Question 1

What makes vocalefem different?

Accepted Answer

We offer the only coaching program focused on helping women speak up and fully express the truest, most powerful version of themselves.

At vocalefem, we empower you to find your own answers. Why? Other people are not the expert on you and your life—you are. Many coaching programs are not coaching at all—they're designed to tell you what to do based on the coach's expertise (a.k.a. mentorship). Our coaching centers around you—clarifying what you want, harnessing your own power and voice and finding your path to creating the life and career you deserve.

Our coaching practice is not pretentious or focused on the plentiful credentials of our founder, Del Nakhi. We focus on you and our unwavering commitment to empowering women just like you, having already supported more than 250 women to create lives that feel more authentic, expressive and free.

What aids our client transformations—and what we've consistently received client feedback about—centers around Del's remarkable ability to create a beautiful balance between being supportive and challenging clients in service of their growth.

Our focus on progress over perfection is essential to our clients' success and well-being. We strongly believe that a commitment to personal growth is a lifelong commitment. In fact, our founder often shares that she's going through her own growth journey in tandem with our clients for this very reason. As we partner with you to address existing mindsets, thoughts and behaviors that have been your norm for years—even decades—we anticipate and prepare for setbacks. We'll help you develop a level of self-awareness that will allow you to more quickly recognize and break old patterns and—importantly—not beat yourself up over it.

Community is important to us, and we focus on creating a welcoming environment of connection and belonging that doesn't require you to conform to a different way of being. We invite you to join us exactly as you are, and we meet you where you are each day.

Question 2

What is coaching?

Accepted Answer

Coaching is a process of exploration to guide you as you identify what matters to you, tap into your strengths, overcome what's holding you back and move towards your goals within a trusting partnership that provides support and accountability.

Question 3

Is coaching right for me?

Accepted Answer

Coaching is an opportunity for you to reconnect with yourself, clarify what you want and move towards your personal and professional goals with intention. Coaching can benefit you if you find yourself feeling stuck, unfulfilled in some way or searching for something you haven't yet grasped. If you're willing to be open and honest (especially with yourself), coaching can be the space you need to start creating the life you want. If your coach determines a different path may better support your current need—such as therapy—they will let you know and you can decide if you want to pursue it.

Question 4

Who do you typically work with?

Accepted Answer

Women who are drawn to work with our founder are often high-achieving women, in their mid-to-late career, who—despite their success—feel constrained and struggle with confidence. We find that these women have an inner power that they've not yet fully harnessed, which leaves parts of them quiet, hidden, or muted. They may not know what needs to change, but they're ready for it!

Question 5

Is 1:1 or group coaching a better fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Group coaching is a great way to get introduced to coaching and start to move towards your goals. In addition to being the more accessible option for most, it provides something that we believe we've all been missing: genuine connection. Through group coaching you'll build relationships with a strong community of radiant women in a safe, supportive space. Group coaching includes two 1:1 coaching sessions to further personalize your experience and to make your insights and actions more sticky.

1:1 coaching is a great option if you'd feel more comfortable opening up with just your coach or if you have a clear sense of what you'd like to work on. That's not to say that you can't discover that with your coach through 1:1 coaching, but that it would allow for a more focused approach that supports your individual needs. All the facets covered in group coaching are introduced in 1:1 coaching at the time that it makes sense in your personal journey.

Our exclusive community—Radiant Circle—is available to both group and 1:1 coaching clients.

If you're feeling unsure, book a call with us. We're happy to answer your questions to help you decide on the right path for you.

Question 6

What should I look for in a coach?

Accepted Answer

The two most important things to consider when you're looking for a coach are:

Are they certified?
Are they a good fit?

It's important to work with a certified coach if you hope to gain the full benefits of coaching and learn how to help yourself for years to come. Certified coaches show a level of respect for the profession and responsibility towards their clients that cannot be matched. Our founder, Del Nakhi, is certified both by the international organization, International Coaching Federation, and by one of the largest coaching training organizations, Co-Active Training Institute.

Evaluating fit is about finding a coach who you feel you can trust and feel comfortable with. To evaluate fit, consider if you'd feel comfortable:

Opening up about past mistakes
Sharing a deep insecurity of yours
Sitting in difficult emotions to explore their source
Showing raw vulnerability to let them fully see who you are
Being open to being challenged by your coach where they see a blind spot you don't

Also consider their style of coaching. The best way to evaluate fit is through a chemistry session—most coaches like our founder, Del Nakhi, offer complimentary coaching sessions.

Question 7

What kind of results can I expect from coaching?

Accepted Answer

Coaching is future and goal-focused, and what you achieve is based on your goals, effort and follow through, especially in between sessions. If you show up fully and openly and make the effort, you can expect to gain meaningful insights—including insights on potential blind spots—and to take bold action towards the life you want.

One of the principles we focus on is celebrating progress, not perfection. What you do throughout your growth journey involves rewiring thoughts and behaviors, and it is not uncommon to revert to old patterns and what you're comfortable with. That's basic human nature! You're working on changing years—even decades—of thoughts and behaviors. The good news?! You'll learn to quickly recognize it when it's happening and have the tools you need to break the pattern and stop the spiral. That's success. With time and consistent effort, new mindsets and behaviors will become your new norm.

To give you an idea of the results our clients achieve, here are just a few shifts our clients have made with us by their side:

Finally speaking up with ease in conversations and meetings without the constant second-guessing 
Moving family back to a state she loved, to be with friends and family after feeling stuck for 13 years
Starting a consulting business to move towards the next chapter of her career
Crushing it as a first-time guest speaker at a conference
Asking for and receiving a 30% increase in comp

Question 8

What will I gain by joining your program?

Accepted Answer

Our coaches create a safe, open space with the right balance of support and challenge to help you gain momentum towards your chosen path. With us by your side, you'll get clear on what you truly want and start to recognize and overcome both internal patterns and external influences that have kept you stuck. You'll learn to release what you don't need, express yourself fully and show up authentically—in work and in life.

By working with our coaches, you'll…
-Tune out the noise and own what you want 
-Show up fully as you are and stop editing yourself 
-Tap into your inner power and feel more self-assured
-Uncover the root cause of your self-doubt and release what's holding you back 
-Give yourself permission to let go of perfectionism and overthinking 
-Trust your intuition and define a path that feels true to you
-Express what you want and need, and set clear boundaries
-Gain tools to handle setbacks and stop the spiral fast
-Make bold choices that honor what matters to you
-Find inner peace and feel a sense of freedom

Beyond the incredible personal gains, in our group coaching program and through our community you'll connect with a tight, supportive community of like-minded women who'll cheer for, champion and challenge you as you continue on your growth journey.

Question 9

How is coaching different from therapy?

Accepted Answer

Therapy typically deals with the past—including traumas—and addresses mental health challenges to help you cope. Coaching looks ahead and allows you to explore what's important to you and how you want to create the life and career you want. While your past does come up in coaching, we don't delve deep into it. Instead, we'll use it to help you realize how it may be contributing to how you show up today so you can decide what you'd like to do differently. It is not uncommon for some clients to do both coaching and therapy, simultaneously.

Question 10

What's the difference between a coach and mentor?

Accepted Answer

Mentorship is guidance based on expertise from someone who's been in your shoes or accomplished what you hope to achieve. Coaching is about you, discovering your goals, your strengths and how you want to move towards your goals. While a mentor is like a pilot, a coach is a co-pilot, meaning you're in the driver's seat and your coach is there to sit beside you and hold space for you to discover and achieve what you desire most.

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