When Presence Creates Momentum

This morning I joined a Coaching Circle hosted by one of the coaching companies I work with, Coaching Right Now.

The session focused on gratitude and reflection, and I truly appreciated hearing from other participants and the moments that shaped their year. There was so much honesty, depth, and shared learning in the room.

When we were asked to share a “momentum moment,” I realized mine was not one moment. It was many.

This year, I started paying close attention to my goosebumps in coaching sessions.

Those moments when, even through a screen, I could feel what the coachee was feeling. Joy. Fear. Relief. An aha. A breakthrough. Sometimes even grief.
Those sensations became information.

Through the support of my mentor coach and supervisor, Pamela Richarde MA, MCC, I learned that this experience has a name. Relational sentience.

The impact on me was learning to trust my presence more deeply and stay with what was emerging, rather than rushing to interpret or fix.

The impact on my coachees was a shift in focus. Our work moved from being primarily about what they wanted to achieve to more fully including who they are becoming.

Not just outcomes, but identity. Not just action, but alignment.

During the circle, I also shared that I received my neurodiversity coaching certification this year. One participant who is neurodivergent shared how important it is for neurodivergent coachees, when choosing a coach, to see that the coach genuinely understands neurodivergent profiles or has formal training in this area.

That moment felt like another goosebump moment. A quiet validation that the direction I chose is not only aligned, but needed.

Grateful to be part of a coaching community that values reflection, presence, and lived experience.

What has validated your direction this year?