Got a leg injury, an eye infection, or a sharp pain in your ear? You will surely run to the doctor. But when your entire life feels off, when you feel stuck, lost, confused, exhausted, or unhappy, you prefer to rot in bed.
You overthink every past decision and replay conversations that have already happened. You imagine ten different futures and feel paralyzed by all of them. And slowly, without realizing it, you start normalizing a life that doesn’t feel right.
Most people don’t realize that feeling stuck, unsure, or emotionally drained isn’t a weakness. Just like physical pain tells you something that needs attention, that internal discomfort is telling you it’s time to pause, reflect, and go for help from a life coach.
But before you decide whether life coaching is for you, it’s important to understand who a life coach actually is, when you need one, and what you truly gain from scheduling a session.
Who Is a Life Coach?
People prefer not to consult a life coach because they don’t like to be dictated about their life, but let’s clear this misconception. A life coach isn’t someone who tells you how to live your life. They won’t judge anything or lecture you. They’re not there to fix you, like something is broken.
A life coach is someone who helps you make sense of what’s going on in your head when everything feels loud, messy, and confusing. You already have the answers inside you, but they are buried under fear, self-doubt, overthinking, old habits, and expectations.
A life coach helps your mind relax, ask the right questions, and finally hear yourself clearly. They don’t expect you to know everything and appear in a session like you are in an exam. You’re allowed to say:
- “I don’t know what I want anymore.”
- “I feel stuck, but I don’t know why.”
- “I should be happy, but I am not.”
- “I am scared of making the wrong decision.”
- “I feel like I have lost myself.”
And a good life coach will listen deeply, help you recognize challenges that are limiting beliefs, and guide you toward choices that actually align with who you are, not who you think you’re supposed to be.
When To Schedule A Life Coaching Session?
People often worry that asking for support from a life coach makes them appear vulnerable or weak.
They wait for things to settle on their own, but this results in burnouts and constant anxiety. They become emotionally exhausted and feel completely disconnected from themselves. But the truth is, you don’t need to be at rock bottom to seek help.
You might want to schedule a life coaching session if:
- You feel stuck in life, even though “on paper,” everything looks fine.
- You are constantly overthinking decisions and doubting yourself.
- You feel lost or unsure about the next steps in your personal and professional life.
- You are going through a major life change and don’t know how to handle it.
- You feel unmotivated, disconnected, or emotionally drained.
- You keep repeating the same patterns and don’t know why.
- You want more out of life, but can’t clearly define what “more” is.
You don’t have to wait for a dramatic breakdown; these quiet realizations are enough to tell you that something isn’t aligned anymore. And that’s usually the best time to seek support before confusion turns into frustration, and frustration turns into a mental problem.
What Does a Life Coaching Session Help You With?
Find Clarity in Who You Are and Why You’re Here
One of the biggest reasons people feel lost is that they are disconnected from themselves. You are following routines, meeting responsibilities, chasing goals, but none of them make sense or feel like your goal.
Life coaching helps you reconnect with your values, strengths, passions, and sense of purpose. It helps you answer questions like:
- Who am I really?
- What do I want instead of focusing on what’s expected of me?
- What actually matters to me right now?
That clarity alone can feel like a weight lifting off your chest.
Embrace the Changes in Your Life
Whether it’s a career shift, relationship changes, personal growth, or simply realizing you are not the same person you used to be, all sorts of changes are always uncomfortable.
But changes are necessary to keep your life going, and life coaching helps you embrace changes instead of fearing them. You learn how to navigate it with confidence and intention instead of resisting uncertainty.
Built Self-Confidence and Trust in Your Life
Self-doubt is exhausting because it makes you second-guess yourself and question every decision you take. You are always wondering if you are living your life the wrong way.
Life coaching helps you recognize where that self-doubt comes from and how to stop letting it control your choices. Over time, you build confidence in your decisions, trust in your intuition, and a stronger sense of self-belief. Not because someone tells you what to do, but because you finally learn to listen to yourself.
