Dear Empowered Community,

You've worked hard to get here. You're proud of your achievements. And you want more.  But, maybe you've had a setback or personal hardship, and you can't seem to move forward. Have you forgotten how  to believe in yourself? Have you forgotten all the wonderful gifts you bring? Has something set your confidence back? Are you starting to compare yourself with others? Thinking you're not moving fast enough? Do you want to take a leap but something is holding you back?

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I get it. 

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I  grew up in New York, and was a dreadful student. I led a dismal existence, wondering how I'd make it through school. I felt small and insignificant. I got through school and started working.  I landed a job as an assistant at the New Yorker Magazine. But that feeling of being a poor student was always in the shadows, making me feel powerless.

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After many years of working as an assistant, I landed a job that showed me the leader I was. I managed a team of creatives and realized I was good at developing people, nurturing, showing staff their value, what special gifts they each have. This is why I became a coach. I had this gift to raise the confidence in others. It didn't matter that I was a poor student. That was an old story. To know the value I bring. To recognize my gifts and what I am good at. This can never be diminshed. This is empowerment.

 

During my time at the New Yorker, I met Bob, the love of my life, who lived in Chicago, and worked for RR Donnelley, printers for The New Yorker. If it hadn't been for a damaged roll of paper, we might never have had that first phone call.  After nine years with the New Yorker, I made a huge leap (for love), left New York for Chicago, where Bob and I spent some glorious years. I worked for Lyric Opera, an amazing experience. 

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Job situations took us to Seattle. We got married, had Sydney and enjoyed our life. This is where I had the incredible opportunity to work for a small book producer, and became the director of a 20 member creative team, allowing me to utilize my leadership skills. I embraced this gift of nurturing and developing staff, with a patience I'm sure I learned from all those years of being a poor student. 

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Things were going well, and then, in an instant, life changed. Bob became ill and passed away in 2012. Sydney was 15. Devastating hardly expresses the grief, the hole that was left. I lost my partner, lost our relationship, and lost myself. It took several years of healing to finally come out the other side. So I know what it is to have a hardship, a setback, a trauma, and feel frozen. Not able to move forward.

 

As part of my healing journey, once again, I realized that I could choose and rewrite my story. That we all have the power to create the life we want. A life we love. This is true empowerment. 

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I recognized that I needed to lead my life and not let circumstances pull me off my path or diminish my self worth. This is my mission as a coach. My passion is seeing people move on despite hardships they've faced, live their highest potential, find their value, and live a life they love.

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Published Books

PARTY OF ONE: A Memoir About Loss and Being Okay As a Party of One. CLICK HERE to view/purchase on Amazon. 

 

THE LITTLE BOOK OF BADASS FEELINGS  helps women live a gorgeous and full and happy life. Choose these "Badass" high energy feelings instead of battling the wrong low vibes that keep you stuck  and unhappy. CLICK HERE to view/purchase on Amazon.

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MY BADASS JOURNAL  is a guided journal that helps people learn the importance of self-love, and discover their personal power. It contains 52 prompts, inspirational quotes, and 10 empowering principles. 

CLICK HERE to view/purchase on Amazon.  

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MY BADASS GRATITUDE JOURNAL starts with being grateful for YOU. This guided journal contains 52 prompts, inspirational quotes, and 10 principles. CLICK HERE  to view/purchase on Amazon.

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Podcasts

Click Here (Spotify) or Click Here (Apple) to listen to my interview "Overcoming Grief/Finding Yourself"

on the Strength, Love, and Healing with Authors Alcove Podcast.

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Click Here for my interview on the Bump in the Road Podcast, is about empowerment, gratitude, having choices, my healing and empowerment journey..." 

 

Click Here to listen to my interview on Margo Tantau's Windowsill Chats Podcast "Party of One: Sheila Kamuda's Healing Journey through Gratitude, Creative Journaling, and Self Empowerment."

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Sheila's interview on Mike & Jo Consulting is all about Living Out Loud. Click Here to listen.

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Sheila's interview on Dr. Heidi's podcast is: "The Power of Self Love: Finding Value Within Ourselves."

Click Here to listen.

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Sheila's interview on Madeleine Black's "The Unbroken Podcast" shines a light on her loss, healing, and empowerment journey.  Click Here to listen.  Click Here to watch on Youtube.

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Personal Manifesto​

• Celebrate yourself. Every morning, look in the mirror and say "YAY ME."

• Words are your riches. No negative self-talk. It keeps you small.

• Own your you-ness. You have gifts you "bring to the party" that no one else can bring. 

• You get to choose the life you want.

• Always, always, always follow your inner voice (that's your gut).

• You have not been put here to just "take up space." Believe you are enough. Right now.

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Who Am I ?

• I'm a die hard New Yorker (and yes, theatre junkie). 

• I love champagne. Bubbly just makes everything okay.

• I could spend hours soaking in the Chagall windows at The Art Institute of Chicago. 

• Favorite icon: Audrey Hepburn. But Sondheim is god.

• Old movies are king: All About Eve, Rebecca, Vertigo, Barefoot in the Park, Butterflies are Free, Dinner at Eight. 

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Key Facts

• Certified coach since 2018.

• Directed a team of 20 creatives.

• Over 15 years of professional leadership experience. 

• Published author.

• Podcast guest.

• Event speaker at Creative Mornings.

• Experienced my own personal empowerment journey

Book Your Free Intro Call Now.

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