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A Coaching Style That Fits Your Life (Not Your Calendar)

December 29, 20253 min read

Most coaching models are built around urgency.

Launch dates. Enrollment windows. “Doors closing.”
Decisions made quickly, often under pressure, with the expectation that you can rearrange your life and show up fully on cue.

But here’s what I believe, both as a coach and as someone living a very full life:

Support should meet people where they are. Not where a sales calendar says they should be.

I don’t believe in hype-fueled launches or now-or-never pressure.
Not because they never work, but because they don’t work for the women I support.

And honestly, they never worked for me either.

Why Traditional Coaching Models Didn’t Work (For My Clients or for Me)

Most traditional coaching structures reward urgency, not clarity.

They tend to assume:

  • you have extra mental bandwidth lying around

  • you can make big decisions quickly

  • pressure will motivate you

  • you can drop everything for a short enrollment window

But many of the women I work with are already carrying a lot.

Careers. Families. Caregiving. Invisible mental labor.
Being the one who remembers, plans, anticipates, and holds things together.

For women with executive function challenges, pressure does not create momentum. It creates shutdown.

When support starts to feel like a deadline:

clarity fades

  • shame sneaks in

  • all-or-nothing thinking takes over

  • and people back away before they ever really begin

Support should not feel like one more thing you are behind on.

The Coaching Style I Chose Instead

So I chose to build something different.

A coaching style shaped around real life, not launch cycles.

That looks like:

  • year-round availability instead of narrow windows

  • predictable, steady support instead of urgency

  • flexible scheduling that adjusts to your reality

It follows a rhythm that respects:

  • school calendars

  • busy seasons

  • caregiving responsibilities

  • energy shifts

  • emotional readiness

Because real progress does not happen on a countdown clock.
It happens when people feel supported enough to start.

How This Structure Helps You Make Better Progress

When pressure is removed, something important changes.

From an executive function standpoint, this approach:

  • lowers shame and self-judgment

  • removes all-or-nothing traps

  • makes consistency feel more possible

  • allows you to start when you are emotionally ready

  • supports a pace you can actually sustain

Instead of wondering, “Can I keep up?”
you start asking, “What is the next tiny step I can take?”

That is where meaningful progress lives.

What Working With Me Actually Looks Like

This is not about pushing harder or doing more.

It looks like:

  • tiny, doable steps that fit into your real life

  • gentle accountability that supports you instead of pressuring you

  • practical systems you will actually use

  • space for being human, tired, busy, or unsure

  • steady support that does not disappear

  • realistic planning that respects how your brain works

We build momentum quietly.
We adjust without shame.
We protect progress instead of forcing it.

What’s Coming in January

As January approaches, I will be sharing more about my evergreen coaching options.

These are ways to receive support when you are ready, not when a launch tells you to be.

No rush.
No pressure.
No manufactured urgency.

Just clear options you can step into when the timing feels right.

A Gentle Invitation

I built this coaching style for women who want progress without pressure, structure without rigidity, and support that actually fits their life.

If this feels familiar, or if something here feels like it finally put words to what you’ve been missing, I would love for you to:

  • join my email list

  • or keep following along here

The details will unfold without pressure, and you’ll have space to decide what feels right.

You do not need to change who you are.
You just need support that understands how you work.

I help overwhelmed women finally make real progress by using an executive function–friendly tiny steps approach. No pressure. No noise. Just calm, practical clarity applied to your real life — so consistency finally feels possible.

Lori Renee Breyfogle

I help overwhelmed women finally make real progress by using an executive function–friendly tiny steps approach. No pressure. No noise. Just calm, practical clarity applied to your real life — so consistency finally feels possible.

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