Set Achievable and Meaningful Goals
You think you know your goals, and you strive hard to achieve them. But when you reach that point, it doesn’t feel like your destination. This is because some goals look good on the outside but feel empty once you reach them.
A life coach helps you set goals that are meaningful, realistic, and aligned with who you are. You don’t just talk about what you want; you create a clear plan to move toward it, step by step.
Improve Relationships and Communications
No one in this world can live without interacting with people. Your relationship with friends, family, colleagues, or loved ones influences you in a lot of ways. Poor communication, unspoken expectations, emotional distance, and feeling misunderstood are real struggles in maintaining a relationship.
Life coaching helps you become more self-aware and improve your ability to communicate effectively. This helps you build healthier and more fulfilling relationships both with others and with yourself.
Receive Personalized Support and Accountability
When you are feeling stuck, confused, or mentally drained about any of your life’s decisions, generic advice doesn’t work at all.
Life coaching isn’t only personalized advice according to your goals, challenges, and pace. You also gain a sense of accountability because you always have someone who checks in, supports you, and gently pushes you when fear or self-doubt tries to hold you back.
Practical Guidance That Creates Real Change
You may have friends, loved ones, or close family members you go to whenever you feel low. They will listen to you or console you by saying nice things, and that may ease the burden you were carrying on your heart and mind. But this alone can’t fix your problems.
On the other hand, a session with a life coach leaves you with clarity, tools, and the next steps. Not just “feel good” conversations but practical guidance you can actually apply to your life.
See What My Clients Say After Being Heard and Supported
Now you know to what extent life coaching can help you; you need someone who is really capable of coaching and guiding you. Someone who listens without judgment, understands your emotions, and genuinely believes in your growth.
Schedule your consultation with Dawn Attanasio, 2026 BOLI Award Winning and a certified life coach in Long Island.
Clients often come to my platform feeling frustrated, stuck, or unsure where to begin. One client shared that before reaching out, life felt overwhelming and directionless, but Dawn took the time to talk, listen, and make sure everything felt clear. She’s different from other life coaches.
Here’s What My Clients Say:
“She is patient, experienced and always has suggestions and guidance towards expanding horizons and growing to your full potential. She understands how emotions play a huge part in our everyday lives, so she doesn’t just address actual goals, but also mindset. I’m extremely thankful to have found her.” – Anonymous Review
“It has helped me realize what I want and what I am capable of. The sessions give me a new perspective on problems I have experienced. The one-on-one conversations are centered around what I need, and the suggestions are based on what feels doable for me.” – Anonymous Review
Purposeful Life Coach also works with couples and families for relationship coaching, parents coaching and adulting coaching to help with communication issues, budgeting, life planning, and even finding joy in everyday moments again.
“Dawn has helped my husband and I with so much: fighting, budgeting, family, arguments, housing, opportunities, meal planning and with vacations and fun. We enjoy talking with Dawn. If we could give her 10 stars, we would. Dawn is more than a coach. She is a friend.”
“Dawn really cares and wants to help me. She gave me life tips I wouldn’t have even thought of. And she has really good communication so if you ever need anything unexpected, she fits you in as soon as she can, but I never had an issue getting an appointment the day off. She’s knowledgeable and knows how to help, and I’m glad I was able to work with her. “
“I wanted to share that I had a great experience with Dawn. She is compassionate and caring, and she really helped me get to a better place.
Thanks so much, Dawn! “
Clients also mention that Dawn works around busy schedules and is always approachable for questions or concerns. That level of care makes it easier to stay committed and feel supported throughout the process.
Schedule A Session with a Purposeful Life Coach?
So, if any of these experiences may sound familiar, or you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of your direction, schedule your online life coaching session now. To make the first step easier, Purposeful Life Coach offers a complimentary 15-minute discovery call, giving you the opportunity to connect, ask questions, and see if a life coaching session with me feels right for you with absolutely no pressure. Sometimes, all it takes is one conversation to feel alive again and find the right direction.
