Coaching at Edgewood

You carry pressure that’s hard to name. People come to you with their needs, but you don’t always have space to deal with your own. You’re still showing up, but there’s stuff you’ve had to push aside just to keep going.

-Grief from walking others through loss

-Pressure to be strong even when you're not

-Burnout, shame, or doubt you can’t admit out loud

-Feeling alone even while you're showing up

-Past church hurt or ministry trauma that never got dealt with

-No room to ask for help because people still expect you to lead

You’re the one everyone relies on. You get things done. But it costs more than most people see. There's no backup, no margin, and rarely time to stop long enough to feel what’s actually going on.

-Running on fumes while still meeting everyone’s needs

-No one to step in when you’re overwhelmed

-Guilt for not being able to do it all, even though you already are

-Suppressed grief from loss, divorce, or what didn’t turn out

-No safe place, or time, to fall apart

-Constant decisions, constant weight, and no one asking how you’re doing

(Career, Faith, Family, Identity)

You might not be in crisis mode, but the ground under you has shifted. A role ended. A relationship changed. You left something that used to define you. You're still functioning, but something feels amiss, and you can’t move forward until you deal with it.

-Career shifts that left you unsure what’s next

-Burnout that changed how you think, lead, or show up

-Divorce or relational shifts that shook your identity

-Family changes like co-parenting, kids leaving, or deep grief

-Faith questions you didn’t used to ask

-A sense that something is shifting, and you don’t know what to call it

You still believe, but it’s harder than it used to be. You’re tired of fighting for something you're not even sure you can still believe in. Prayer doesn’t land the same. What used to feel clear now feels complicated.

-Prayers feel empty

-What you were taught doesn’t match what you’re walking through

-You're desperate for the "why" behind the disappointment and pain

-You don’t know what to do with the questions that keep coming up

-God, I know you're there, but where WERE you?

-God, I’m afraid You’ll leave me if I ask these questions

Someone is gone, and everything is different. You appear to be functioning and doing what’s expected, but underneath that is something heavy you don’t know what to do with. The support faded, but the grief didn’t.

-People expect you to move on, but move on to what?

-The grief didn’t go away when the meals and check-ins stopped

-You’re getting through the days, but have people forgotten about your loss?

-You don’t know where to take what’s still sitting in your chest

-Does this pain go away? Does it at least change?

You’re still functioning. Still making decisions and showing up, but internally, something’s giving way. You haven’t had time to name it, but it’s catching up.

-You’re leading and it’s costing more than it used to

-You’re exhausted in ways you can’t explain

-You can feel yourself pulling back, even while you’re still doing the job

-You’ve lost interest, clarity, or any real connection to what you're doing

-You’ve been carrying personal weight while still performing professionally

-You love your people and work, and feel guilty now that you're the one who needs a break or help

-You don’t know how much longer you can keep pretending you're fine