What People Are Saying

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Dawn Bird has been an integral part of my personal and professional journey to becoming more effective and balanced.  Dawn's coaching style results in a deeper understanding of the barriers to achieving my potential.  She assisted me in rewriting the stories and meanings I had made.  Her insights and questions helped me achieve more balance and become more present in all aspects of my life.

—Francine M. Padgett. Retired CFO, 1 Billion Midwest Healthcare System

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When I first came to Dawn, there were many parts of my story that I was afraid to talk about or even admit to myself. My time with Dawn is a completely safe space that I don't experience anywhere else. The way she listens with compassion and care has been the key to healing and change for me.

—Jana Schlukebir, Photographer and Home Educator

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My son was struggling to finish high school which triggered me in all kinds of ways. Dawn’s coaching helped me to differentiate my “stuff” from my son’s “stuff” so that I could manage my anxiety and love him well no matter the outcome. My relationship with him today is in a good place because of Dawn’s help in this tough season.

—Angela Ashley, Residential Appraiser

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When Dawn coached me on how to get the courage to have a breakthrough conversation, I never thought it would make the impact like it did.  My issue concerned a colleague with whom my relationship had taken a negative turn for the last two years.  After expressing my concerns with Dawn, she gave me the courage to have the difficult conversation.  I then approached the individual and asked if we could talk.  An hour later, she and I had been able to express our differences and concerns toward one another. It felt like a 1,000-pound weight was lifted from my chest.  To this day, she and I now have a relationship that allows us to talk about our work challenges and yet we can listen to each other’s points of view and make decisions that are best for the organization.  Truly, the coaching from Dawn helped me get to the point I felt encouraged enough to finally face my challenge head-on and not just keep complaining to everyone else about the problem.  I was stuck and really just dreaded trying to have the conversation, but I’m now so glad I did.

—Shane Brown, VP Physician Services, CGH Medical Center

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Dawn is one of the most lovely and kind people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I worked with Dawn for a year through Creating Our Best. She has this beautiful gift of asking just the right questions. Her questions make you take a step back, reflect and reevaluate a situation. Each time I would come to our sessions with an obstacle and she would listen attentively, encourage me to share, and ask the most thought-provoking questions. I would come away feeling as though I better understood myself, had more compassion for others, and believed I had the tools to make my life happier, more fulfilling, and more full of love. I would highly recommend Dawn. She will change your life.

—Shea Davidson, CPA, Senior Manager at Astrike Financial

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As a coach, Dawn creates a space for authentic community in which she both models and encourages integrity, compassion, discernment, and accountability. Dawn does not shy away from hard topics or direct challenges, but embraces these as opportunities to help others grow. There have been times when I have responded to her questions and challenges in fear or even anger; these being reactions to deeply embedded struggles of my own. In each instance, Dawn’s experience and wisdom helped me to identify the source of these triggers, face them with courage, and navigate the sometimes savage waters of personal transformation. Dawn has a presence about her that instills trust and confidence. She inspires others to live into the best of who they were created to be.

I would describe my relationship with her as one of the most meaningful and important of my life. Through her coaching and my work toward personal transformation, I have identified and left behind much of my brokenness and live in greater freedom, greater integrity, and greater fullness of life than I have ever known

—Desiree Rogers, High School Chemistry Teacher