Andrea

What happens when your Plan A falls apart?   Do you simply reevaluate, adjust and try again, or do you fall apart and believe that you’re not worthy of success?   When a situation doesn’t meet your expectations, where do you go in your head?   Are we teaching our children how to handle disappointment […]

I get hung up on wanting to “do it right”.   Are you ever hard on yourself?   Do you think about how you are “not at the finish line yet”?   HOW AMAZING is it that you started something new?!   What if we reveled in the process of starting something new?   What

Remember. ReAwaken. Real Eyes. Realize.   Live Awake, Free and Expansive.   Life does not have to be perfect to be filled with wonder.   The human condition is meant to function in duality.   We can be grateful in this moment, for this learning, for this growth, and still dislike the situation.   You

I was drowning.   I saw others drowning.   I got into this work because I saw women collapse in overwhelm, lose themselves, and drown, just like me.   I knew for 8 years that my life was not sustainable. I was reactive. I was irritable. I was numbing. I forged ahead and pretended I

Have you ever heard pain in someone’s voice? I have, too. I am with you, in this work, because of pain. I could see in my mother’s eyes and feel in her stories that she was left behind. Her family left her outside the gates of love. Her mother’s instability and brokenness led to my

So much is changing in the world 🌎 so I want to reintroduce myself!⁠ Hi! My name is Andrea Luzon Heldt Coates!⁠ Say that 3 times fast! I am a Sacred Freedom Mentor who helps women shed the inner critic and ignite their vitality, passion and power. 💥 Through Reconnective Healing and Sacred Freedom Coaching,

Does the end of a friendship help you clarify your values? You’re damn right it does. My friend was insulted. She and I were out at a restaurant after many months of hiatus. She shared a lot that night. She made a lot of proclamations, but was still wrestling with many decisions. She was climbing

How many times have you assumed someone needs your help?   How do you feel when someone gives you unsolicited advice?   Through an amazing leadership program, Lynne Sheridan recently helped me become aware of the difference between support and help. Support conveys an eye-to-eye “we are equals” relationship. Help conveys “you need fixing” or

Today, in my world, the square peg and round hole are dancing. My controlling nature is taking notes from my supportive side. In the past, my nature was to dominate when I felt pressure. I argued instead of listening. I focused on tasks to avoid my feelings. I was impatient. Thus, stretching into my supportive

“Ewwww!”, shouted friends who stared at my raised arms on the playground.   “Andrea has hairy armpits!”   I was 11 years old.   I learned how to use a razor shortly afterwards.   At age 10, I saved up my chores money for months to buy an overpriced pair of brand name jeans so