You Are Magic isn't a promise for specific results.
It is an invitation to experience your inner world a new.
Several years ago I was at a workshop led by Robert Waldinger at TEDSummit. Something he said really stuck with me… "Attention is the simplest form of love."
We give our attention every day to a million different things. But how often do we give ourselves our full, undivided attention?
The amount of information that is being thrown at us at any given time, throughout our lives, is mindblowing.
We are constantly translating that information into expectations, beliefs, opinions, perspectives, judgements, etc. we may not even be aware of and are never given the tools to sort through all of it for ourselves.
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Without space to give ourselves this attention we get caught up with the day to day losing track of time and ourselves. We focus on pleasing others, but when asked "what do you want" we are stumped.
Our magic gets buried by “shoulds” that if we actually looked at we may or may NOT agree with.
It is possible to move beyond the expectations and the “shoulds”... to bring more awareness, intention,
and presence into your life.
You Are Magic isn’t about telling you what rules to follow, or things to fix.
You Are Magic is about:
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Making space to give yourself your own undivided attention.
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Getting crystal clear about what YOU want.
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Building your awareness to empower choice.
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Taking the time to cultivate and nurture a deep and loving relationship with yourself.
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Learning to own the fact that you are a magical being and the sovereign of your own life.
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Beginning to truly see yourself and no longer feeling the need to apologize for taking up space.
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Embracing your magic so you can show up to whatever it is you are being called to do/create/experience.
My biggest growth was with self empathy, and from there stemmed a better understanding of myself.
Self empathy used to feel fake and contrived. It felt like words that I needed to tell myself, but I never truly felt it. Until I suddenly started doing it, I just started saying it out loud, and I thought “where did that come from?!” That was a foreign feeling, but a welcome one.
Not only were my struggles and the things I was wrestling with validated, but I also felt like there was a way out of it. I never felt dismissed or judged for things I was judging myself for.
I needed to talk to someone, and if I hadn't, I would have continued down the rabbit hole of dismissing myself and making myself small.
I count myself lucky to have worked with Catherine.
- Lois
Once inside you will have access to:
Gatherings
Weekly group coaching calls (a.k.a. gatherings). This will be the space for you to be coached live, and learn as others do the same.
Community
The magic of group coaching is how it naturally lends itself to teaching your mind, body and soul that it is safe to be seen and celebrated for all of who you are.
A Library of Seeds
What one might call lessons I have decided to call seeds. The intention is to honour the work you do to nurture and cultivate that information into something powerful for YOU.
We were all meant to shine and as we let our own light shine we become invitations for others around us to do the same.
I was able to have a difficult conversation with an employee where we both left feeling good about it!
The employee thanked me for not making them wrong about the situation, or for shaming them. They were not only open to feedback, but left thrilled to have some new structure to try on, and habits to cultivate!
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Catherine's coaching made all the difference.
- Shae
I felt so comfortable with Catherine right off the bat, which was a surprise, as I can be really closed off.
Knowing that I'm coming in to talk about personal things makes me nervous.
I only had a few things I knew to say, but as we talked, things started rolling out. Our sessions felt like casual conversations that Catherine would smoothly transition to help me pick apart whatever I was struggling with, getting me to the root of it quickly.
Our sessions fueled my realization that we are all human. I got help with so many things in such a short period of time and I am still using the suggestions Catherine gave me to help improve my body image, among other things.
Catherine helped me a lot in such a short amount of time. I would 10/10 recommend her to anyone, but especially those struggling with anxiety, overthinking, or feelings they just don’t understand.
- Julianna
My Story
My name is Catherine Wilks, former Artistic Director for TEDxVictoria and Senior Scrum Master turned Mindset & Resilience Coach... but that isn't who I am... those are some things I have done and titles I hold... so let me start again...
Hello, my given name is Caterina, but you can call me Catherine.
I profoundly care that...
... we stop normalizing gaslighting without even realizing it and instead start witnessing our own lived experiences and that of others so we can truly grow and thrive.
... systems are built to work FOR people instead of people being raised to uphold systems.
... everyone feels empowered to nurture the most important relationship in their lives... the one they have with themselves.
... everyone knows that pain doesn't mean they are broken and that they don't have to figure everything out by tomorrow.
I hate small talk but LOVE deep conversations.
I wish we would replace questions like "so, what do you do for a living?" with ones like "so, what lights you up these days?"
I am passionate about creating psychologically safe spaces that ooze with imagination and the excitement of unlimited potential.
I love seeing others thrive and hate seeing people stuck in life.
I see “that’s not possible” as a challenge.
I dream of a world where humans stop othering each other and ask “how might we…” instead of stating “It isn’t possible because…”
I am a dreamer, a creative, a deliberate optimist who embraces the shadows, and a recovering people pleaser.
I believe in order to heal and reshape the world we must first do the work to heal and reshape ourselves. And by showing up in that space we start a beautiful ripple affect that reaches farther then we will ever know.
I have struggled with building a solid relationship with myself, and have learned through these struggles how important this relationship truly is.
I love my neurodiverse brain but that doesn't mean I don't get frustrated when it makes something that "should" be simple feel like mount fucking Everest.
I am perfectly imperfect and that is fucking beautiful!
Catherine showed me the compassion I wasn’t giving myself, which was absolutely transformational.
​After a single session with Catherine I left feeling heard, seen and supported. She took my word vomit and reflected it back, giving me the affirmation I needed to make the decisions I was unsure of before. It felt like she was holding my hand through it all… like she was standing next to me, not walking in front of me. And each video inside You Are Magic left me with the same feeling of support.
Since then I have launched my new program (follow through has always been hard for me), and found support for things in all areas of my life that I previously lacked. It was like I opened up to something I had been closed off to before.
Prior to our session it felt like something my soul needed to do. And ultimately, it led me to make a lot of decisions in my business and life that have gotten me to where I am today.
- Raewyn