You are creative, sensitive, and compassionate.

You sense on some level that you are different, and you've been struggling to take up space in a society that values money, success, and fitting neatly into binary constructs.

You yearn for love and connection, but you regularly find yourself feeling lonely, anxious, and/or depressed. Even and especially within romantic partnerships.

You have so much to offer, and yet you are not really seen or valued in your workplace. You often come home feeling empty and exhausted.

You care deeply about other humans in theory, but prefer the company of animals and plants. You can't be fully yourself around most of the people in your life.

You want to write a book, produce a show, start your own business, buy a house, travel the world—but everyone else's needs tend to come before your own. Your precious free time, if you even have any, is spent recovering from the chaos of everyday life, instead of doing what you actually want to do.

You see beauty in the most unlikely places, in the smallest things, in people who are so often misunderstood, mistreated or overlooked. You have a way of looking at the big picture, and imagining how wonderful things could be.

But you are also feeling hopeless. Scared. And possibly very, very angry. You are angry that we as a society have let things get this bad. You are angry that you've been working so hard just to survive, while others get to sit in blissful ignorance—reaping the benefits of our empathy, artistry and care. Perhaps you are just...angry. And you don't know what to do with that.

Is any of this true?

If you didn’t care what other people might think, what would you do?

Coaching can help you:

Find relief from constant over-thinking
Get clear on what you really need, want and desire after a lifetime of pleasing others
Quit your soul-sucking job, and build a career doing what you love
Choose a romantic partnership that feels safe and exciting
Feel more loved and understood in your existing relationships
Find immense joy in solitude
Explore healthy and productive ways to express your anger

Process the grief around a painful loss, and allow it to transform into an opportunity to be happier
Find the courage to experiment with gender expression and sexuality
Build friendships that fill you up, instead of bring you down
Sleep better
Rest more
Start, and Finish your creative dream project
Figure out who you are, and what only YOU can offer the world

Coaching is a collaborative, creative process that inspires you to let go of outside pressures and expectations, tap into your own wisdom, and make changes that propel you forward into a more authentic, fulfilling life.

In a typical coaching session, we might:

Untangle a painful thought that is holding you back from experiencing joy, peace, or creative fulfillment
Explore thought-provoking questions that inspire new neural pathways, leading to insight and awareness
Use energetic metaphor work to help you find innovative solutions to emotionally-charged or difficult problems
Create a game plan to achieve your biggest dream by breaking it into smaller, more manageable steps
Visualize your ideal day in great detail, using key information that surfaces to upgrade your current reality
Discuss a recent nighttime dream, and integrate important messages from your subconscious mind into everyday life
Tap into the wordless wisdom of your body and use it to make a big decision
Simply hold space for you to process your thoughts and feelings, with no need to do anything about them
Create an entirely new tool on the spot, based on what works best for you!

Are You Ready to Leap into a Rainbow of Infinite Possibility?

Here’s How it Works:

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Book a Free 45-minute Intro Session

Share a bit about your current situation, ask any questions you might have about coaching, and see if we click!

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Co-Create a Plan

We’ll explore your top goals, discuss sliding scale* rates, and determine an ideal time-frame and frequency for coaching sessions.

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Get Ready for your Life to Change!

I’ll email a welcome packet with a standard coaching agreement for you to sign, and your transformation begins!

*Sliding scale is a method of payment whereby folks who have financial resources pay the higher tiers, so that folks needing support can pay the lower tier.

My sliding scale is $60/$90/$120 per 60-minute session, within packages of 3, 6 and 10 sessions. Please choose the tier that best represents your means.

BOOK YOUR FREE INTRO SESSION

ki-tsu-ne:

A trickster fox from traditional Japanese folklore, believed to possess supernatural abilities.

They act as a bridge between the physical and spiritual realms, and can shape-shift into other life forms.

In popular culture they are depicted with anywhere from 1-9 tails, thought to represent both their age and level of spiritual enlightenment.

Kitsune can be mischievous or benevolent, depending on the situation. (wink)

As an introverted creative, I struggle to “sell” myself. Like so many of us have undoubtedly experienced, the skill-set we use daily in our chosen practice is entirely different than the one needed to communicate our offerings effectively.

I wanted to create a logo, business name and tagline that does most of the work for me. One that acts as a beacon, attracting the kinds of people to my coaching practice that I most love working with—whom I’ve come to affectionately call, “Colorful Beings.” I have found that there is so much overlap within the queer, neurodivergent and creative communities—so much pain and struggle, but also so much beauty, passion, and LIFE. I feel the most “me” when I spend time at these intersections, around people with shared values and experiences <3

An awakened Colorful Being exists in perpetual creative response to every moment. They do not blindly follow rules, nor cave under the pressure of outside expectations. They are trend-setters, role-models, and leaders. They use their heightened sensitivity, creativity, wisdom and compassion to find innovative solutions to the great problems of the world.

This gorgeous Kitsune Coaching logo, designed by queer Vermont-based artist Diana Clarke, embodies all that I want my coaching practice to be: warm, inclusive, wise, and delightfully mischievous.

Glennon Doyle: What do you mean, when you say "people like me?"

Alok Vaid-Menon: Thank-you for clarifying, because on a superficial read, it would mean trans people; but that's not actually what I mean. What I mean, is people who are choreographing the rhythm of their life to the cadence of love. Whose metronome is beauty, not normativity. People who color outside the lines, because the lines don't exist."

—from episode 293 of the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast

Why choose me as a coach?

Training/Credentials:

Unlike many self-proclaimed life coaches out there, I am certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and I completed the comprehensive 9-month “Wayfinder Life Coach Training” program developed by Martha Beck, aka life coach to Oprah Winfrey. Check her out, I highly recommend her book “Finding Your Way in a Wild New World,” and her podcast “Bewildered” with Rowan Mangan. She’s fantastic.

I also happen to have a master’s degree in Music Performance, and spent 11 years touring and performing as a violinist with the Montreal Symphony. I didn’t get a fancy seal to show for it, but I do understand at a cellular level what it takes to be a successful artist these days—a unique blend of passion, skill, tenacity, and psychosis.

Life Experience:

I am the proud recipient of a shitload of intergenerational trauma. Without sharing too much of my mom’s story here, she has been through A LOT. And thus, so have I.

My unorthodox upbringing shaped me into someone who is curious, open-minded, intuitive, and empathetic—not to mention a fierce advocate for mental health, and LGBTQ rights.

I am intimately familiar with the concepts of addiction, anxiety, ADHD, autism, depression, suicidal ideation, gender dysphoria, internalized homophobia, narcissistic and emotional abuse, codependency, CPTSD, avoidant and anxious attachment styles, and really anything that attempts to explain why so many of us are suffering. I am not a licensed therapist and can not diagnose or treat any of these issues; but I will listen with an open heart if they come up in session. I can always refer you to a specialist if you are needing support outside of my realm of expertise.

Overall Vibe:

I’m neurodivergent, I’m queer, and I’m an artist—so yes, I’m a little “weird” :) I exist in perpetual creative response to every moment. There is no mask, no fakeness. No flowery, new-age gibberish. I acknowledge that a person’s various privileges or lack thereof play a role in our ability to be fulfilled and successful in life. I am here to listen to your experience, and help you find freedom within the confines of systemic oppression.

I strive to create a warm, gentle space where my clients feel safe to be completely themselves. I take my clients seriously, treat them as equals, and believe that there is always room for silliness <3