Focus Area III

Gaining New Strength:
Breaking Free from Powerlessness


Regaining trust and inner strength & actively shaping your changed life

What this is about

Key questions in coaching

  • How can I rebuild my trust in myself and in life?
  • What small steps can I take – even while grieving?
  • What can I influence and shape, what do I need to accept?
  • What strengths and resources do I still have, and what new ones may have emerged?

Maybe some of these thoughts sound familiar?

  • “Everything feels beyond my control. I’m just reacting to life instead of actively living it.”
  • “Everyone says life goes on. But my world has come to a standstill. I feel paralyzed.”
  • “I want to get back that sense that I can have some impact on my life – maybe not control everything, but at least influence something.”

Core goals of coaching

  • You no longer feel like a helpless victim of what life throws at you.
  • Instead, you can feel your own strength returning and clearly recognize what’s within your control and what isn’t.
  • You’re ‘back on your feet’ and making intentional decisions about your life – both everyday choices and bigger ones.
  • Through this, you discover that you’re not completely powerless after all – you really can create change.
  • That overwhelming sense of helplessness has been replaced by a calm trust in your own capacity to navigate life’s challenges.

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through. […] But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.”

Haruki Murakami