- Mary Simon-Casati
- "From absorbing lifelong partnering skills—establishing a trusting, fulfilling relationship with my husband—to greater confidence in promoting my life's passion, my art, as a business, Dr. Jan's support and guidance has been instrumental."
My husband and I took Dr. Jan's couples Big Picture Partnering program in a workshop years ago. It was affirming, informative and also fun. We enjoyed listening to other couples and sharing our own story. We especially liked being in a group with a variety of age groups.Dr. Jan is very skilled in handling a diverse group of folks who have a variety of needs in their relationships. She educated us about how thriving positive marriages are supposed to work—through the skills of partnering. Her workshop felt safe and we learned a lot about each other and gained many tools, which we continue to use to this day.
- Kara Pederson
- "Following my heart to return to the work world, after seven years as a stay-at-home mom, was a major transition for me and my family of five. I achieved it successfully—with support!"
As a stay at home mom for seven years—a conscious choice for our family and a focus I've really enjoyed—this past year I realized that what was once fulfilling was no longer satisfying for me.I adore my growing family and home life, but there was more to me that clamored to come out! I needed a new challenge. I missed working adult interaction, plus the creativity and stimulation of using my skills.
With the two girls happily in school and the young one adjusting well to preschool, I partnered with my husband and we agreed it was time for a change. I knew this was going to not only impact me but also the entire family. I was more anxious than I thought about following my heart, my instincts. Not only did I need to present my work skills at an updated level, I was also reordering home life for four other people!
- Sue Gonyea
- "Working with Jan and participating in the Deep Dive Coaching & Mastermind has been a huge turning point in my life. I've gone from freely (and I do mean 'free!') taking care of everyone else, to valuing myself, my worth and my expertise. My current businesses are running more smoothly and I'm starting another—focused on supporting caregivers—something I know a little bit about!"
Making things happen and helping others has always come easily to me. I'm a "big picture" thinker and can see how to make people and services come together. But in this past decade, while running my own property management/real estate business, guiding my family's philanthropic foundation, coordinating many volunteer projects, and working through some difficult personal challenges, I ended up on a treadmill that kept me running from myself. I truly felt burdened by it all, wanted to hide from the pressures and experienced no joy from all the giving. Read Sue's full story... - Mats Sexton
- “In just a few short months I went from burn-out to focused and re-energized! Working with Jan, I’ve rediscovered passion for my profession, let go of old obligations, moved offices, and developed new systems to deliver my expertise while enjoying everything in my life—from climbing the world’s tallest peaks to writing and making art.”
As a longtime acupuncturist, I was burned out trying to treat everyone for everything all the time. I jumped at the chance to sign up for THE DEEP DIVE Coaching Program & Mastermind.In a few short months working with Jan, I’ve rediscovered passion for my profession, I’ve let go of old obligations, moved offices, and developed new systems to deliver my services that energize me.
Jan helped me see how focusing on my unique expertise—degenerative diseases of the eye, such as macular degeneration—and developing a program that addresses this increasing issue is an important role in healthcare that Western medicine can do very little to help. And I love it!
- Richard and Karen
- "Long time Big Picture™ coaching clients and consciously committed "entrepreneurial" partners, Richard and Karen balance work and family priorities by regularly revisiting their Big Picture vision. They began their relationship this way and they stay on track by giving themselves and their relationship visioning and self-reflection time in spite of how busy their lives may be. Coaching helps them do this consistently as a couple."
Nine years ago, while seriously dating, Richard and Karen participated in a 5 month long Big Picture Partnering couple’s coaching workshop. They learned how to partner very well! They became engaged, married, have moved a number of times internationally for Richard’s corporate career, and are raising two young daughters. This week they are celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary!Attention to their relationship and family life has always been prioritized equally as important as Karen’s creative interests and Richard’s high-level career.
- Tom and Mary
- "Thanks again for everything, Jan. We feel like friends and companions again. Amazingly, we're on the same page. We now know how to talk about things we couldn't even discuss before! We've told our kids you are a "miracle worker!"
In their late 50's, married for 30-some years with 2 grown kids and a grandchild, Mary & Tom were in deep trouble. Mary was deeply hurt and royally pissed off. She felt Tom was
shut down and put roadblocks up around anything and everything that gave her joy – projects, travel, shared adventures. Her mom had recently died and she felt life was too short. She just wasn't going to take it anymore! She had talked to a lawyer, found a condo and was ready to move out. Tom finally understood just how serious Mary was and convinced her to come talk with me before taking any more steps toward divorce.
- Dr. Megan Plumstead
- "In just one year I went from uncertain about how to start my business to creating an in-demand full-time private practice, supporting my family while my husband finishes graduate school."
I've coached with Dr. Jan at pivotal points along my career path—discovering the field of psychology, attending graduate school, and most recently, developing my own very successful private practice.One year ago, as I was starting my business, I had many self-doubts and did not know how to proceed. I've known that I'm talented and have unique gifts to share. Unlocking my unique gifts and connecting to the clients who want what I have to offer was clarifying and freeing for me.
Deep Divers
- Sharon J.
As a high-powered leader in an agency that for many years has taken her expertise but not rewarded in kind, in a short 6 months, Sharon has not only developed an exit strategy but she’s developing a start-up strategy for an agency of her own: “As a typical successful, type-A, overworked, stretched-to-the-max director in a fast-paced agency, I had lost my ability to look at my career, my accomplishments and my setbacks in a way that would allow me to make good choices about what’s the next best step for me. I was bored, burned-out and feeling used by leadership that refused to bring me in as a partner, while financially profiting and creatively skating on my creative leadership and management skills. In the first phase of THE DEEP DIVE Coaching & Mastermind, Jan has guided me through fear and obstacles, to creating an exit strategy in a brief 6 months. It hasn’t been easy, but I’m in the middle of this transition and my crea tivity is starting to soar. Now we’re beginning to envision and strategize my new start-up company that I plan to launch later this year—Another DEEP DIVE, but the outcome will be all my own!”
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