I didn't leave corporate because I failed at it.
I left because I finally got honest about what it was costing me.
For 23 years, I worked inside a corporate bank — moving through roles in recruiting, HR, project management, and eventually agile leadership in an IT data department.
And for a long time, the work felt meaningful.
I was the one who read the room before the meeting started. Who made sure the quieter voices got heard. Who sensed when someone was overwhelmed and found a way to help before they had to ask. Who stepped into the hard conversations others found reasons to avoid.
I cared deeply about the people I worked with — and about doing the work right.
But somewhere along the way, I began to notice the gap between who I was at work and who I actually was.
I was performing a version of myself that fit the environment — showing up, delivering, trying to check every box — while something quieter inside me was asking for more room.
I had outgrown it. And it took real honesty to finally admit that.
The moment that stayed with me
Not long ago, my own coach read an earlier version of this very website — and called me out for hiding.
I was trying to help others be fully seen, while still editing myself to fit what I thought people expected.
She was right.
What I found on the other side
Leaving wasn't an ending. It was the beginning of the most honest chapter of my life — one I'm still living.
I completed my life coaching certification. I did the inner work — deeply, seriously, and not always comfortably.
I trained in practices that taught me how to slow down, listen inward, and trust what I found there — including Shamanism, which deepened my relationship with intuition, presence, and the kind of knowing that lives beneath words.
And I built Coaching With Sol for the person I used to be.
The one who was capable and caring and quietly running on empty. Who had spent years being good at her job and wondering why that still didn't feel like enough.
Who needed someone to help her slow down long enough to hear what was actually true — not what she should want, not what looked right on paper, but what was genuinely, quietly, already there.
How I work
This isn't about fixing you — because you don't need to be fixed.
It's about creating space for something true to surface.
Sometimes through a question that stays with you long after our session ends. Sometimes through stillness. Sometimes over a cup of tea.
Always at your pace. Always guided by what feels most alive for you.
I don't bring an agenda. I bring presence, curiosity, and a genuine belief that you already know more than you think you do.
We simply create the conditions for you to hear it.
What I live by — and bring into every session
These four values shape everything I do — in my work and in my life:
Integrity —being whole and honest, even when it's uncomfortable. Going back to the person who got interrupted. Refusing to dress up the data. Saying the true thing, even quietly.
Nourishment — tending to myself deeply and consistently. Not as a trend, but as a lifelong practice — through food, movement, meditation, and real connection — since long before wellness became a buzzword.
Clarity —hearing what's actually true, beneath the noise and the obligations and what looks right on paper. Trusting that.
Elegance — moving forward with intention rather than force. Doing less, more meaningfully. Creating space instead of filling it.
If those words resonate — you're in the right place.
The best first step is a Clarity Chat — a complimentary, no-pressure conversation where we slow down, explore what's most present for you, and see what feels true.
No agenda. No commitment. Just a space to hear yourself clearly.