Andrea Morton

When my three kids were little I once Googled, “Who takes care of moms?” late at night when I felt overwhelmed, broken and alone. For years I'd poured everything into my family and my job until I felt exhausted, frustrated and depressed. My health took a hit from stress. I consumed family-size bags of chips and didn’t take good care of my body.  I was snappy with my kids. There was tension in my marriage and I felt so lost.

Then I gave up my career to be a stay-at-home Mom and everyone told me, “You’re so lucky to be home with your kids all day.” Which made me feel worse, because despite pouring 200% of myself into raising my beautiful kids I felt deeply unhappy; which made me judge myself as ungrateful and selfish and a ‘bad’ mother. 

Surrounded by squabbling kiddos and other people's emotions 24/7, I REALLY had to face living as a highly sensitive person and figure out once and for all how to better navigate my relationships and manage my own mind and emotions... for my own survival & for the health & well-being of everyone around me.

The struggle had become so painful that I was looking for ANYTHING that could help me rediscover who I was and what my larger purpose was in this world. How I could become the kind of mom, partner, friend and human that I most wanted to be. 

This is when I found life coaching, in the form of a podcast that I started to listen to late at night when my husband was traveling for work and the kids were sleeping. The messages and lessons resonated, and I tried to apply them in my own life. After listening to the podcast for many months, I started to get coached. For the first time in YEARS, I felt hope.

What ended up happening was so unexpected. As I got coached, I began to see my world differently and show up differently. I got healthier, stronger and more patient. I began to forgive myself more and judge myself less harshly. I took care of myself (not just by taking a bubble bath or getting a manicure…) by honoring my own needs and setting healthy boundaries. I became less reactive with my kids and husband. I began to lean into my own dreams again. As the months stretched into years, I healed old wounds and became the best version of myself I had ever been… the one I had always wanted to be, but didn’t think was possible.  

Once I’d made this powerful shift, I felt a huge calling to pay it forward. To throw a lifeline out to other smart, educated Moms. Other women feeling like they’re quietly drowning at home, becoming invisible and losing the thread on who they are and what they want to create in this world.  My kids are teens now (17, 15, 13) and I’m still learning about navigating motherhood.  But I’ve got a lot now that I can share.

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I earned my degrees (plus a few certifications) from Stanford University, the University of San Diego, UCSD and The Life Coach School.

Before I discovered life coaching, I was an elementary and middle school teacher (since 1997).  I have a nurturing and empathetic personality and I genuinely enjoy working with people. 

When I’m not coaching, Mom-ing or hosting my podcast, I love to travel, cook, read books and watch romantic comedies.