FACILITATOR & COACH
FACILITATOR
DaiAwen is a trained educator and facilitator through the Transgender Training Institute. They are passionate about educating and uplifting the trans community, which can be seen through their workshops centred on educating non-trans people about respecting us and creating work environments where we can thrive. DaiAwen teaches workshops on creating boundaries as trans people and enjoying our beautiful transcendence.
DaiAwen is also a facilitator and workshop developer for OutSmart NYC, a collective centred around building a culture of consent for the patrons and work staff in nightlife!!
If you're interested in having DaiAwen run one of these workshops or collaborating, please reach out at:
Realizing and reimagining your relationship with your gender is such a beautiful journey!! It's a lifelong experience of connection, dreaming, healing, and finally finding an alignment we would never have experienced otherwise! This journey is one I wish for every person, trans or not, and a journey I would personally undertake in every lifetime!!
However, it is also incredibly challenging! We have to turn against the flow of binary and reductive thinking, unwork a lifetime of conditioning, create and rediscover in the face of endless possibilities, and let go of living our lives through other people's eyes. Instead choosing to be and love ourselves!
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On this winding path, it's easy to lose perspective, begin doubting, and feel alone; this is where a gender and transition coach comes in! A life coach is not a replacement for a therapist, nor are they an educator, or GPS. They're a journal - a space where you can speak openly, announce your fears, express your dreams and then create goals together so you can imagine the steps to get there. In session, you are the expert! You decide the destination! Your coach is simply present to support you on that path. When you choose to work with a coach you are creating a block of time in your life where you can feel unjudged and be seen with no agenda. Your coach listens to your story and reflects your words back to you allowing for new perspectives and reflection. They offer accountability, resources, encouragement and those nuggets of truth to nourish and embalm the soul, allowing you to take just one more step when it feels impossible.
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If you think a gender & transition coach could support you or your loved ones please reach out at:
Empowering Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming people and their carers through radical consent, self-love, and authenticity so they can live the joy-filled life they deserve!
GENDER AND TRANSITION COACH
AN ASIDE FOR CARERS
As a carer of someone on this journey, you are witnessing this awakening and joy but often don't have the eyes to interpret it. Yet, you are certainly left knowing the challenging and potentially dangerous path ahead! Contending with that can be incredibly lonely and taxing. A gender & transition coach is equally helpful. As a trans educator & facilitator, DaiAwen is equipped to offer resources and guidance to better support and respect your loved one!
A NOTE ON SLIDING SCALES
The sliding scale cost of this service is an anti-capitalist approach designed with our most vulnerable trans siblings in mind. This practice only works if each client comes to the table mindful of what they can afford, acknowledging that their payments not only help their trans coach to survive but also allow other members of the trans community to access this service. In the same vein, this practice also fails if you approach a sliding scale with guilt or fear of what you cannot afford. We are unworking this capitalist system together! An exchange of goods or services is as viable a payment as cash!
DaiAwen is certified through the Certified Life Coach Institute (an ICF-accredited program). Their practice is informed by anti-colonial teachings, intersectional feminism, and their expertise as a consent advocate. They are accepting new clients and offer their services at a sliding scale rate to overcome the cost barrier. Please reach out to set up a free 20-minute consultation!