Archives for 2015

Life Coaching vs. Therapy: What’s the Difference?

Author: Catharine EctonJun 03Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching

Are you a DC professional unsure whether to hire a counselor/therapist or a certified professional life coach? The boundaries between life coaching and therapy are not always clear, but making the right choice between one or the other can make a difference...

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Life Coaching for Retirement: Your “Third Act”

Author: Catharine EctonMay 14Categories: Retirement Coaching

Life Coaching for Retirement: Your “Third Act”

Retirement Coaching

Within our generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy – and these years aren’t just a footnote or a pathology. Many of us are vital, active, healthy, experienced, wise and ready to live our best lives just as we hit retirement...

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Help for “Empty Nest” Moms

Author: Catharine EctonMay 11Categories: Life Coaching for Women

Help for “Empty Nest” Moms

Life Coaching for Women

[huge_it_share]Busy Moms often jokingly rave about what their “empty nest” years will look like: the travel they will do, how they will convert a child’s room into a game or guest room, all the time they will reclaim for themselves....

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Life Coaching: Survive a Quarter Life Crisis

Author: Catharine EctonMay 07Categories: General

[huge_it_share]It seems every decade has a defining quarter-life crisis movie. “St. Elmo’s Fire,” set here in Washington, DC in the 1980s, is arguably the defining quarter-life cinema. Friends graduate from college and struggle to survive...

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Life Coaching: Unexpectedly Single

Author: Catharine EctonMay 04Categories: General

[huge_it_share]I have helped many men and women who have found themselves unexpectedly single due to: Breakup Divorce Death of a spouse Still haven’t found “the one” It may feel overwhelming while in the midst of ending a long-term relationship,...

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Life Coaching: A Life You Love with the Love of Your Life

Author: Catharine EctonApr 29Categories: Life Coaching for Women

[huge_it_share]Today’s blog focuses on helping women re-think how meaningful, impactful and fulfilling married life can be. There are many services out there to assist you once you hit a rocky patch in your marriage or committed relationship. But...

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A DC Life Coach for Women Over 40

Author: Catharine EctonApr 22Categories: Life Coaching for Women

Are you a woman over 40 feeling lost, disconnected or unsure of your purpose in life? Perhaps this has been caused by: Familiar roles in your life changing Wondering what to do next Feeling like time is running out You may sense that it’s time to reinvent...

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Life Coaching for Career Transitions

Author: Catharine EctonApr 07Categories: Career Coaching

Life coaching in busy Washington, DC often means I assist clients who are making big career transitions. My busy Washingtonian clientele spend much of their week at work, and often find a lot of their self-worth is wrapped up in their career. Our careers...

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Why Hire a Life Coach: Life Coaching vs. Friendship

Author: Catharine EctonMar 16Categories: General, Life Coaching

Why Hire a Life Coach: Life Coaching vs. Friendship

General, Life Coaching

“I don’t need a life coach, my friends motivate and support me.” I’ve heard this rationale for not hiring a life coach before. A person who very much needs to make a big life change dismisses life coaching as something that will...

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Washington DC Life Coaching: How to Stop Making Excuses Now!

Author: Catharine EctonMar 11Categories: Getting to Know Catharine

I was recently interviewed by America Within as a Washington DC Life Coach who can help people stop making excuses. The fact is, I’ve become something of an expert on excuses. As a Life Coach, I’ve heard all the excuses in the book. Here...

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