22: How Tamar Field-Gersh Transformed Her Passion into a Thriving Coaching Business
In this episode, Tamar Field-Gersh, an unconventional life and business coach, shares her journey and insights on helping visionaries, creatives, and healers step boldly into their business and life. She discusses common fears and obstacles her clients face and how she guides them through these challenges. Tamar emphasizes the importance of self-nourishment and radical self-trust for personal and professional growth. She also explains the concept of unbecoming and becoming, helping clients let go of limiting beliefs and embrace their true selves. In this conversation, Tamar Field-Gersh shares insights on believing in oneself, cultivating joy, the benefits of international retreats, integrating personal development and professional achievement, lessons from previous experiences, creating something to be proud of, and learning from failure.
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Welcome back to the Accidental CEO Podcast! Today, we’re thrilled to have Tamar Field-Gersh with us. Tamar is an unconventional life and business coach who helps creatives and healers step boldly into their businesses and lives. Let’s dive into her inspiring journey and learn how she transformed her passion into a thriving coaching business.
From Birth Doula to Business Coach
Tamar’s journey is a testament to following one’s heart and evolving passions. Starting as a birth doula, Tamar’s interest in natural birth led her to work with pregnant teenage moms while studying social work. However, she soon realized that midwifery wasn’t her calling. Instead, she became a certified doula, attending both home and hospital births.
When Tamar started her own family, she found it challenging to balance her doula work with her personal life. This led her to explore new paths, eventually becoming the director of a traveling teen program. She organized volunteer opportunities, organic farming, and leadership activities for teens, which ignited her passion for community and personal growth.
Discovering Coaching
During a period of exploration, Tamar stumbled upon a podcast by Brooke Castillo of The Life Coach School. Captivated by the content, she decided to pursue coaching and became a certified coach through the Life Coach School. This decision marked a turning point in her career, allowing her to combine her diverse experiences into a fulfilling coaching practice.
Helping Creatives and Healers
Tamar’s coaching focuses on helping visionaries, creatives, and healers step into their true selves and businesses. She emphasizes the importance of authenticity and fun in business, encouraging clients to stop overthinking and start showing up as their genuine selves.
One common fear Tamar addresses is the fear of showing up and being rejected. She creates a supportive environment where clients can embrace their uniqueness and confidently present their work to the world. Whether it’s overcoming perfectionism or tackling the fear of rejection, Tamar’s approach helps clients navigate their entrepreneurial journeys with courage and joy.
Self-Nourishment and Radical Self-Trust
Central to Tamar’s coaching philosophy is the concept of self-nourishment and radical self-trust. She believes that taking care of oneself is the foundation for personal and professional growth. Tamar shares her own practices, such as daily naps, dedicated self-care days, and writing letters to the soul of her business. These practices help her maintain balance and cultivate a deep trust in herself.
Tamar encourages her clients to prioritize self-nourishment, which in turn fosters radical self-trust. By building a strong relationship with oneself, clients can make confident decisions, recover from setbacks, and pursue their goals with unwavering determination.
The Power of Retreats
As an international retreat leader, Tamar leverages the transformative power of travel and community. Her retreats offer participants a chance to step away from their daily routines, immerse themselves in new environments, and connect with like-minded individuals. These retreats are designed to breathe new life into participants’ businesses and personal lives, fostering creativity, curiosity, and playfulness.
Embracing Joyful Living
Despite facing personal challenges, Tamar remains committed to joyful living. She emphasizes the importance of feeling and processing all emotions, not just the joyful ones. By allowing oneself to fully experience and move through difficult emotions, it becomes possible to appreciate and cultivate joy more deeply.
Tamar integrates somatic work into her coaching, helping clients release stuck emotions through movement and exercise. This holistic approach ensures that clients not only grow their businesses but also lead fulfilling, joyful lives.
Conclusion
Tamar Field-Gersh’s journey from a birth doula to an unconventional life and business coach is a powerful example of how following your passion and embracing change can lead to a fulfilling career. Her emphasis on authenticity, self-nourishment, and joyful living provides invaluable insights for anyone looking to transform their passion into a thriving business.
To learn more about Tamar and her coaching services, visit her website or follow her on Instagram at @tamartribe_coaching.
Thank you for joining us on the Accidental CEO Podcast. We hope Tamar’s story inspires you to pursue your passions and build a life and business you love. Stay tuned for more inspiring interviews and practical tips. See you next week!
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