What's possible when you stop trying to be who you are "supposed to" be?
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Most of us spend a lot of energy shaping ourselves to fit — into jobs, relationships, expectations for the kinds of lives we’re “supposed” to live. It can be exhausting, right?
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My work is about reconnecting with your own wisdom, values, and direction — and stepping into a greater sense of power and purpose in your life. It’s a space for clarity and honesty, a place to untangle what’s been running on autopilot and reconnect with what really matters to you.
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I hold an unwavering belief that you are whole and capable — not something to be fixed. You are the best person to design and create the life you want. My role is to help you hear yourself more clearly and trust what you find. Through deep listening, open inquiry, and (when it serves) Parts Work, we explore what’s happening beneath the surface, planting seeds and creating space for new ways of being and relating to take root.
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Who I work with
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I work with people who can feel something shifting or wish it would — leaders on the margins, creatives, and seekers navigating transition, creation, and growth. People who are untangling old expectations and finding their way back to a deeper sense of rootedness — in themselves, in others, and in the world around them.
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Maybe you…
…want to step into greater leadership, or you are being pushed into greater leadership
…want to access more of your greatness and build confidence in the power you hold
…would like to bring more of your full self to your work
…just feel like something is out of alignment and want to create a life that feels more like you
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However you arrive, we start where you are, with compassion, curiosity, and a sense of play.​​
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Discount for trans and gender-expansive folks
I offer 50% off all services for trans and gender-expansive humans. It’s one way I give back to the community I’m part of and honor collective care and accessibility. Everyone deserves spaces of growth and support — places to be seen, witnessed, and met as their whole selves. If you'd like to learn more or take advantage of this offering, schedule some time to chat!
​How we can work together
Wayfinding — Coaching for Ongoing Transformation
Two or three 55 minute sessions per month, depending on your goals and needs
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This is the heart of the work: a collaborative relationship that supports deep, sustained transformation in how you live, lead, and relate — to yourself, others, and the living world. For some, that means exploring leadership more directly: how you use your power, communicate, and create conditions for others to thrive.
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Whether you’re in a personal transition, creating something new, or stepping into greater leadership, this work supports you in showing up with clarity, authenticity, and courage — in your life, relationships, and work.
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Every partnership begins with a free 30-minute discovery call — a chance to connect, explore what you’re seeking, and see if working together feels right.
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If we decide to continue, coaching is offered through committed containers designed to support your growth over time:
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3-Month Focus — A three-month commitment for short-term goals or life transitions. Two or three sessions per month to explore what’s shifting, clarify direction, and move forward with intention.
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6-Month Deep Dive — A six-month commitment for when you’re ready for sustained change. We’ll uncover patterns, experiment with new ways of being, and strengthen how you show up in your life and work.
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Ongoing Coaching — For continued growth and support once we’ve built a foundation together. A flexible structure we design together to stay connected and keep expanding into what’s next
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This is a deep partnership and includes between-session practices, reflection prompts, and check-ins as needed.
​If you’d like to start smaller or focus on a specific area before stepping into a longer partnership, I offer several shorter, standalone options below — each designed to meet you where you are.
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Naming Your Essence
75 minutes
We tend to move through our lives from one of two places. One is our automatic self — the learned patterns and defenses that step in to protect us when things feel uncertain. The other is your Essence — you at your highest, connected and most powerful.
In this session, we’ll uncover and name your Essence and you’ll leave with a deeper sense of what it feels like to live from that place. This session can stand alone as a “taster” of what coaching is like, though it is most impactful as the first step in an ongoing coaching relationship.
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'Naming Your Essence' can stand alone, or be part of 'In Motion' (below). If after the first session you decide you want to continue with more coaching, the cost of this session will be credited toward your next package.
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In Motion — A Three-Part Journey from Essence to Creation​
Three 75 minute sessions scheduled close together, usually within 6 weeks
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A focused, experiential series for when you’re ready to move forward from a place that feels true. Across three sessions, we’ll reconnect you with who you are at your core and bring that knowing into what you’re creating next.
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Session 1 — Essence
We begin by naming your Essence — the most alive, connected version of you. You’ll start to see where that energy naturally leads and how old patterns sometimes take the wheel. -
Session 2 — Life Purpose
Next we explore how you express your Essence in the world — your Life Purpose. Not a job title or mission statement, but a deeper current of contribution and aliveness that’s uniquely yours. -
Session 3 — Bringing it to life
From your Essence and Purpose, we’ll design what’s next — a project, transition, or year of your life — from alignment, not obligation. You’ll leave with clarity, direction, and a renewed sense of agency in how you move forward.
Essence can be booked on its own, or experienced as part of this three-part journey — a powerful foundation for deeper coaching work.
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Leadership Coordinates
75 minutes
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A snapshot of where you are in your leadership right now — a moment to pause, take stock, and see the landscape more clearly.
This session is for when you’re meeting new edges, carrying too much, or craving more alignment in how you lead (maybe all three at once). Together we’ll look beneath the surface at what’s shaping your experience — how you relate to power, responsibility, and the people around you. We’ll explore what it means to lead as your whole self, mapping what’s working, what’s tangled, and what’s ready to move.
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This space invites reflection and renewed perspective rather than quick fixes — a chance to orient toward your leadership with greater awareness and intention.
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This session can stand alone or serve as an entry point into deeper leadership coaching through Wayfinding.
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NeuroColor for Communication & Collaboration
55 minutes
A neuroscience-based tool that brings insight to how you naturally communicate, make decisions, and work with others. Before our session, you’ll complete a short online assessment; afterward, you’ll receive a 20+ page personalized report and a guided debrief to explore what it reveals about your patterns and preferences, and how to collaborate with people whose styles differ from your own. It sheds light on what energizes you in work and communication, and how to create conditions where you — and those around you — can do your best work.
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This tool is equally valuable for teams — helping groups understand each other’s strengths, improve communication, and create conditions where everyone can do their best work. If you’re interested in bringing NeuroColor to your team, we can talk about what that might look like.
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Discovery Call
30 minutes
Not sure where to start? Let’s chat! This call gives us a chance to connect, talk about what’s unfolding for you, and discover whether working together feels like the right fit.
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Note: A limited number of sliding scale spots are available — if money is a barrier between you and this work, please grab some time above to talk through options.​
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​​Max Hart (they/them) is an ICF-certified life and leadership coach who partners with people to uncover the truest version of themselves and create lives that feel fully alive. Their work is an exploration of what it means to be human — bringing curiosity, deep listening, reflection, and play to walk alongside you as you find your way home to yourself.
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Max’s path to coaching grew out of years spent leading teams and facilitating leadership development in both corporate and community-based settings. They trained as a coach to better support others in their growth — and in the process discovered the work they were meant to do: helping people come alive in their leadership, bring more of themselves into their work, and navigate change with courage and integrity.
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In 2025, Max completed the Pacific Crest Trail — a five-month, 2,650-mile walk from Mexico to Canada — deepening their relationship with uncertainty, resilience, and the wild wisdom of body and earth. That same spirit of curiosity and courage infuses their coaching: an invitation to meet yourself fully, stay present in the in-between, and find your own way forward.
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Max brings warmth, humor, and grounded presence to their work, helping people find freedom in the magical messy middle of being human in relationship with a living world. They also write Wilder Ground — a Substack exploring the wild, often illogical process of unlearning, re-learning, and returning to oneself.