Coming this year, you’ll have the opportunity to explore coaching sessions with Eva Ross: “My goal is to increase awareness of participants by having them leave with a sense of agency and also strategies they might consider using to address their challenges now and in the future. And we certainly have those!”

Classes include:

A discussion of Viktor Frankl’s 1946 book,Man’s in Search of Meaning, which chronicles his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. He goes on to describe his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose to each person’s life through one of three ways: the completion of tasks, caring for another person, or finding meaning by facing suffering with dignity.

• In this workshop: Eva will share quotes and insights from the book as prompts for discussion to increase awareness and inspire introspection.

Living Room Conversations: In the tradition of gathering in parlors to talk (parlor or parlour comes from the French and means a “place for speaking”), these onversations bring people together to generate understanding and connection.

• In this workshop: With the goal of reducing anxiety after the election, we dive into thoughts on how we can move forward, avoid polarization, build a climate of peace and understanding in ourselves and our communities.

Overcoming the Barriers Toward More Meaningful Connections:“The truth is that we routinely encounter barriers that block our efforts to make and strengthen meaningful relationships,” explains the author of Our New Social Life: Science-Backed Strategies for Creating Meaningful Connection. “Some of these barriers are byproducts of our psychological makeup, while others are the result of unseen social forces. As a result, the path to connection is not always easy to navigate.”

• In this workshop: Eva will explore the book’s seven key barriers to social connection and offer evidence-based strategies for overcoming them. By addressing these obstacles, connections can happen more easily.

In our March interview, we ask Eva: 

• Tell us about your background and what made you decide to be a coach?
• You say that your goal is to help your clients become their own life coach. How do you accomplish that?
• Your work as in the field of positive psychology guides your practice. How can we all access the big ideas researched in this community, including Viktor Frankl’s Man’s in Search of Meaning?

Click here to learn more about Eva on Inkandescent Women magazine, and read her essay, “One Woman’s Thoughts on Moving Forward After the Election.”