Do I Work With Men? Yes.

When I started coaching, I took to the profession like a fish to water. I had honed the skills of deep listening, compassionately honest reflecting, and transformation for decades prior in my previous career. What I didn't know was how to be an entrepreneur. 

In my first business training course, I learned I needed to “niche down” to appeal to a hyper-specialized cohort. Conventional thinking says, If you appeal to everyone, you will appeal to no one, so be specific.

So I limited my focus to working with women, even naming my first business, Voice of Her Own. I began speaking about women's experiences with Impostor Syndrome, and my career took off. 

But an interesting thing would happen after these talks. Men would approach me afterward, saying, “I know you only work with women, but this is me, too.” They were eager to share their stories, particularly men of color.

Men of color understood what it was like to be the only one representing their social group in the room. They were not immune to feeling on the outside, questioning if they belonged. Like many professional women, men also work alone, innovating for companies that hyper-focus on mistakes and downplay successes.

I've worked with several male clients. They receive great results and are able to move forward in their lives with more clarity, confidence, and courage.

I see how men often feel alone and have no one to turn to when sharing their insecurities, fears, and struggles. Our society tends to tell men they must suck it up and deal. So when they face challenges, men are often limited to two emotions: pissed off or shut down.

Additionally, men's social lives tend to be centered around activities more than emotions, further limiting opportunities and conversations about everyday struggles. But just because men don't talk about emotions often doesn't mean they don't experience the full range of emotions of the human condition.

One of the most powerful resources you can have is a person with whom you can share vulnerably and honestly. This trusted person won't distract, avoid, one-up, or shame you when you share.

How many of you have that in your life? And what could you gain if you had a compassionately honest, trusting mirror? 

So, yes, I work with men.

In fact, my new program will be inclusive of all genders. It is only human to need guidance and clarity while dealing with self-doubt, navigating complicated relationships, and improving one's communication & presence.

Women need that.

Men need that.

We all do.