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The Story about Jackie & Waystone Life Coaching
In 2020, as the world faced somewhat unprecedented challenges that brought anxiety, depression, loneliness, and more under the magnifying glass of the general public, I felt a deep calling to act in a bigger way than before. That year, Waystone Life Coaching emerged to help people reclaim or improve their mental and emotional wellness so they could step into happier, healthier, and holier lives. And they still are even now!
The inspiration for the name "Waystone" comes from Psalm 61 where David plucked at his harp strings and sang out, "...When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." I believe that the Rock, Jesus, is where healing and change find their origin. I help point the light on your Way by sharing practical tools and insights that support you to achieve your goals so you can experience freedom and radical transformation. I help you with:
🔍 Discovering your purpose, finding next steps, or guiding you through indecision
😌 Relief from anxiety/stress and perfectionistic tendencies and other negative thinking patterns
⚖️ Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries & balance so you have more time, less stress, and more fulfilling relationships
🧠 Enhancing your overall mental and emotional wellbeing and teaching soul care tactics that actually fill you up
💪 Cultivating confidence and assertiveness
💭 Clarity of thought and helping you understand what kind of thoughts and beliefs might be keeping you from reaching your goals
🤝 Building more meaningful relationships
✝️ Applying God-centered solutions
🗣️ Communicating more effectively and conflict resolution skills
📈 Accountability
🌱 Lasting habit change
🚧 Identifying and overcoming barriers
❤️🩹 Encouraging the healing process regarding grief and loss
✨ And more
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Experience vs. Education
Most people I've met want to know they can trust their mechanic, electrician, daycare provider, accountant, or teacher. Life coaches are no exception. In fact, with many "life coaches" out there, you want to know you're getting the real-deal.
There's an age old argument where one side says practical experience is better than education, and the other side says education is better than practical life experience.
For me, it's not an either-or, but it's an and; both are valuable in their sphere.
My Credentials
✅As a certified life coach, I bring over five years of experience walking alongside others in their growth journeys. I've also completed over 300+ hours of biblically rooted, clinically sound training which has equipped me to offer compassionate, effective support that honors both your faith and your mental wellness.
✅BS in Psychology from an accredited Christian university with a 125+ hour local internship in life coaching & mental health (graduated cum laude). AAS in Human Services with a 130+ hour local practicum focused on life coaching.
✅2 life coaching certifications from different institutions that were 40+ hours combined and included mandatory small-group leading with supervision.
✅MHRT/c certified.
✨I've been both a keynote speaker and seminar presenter on mental-emotional health topics for hundreds of people, and I've led out or facilitated many small groups for the past decade.
✨Although I do not offer medical advice nor treat mental illness/diagnoses, I am familiar with disorders such as anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders. Moreover, I've gained familiarity with suicide and its prevention, abuse, traumas, and more. I worked several years for (and was mentored by) a Christian doctor (D.O) who owns a holistic clinic where I was able to learn about integrative practices, root approaches to healing, and lifestyle medicine/habit changes that support the whole person. These influences are found in my coaching work.
✨I've been active in ministry for a long time, but perhaps my favorite thing has been helping and mentoring young people over the past decade.
✨I just really love Jesus and the fact that He made us human beings and not human doings. He's been my greatest Teacher and Life Coach as He's helped me find freedom and transformation in my own life!