BY NANCY LEVIN

Mine is not a solo story.

The majority of my coaching clients come to me with no idea of what they really want. They’ re in some sort of transition, aware they need to make a change, yet they know that facing the prospect of living life on their own terms aligned with their own desires for the first time is daunting.

Simply naming desires— feeling worthy and deserving of them without worrying about the logistics and implementation— is the portal into the process of healing, truthtelling, and transformation.

For most of my life, I needed validation. I looked outward for permission. Permission to offer myself love and acceptance. I put everyone else’ s dreams, needs, and desires before mine. I spent my days managing the perceptions of others, projecting an image of perfection. In the process, I forgot something.