Real change is actually an inside job.
There are times when the difficulties you’re up against feel like being caught between a rock and a hard place.
- You see unfortunate patterns and repetitions in your life playing out, no matter how hard you try to break them.
- You see your limits, but it's overwhelming to hunt for solutions. Where to start?
- Your people problems are not going away, but you’re stalled on what to do.
- Your leadership lacks presence of mind, or clarity.
- Your business is stuck, and you’re burnt out.
Any one of these issues are enough to wear you out, and the longer things stand the more unsustainable it becomes.
If you have already tried various solutions and tactics but they haven’t worked out, don’t worry. I’ve cracked the code on how to turn things around, no matter how locked in things seem to be.
First though, I want to tell you how I got there.
Hi, I'm Louisa Barnum. Coach, resource, and advisory.
I work mostly with individuals in 1:1 settings and they usually are leaders looking to face personal limits, develop their leadership skills, or learn how to engage their teams and cultures better.
I didn’t start out doing this work. Instead, I experienced much failure, struggle, and heartache in trying to bring my dreams and ideas into reality.
I started out as a violinist looking to become a soloist and chamber musician. I’m also a lyric soprano and regularly performed with both instruments since I was a small child.
But I didn’t like the ambition and self-involvement that being a professional musician requires. I wondered how this path would heal anything, or help a world falling apart? I wanted to serve a higher purpose, so I quit.
It was devastating, but there was no going back.
After that I had great ambitions to create businesses that not only would change the world but also make me money. Many failed attempts have taught me that the world is a mirror; there is a direct relationship between my thoughts and my outer reality; my unconscious beliefs and the choices that I make.
I moved to California to study with Dennis Klocek, a student of Rudolf Steiner’s work, who taught me about the phenomenology of consciousness, the nature of the soul, and how personal transformation happens.
I started to meditate and work my way through my stuck places, learning the principles of healing first hand, and walking the path of transformation.
Only once I got on top of my mind and heart, and out from under my weaknesses and insecurities, was I able to build my unique approach to the development of the inner life and leadership, and saw the primacy of the inner life over the outer life.
Together with with this new understanding of the nature of consciousness and the human being — and what I learned from studying violin and voice about building advanced capability and training — I went into consulting work, supporting teams and leaders trying to solve tough social problems around the world, like violence in Zimbabwe, the future of democracy across South America, and the Youth and Justice system in the USA.
I created many courses and a podcast to help people better understand the nature and taxonomy of the inner life, and gain more agency over their inner experiences.
Now, I help people around the world transform themselves and their leadership — and the lives of their teams and workforce — with my methods.
I’d love to help you put these powerful philosophies about how we grow and transform to work in your life.
FREE DOWNLOAD
How To Do Inner Work
A Five Day Journaling Exercise
Are you facing challenges in your life that seem impossible to overcome? Frustration, resentments, or repeating cycles?
I have a saying, “what is coming TO you is actually coming FROM you.”
Through learning how to do inner work and practicing regularly, you will find greater freedom and the power to change your circumstances.
This journaling exercise will help you to:
- Identify areas of your life where you are feeling stuck, in pain, and frustrated.
- Explore the root causes of these entanglements.
- AND teach you the foundational steps of how to do RIGHT kind of soul work that leads to freedom and agency in your life.
Five journaling prompts that will guide you through fundamental inner work. Each daily prompt builds on the previous day — and by the fifth day, you will have a deeper understanding of the situation — and the right next step to take.
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Work 1:1 with Louisa
Get in touch with Louisa
To contact me about coaching, leadership, culture development work or other questions, please email me at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you.
I pretty much quit social media a while back so you won’t find me on Facebook, Instagram, or X. Only occasionally I show up on LinkedIn.
But you’re welcome to listen to my podcast and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
And definitely subscribe to my newsletter!
If you'd like to explore coaching but not sure if I'd be the right fit, you can apply for a no obligation consult:
- Get clear on the challenges you’re facing right now.
- Explore where you want to go and what’s holding you back.
- Identify the best next steps to move forward—whether that’s with my support or not.
