Professionally, I knew I wanted to be working in the arts in a collaborative role. Hannah helped me get specific with this goal, value my desires, and advocate for the job I wanted. This led to the creation of a new position -- exactly what I envisioned.
This practice has enhanced more than just my professional life. As an artist, friend, daughter, spouse, and employee, I am using these tools to develop the joy of living an authentic life.
Hannah helped me see myself in the situations I wanted to be in, allowing for the steps I needed to take to become overwhelmingly obvious. She also provided me with tools that help me advocate for what I want. Now, knowing what I want, and valuing it, makes interactions with people clean and easy. I have also used these tools with others which has led to better communication between departments and clarification of goals and intentions within my organization.
-Kate, Artist, Non-Profit Administrator, Boston MA
I came to you preparing to move into a new community (and city); I wanted to do so with a clear sense of my own intentions. I was able to move my way through leaving one community and moving into another, finding a grounded place in the midst of a radical reconstruction in my life, through my work with you.
When I was on tour our sessions were a lifeline, as a way to orient and to ground. I came away from each call with concrete steps to practice. When things were particularly tough, I learned to look beyond my own experience to those around me, as a way to find new perspective on the situation by reaching out beyond myself.
It's different from therapy in that you're not asking where things come from historically, but what's here now and how I might be able to move forward in a constructive way with that understanding. Also, it's more of a conversation, peer to peer, and your willingness to share your own relevant experiences at times offers useful perspective and reality checks, which is grounding and connecting for me.
-Susan, Musician, Providence RI
There's been a seismic shift in my thinking away from twenty one years of working in a bureaucracy in a single job, toward the idea of other ways to support oneself - This has been invaluable in helping me inch away from inertia, and to see the different ways my talents could be used.
It's been very motivating: This work helps me follow through when I'm feeling like I don't want to do something today. Though imperfectly, I'm taking steps. This motivation has been a major factor, and in between sessions my priorities have been clearer. As I've clarified and articulated the kind of work I like to do, I make more conscious choices.
-David M., Boston MA
Coaching with Hannah has made a huge difference in a short amount of time.
It's as if older neurological pathways are getting thinner and thinner - I just don't go down those roads as much anymore - and new ones are getting bigger. I've had a huge decrease in anxiety - things feel more open, and possible.
I really trust that she gets me. Hannah is able to utilize coaching knowledge in a way that's not 'textbooked,' but that's flexible and really catered to me.
I value that she really keeps me on target and on track; she's very observant, remembers everything- she's got it all down!
-Betsy Hinkle, Roslindale MA, Founder, Boston Public Quartet
When I'm faced with a situation in which I know something is ready to change, I know that I can set up an appointment with Hannah and will come away with questions to reflect further on, a broader framework in which to understand the situation, and tools to apply long after the session is over. I returned when I was in a complex situation and needed a neutral and confidential space. The perspective that the session brought to the situation helped it to shift and continues to be something I can draw upon even now.
-Client, Providence RI
Coaching with Hannah has been an invaluable experience as I prepare for significant changes in my life. Together, we have created meaningful and sustainable tools that have become intricate parts of my routines and have provided me with the peace, inspiration and confidence that will continue support my authentic growth for the rest of my life.
-Cheryl S. Meyer, Durham, North Carolina.
I've dreamed of "becoming" a writer for more than a decade. It's taken that long for me to grasp that the becoming is in the doing. Other than the time I spend with a pen and blank sheet of paper, the most important work I do is life-coaching with Hannah Burr. In less than five months, my dream has gone from big and vague to clear and incremental. Hannah asks me powerful questions and provides a space for me to come up with responses that are both authentic and specific. Right now I am in the process of completing my first collection of poetry, and I have been asked to join a regional collective that showcases emerging writers through public readings. I can't imagine making this progress in four months without the internal work that Hannah has guided me through.
-Laura Hawes, Mancos Colorado.
Hannah gave me some wise and insightful consultations regarding my career choices - at the time I was on the verge of making a huge life decision and Hannah's questions asked me to consider in greater depth the implications. She makes you feel so at ease - it's truly a gift, and because she is so bright and creative she can offer you a way in to yourself that you never even thought of. Highest marks.
-Alissa, Los Angeles, CA
Hannah helped me to develop my web and marketing strategy to a level I hadn't dared imagine. She is a powerful listener, and brings both her artistic sensibilities and pragmatic mind-set to her coaching work, making her well-suited for aiding artists, entrepreneurs, and creative pioneers. She is a rare talent, and well worth your contacting!
-Karlo Berger, Providence Rhode Island.
Hannah has a unique combination of qualities that make her an excellent guide for those looking to pioneer into new creative territory. Her sharp intelligence and compelling groundedness anchor you while her compassion and openness allow room for exploration. She is thorough in her dedication to her art and creative life and walks the path she helps others to find for themselves. Hannah is an highly skilled coach and I highly recommend working with her.
-Whitney, Cambridge, Massachusetts.