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Professional Identity: Who Am I and How Did I Get Here? - Coggle Diagram
Professional Identity: Who Am I and How Did I Get Here?
Milestones
Grief and loss around my Mom
Becoming a mother to twins
Becoming a certified life coach
Completing Masters in Criminology
Children starting grade 3, having more space for self
Living as a Motherless Mother
Navigating conversations about death with small children
Moving away to Montreal for undergrad
"Outgrowing" current coaching practice and seeking more depth (Second Act)
Ancestry & community
Connection to nature - growing up in forest
Brother moved to Australia - weakened bond
Gaining siblings (in law) through marriage
Living with / co-owning property brother and sister in law
Being an aunt
Core friendship group I've known since 15
Maintained strong work relationships
Group of mentors - my Board of Directors when my Mom died
Grew up in remote/ rural Ontario
Strong communicative marriage was modelled
Values
"Storycatcher"
Witnessing stories of victims, witnesses and perpetrators of violence
Collecting and finding patterns for Master's research on risk and protective factors for gang membership
Experiencing creating trauma-informed programs and practices with youth agencies
"Tides"
Relational approach in coaching practice
Rupture and repair in my family
"Campfire"
Working with youth facing marginalization
Disrupting justice system
Walking the walk of anti-oppression and anti-racism work
"Anchor"
Mindfulness and yoga
Engaging in self ceremony
Cultural identity & privilege
White cisgendered female
Constant work in progress around allyship and learning/ unlearning
Being called in around cultural appropriation and tokenism
Leaving formal workplace to be home with two small babies
Redefining professional "success"
Understanding my own social location
Engaging in anti-racism work and working in nonprofit sector most of career
Physiology & genetics
No major physical trauma or surgery
Creating body neutral mindset
Good physical health
Developed right brain - emotinal intelligence and emotions detective
Mother finished MSW while I was in utero