The Compass Sessions
A mini-coaching bundle to let your well-being guide what’s next.
Get your bearings. Choose your focus. Begin.
Your well-being matters in the life you’re living now.
The Compass Sessions are a mini-coaching bundle of two 60-minute private sessions and a 30-minute follow-up for the moment you’re ready to begin. Together, we’ll chart a new course in midlife, one that supports your well-being instead of depleting it.
You’ve become good at managing a full life. But midlife can change what that life asks of you, and what you need from it. Your body may be changing. Roles and responsibilities may be shifting. An important decision may be waiting. Or you may simply recognize that, while you’re handling everything, the way you’re living no longer supports your well-being or the way you want to experience your life.
You want to feel steadier within yourself and have energy for more than keeping up. You want room for joy, possibility, and the sense of aliveness that comes when your well-being has a place in your everyday life.
When everything feels important, it’s difficult to know what deserves your attention first. We’ll start with your life as it is, take your bearings together, and choose three areas to bring into focus. You’ll clarify your well-being vision and intention, then identify small, specific actions that begin moving you in that direction.
You’ll have time to try those actions in everyday life, then return to our follow-up to talk through what you’re noticing and adjust your course.
The Compass Sessions include a reflection questionnaire, the Midlife Wheel of Well-Being we explore together, two private coaching sessions, and a follow-up to fine-tune your course.
When your well-being leads, see what emerges.
A focused way to begin
The Compass Sessions include two 60-minute private coaching sessions and a 30-minute follow-up. Before we meet, you’ll complete a reflection questionnaire. In our sessions, we’ll use the Midlife Wheel of Well-Being as a tool for conversation and discovery.
The wheel brings your inner and outer landscapes into view: how you’re experiencing your life and how the life around you is shaping your well-being. As we work through it together, you’ll begin to see what deserves your attention. Together, we’ll use what emerges from the wheel and our conversation to choose three areas of focus.
You may arrive with a particular decision or transition in mind. You may be tired of feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. Or you may feel the excitement of a new chapter opening and want to choose, with intention, how you’ll live into it. Wherever you’re starting, we’ll find the focus together.
Why intention matters
Once you’ve named the well-being you want to cultivate, you can begin to ask, “What choice would support that today?” Your intention gives you a direction to return to as you move through everyday life.
A compass can change your route with an adjustment of just a few degrees. In the same way, small actions aligned with your intention can gradually change the way you live. You’ll begin where you are, notice what changes, and adjust your course as you go.
What to expect
~ Take your bearings ~
Before we meet, a brief questionnaire gives you time to reflect on what’s happening in your life and what brings you to coaching. In our first session, we’ll work through the Midlife Wheel of Well-Being together. It gives us a way to see what’s supporting your well-being, what’s drawing on it, and how the different parts of your life are connected.
~ Choose a direction ~
As we explore what comes into view, we’ll identify three areas you want to bring into focus. Through our conversation, you’ll gain clarity about the well-being you want to cultivate and set an intention that reflects what matters to you now.
~ Set your compass ~
In our second session, we’ll turn that intention into specific actions you can begin taking. We’ll consider what might get in the way, what support is available, and how to make your steps fit your life. You’ll leave knowing where you’re beginning and why those actions matter.
~ Recalibrate ~
After you’ve had time to put those steps into practice, we’ll meet for a 30-minute follow-up. We’ll discuss what happened, what you learned, and what you want to adjust. You’ll have support as you begin putting your intention into action.
What you’ll take with you
You’ll know what deserves your attention and what you’re going to do first. You’ll have three areas of focus and clear actions you can begin putting into practice.
And you’ll have a direction to return to as new choices arise. Your intention becomes a way to keep your well-being in view, notice whether your daily life supports it, and make adjustments when it doesn’t.
That’s the beginning of moving into your next chapter with greater agency—shaping a life that supports your well-being and feels more fully your own.
Meet Cydney
Midlife Nourished grew from a question I’ve returned to throughout my work and life: What helps us create lives that are healthier, more meaningful, and more fully our own? I’ve explored it as a coach, yoga teacher, educator, and through my own Year of Finding Awe. I bring nearly two decades of coaching experience to the Compass Sessions, along with a deep respect for your ability to choose your direction. I’ll listen closely, offer perspective, and work with you to turn what you discover into action.
A few questions you may have
Do I need to know what I want to focus on?
No. You can come with a particular decision or question, or simply a sense that you want to give your well-being more attention. The questionnaire, wheel, and our conversations will help you find your focus.
How are the sessions spaced?
The two 60-minute sessions are usually scheduled two to four weeks apart, giving you time to reflect on what comes out of our first conversation. After the second session, you’ll have time to practice your starting actions before we meet for the 30-minute follow-up.
What happens after I book?
You’ll be able to schedule your first session and receive the reflection questionnaire and details you need to begin.
Ready to begin?
Choose where to focus, set an intention for your well-being, and take the first steps toward a way of living that nourishes you instead of leaving you depleted.
The Compass Sessions: two 60-minute private coaching sessions, one 30-minute follow-up, a pre-session questionnaire, and the Midlife Wheel of Well-Being.
Investment: $395
Two monthly payments of $205 are also available