I am blessed with a life filled with inspiring friends. I love to feature the important work they’re doing out in the world. Today’s features fall to Monica McCarthy and Sara Alvarez, two women finding their voices through their writing and their practice as coaches.
One of her mantras: “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~ e.e. cummings
Monica and I met through Twitter. I was heading out to a Meetup for Tech Nerds and Monica tweeted me that it sounded interesting. I invited her to join me, and we’ve been karma pals ever since. While she’s been blogging for quite some time, she has recently revamped the blog as one piece of her broader life coaching site. Monica’s mission to help creative professionals and entrepreneurs craft lives they love.
On her gorgeous site, she officially describes herself as “a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Recovering Actor, Writer, Speaker, and proud pup parent (isn’t she pretty?) with no plans of retiring. Ever.”
Though these are the parts of her self-description that I love the most and explains why we were such fast friends:
“I Feel most alive when I trust my intuition.
I Dream of having a second home in France where I ride my bicycle to the café to read and eat my daily chocolate croissant.
I Fear mediocrity.
I Lust after all things travel and have been fortunate enough to live/work/perform in Germany/London/Scotland/Japan.
I Drink Green juice, Joe’s iced coffee, Malbec, and Guinness with equal fervor
I went from bartender to Broadway to being my own boss.
I Surmise I’m an ENFP (me, too!), Vatta, Pisces (again, me too!), with a Flowing Radiant Style Statement.
I Believe everyone is capable of the extraordinary.”
Isn’t this the kind of coach you want to help craft your life?
One of her mantras: “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~ Dalai Lama
I met Sara through yoga teacher training at Sonic Yoga and since then she has proven to be a bright, shiny, supportive light in my life. She recently completed her Holistic Health Practitioner certification and started a blog called Blissful Brides where she “tracks her personal experience as a Yoga teacher, Holistic Health Coach, and BRIDE.” Her business provides yoga and holistic health counseling for artists and professionals. With a heart as big as her home state of Texas, she is “dedicated to helping others follow their bliss and learn to make healthier lifestyle choices which will empower them to succeed in every aspect of life.”
Sara’s focus on a wellness plan that is “flexible, fun, and rewarding” makes her the perfect choice for people not only looking to improve their nutrition, but to also improve their lives.
I’m mighty proud to have these two ladies in my life, and I hope you’ll take the time to get to know them, too.
Christa Avampato 