"Before coaching, I was wondering how I was going to care for my mother and grow my new business after a terrible fall that left her completely dependent on me; I felt anxiety knowing that both of my parents are now in assisted living communities (different ones), and there's no one to support them other than me; and I was wondering - how am I going to manage, much less grow my business with so many additional responsibilities. I was feeling stress, anxiety, procrastination, fatigue, hopelessness, anger, resentment, triggering painful childhood memories. I finally said yes to coaching because I was at the point that I couldn't handle all the pressure alone anymore. I could barely manage my own affairs, not to mention my parents'. After coaching, I began to see light at the end of the tunnel - that didn't feel like an incoming train. I hate to say that misery loves company, but there was something comforting about realizing that I wasn't alone, that there were other caregiving business owners like me that were struggling with the same issues. Coaching also encouraged me to think outside the box to identify solutions that I hadn't thought of before. One of my favorite aspects of coaching was being heard by Coach Wendy and the other women in the group I was in, knowing that they understood."