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• Does it feel like you’ve just got “too much on your plate”?
• Are you worried about getting tenure or advancing in your career?
• Are the demands of you career and home life stressing you out?
• You *can* do it all. Powerful Mind Coaching can help.
Powerful Mind Coaching supports parents in academia in getting tenure, balancing work and family, managing stress, and fostering mind/body health.
Welcome! I’m Mary, and I know what you’re dealing with. I’m a life coach, a tenure coach, and an academic coach, and I can help you get it all done in ways that work for you and your family.
“Great!” you say, “but is a ’coach’ really what I need?”
Well, before you decide, let me mention that I’m not your “typical” coach. I’m a Full Professor of Psychology and an experienced university administrator with first-hand experience getting tenure, getting grants, publishing, teaching well, AND balancing work and family as a parent in academia. I’m also a certified life coach and an experienced tenure and academic coach. I’ve been on both sides of the tenure and promotion process, and have struggled with fostering work/family balance, navigating university politics, and staying true to my core values. I understand the eccentricities of academia, and can help you get it all done and not go crazy. It’s not simple, but it’s do-able, and we’ll work together to implement action plans that fit with who you are and where you want to go academically and personally. You’ll get the papers and grants written, the lectures prepped, the PTO meetings and doctor’s appointments attended, the exams and papers graded, the tenure or promotion file built, and, I promise, you’ll still have time and energy to take care of you, your partner, and your kids. Let’s talk about how we can work together to get you where you want to go.
Interested, but not sure if coaching is what you’re looking for right now?
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Testimonials:
“Mary has a strong coaching style-engaging and respectful-while moving things forward toward a productive conclusion. This all combines to bring an engaged joyful presence that is truly one of the strongest relationships I hold.”
- Phil Rutter, Assistant Professor of Education and Counseling Psychologist
“Mary offers a professional and compassionate approach to coaching. Her insights are important and relevant. Her messages are clear. Her delivery is warm and constructive. Her goals are identified and realized. In the few months I have been working with her, [Mary] has already been instrumental in helping me to identify and achieve my personal and professional goals. I’m very pleased with the results of our work!”
- Patricia M. Keilbach, Assistant Professor of Political Science
“Mary brings a strong combination of professionalism and compassion to her coaching and mentoring work that helps clients find meaningful paths to change. Her sense of humor and ability to help clients and groups re-frame problems are powerful tools. I highly recommend her as a mentor and coach.”
-Brenda J. Allen, Professor of Communication
