By your side
Don't go it alone. Gain invaluable perspective from someone outside your immediate environment, who is no stranger to the types of challenges you face.
Whether you're struggling with something specific or just feeling stuck, we'll uncover old patterns, discover your strengths, and explore what a new journey might look like for you.
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If you’re into getting a little witchy, I offer the incorporation of tarot readings into coaching or mentorship sessions as a way to reframe or contextualize challenges you may be facing.
In his book Tarot Revelations, Richard Roberts says: “The common attitude towards Tarot, prototype of modern playing cards, is that Tarot is fortune-telling, and therefore, utterly bereft of value. However…Tarot is above all a symbolic system of self-transformation comparable to what Jung terms the individuation process.”
I tend to use a combination of the Everyday Witch, Modern Witch, and This Might Hurt decks; they are both approachable and well-aligned with both my natural intuition and my background in HR, Leadership coaching, and storytelling.
I find I am always inspired to think a little differently when I look to the cards; they can be a wonderful tool to help guide our discussions, using symbolism to help us understand what simple practicality leaves out. 💖
What the witch?
I was first introduced to the idea of a professional coach in this fantastic piece in The New Yorker, in 2011, in which Atul Gawande, professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, shares his experience with a career plateau, and the resulting growth after he sought coaching (you can listen to this great NPR interview as well). His revelation seemed so obvious in hindsight: professional athletes have coaches, why not surgeons?
Working with established executives and growing leaders, I've learned how important coaching is for everyone. There are plenty of articles to back this up, like this one from BetterUp, or this one from Forbes; my own experiences being coached have made me a passionate advocate for finding support outside your company's walls. Especially for HR leaders, who are often responsible for providing ad hoc coaching to others within the company and typically do not have more senior leaders in their department to learn from on the job.
Whether you're looking to reroute your career, grow within your current role, or just speak with someone who has both objective distance and well-developed intuition, I would love to support you on this journey.
Why coaching?
Kim has such a skill for understanding others and uncovering what's most important to them.
Stephanie Almason
People Programs Manager