We were lucky to catch up with Keri Signoracci recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Keri thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Let’s start big picture – what are some of biggest trends you are seeing in your industry?
One of the biggest trends I am seeing is that people are normalizing their relationship struggles and prioritizing seeking help more than ever. No longer is the pressure of maintaining the “happy couple” facade! People are more readily facing their pain, conflicts, and discomfort to achieve success in their relationships or are moving on and forward when this is not attainable. I also see how one’s early childhood attachment plays a front and center role in navigating relationships. We bring our family of origin dynamics to our relationships whether we choose to. Seeking relationship support allows us to illuminate and interrupt behaviors and patterns that no longer serve us in adulthood. Optimal mental health is also crucial for deep and meaningful connections.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
Relationships have always been my preferred instrument to try to understand myself and others. They provide volumes of data and countless opportunities for self-awareness, growth, and contentment. The integrity of your relationships will usually determine your quality of life and presence or absence of stress. What I love most about working with clients is helping them arrive at their unchartered territory of personal permission and self-acceptance. Most people don’t believe they are allowed to feel certain emotions, have particular needs, or have the freedom to make desired choices. Seeing the magic unfold upon employing such themes brings me no greater joy.
Have you ever had to pivot?
I am pivoting as we speak! As I practice and grow my relationship coaching business, I enrolled in full-time graduate school a year and a half ago to become a psychotherapist. Reoccurring themes with clients like trauma, mental illness, and addiction have been omnipresent, inspiring me to expand my skills and offerings. Halfway through my program, I am eager to see how the future will unfold my desire for a thoroughly holistic take on relationships and mental health.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
“It’s too late” was a standard narrative that used to ruthlessly hover above my vision to achieve goals or new endeavors. It is easy to morph into a saboteur persona and partake in excuses not to plunge into new beginnings, given I am in my 40s embarking on new career choices and education. Despite what can feel like trudging through the enormous humility of amateur quicksand, I have learned that it is never too late as long as you are still alive and have the faculties to achieve your desires! Whether it is walking away from a relationship that eclipses the luminosity of your aching soul or recalibrating one that has been tattered to seemingly irreparable shreds, you have to move in a direction in tandem with your indisputable truth. Utilize time while it is within your grasp, and go for it!
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