Why there are so many caregiving coaches
Does it seem like everyone you meet these days is a life coach? Or a caregiving coach or a career coach or a nutrition coach or whatever kind of coach? We are living in an age of coaches.
Which is great, because it's proof that there are so many people out there who are driven to help other people be their best.
Caregiving, and modern life in general, is so full of experiences that seem designed to demean us. No wonder people are aching for the opportunity to share their expertise.
A lot of people who get into coaching after a caregiving experience are doing so because caregiving is incredibly expensive. How do you get back into a career after a long lapse? How can you earn a living when your life requires a flexible schedule? What sort of work can you do from home? Coaching seems like the perfect fit.
Unfortunately, there's a lot more money to be made in training potential coaches than actually being a coach.
Plenty of people seek out opportunities to coach other caregivers as a way to make sense of their experience. These are people who would never accept help or attend a support group, but they're eager to help others.
Let's remember: Attempts to fix others are signs I'm trying to heal something related.
This is why peer support is so magical. We are all in need of support and we all have support to give.
PS. Are you on Instagram?
My feed is so much better without celebrities or influencers. It's so good to see real people and feel seen. It's about connecting to each other and sharing our lives, not marketing.
Hit reply and send me your Instagram username and I'll put together a list so we can follow each other.