THE TRAILHEAD
YOU DON”T NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO BEGIN
The Trailhead is a complimentary, approximately 30-minute conversation with me about where you are, what brings you here, and what you might want to be different.
You don’t need a perfectly defined wellness goal. You don’t need to decide whether you’re ready for coaching. And there is nothing you need to prepare before we talk.
This is simply a place to begin a conversation—to give us enough space to understand what you’re looking for, explore whether Mountain Awakening Coaching might be appropriate, and determine what, if anything, makes sense as a next step.
There is no obligation to continue into coaching afterward.
You can arrive exactly where you are.
Complimentary | Approximately 30 minutes | Google Meet
WHAT TO EXPECT
A conversation, not an assessment.
When we meet, I’ll begin by listening.
We may talk about what brought you to Mountain Awakening, what has been happening in your life, what you’d like to be different, or what has made change difficult to sustain in the past. You may already have something specific you want to explore, or you may simply know that something isn’t working the way you’d like it to.
Either is enough.
I’ll ask questions to better understand what matters to you, what kind of support you’re looking for, and what you hope might be different. We may explore what you’ve tried before, what you’ve learned from those experiences, and what feels realistic in the life you’re living now.
But The Trailhead isn’t an evaluation you need to pass.
I’m not assessing whether you’re disciplined enough, motivated enough, or “ready enough” to deserve coaching. And you aren’t expected to convince me that you’re a good coaching client.
We’re simply having a thoughtful conversation that gives both of us enough information to consider whether working together makes sense.
By the end, we may decide that Mountain Awakening Coaching feels like an appropriate next step. We may recognize that another type of support or resource would be more useful. Or you may decide that you simply want some time to think.
The purpose of The Trailhead isn’t to get you into coaching.
It’s to help us understand whether coaching belongs on the path at all.
WHAT YOU DON’T NEED
Come with questions. Come without them. Either is fine.
There is no questionnaire to complete before The Trailhead. You don’t need to send me your wellness history, track what you’ve been eating, identify your goals, or prepare a list of everything you’ve tried before.
You also don’t need to research Mountain Awakening Coaching well enough to arrive with a decision.
If you’ve read the Coaching page and already have questions, bring them. If all you know is that something you read on the website resonated with you and you’d like to talk about it, that’s enough too.
The Trailhead isn’t a coaching session, so I won’t use our time to create a wellness plan, prescribe next steps, or send you away with a list of behaviors to change. It also isn’t a medical or mental health assessment, and I won’t ask you to disclose detailed health information simply to have an introductory conversation.
Most importantly, you don't need to prove that you're ready.
You can be interested and uncertain at the same time. You can want to change something without knowing how you want to change it. You can wonder whether coaching would help without being ready to say yes.
There is nothing you need to prove and nothing you need to prepare.
Just come ready for a conversation.
WHY BEGIN HERE
Sometimes the first useful step is simply getting oriented.
When something in your wellness isn’t working the way you’d like, it’s easy to assume the next step is to take action: find the right plan, set a goal, make a commitment, and start doing something differently.
Sometimes action is exactly what makes sense.
But sometimes it helps to understand the terrain first.
The Trailhead creates a little space between recognizing that something may need attention and deciding what you should do about it. It gives you an opportunity to talk through what you’re experiencing, hear yourself describe what matters, ask questions, and consider what kind of support—if any—would actually be useful.
You may leave with greater clarity about what you’re looking for. You may understand Mountain Awakening Coaching better. You may recognize that another resource would make more sense. Or you may simply have a better sense of whether you’re ready to do anything at all.
None of these outcomes requires you to continue into coaching.
Orientation has value even when it doesn’t lead to action right away.
SCHEDULING
Ready for a conversation?
If The Trailhead feels like a useful place to begin, you can choose an available time that works for you.
The Trailhead is complimentary and lasts approximately 30 minutes. We’ll meet privately through Google Meet, and you’ll receive the meeting information after you schedule.
When booking, I’ll ask you for just a few basic details so I know who I’ll be meeting and how to reach you. There is also an optional place to share anything you’d like me to know before our conversation, but you don’t need to provide anything here.
Once you schedule, your appointment is confirmed. You’ll receive a confirmation with the date, time, and Google Meet information, followed by a reminder before we meet.
And truly:
You don't need to prepare anything.
Choose your time. Show up as you are.
We’ll begin there.