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WELCOME

Courtney Creel Blankenship
Life & Leadership Coach

Are you desiring more calm in your life, 
but don't know where to begin?

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What if someone told you there was an easier way to navigate your career,

harness your self-esteem and sense of inner wisdom, while tapping into a peace you didn’t know was possible?

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SELF

Achieve greater self-esteem, confidence and career success by accessing your inner wisdom

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COMMUNITY

Build and preserve your family and community to create a more enriching life after big changes

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FLOW

Access your state of flow and center to feel more calm, resilient and fulfilled at work and at home

You could take years to figure it out on your own, but there’s an easier way – through working with me, you’ll learn how to . . . 

Are you: 

>> wondering where your self-confidence has gone?

>> giving in to limitations, missing your creative spark?

>> struggling to find yourself after life transitions?

>> attempting to rebuild your community and sense of family?
 

I hear you, because I've been there.

After getting divorced, I was uncertain of how to find success in academia much less my career in general, feeling lost as my existing family and friend circle crumbled, and overwhelmed with how to create a more peaceful life for myself and two kids, aged 12 and 9 at the time.

 

Issues in my life include anxiety, depression, anorexia and the hard cycle of enabling alcoholic, addictive behaviors of others.  

 

Not yet 40, I also saw my mother defeated by ovarian cancer the month before a judge finalized my divorce. There was the added punch in the gut that all of this took place in a small, rural town with nowhere to hide. Ouch!

Today, I’m a much different person, more confident and successful through my career in academia and personal development; enriched by my new sense of family, friendship and community; and more centered in an environment that has allowed me to raise my children to become emotionally intelligent humans. 

Life & Leadership Coach

Hello! I'm Courtney Creel Blankenship.

 

25 years ago when a friend asked what I most wanted to do, my response was, "to help others see beauty and find success in the world." My 15-year career in academia was the perfect outlet for me to do just that!

 

When I started working with a coach in 2020, the impact was so profound in my life, that helping others also experience transformation and personal growth became my life's goal.


I am also dedicated to helping professional women achieve greater confidence and career success after life transitions including divorce. 

In 2023, with my two children launched and 20 years in academia, I was nudged to commit fully to coaching and serving professionals, and to move to build a life with my long-distance partner of 10 years, Matt. We reside near Springfield, Illinois.
 

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TESTIMONIALS

Who I'm Working With . . . 

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Women who want to feel more peace and less chaos to access their creative flow & spark to achieve success

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Mothers who want to find balance between work, life, and navigating personal life after divorce

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Professional men and women who want to achieve career success in business, the  arts or academia

TESTIMONIALS

I am looking to transition into the next phase of my professional life with clarity and purpose. As a result of my work with Courtney, I've gained new insight into my core values and how they inform and impact my work in the world. I'm more confident about next steps on this journey and, with many thanks to Courtney, I now have new tools at my disposal with which to move forward! 

K. Mauldin-Curtis

Director, Peace Corps Fellows Program at Western Illinois University 

Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT200

Your Personal Transformation Journey Awaits

1:1 Work

Interested in working with me 1:1?
Private Coaching Available

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