I get it. I’m a working mom of 2 young kiddos and the struggle is real when it comes to time. Part of the work we’ll do together will be around understanding your capacity in different seasons of motherhood. Based on your deepest friendship needs, we’ll align where makes sense for you to invest the time you do have so you get the greatest return (and how you can make adjustments each time your season changes). We’ll also explore some different strategies for fitting friendship into your current rhythms and routines that feel really realistic – and don’t sacrifice precious time with your family.

And you’re right, this will take time. It will be an investment in you and your future friendships. You can certainly wait until the kids are older, work slows down, or life feels less hectic. But in my experience, that never happens. You have to decide that your friendships are important enough to invest in. I can tell you from personal experience that life feels a lot less hectic – and much lighter – with a circle of real, authentic friends to do life with. So, whether you decide to invest in coaching or not, I hope you don’t wait too long to make space for the life-giving friendships you deserve.

You’re right, we probably don’t share the same personality. Some of the ways that have worked for me to make friends won’t work for you. That’s why we explore together your personality and preferences for connection – and what HAS worked before – so we can strategize about how you can do that again in a way that feels comfortable to you.

And let me just say, you’re probably not as awkward as you think you are. The reality is that friendship in adulthood is all sorts of awkward. It’s really the process, not us. By demystifying the friendship making and strengthening process, it will be much easier to navigate and push through the awkwardness.

Many of the moms I work with start with one session to get some clarity and momentum for their next best move in their friendships and are all set. Others decide they could use some additional support after taking some of the initial steps we outline together. We then either apply the investment from their first session into the monthly or we set-up another one-time session based on what makes the most sense. The door is always open, but know that my ultimate goal in coaching is always to get you to a place where you feel confident without me. 

That’s so sweet of you to want to gift this to your friend! Since coaching is very personal and requires a level of commitment and self-motivation, I’d recommend checking with her first. Sometimes the move alone is so overwhelming that she may not be ready to even think about building her circle for quite some time. But opening up the conversation will let her know how much you care, and give you a sense of whether (and when!) she’d be interested in such a gift.