Life Transitions: The Power of Coaching “How I Found Support During the Most Confusing Season of My Life”

Hi everyone! After months of not updating this blog, I wanted to return with a story that truly matters. It is the story of one of my clients, a woman who walked through a difficult season of her life and found clarity, strength, and direction through life coaching.

I hope it brings you comfort, insight, or simply the reminder that you’re not alone in whatever you’re navigating. If any part of her journey resonates with you, feel free to reach out.

A Personal Journey Through Change, Clarity, and Self-Rediscovery

Hi, I’m Virginia. Before anything else, I want to say this clearly:

I’m not a coach.
I’m not an expert.
I’m not here to teach anyone.

I’m just a woman who found herself in the middle of a life transition she didn’t choose, didn’t expect, and didn’t know how to navigate.

For a long time, my life looked “fine” from the outside.

But inside, everything was shifting. Quietly. Slowly. In ways I couldn’t ignore anymore.

I didn’t know who I was becoming.
I didn’t know what direction I wanted.
I didn’t know how to admit that something inside me felt off.

And I had no idea how to walk through that confusing in-between space.

Eventually, I reached out for support. Not from a friend, not from a book, and not by trying to push through it alone.

I reached out to a life transition coach.

This is my story. A real one.

One that I hope makes you feel less alone in your own season of change.

The Moment I Realized I Was in a Life Transition

It wasn’t dramatic.
There was no breakdown or big moment.
t was subtle.

Waking up feeling disconnected.
Seeing photos of myself and not recognizing the woman in them.
Feeling stuck in routines that used to make me happy.
Questioning why everything I had built didn’t feel like enough anymore.
Carrying emotions I didn’t know how to name.
Feeling guilty for wanting something different.
Pretending I was okay.

Hoping it would pass.

And it didn't, it grew. I couldn't recognize myself anymore.

I wasn’t looking for advice or a quick fix.

I just needed support. Real support.

Someone who could help me move through the fog.

What I Learned About Transitions Before I Asked for Help

Transitions are not logical.
They’re emotional.
They tug at your identity and shake your beliefs.

They make you question everything, and usually in quiet uncomfortable ways.

Before I asked for help, my mind felt like a crowded room where every fear had the loudest microphone.

Maybe you’ll relate to some of these thoughts:

“What if I outgrew this life?”
“What if I’m making a mistake?”
“Why do I feel this way when nothing is technically wrong?”
“Who even am I anymore?”

When you’re in a transition, clarity feels far away.

And that’s exactly why I reached out for guidance.

Working With a Life Transition Coach Felt Like Exhaling for the First Time in Months

I didn’t know what to expect.

Would she judge me?
Would she think I was overreacting?
Would she ask questions I couldn’t answer?

What actually happened was so different.

She listened.
She held space for me.
She made me feel safe enough to open up.
She noticed parts of me I had forgotten.

Working with a female life coach made me feel genuinely seen.

It was support for the becoming.

The emotional, mental, and quiet spiritual shift happening inside me.

And it changed everything.

How My Life Transition Coach Helped Me Move Forward

Clarity in the middle of confusion
She didn’t tell me what to do.
She helped me hear myself again.
What I was afraid to admit, what no longer aligned, which part of me was growing, and what actually felt true.
The clarity didn’t come instantly.
It arrived gently.

Reconnecting with the woman I had abandoned
Transitions can make you feel like a stranger to yourself.
She helped me remember my values, strengths, voice, dreams, and inner truth.
Not by adding pressure.
By helping me listen inward again.

Learning to regulate my emotions
Instead of fighting my feelings, I learned how to understand them.
She taught me how to soften self-doubt, process fear, navigate anxiety, ground my mind, and trust my intuition.
I didn’t realize how much I needed that.

Creating a path that felt aligned
Together we explored what needed to shift, what needed to stay, which boundaries mattered, and which next steps felt doable.
Suddenly the future didn’t feel heavy.
It felt possible.

Support through the messy middle
I used to think asking for help meant weakness.
Now I know it took courage.
Coaching didn’t remove the discomfort, but it gave me strength inside it.
I didn’t have to go through it alone.

How Career Transition Coaching Became Part of My Journey

I didn’t expect my career to be affected, but when you change on the inside, everything around you shifts.
I started asking myself new questions.

Is this job still aligned with who I am?
What do I want my work to feel like now?
What am I afraid to admit about my career desires?

That’s when career-focused support became helpful.
It gave me room to explore my work from a place of purpose, not fear.

A lot of women experience personal and career transitions at the same time.
Getting support can make both feel more grounded.

Why Women Especially Benefit From Life Transition Coaching

Because we rarely go through transitions in isolation.
We go through them while holding families together, managing work, supporting others, performing strength, and hiding our uncertainty.
We carry so much, even when our own world is shifting.

Coaching helped me put myself back at the center of my life without guilt.

Signs You Might Be in a Life Transition Too:

• You feel in between versions of yourself.

• You want something different but can’t name it.

• You feel restless or disconnected.

• You’re outgrowing environments that once felt comfortable.

• You feel confused or emotionally heavy.

• Something inside you is shifting without your permission.

If any of this resonates, you’re not lost.
You’re evolving.

The Most Important Thing I Learned

I didn’t go to a life transition coach to find myself. I went to meet the woman I was becoming.

If You’re in a Season of Change

You don’t need to justify how you feel.
You don’t need to explain your confusion.
You don’t need to carry it alone.

If this is your moment, whether quiet or loud, I hope you choose support too.

If you want to explore it, you can book a clarity session, or download the free reflection e-book. FoundHer helped me find my way back to myself and I hope it can help you too.

Your next chapter is already forming.
You deserve to step into it with grounding and support.