1:1 Coaching
For Women in Liminal Spaces
The Portal Container
ABOUT
I’ve spent a dozen years holding space for women in the midst of big change.
It started with my own — leaving Big Law at the top of my game because I was dying inside. Choosing alive over accomplished.
And since then, I’ve witnessed hundreds of women walk through their own portals. Divorce. Career pivots. Turning 40. Burnout. Becoming mothers. The big obvious ones and the quiet, unnamed ones.
Here's what I know:
You know what you’re ready to let go of. You just don’t know how — or what comes next.
You’re going through the motions even though you’ve outgrown this version of your life.
You’re settling for fine.
But what if you could let it be stunning?
I SEE YOU.
Check your gut:
□ Everything looks fine on the outside, but you’re kind of dying inside.
□ You don’t know who you are anymore.
□ You’re resenting everyone and you can’t figure out why.
□ You’re escaping into work, wine, scrolling, busyness — anything to avoid being alone with yourself.
□ You're in a major life transition (turning 40, divorce, career change, loss, pregnancy, burnout).
□ You know you need to build a daily practice but you can't figure out how to make it stick.
□ You’ve tried meditation, journaling, all the things — but nothing has worked long-term.
□ You’re ready to stop abandoning yourself.
□ You’re ready for someone who's been through it to hold you while you walk through your Portal.
□ You’re willing to commit to 6 months of deep work (this isn't a quick fix).
If you checked 3 or more boxes (and I know you’re good at checking boxes!), keep reading.
My Process
Here's how we work together:
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THE FOUNDATION (In-Person Experience)
Before we begin — or early in our work together — you'll experience the container I create.
Either at a Portal Retreat (2.5 days with a small group of women) or a private 1-day retreat with me in the Hudson Valley.
This isn’t optional. It’s essential.
You need to FEEL what it’s like to be held in a space of practicing inner work that’s beautiful, intentional, stunning — so you can learn how to create it for yourself.
This is where the foundation is laid.
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PHASE 1: FOUNDATION (Months 1-2)
We name your portal. We identify what you’re grieving, becoming, protecting.
We build your baseline practice (starting where you are, working up slowly).
You learn the tools: meditation, journaling, breath work, embodiment practices, rest.
You notice when you’ve left yourself. You practice coming back.
You begin to hear your own voice again.
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PHASE 2: DEEPENING (Months 3-4)
We extend your practice (working toward 40 minutes daily).
We go deeper into the inner landscape.
We work through resistance, old patterns, the hard stuff.
Your voice gets louder (clearer than consensus).
You start to know yourself again.
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PHASE 3: INTEGRATION (Months 5-6)
We solidify your sustainable practice (40 minutes daily).
Self-inquiry → Self-understanding → Self-compassion → Self-sovereignty.
You navigate your portal consciously.
We plan for what's next (how do you keep going?).
You remember who you are.
The Transformation
BEFORE (Living by Consensus):
Don’t know who you are
Can’t hear your own voice
Living by duty, performing your life
Escaping into achievement/service/busyness
Resenting everyone
Abandoning yourself constantly
Nervous system disregulated
Settling for “fine”
AFTER (Living by Self-Sovereignty):
Know who you are
Can hear your own voice (louder than consensus)
Living by choice, inhabiting your life
Being with yourself without escaping
Trusting yourself
Staying with yourself
Nervous system regulated
Life is stunning (not just fine)
THE BRIDGE: 40 minutes a day. The practice. The container.
NEXT STEPS
Let's talk.
I offer a complimentary 30-minute discovery call to see if we’re aligned. Fill out the form and I’ll get back to you within 48-hours to schedule our call.
We’ll both decide if this is a fit.
If it’s a yes, we begin.
You’ll receive:
Welcome packet
Retreat registration (if group) OR private retreat scheduling
Scheduling link for our first session
Payment details and options
Why work with Cath
I left Big Law 12 years ago because I was dying inside.
I was on the partnership track. Successful on paper. Performing invincibility.
And it was killing me.
I chose alive over accomplished.
I’ve spent the last dozen years learning how to hear my own voice again. How to remember who I am. How to build a daily practice that saved my life.
And now I hold space for other women doing the same work.
Here's what makes this work different:
I create beautiful spaces, experiences, and containers where women remember who they are. And I show them how to hold all these pieces together for themselves and let it be stunning.
This isn't about optimization or productivity hacks. It's not about adding more to your plate.
It's about building a sustainable practice — 40 minutes a day — that teaches you to come back to yourself. This is a tool I will teach you and you’ll keep using for a lifetime.
My background:
Former Big Law attorney (I lived the burnout, I know your world)
Meditation teacher for 15+ years (I know the tools, I've refined the method)
Run Village Yoga in the Hudson Valley with my husband Sam (I've taught thousands of students)
Host The 40 Portal podcast (I collect wisdom from women about threshold moments)
Author of 40 Early Mornings (coming Summer 2026)
This work requires commitment:
Not 5-minute morning routines. Not apps. Not quick fixes.
40 minutes a day. Actual practice. The kind that takes time because transformation takes time. I’ll show you how to get there.
NEXT STEPS
Let's talk.
I offer a complimentary 30-minute discovery call to see if we’re aligned. Fill out the form and I’ll get back to you within 48-hours to schedule our call.
We’ll both decide if this is a fit.
If it’s a yes, we begin.
You’ll receive:
Welcome packet
Retreat registration (if group) OR private retreat scheduling
Scheduling link for our first session
Payment details and options