Who is Kelly?
SERVICE
I have been blessed to live a life of service for as long as I can remember. From my first job coaching swimming at 15 to my last job as a collegiate Dean of Students, and into my present work coaching parent leaders and directing social documentaries, supporting people through adversity to reach their greatest achievements is what I’ve always done. As both a coach and a filmmaker my mission is to clarify and amplify the stories that bring greater truth, love, and fulfillment. It is my honor to serve as a guide.
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Growth
As a personal development coach who works with parents, I'm particularly passionate about helping people navigate the major transitions in family life. Wether the transition that occurs in becoming parents or the the one that occurs when a relationship becomes irreperable, these transitions create great opportunities for growth. Believe me that when I say that these lessons have been hard earned. My first child came swiftly on the heals of my first marriage. Not so suprisingly we failed to navigate the change of roles from partners to parents. Both of us feeling abandoned, neglected, and undernourished led to increased conflicts that eventually ended in divorce. It was undoubtedly the biggest failure of my life AND it also sparked my transformation from a grown child with a baby to mature nurturing adult stewarding life.
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Compassion
In the aftermath of the divorce, I began to reflect on what went wrong. I realized that I had been blaming my partner for the problems in our relationship, rather than taking responsibility for my own triggers and unhealed traumas. This realization was a wake-up call, and it was the beginning of my personal development journey. I got involved with personal development and started leading men's groups, and it changed my life. I began to deepen my exploration of compassionate communication as well as taking a path of radical responsibility for everything that was showing up in my life. I started applying these principles to my life and relationships, and it opened up a whole new world of possibilities.
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Inspiration
My second journey through marriage and parenting would prove to be for more successful. Although a change in sexual identity would bring and end to our marriage, we continue to share a thriving relationship as compassionate co-parents and loving friends. My two divorces where certainly among the hardest challenges I have faced in my life, but they were also the challenges that taught me how to truly hold and grow both a family and life of purpose. The clarity I gained and offer to my family and clients is what I call Inspirational Parenting. This approach is about allowing the reflections of our closest relationships to become the guide for the growth most needed to create greater fulfillment. From that place of fulfillment, inspiring others to meet me at my highest. I can not change others but I can inspire their growth and if nothing else, I will grow in the process.
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