“I have been providing positive mental, emotional and some physical support to an older cousin for many years, and feeling stressed trying to deal with her self-destructive and self-sabotaging behaviours. I had been trying to help solve some symptoms causing her stress, however I began to realize I was out of my league. My best friend recommended I connect with Daphne. In one session Daphne helped me recognize the root cause of the problem - my cousin needed professional help. I had no idea how to approach this with her and didn’t want to harm our relationship. I was amazed at how easily Daphne helped me frame the problem and remove all of my fears and emotional aspects associated with delivering this message. Daphne helped me format a plan for how to articulate the key objectives, in what would be a very serious and emotionally difficult conversation. Daphne helped me table the desired outcomes and actions required that could be measured later. In walking me through this process, Daphne helped me see the situation more objectively, at more of a distance - a process which very much relieved my stress. The serious conversation did take place, and yes it was emotional for all, however having a game plan in advance made all the difference and resulted in achieving the outcomes initially set out: my cousin agreed to seek professional assistance to get to the root cause of her pain and she didn’t hate me for delivering the message. In fact, she was grateful for me helping her get more clarity. I could not have done this without Daphne’s assistance and would highly recommend partnering with her to help coach you through life’s difficult situations as they inevitably occur.”  – Luke Hathway

 

“As a young child growing up in a dysfunctional family, I took over the role of parent. This carried on throughout my adult life and generated lots of friction and discord between me and my parents. Over the decades, I put lots of effort into trying to resolve this problematic relationship dynamic, and, I read many books, attended workshops, journaled, talked endlessly to friends, and for many months, even went for weekly sessions to see a psychiatrist, and years later hired a well-known coach – NONE of these things actually helped me and my situation. Working with Daphne, in a very short amount of time, I was able to untangle my many layers of guilt, confusion, frustration, fear, anger, rage, and overall disappointment of wishing things had been different growing up, and wishing things were different now. Daphne is a Wise Woman, who has a keen intuition, and the ability to quickly and succinctly get to the heart of the different painful issues I was grappling with, and she did it with Grace and Gentleness. Daphne helped me identify and create a plan to establish healthy boundaries with my parents. She helped me prep for the difficult conversations, and taught me how to remain balanced and calm during these interactions. I was able to stand my ground and say “No” when it felt very uncomfortable, unfamiliar, and scary. Thanks to Daphne, I feel more at peace and now have a much healthier relationship with my parents. If you are struggling with a complicated relationship, and would like to actually get to a place of PEACE with that relationship, I would highly recommend that you work with Daphne. Daphne “walks her talk” and embodies a presence of calm and peacefulness. Her ability to be in a state of active listening and peaceful presence, makes her coaching, guidance, and wisdom so powerfully effective.” – Olivia Wentworth

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“Thank you! For providing me with insight and tools to help consciously choose my thinking to create positive feelings and results. Daphne has many talents, including creating a safe space to share real experiences. Her enthusiasm and experience with the subject matter makes her shine. I would highly recommend Daphne to people who want to experience growth both personally and professionally.”  - A client.

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​“A few years back, I worked with a challenging group of people. I was not connecting effectively with my colleagues and it caused me a lot of internal stress. By chance, I discovered that on the team of 24 people, everyone was an ISTJ in the Myers-Brigg personality model, and I was an ENFP, the opposite!  This was a key indicator as to why I was struggling in this project – no one understood me.  I reached out to Daphne and we set up weekly sessions to help me establish effective communication methods. Daphne helped me prepare plans at the start of each week that included how to approach and follow-up with several different difficult conversations, ways for me to say “No” professionally and be heard, and she taught me techniques to stay more objective when feeling triggered by fellow work colleagues.  Daphne is a wonderful Relationship Coach, and her guidance was invaluable during that work contract.” – Janet Williams

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"Daphne, your warm and welcoming approach made me very comfortable right from the start; an important trait and skill given the topic and nature of our discussion. Your gentle probing skills, helped me relax and say what was really on my mind. I gained a lot of awareness which helped me consider how best to deal with the situation. You shifted me from being in my head with a lot of thoughts and theories to helping me practically apply the insights gained. I tend to ramble (avoid), but you kept me focused! Thank you." - Chris M.

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“I met Daphne at the WXNWisdom Top 100 Mentoring Program in Toronto. Daphne was both helpful and inspiring for all 70 protegees in the program. On a personal level, she pushed me beyond my comfort zone and I can honestly say I have grown as an individual. I’ve taken the insights I gained and have applied them in my personal and professional life. I would be happy to work with Daphne again in the future, without a doubt!” WXN Participant.