Koopman Coaching
About my coaching
I embrace many elements in my coaching practice, but at the root of everything lies a few main ideas.
Know yourself. Understanding our identities is a lot harder than many give it credit for. With the extreme pressures of our families, peer groups, & society in general it can be so hard to understand who we are outside of what others are telling us we are supposed to be. Working to understand who we are takes time, and often a helping hand along the way.
Living firmly committed to our values. Most of my clients start working with little to no understanding of the values that drive them. Taking time to drink deeply of understanding our core motivations and what is most important to embrace in life is essential to being able to live authentically. Living against our values brings us pain and fatigue. Living authentically can bring about energy and joy we’ve never known before.
Goals are essential for experiencing fulfillment and purpose in life. When we can develop goals that align with our identity and values, watch out! It’s hard to drop well-formulated goals that align with who we are intrinsically.
Accountability is the final key. We can learn from a book, a seminar, or even YouTube, but what a coach does that nothing else can do is provide an honest mirror to help us see how we’re really doing. The legendary college football coach Nick Saban likes to say average players like to be left alone, good players want to be coached, and great players want the truth. Having a friend walk alongside you regularly to hold you accountable and provide wisdom regularly is a key to success.
This is why I coach. To help people find success in their goals, fulfillment in their relationships, & joy in their lives. Spending an hour a week with clients to help them reach these goals has been the greatest experience of my life.
About me
Born and raised in Madison, WI, I’ve chosen to still reside in the city I love. I love to sail, ski, go on long walks with my dog Ellie, and attend as many Badger sporting events in a year as possible.
My journey with coaching started with mentoring middle schoolers while in high school, and I have never stopped. In 2016, a mentee of mine asked me to formalize our relationship by becoming their life coach, and Koopman Coaching was born.
I’ve been through a lot over the years. I was born blind and grew up with very poor eyesight, which made learning using traditional methods challenging. I’ve endured a few severe injuries that I still contend with every day. And like most people, I’ve endured my fair share of heartbreak, disappointments, and failures. It’s been through leveraging my own mentors, coaches, therapists, and teachers that I’ve learned to build a great, successful life for myself. It’s the greatest joy of my life to get to pass on what I’ve learned to help others achieve the same.
In 2023, I came out as a trans woman. After struggling with and running away from this part of my identity my whole life, I’m overjoyed to have embraced who I am through and through. Despite the many challenges, it truly is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
My driving force to propel me in coaching is to help others learn from my experiences and embrace what good things life has to offer, even in the face of hardships. I firmly believe that we can all get to someplace meaningful and rewarding in life, but it’s hard, if not impossible, to do it alone. I welcome you to join me on the adventure, and let’s get there together.
