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"Marie St. Germain has the rare ability to listen to people from where they are speaking from. She answers them in a language that is individually tailored to address their needs and at the same time is able to empower their identity. She adds to people rather than trying to alter them.
My experience with Marie was revealing to me. I never fully realized the extra weights that I carried and she helped lighten my load and step forward into a more empowered present rather than living in a limited past. I hope other women artists get the same opportunity."
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-Ruth Dealy, Painter
"I am so grateful for Coaching Projects. Working with Marie St. Germain has helped me to have a broader view of the possibilities in my field and empowered me to take bold steps in moving forward. With her coaching, I have been able to confidently set some pretty ambitious goals and chart an intentional course to achieving them. I particularly value the measurable tasks given after each session and the follow-up and accountability provided to see them through. Even, and especially, when challenges arise that seem to get in the way of me being the ideal version of myself, coaching has proven to be invaluable. As an artist, entrepreneur, wife, mother and a host of other titles, I consider Marie to be an essential part of my support team and I look forward to continuing to work with her."
-Ayana Ross, Painter
"As a working artist, I was in a state of complacency and a bit frozen by the need for an urgent change in my professional (non-art) workplace. With a very short runway, Marie was able to quickly find space for me and give me an open and calm place to reflect on my situation, identify key goals and vocalize better outcomes for myself. She provided actionable guidance that was tailored to me. Our partnership ignited the transformation I needed to make!"
-Chris, Senior Project Manager
"I signed on with Marie as I launched a new business, thinking I could use some career coaching to get me out of my comfort zones. Marie has done all that and more by making me look deeper within. She has truly helped me shape my life in the way I want to live it, right down to how I manage my family time and personal admin. She has helped me realize that in order to succeed in business, I need to feel a balance in ALL aspects of my life. She is so great at breaking things down and helps identify which of my inner-voices is shaping how I’m thinking or reacting to things. She has helped bring out my inner leader and quiet down the saboteur within. Her techniques are truly transformative. I’m so grateful for her wisdom and methodical approach to tackling any issues that arise. She’s definitely set me up for success!
-Erin, Art Advisor
"Marie came highly recommended to me by my well-respected best friend. Her presence in the initial consultation was so inviting, powerful and calm that I cried, establishing my being wide open with her our sessions, a state that’s rare for me. I started in a place of confusion, not knowing how to move toward my needs and desires. By the end she empowered me to find the tools I needed for the laser focus and clarify that’s now driving my progress and manifestation. As a Black woman, I would also like to share her rare and graceful reception of difficult issues POC face, as well as uncommon spiritual practices and ways of being. We discussed things that are often met with discomfort by white therapists, or curiosity at best. This led to deeper transformation that would not otherwise be possible if I held back these parts of my self and life, as is common with non-POC. I’ve already recommended her to others, many times, and honored to have worked with her as I deeply value her and her work.
-Angela Highsmith, Entrepreneur
"I had been struggling for 6 years. Since I became a mom, I have had a hard time feeling like myself. I'd talked to medical professionals about it a bit, but nothing helped. I was angry all of the time, parenting and living my life from a place of guilt. As an artist, it was hard to get into the studio and work.
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I was skeptical about what working with a coach would actually do for my art practice, but after talking to Marie for our trial run, I thought it might do some good. I had no idea how much it would change my life. In 3 short months of working with Marie, I was able to set up tools and plans for myself to create an art practice that works for me and my family. The biggest change, though, was identifying my self sabotaging triggers and creating my own tools to deal with them. The guilt and self sabotaging that came with motherhood was bleeding into all parts of my life. After 3 months of working with Marie, she helped me feel put back together. I REALLY can't believe it.
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This is what is so special about working with a coach. You're not limited to discussing career issues. You can discuss whatever it is that feels blocked or difficult and work together to create mindsets and life patterns that work for you in order to conquer whatever is stopping you from feeling successful.
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I really didn't have a clue how life changing this would be. As I write this now, I'm aware of how my gushing praise will be received. Know this; I'm a skeptic. Everyone would benefit from this experience and I encourage you to take the leap if you're willing to do some work!"
-Anna, Artist and Professor
I came to Marie in a hard season of life-- pandemic parenting of teenagers had knocked me off kilter. I needed a grounded friend, a professional and a mother to help steady me. Marie walked alongside me as a gentle and encouraging guide. She helped me to remember that I am a whole person and that I can embody my life in any season, whatever my role. She helped me discover and live through my values on a daily basis.
-Mary Arteche, Research Professional
"Working with Marie was a decision that I knew would put me outside of my comfort zone. What I didn't know was how comfortable I would feel pushing boundaries I wasn't previously willing to touch. Marie's work asks you to explore all aspects of yourself and the result is a universal approach to self-development. What makes this collaboration so effective is her honesty, creativity and sincerity."
-Chloe Hall, Producer