Welcome to Cortea! Cortea goes back to the Italian term of corteare which means to accompany someone in a life changing event. Cortea Coaching supports clients who are striving but would rather be thriving in transition and seek joy and fulfillment in their next stage. Going through major life transitions, whether at a professional or personal level requires awareness of who we are and how we want to be in this world. As a coach, I am committed to accompany my clients in their journey and help them clarify their goals and what is important to them for personal growth. With deep listening, insightful questions, somatic coaching techniques and humor, I create a safe space for my clients to clarify their intentions, explore possibilities as well as blind spots, and integrate new behaviors as they transition to the next level in their career or personal life.
Transitions and More
Here are some of my favorite resources on the topic:
Living your full potential
Mindset – Carol Dweck
Your mindset is the key to understanding opportunity and maximizing your full potential at any stage in life.
The Art of Possibility – Benjamin and Rosamund Zander
I had the privilege to attend one of his workshops and he has the ability like no other to make us believe that everything is possible.
Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach
Have you ever felt stuck or not enough? A wonderful meditation teacher and therapist, Tara offers with this research and practices a path to living life with less suffering and more freedom.
Selfcompassion - Kristine Neff
Learn about the power of being kind to yourself
Mastering change
Transitions Making sense of Life’s Changes – William Bridges
The first book to explore the the underlying and universal patterns of transitions. Deeply insightful roadmap for change.
Designing your life How to build a well-lived joyful life - Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Using design thinking the authors illustrate how to build the way to a new life filled with possibility, one step at a time.
New Passages – Gail Sheehy
An updated classic that explores the inner impulse toward change, where we assess our core values, social roles and career goals.
What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers – Richard Bolles
A classic.
Neuroscience and Mindfulness
The Heartmath Solution: The Institute of Heartmath’s Revolutionary Program for Engaging the Power of the Heart’s Intelligence – Doc Childre, Martin, Beech.
Fascinating account of how the heart has its own neurons and intelligence and how it can guide us in decision making.
In the Flow: Bridging the Science and Practice of Mindfulness – Deborah Norris
An easy to follow explanation of the interlinkages of neuroscience and mindfulness and how to make it work for you to relieve stress and pain.
Change in organizations
Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard – Chip Heath; Dan Heath
We learn that small steps can create big change, for individuals and organizations.
Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization – Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey
Creating awareness around our immunity to change can help us open up new possibililties.
Life stages - Retirement
What Color is Your Parachute? For Retirement Planning a Prosperous, Healthy and Happy Future – John Nelson and Richard Bolles
Great adaptation of the career version to a practical and useful roadmap for retirement.
Revolutionary Retirement – What’s next for you? C. Allen, N. Bearg, R. Foley, J. Smith
Practical and inspiring guide full of self-help tools, ideas and resource links to help reinvent yourself .
Your Retirement Quest, 10 secrets for Creating and Living a Fulfilling Retirement – A. Spector and K. Lawrence
Part guide to self-reflection part practical roadmap, the book is based on research and provides a guide through the different stages of retirement.