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Coaches Moms to Create Lives They Love
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Added: 12/17/2003
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Coaches Moms to Create Lives They Love
Sally Robertson, life coach, writer and stand-up comic, announced today the launch of Stand Up, Mama!, a coaching practice exclusively for mothers who want to create lives they love. “As mothers, we’ve never had more choices and yet many moms are experiencing a real identity crisis”, says Sally.
Even the “Material Girl” herself, found the prospect of motherhood to be a wake-up call. In an interview with Oprah, Madonna said, “After I made Evita, I won a Golden Globe and I was about to have a baby. I felt like I had everything, but something was missing – an understanding of who I really was. I think that was my wake-up call. I wanted to understand how I was going to go about finding true and lasting happiness in my life and how I was going to teach that to my daughter.”
Sally Robertson is one of less than thirty coaches in the US trained by Martha Beck, Ph.D., a New York Times Bestselling Author, an innovator in life design and life coaching, and a monthly columnist at O: The Oprah Magazine. Recently NPR called Martha Beck "the best-known life coach in America."
Sally Robertson is originally from the UK and moved from London to New York in 1994 to work as an attorney in her law firm’s New York office.
“I chose to work from home when I was pregnant with my first child as I knew instinctively that I wanted to be at home with my children. After a couple of years, though, I had this awakening when I realized how sad I would be if my daughters were doing the same thing. Not the staying-at-home part, as that was an amazing experience – but not pursuing their unique dreams and passions. I reflected on the things I had always loved and took a stand-up comedy writing course. I found myself onstage at Stand Up, NY and Caroline’s Comedy Club and the seed of “Stand Up, Mama!” was planted. I was amazed by how energized I was when I introduced a passion into my life and energy is definitely something modern moms need more of!” says Sally.
This revelation led to Sally observing the many amazing women she met who happened to be mothers. “I realized that so many of us were putting our lives on hold to “mother” our children in what we thought was a very unselfish way. Although our motives were honorable, it struck me that we were questionable role models for our children!”
Martha Beck states, “If you don’t keep your dreams alive, you are teaching your children to forget their dreams too. You set the example. Encourage your kids to pursue their dreams while pursuing your own.”
This sums up Stand Up, Mama!’s philosophy: it isn’t a matter of neglecting our children’s lives or being selfish. Quite the contrary. We are teaching our children by example rather than by a “do as I say, not as I do” mentality.
Life coaching has become increasingly popular in recent years. Simply put, life coaching is helping people to make their lives better – more fulfilling, more exciting, more fun-filled, more successful – whatever those terms mean to the individual. It’s about creating a life that is uniquely perfect for that person, not for their parents, their children, their spouse or their friends.
Martha Beck defines life coaching as “helping others develop a frame of mind, a way of thinking, that helps them move forward. It is about breaking down barriers and beliefs and developing habits (of mind and body) that make your life better. It's definitely not about having one more person simply telling you what to do.”
Sally Robertson says, “I think coaching has become popular because our generation is questioning their lives so much more than our parents or grandparents. We expect a much deeper level of satisfaction from our lives and many of us find ourselves in lives and careers that don’t fulfill us on any level. I had always had a sense that my life didn’t reflect who I really was. For me, motherhood was the catalyst to take action. It was the combination of dissatisfaction with my life and inspiration to be a great role model for my girls that made me actually get on stage and do my stand up comedy. That’s why I’m drawn to work with other mothers to help them become themselves.”
The recent New York Times article, “The Opt-Out Revolution” by Lisa Belkin, reveals how many highly-educated women are choosing to leave their careers to stay at home with their children. Many of the women interviewed expressed that their decision “was driven as much from the job-dissatisfaction side as the pull-to-motherhood side.”
“I believe that many of the women who are “opting-out” of their careers will remain dissatisfied if they don’t identify their passions, their natural talents and what they really want from their lives. Simply being home isn’t going to be the answer if they aren’t devoting some of their energy to taking care of themselves”, says Sally.
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