Rob Wicke

I'm not here to fix you, or help you become fixed. My drive is to provide you with a powerful way to courageously explore who you are. There are potential side effects to this, such as developing a strong sense of where you're going, a release of stress and burden, and an increase in confidence. But let's take the pressure off achieving these things and see where that takes you.

Over the 17+ years spent in community development I've crafted an effective and respectful style of coaching and mentoring, and have supported hundreds of people to make positive changes along the way! My approach is super-charged with an Integrated Diploma in Holistic Wellness Coaching (equivalent of QCF Level 5). The skill is in holding space for you, asking the right questions at the right time, and being creative within the session to keep it fresh and interesting.

What does it mean to be open to life? I believe it's a journey of discovery. More than that, it's being aware of the journey of discovery. Awareness uses the senses, watches the senses, and can even watch the thoughts!

My journey started young, when I questioned, in a frustrated way, "Is this it? Is this all there is to life?"

For a long time after I was a frustrated seeker trying all sorts of approaches to feel better about my life.

But, at some point I learnt how to be better at feeling, and this was a gamechanger. It absolutely cracked me open to life!

I'm somewhere along the path to welcoming my feelings, emotions and thoughts as companions, old friends even, and whilst I can't say I've found the secret to everlasting happiness, I can say that...

My underlying sense of frustration isn't there any more in any meaningful sense... the overriding feeling is alive, emotionally broad, and I look around and think "wow, this is it... and there's so much more to it than I can ever know!"

Of course, illness, death and the end of relationships will happen, and I will have wild responses connected to these moments - so be it; I will feel them, know them and live with them... open to life for as long and as much as I can.

If you choose me as your life coach, I will do what is within my power and responsibility to help you do the same.

Here's the nuts and bolts of my coaching, below, but it's important to emphasise that the success of the journey depends on the art of the coaching - how I bring it to life - as well as how much you're able to show up and engage... with these important relationships in place we'll be set for an extraordinary journey of change!

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Breathing Room

Achieve clarity and direction

Find your motivation, feel your joy

Feel lighter, prepared for change

Confidence Boosting
Ready for Life
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Icon of birds  in flight, symbolising taking a wider view of the situation
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Icon of a rainbow, symbolising happiness, goodness at the end of a search
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Icon of a book, symbolising understanding the story of a person's life
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Open to Life Coaching is what?

  • Awareness of your feelings and thoughts - without being ruled by them

  • Love and compassion - develop a kinder approach to yourself and others

  • Wisdom - learn the difference between how things seem on the surface and how they actually are

This process begins with feeling safe, which enables curiosity, confidence, courage, calmness, playfulness and persistance.

When you're safe you can step back, take a deep breath and approach life from a different perspective - you can get clarity and direction about what's going on.

My coaching helps you to create this incredible life-changing foundation of safety and calm. Then we can build in all kinds of fun things to do to create the life you want.

It can be pretty daunting making changes to your lifestyle, this is where I come in - As a skilled and caring coach I will help you to create a game plan and support you to put it into action. Let the magic begin!

Rob Wicke

Open to Life Coach