Welcome!
Welcome to Shirley Markant Coaching and Sequel to a PhD, LLC, where we are challenging the status quo and redefining what our lives can look like.
Where we are creating our own stories, together.
"We change the world by showing what else our lives can look like." (SM)
What happens when we've worked so hard at something, for so many years, with so much time/money/energy investment, only to discover that this no longer feels like the life/work that's right for us?
How do we shift course, while navigating the expectations from our family, friends, peers, mentors, society, and even our own thoughts about what success "should" look like?
How do we balance the pursuit of our values and dreams while meeting the very real demands that come with living in the real world?
Here, we work together to find answers, shift perspectives, and help you move towards what you REALLY want (even if you don't know what that is exactly yet), all while nourishing self-trust as a guide to more meaningful, prosperous, and impactful ways of being in the world.
Hi, I'm Shirley!
I am a professionally trained coach, consultant, oncology writer, former cancer research scientist, podcast host, and mom of daughters.
As a coach, I offer personalized support to help people navigate changes they want to make in their lives. This can look like career changes, finding more fun and joy in life, achieving greater impact with their work, stepping into leadership, or a multitude of other goals. Through our work together, we uncover what’s getting in your way and how to center around your own personal values to move forward in the change you want to see in your life.
I love this work, and would love to support you as your coach. You can learn more about my story here. For more info on the types of coaching I offer, click here. If interested, please reach out for a more detailed "what working with me looks like" information sheet, or submit an application for coaching with me.
What Else We're Doing Here
(Beyond Coaching)
My mission is to ultimately create a space and community to learn, explore, celebrate each other, and figure out who and how we want to be in the world. Where:
We're disrupting the status quo (which really isn't working for many of us anyway, no?), one person at a time.
We're exploring what's getting in the way of following what we, as individuals, REALLY want to do.
We're examining the assumed/learned cultural & social expectations to more clearly see what does/doesn't work for us as individuals.
We're finding our power & agency to make changes in our lives to feel more ALIVE, more like "yes, THIS is who I'm meant to be in the world".
We're giving ourselves and each other permission to play, experiment, figure it out [mistakes included!] without automatically falling in line with what everyone else expects of us.
We're going after those big, scary, seemingly "impossible" goals/dreams & making a difference in the world along the way.
Virtual Gatherings
Coming soon!
Resource Collection
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Get in Touch
Please reach out if you have any questions and/or would like more info about what working with me looks like. I'd love to connect!