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I did more than 20 weeks of group coaching. Nobody can say that I didn’t give it a fair shake. The problem with advertising group coaching to a bunch of socially inept and professionally inexperienced people is that you then have a group full of those people. Attendance was spotty, the coaches were pretty hands-off for the most part, and while 20 weeks seems like a lot of time, it’s really not much when you have 7 people who all want to tackle their biggest challenges and insecurities. Save your money for a decent therapist.

I found the couching program very helpful, however it is not therapy. Working with someone who shares a significant amount of cultural overlap was a very rewarding experience. Traditional therapy often feels very clinical, whereas I had a much more casual relationship with my coach. This type of relationship, along with shared opinions and common reference points helped me leverage this program in unique and productive ways.

I think the best way to sum it up is that your coach is like a supporting role to your main character in a movie; they're not there to lead your healing journey, they simply offer a new perspective. Your path is yours alone to walk, but talking it out and reassessing your stance with a fresh set of eyes can often be the change you require to get unstuck.

At the end of my 20 weeks I can easily say this is the single greatest step I've taken for my personal growth and overall wellbeing in my life. I made immense progress in a very short period of time and will no doubt look back on my coaching experience decades from now as a critical catalyst towards my overall happiness and wellbeing!

Personal coaching changed my life for the better. After 32 weeks of personal coaching my understanding of my emotional state is on another level. My relationships have greatly improved and I feel so much happier and content with my life. I would absolutely recommend it.

I completed 20 sessions of 1-on-1 coaching, after trying group coaching out for about 4 sessions. I really enjoyed my experience with my coach! Coaching isn't the fix to all of your problems but can really help you navigate challenges. I stuck with the same coach for my entire duration, & I preferred this experience much more in comparison to my years of traditional psychotherapy where I'd be circling around the same problems and never really reaching any of my goals. I highly recommend, but would like to note that your coach is mostly there to encourage you to put the work in yourself that way you can navigate your issues on your own. You have to be willing to work on yourself and separate from your ego.

Exactly 52 weeks ago, I started my first sessions of both 1-on-1 Personal Coaching and Group Coaching. DISCLAIMER: Who your coach and group is will probably impact your experience. Do some window-shopping if you feel like they aren't the right fit. With that said, here are my experiences with both group and personal coaching. (TLDR: Both fill different needs. If you feel lonely and like you're the only one experiencing your problems, do group coaching. If you want to get something closer to typical therapy, but with more of a proactive approach, do personal coaching. I would personally recommend trying both for a week or two.) 1-on-1 Personal Coaching: Personal coaching was one of the best things I ever did for myself. I was incredibly lonely, depressed, and burnt out. Signing up for coaching was an act of desperation for me, but through it I've learned how to genuinely become happy. Here's what I gained from personal coaching. - Figured out my personal hierarchy of needs - Truly learned that my suffering is not invalid because other people have it worse - Became more aware of my thoughts and emotions - Developed values such as gratitude, curiosity, and connection - Learned how to meet myself where I'm at - Learned organizational skills (for ADHD) - Improved my mindset when it comes to burnout - Learned how to process emotions on my own - Learned empathy for myself - Learned how to catch when I'm angry - Developed empathy with others - Figured out how to set the right goals - Learned how to love making music again - Discovered purpose The only thing I would change about my coaching sessions is maybe having a little more direction. But I think that if that were the case, we wouldn't have discovered some of the underlying thoughts and feelings, so it's kind of a trade-off there. My coach was incredibly compassionate and was honestly so fantastic. Group Coaching: Group coaching is a pretty different feel from Personal Coaching. I think it draws a lot of inspiration from AA. If you feel like you need to talk every week about your problems, then group is not for you. Group feels like a friend group that you can always talk to about what's really going on in your life. Here's what I gained from group: 1) Learned how to comfort others and be more compassionate 2) A feeling of community and camaraderie 3) Learned not to try and solve other people's problems (very important for men) 4) Developed genuine friendships 5) Learned the value of journaling and also how to journal (my coach was big on having us journal each week) 6) Had something social to look forward to going to each week 7) Learned from other's experiences how I could improve my own life 8) Cried a few times in front of my group mates Overall, I think group was fantastic. The one criticism I have of group is that at the end of each session, we would compliment each other. It was really nice receiving those compliments, but it was incredibly stressful to give them. I think that was particular to my group though and is not universal. Conclusion: Coaching is genuinely one of the best things you can do for yourself, and you will get benefits out of both personal and group. Stick with them both as long as you can afford them. Your experience will change depending on your coach, but in my experience of the two coaches I had, both were exceptional. They just have very different styles. If you're nervous about the 1 star reviews, just go for it regardless. You'll truly never know until you try. Also you can pick your coach. I can recommend Forest heavily.

I've had two experiences with this service so far, one with group coaching and one with solo coaching. Overall, both were helpful, but I personally think that my issues might not have been a great fit for the service. I have ADHD, and mainly I was looking to find some other people to share experiences with (I didn't really have friends to talk to) and feel like I had some more agency in my life. With group coaching, at the time I was on a very low dose of medication which I didn't realize wasn't helping my symptoms. During most of the sessions I found it hard to concentrate, and by the time I had organized my thoughts enough to contribute to the conversation, it had already moved on. I'm aware that it can be hard to organize people into groups due to everyone having unique issues and different availabilities, but I felt like maybe I misreported what I was struggling with when I signed up, because everyone else seemed to have specific issues with family/friend relationships or self-confidence, while I struggled more with motivation and feeling stuck in life due to my ADHD. I listened to the group members vent their frustrations about friends and family and I kind of had to just nod and act engaged while I had Twitter open on my other monitor or something. That being said, the conversations we did have were good and I did get some insight into setting boundaries and making your feelings known to others. Fast forward to 2023 and I decided to do solo coaching as I was once again feeling stuck in life and frustrated with living with my family at 25 years old. My coach did a great job at validating my feelings and providing genuine support and advice for some of my issues, but I still found it hard to concentrate at times and would often unintentionally ramble about a topic until I forgot what my actual goals for the session were. Part of the blame is on me for that, but I also felt like sometimes my coach would lead the conversation he felt was important when it was really a minor issue for me, and I would feel internally frustrated that we never got to address my real problems. In the final few months I was doing a lot of trial and error with my medication (I just recently found a dose that seems to work, yay!) and soon the sessions just became about my experiences and frustrations with that and I could tell my coach was getting a little tired of it. At a certain point it felt like we started to disagree about how important medication is for me and how much I should actually expect it to "fix" my life, and it almost felt like my subjective experience was being invalidated. I got the typical advice of limiting distractions, improving nutrition, and making general lifestyle changes. I tried my best to explain how I've tried a bunch of lifestyle changes and still find it incredibly hard to get anything done, and how vitally important I felt it was for me to find the right medication. I renewed my plan for a few weeks but after that I decided that maybe an ADHD-specializing psychiatrist or therapist would be better. I don't think these criticisms I have are necessarily a fault of the program and I think it's not a one-size-fits-all thing. I think if you have a legitimate mental condition like me, coaching might be worth it to try before you jump straight into therapy, but don't expect it to be 100% effective at solving your problems. And no matter what you're struggling with, you still have to put in the effort to follow your coach's advice and make meaningful change or else you'll be talking about how you've made no progress week after week.