what if the best advice is simply to learn to listen to our own inner wisdom?
If you could answer one question about yourself, what would it be?
The call to an inner journey comes to people in different ways but it often starts with a question. A question that either captures your imagination or one that keeps periodically reminding you it remains unanswered.
It could be a question that you feel embarrassed to admit you are asking because of the norms of your community. (i.e. What if there’s something more to my work than making as much money as I can?)
Or a question that you feel scared to ask because of a fear of what the answer might mean for your future. (i.e. Is this romantic relationship still nourishing us both?)
Or even a question that your upbringing led you to believe you aren’t allowed to ask. (i.e. Can I make major life choices that my family of origin will reject?)
Answers to these kinds of questions are there to be discovered within yourself
It is very human to either suppress questions like these out of fear (consciously or unconsciously) or to seek answers outside of yourself. Unfortunately anyplace you look outside is unlikely to give you a satisfying answer.
This is good news because the answers are there within yourself, waiting to be discovered.
This is also difficult news because satisfying answers rarely show up like the proverbial lightbulb in your favorite childhood cartoon.
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Though the answers can be
found within, it can be
hard to do this alone
Our modern society conspires to make this difficult:
An advisor is like a wise
uncle (or aunt!)
If you are lucky enough to have had a wise uncle in your life, you don’t need me to convince you of his value. If you, like me, didn’t quite find that magical person in your life you only need to look to movies or books for plenty of examples of what this archetype has to offer:
Upcoming Workshops
Workshops offer an alternative to one-on-one advising sessions. Small group interactions and a sense of community at these events can offer perspective and support to aid your individual exploration.
I’d love the opportunity to play the wise uncle role in your life
You can hear my story in the video below but the quick version is I am a college drop-out who built a successful career in technology, discovered meditation, was mentored by the compassionate and wise Phillip Moffit, and eventually decided to retire from classic corporate roles. I instead turned to my own inner journey and helping others with their journeys as my life’s focus. Phillip offered to train me in his
Life Balance approach to mentorship and I gratefully accepted. I’ve been on this path for nearly a decade now and feel able to be helpful to others as I continue my never-ending journey of discovery.
Sean's story
Frequently asked questions
Sessions are face-to-face either online or in person. Clients are asked to share a written reflection in advance of our meeting to help them articulate what is most alive for them and to give me time to consider their situation in advance of our meeting. Typically conversation takes up the large majority of the time of the session though occasionally specific teachings are offering or assessments are given to help bring clarity or skills to bear on the clients challenge.
I see clients online and in person in my office in San Francisco.
Nearly any notable change one can imagine is fair game for this work. Often there is a mix of several changes going on at once. Examples include career / job change, intimate relationship change, health challenge, death of a loved one, life stage transition (entering adulthood, considering retirement), mid-life reconfiguration. A more general sense of stuckness or misalignment in one's life often enters into this work also.
I am not a licensed therapist. Many of my clients simultaneously work with a therapist. The work I do is oriented around helping you live a values-based life using a change or transition you are currently facing. The clearest comparison that resonates with my clients is that I seek to be a wise uncle in your life. I'm not here to give you advice, I'm here to help you open to your own inner wisdom.
Most clients meet with me every two - four weeks and usually over a period of 6 - 9 months. In working through your change or transition you'll be developing a set of tools and skills that can be applied to future changes in your life and even to your day-to-day life.
I am committed to supporting all who seek help. I am able to do this by having a sliding-scale rate structure. Clients are asked to contribute at a rate that is meaningful to them and aligned to their financial means. Client sessions are billed by the hour and typically last between 60 and 120 minutes.
No, I am not a meditation teacher nor is any meditation experience expected for clients. Occasionally I will use short guided meditations to begin a session or to reinforce a particular teaching.
Teams can be trained in this method in a workshop format where individual team members work on their own change or transition and choose to share what they are comfortable sharing in group discussions. This format can be very powerful for a group committed to more closely aligning as a team.
Interested in Taking this Further?
Consider trying out my six-week Life Balance Quick Start by signing up below. Or if you'd like to meet to explore working with me directly you can do that below also.