About Lourdes
Certified Life Coach
Helping others has always been an essential part of my life. As a mother of two wonderful young women, I’ve had the opportunity to volunteer at their schools, at the town library, and in the community for many years. As President of the school’s PTA, I was able to help the school community and inspire other parents to create the best environment and opportunities for our children. It was within this role that I discovered my ability to encourage, inspire, uplift, and help others to believe in themselves and their abilities.
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My journey into coaching began with my own self-confidence and worthiness issues due to childhood bullying experiences. These experiences planted a seed of insecurity and inferiority so deep that they plagued me for decades. Despite many efforts to get to the root of my issues, I couldn't get past that internal sense of lack. My attempts to feel better only left me more discouraged, discontent, and disconnected. Everything changed with the sudden death of my mother.
I went into an untethered tailspin, questioning not only my life choices but the actual state of my life as well. I felt an urgency to live a life that I wouldn’t regret on my deathbed.
Seeing a therapist helped with my grief but working with a coach was life changing. I was finally able to unearth the seed of my deep sense of unworthiness and conquer my negative beliefs. This inspired me to become certified as a life coach. Much of the suffering I've seen in people’s lives is due to the negative and limiting beliefs that stem from past events. Because I suffered miserably for so long, I feel compelled to help others to shrink their suffering.
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My targeted techniques allow my clients to emerge feeling more empowered, resilient, and stronger. The transformational work we do enables them to feel their inherent worthiness and value which allows them to live a happier life filled with self-acceptance, self-love, and self-compassion. Helping people feel better in their lives allows them to show up more positively in all of their relationships. This creates a positive ripple in the world allowing peace to expand.
In addition to mothering, coaching, and volunteering, I also enjoy acting, yoga, Qigong, and beading jewelry.