Bring some “being” back to all your “doing.”
Back to Self: Fall 2025 Community Coaching
A four week community coaching experience for anyone feeling caught up in the hustle of life and work.
This is your invitation to slow down, take stock, and reconnect with your values and big picture vision before the winter rush.
Thursdays at 12pm MT / October 30th - November 20th / $200 / 15 spots
Fall is a season of change, and not just for the leaves and weather.
It’s easier than ever to lose ourselves. In the hustle of life and business, we prioritize the urgent over the essential and find ourselves disoriented.
But this Fall, take step back, prune away the clutter, and gather with others who are also in the midst of transformation.
This program is about coming back to you - who you are now, what you want, and where to focus your energy.
Have you noticed this?
After a summer of doing, adventuring, and running at full speed, it’s easy to avoid the deeper questions about where you’re headed.
We can either keep running away from ourselves or challenge ourselves to reawaken our inner compass.
For four group sessions, step out of autopilot and spend time in guided reflection, conversation, and creative exercises that will reconnect you to what matters most in your work, your creative spark, and yourself.
These four sessions will be centered on:
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Uncovering and creating your North Star, the vision leading you back to yourself, your creativity, and your business
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Identifying your core values to create your Values Compass, a tool to help with decision-making and action taking
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Understanding which season you're currently in across your life's core categories and utilizing the Seasons of Change to move forward (generously shared with me by Chereen Leong Schwarz of Smeeny Made Wild!)
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Drafting and committing to your 90-day Trail Map so you can take intentional action on things that truly matter to you
It makes sense. With the heaviness of the world and society’s expectation that we just keep moving, many of us find ourselves treading water, scrambling, and losing a sense of our North Star.
Let’s carve out some intentional time this Fall to come back to that North Star, your bigger vision.
Back to Self: A one month group coaching cohort for anyone looking to recenter their values for the season ahead.
Join a small virtual group facilitated by me, Justine, weekly on Zoom for four weeks. We’ll explore nature-inspired frameworks, visual exercises, and reflection prompts that have helped myself and past retreat participants process what’s behind and clarify what’s ahead.
This is not a business coaching program (though the clarity you gain tends to spill into your work). Instead, it’s a space to stop avoiding the conversations with yourself about where you’re at and what’s next, before the next busy season sweeps you away.
Uninterrupted support
& accountability
With 2 monthly 45-minute sessions for 6 months and regular touchpoints via email, you’ll always have a strategic partner on your business building journey.
Community transparency & generosity
A private Facebook community of 100+ fellow outdoor industry freelancers means you’ll never have to navigate the business landscape alone.
A collection of
tools & resources
Access to Justine’s gigantic library of books, podcasts, workshops, and other resources ensures you’ll be equipped with all the tools you need to succeed.
Investment
25% of each purchase will be donated to The Cairn Project, a nonprofit amplifying women’s voices and stories to close the gender gap in outdoor sports.
Are you a member of a traditionally marginalized group?
We have sliding scale spots open for you so be sure to reach out to hello@justawildthought.com
Finding our Way Forward
Session 1: October 30th at 12pm MST
In week 1, we'll give ourselves the time and space to understand and voice what is essential to us NOW. We'll explore the stories, beliefs, and critics that hold us back on our journeys and examine what desires we're carrying within us to define our next destination.
Take stock of where you are now to better identify where you're trying to go.
Creating your Values Compass
Session 2: November 6th at 12pm MST
In week 2, we'll explore and define our values, the driving force of our decisions and action. We'll create our Values Compass to serve as tool to clarify our next steps and get us ever closer to the truest form of ourselves.
Identify what propels you forward to bring ease into your decision-making.
Understanding Your Seasons of Change
Session 3: November 13th at 12pm MST
In week 3, we'll be joined by Chereen Leong Schwarz of Smeeny Made Wild to examine what seasons we're in across our life's core categories. Using this as our base, we'll also explore the Cycle of Change as a means to understand where to focus our attention next.
Acknowledge what season of life you're in to better utilize your energy for transformation.
Commiting to your Trail Map
Session 4: November 20th at 12pm MST
In week 4, we'll bring it all together and create our 90-day Trail Map that outlines our areas of focus for the next 3 months and a step by step plan to achieve our goals. We'll make commitments that are aligned with our values, our current season, and our capacity to ensure lasting change.
Focus on your vision, make a plan, and commit to your truest self.
Justine’s program transformed the way I think about my business.
Through a mix of guided sessions and thoughtful weekly assignments I was able to clarify my thinking and light a fire that inspired me to recommit to my passions and skills, while building confidence in building new clients.
Becca P. | Strategist & Writer, Watterson Creative
What Clients Think:
Who Is Back to Self For?
This month-long community is for you if:
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You’re in a life or career transition and want clarity before the next season
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You’ve been avoiding a hard truth or big decision
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You want structured reflection time without overcomplicating it
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You work in a seasonal industry and need to ground yourself before the winter rush
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You miss feeling connected to your own vision
You do not need to be a freelancer or business owner to join. Curiosity and openness are the only prerequisites.
I’m Justine, your guide to a truer you.
Find your inner voice through the noise.
As a certified coach, I spent the better part of a decade helping freelancers and creatives find sustainability, momentum, and personal value practices in their work. And when I became a mom, suddenly, anything that was "non-essential" fell away and I found incredible, powerful, clarity.
Today, I’m in my own season of redefining my biggest roles in life and what matters most to me. And I know a lot of folks in my community are deep in their own seasons of transition, too.
Fall is a wonderful moment to pause: summer’s high is over, winter’s demands aren’t yet here, and we have space to reset. This program is my way of extending that pause to you, so we can all head into the next chapter with more clarity, alignment, and a little more room to breathe.
I believe the best change comes when you slow down, get honest, and make room for both joy and discomfort. If you’ve been putting your own needs at the bottom of the list, this is your chance to put them back at the top before the season sweeps you away.
Curious, but have questions?
Here’s what other freelancers are wondering.
In each call, we will dive into a hands-on guided exercise to tap into our “being” energy and find clarity around what’s ahead. We’ll share a printable/editable worksheet so you can continue the reflection after the call.
Our community calls are 90 minutes long and happen once a week, on Thursdays at 12pm MST starting October 30th and wrapping up November 20th. I recommend attending at least 3 calls live, but there will be a recording just for those in the group if you miss one.
Nope! This is a program for anyone wanting to reconnect to their deepest values and purpose during a season of transition. This is not a business education or teaching program, but a community-based coaching program focused on life overall.
Yes! This is for freelancers or anyone feeling burn out, avoiding the tough questions they should be asking themselves, or folks feeling lost in the sauce.
