What's possible when you stop trying to be who you are "supposed to" be?
Most of us spend a lot of energy shaping ourselves to fit... into jobs, relationships, and expectations about how life “should” look. It can be exhausting, right?
My work is about coming home to your own wisdom, values, and direction, and untangling autopilot patterns so you can reconnect with what truly matters. Together we explore what’s alive beneath the surface and make room for new ways of showing up to your life.
Who I work with
I work with folks who are done taming themselves to fit and want to live, create, and lead as their whole selves.
Maybe you…
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Are stepping into greater leadership and want to build more confidence in your authentic self as a leader
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Have an idea or project you're excited about (and maybe a little daunted by) and you could use support bringing it to life
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Feel out of alignment in an area of life (or several) and want to rework the ways you are living
Wherever you’re arriving from, we start there.
How we can work together
I work with people in an ongoing coaching container, which starts with a conversation. Every partnership begins with a free 30-minute discovery call. It’s a chance to connect, hear what you’re wanting, and see if this feels like a fit.
Wayfinding: Coaching for Ongoing Transformation
Two or three 1-hour sessions per month with a four month commitment
Wayfinding is the core of my coaching work. It’s a steady, ongoing partnership that supports meaningful change in how you live, lead, and relate to yourself and your life.
You bring what matters. What you’re navigating, what you want, what feels stuck or unclear.
Together, we work with what’s actually here. Not just to figure things out, but to shift how you’re relating to it so something new becomes possible.
Lasting change comes from staying with something long enough for it to take root.
Early on, we’re building awareness and language for what’s happening. Over time, that awareness starts to translate into different choices, different patterns, and a different way of relating to your life.
This container gives us the space to actually live into those shifts, not just touch them.
Over time, you might notice:
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clearer decisions and a stronger sense of direction
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more awareness of the patterns that pull you off course
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new ways of responding that feel more honest and aligned
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a deeper sense of trust in yourself and how you move through the world
This work includes between-session support, reflection prompts, and practices tailored to what you’re working with.
If we decide to move forward, we’ll co-create a structure that supports you.
Naming Your Essence
90 minutes
We tend to move through our lives from familiar patterns and defenses that step in when things feel uncertain. There’s also another place to move from, one that feels more connected, grounded, and fully you.
In this session, we’ll uncover and name your Essence. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what it feels like to live from that place, and what pulls you away from it.
For some people, this is a place to begin. It can stand on its own, and it also often becomes the first step in an ongoing coaching relationship.
If you choose to continue, the cost of this session is credited toward Wayfinding.
About Max
Max Hart (they/them) is an ICF-certified life and leadership coach who partners with people to uncover the truest version of themselves and create lives that feel fully alive. Their work is an exploration of what it means to be human. They bring curiosity, deep listening, reflection, and play to walk alongside you as you find your way home to yourself.
Max’s path to coaching grew out of years spent leading teams and facilitating leadership development in both corporate and community-based settings. They trained as a coach to better support others in their growth, and in the process discovered the work they were meant to do: helping people come alive in their leadership, bring more of themselves into their work, and navigate change with courage and integrity.
In 2025, Max completed the Pacific Crest Trail. This five-month, 2,650-mile walk from Mexico to Canada deepened their relationship with uncertainty, resilience, and the wild wisdom of body and earth. That same spirit of curiosity and courage infuses their coaching: an invitation to meet yourself fully, stay present in the in-between, and find your own way forward.
Max brings warmth, humor, and grounded presence to their work, helping people find freedom in the magical messy middle of being human in relationship with a living world. They also write Wilder Ground, a Substack exploring the wild, often illogical process of unlearning, re-learning, and returning to oneself.
Testimonials
“Working with you has been the antidote to a chronic problem I’ve faced in my career. How do I be authentic but also professional, valued and effective? I’ve struggled with feeling too much or not enough and my time working with you has helped me find confidence in my skill sets, approach to challenge and general confidence. Our sessions have always brought myself as a human into a better position by the end, with the added benefit of the coaching applying to work also.” - M, Senior Director Client Services
“I can honestly say that I have become more patient, calm and less frustrated with my job. I am able to take problems as they come instead of reacting negatively and expending a lot of energy focusing on the problem and not moving into the solution. I have grown to accept that I am who I am, and I am fun and wonderful. This is why my friends like being around me. I have also grown more patient with my kids, which…is huge. I’ve learned to speak up for what I want with my spouse. I put myself first sometimes instead of playing the martyr.” - K, Creative Director
“Since we began our coaching journey together, I have experienced a significant transformation in my leadership and professional skills. I am now more proactive and assertive in decision-making, I feel more confident having "scary" conversations and tackling workplace conflict head-on, I've become more comfortable delegating tasks and more confident saying "no," and I've noticed a positive shift in how my team responds to my leadership. Your coaching has not only enhanced my abilities as a manager but also really fostered a sense of purpose and direction in my career.” - L, Client Success Director
Discount for trans and gender-expansive folks
I offer 50% off all services for trans and gender-expansive humans. It’s one way I give back to the community I’m part of and honor collective care and accessibility. Everyone deserves spaces of growth and support to be seen, witnessed, and met as their whole selves. If you'd like to learn more or take advantage of this offering, schedule some time to chat!