Dave Jones

Personal Discovery Coaching When someone asks me, “What do you do?” I tell them, “I’m a Personal Discovery and Performance Coach.”That usually leads to the next question: “What’s a Personal Discovery Coach? Is that like a life coach? Is it therapy?” I explain that my work is different from both. I’ve never been to a life coach, so I can’t speak to that directly, but I can speak clearly about what I do — and what my clients consistently tell me sets this coaching apart. Much of the distinction...

A parentified daughter is not simply a child who helped around the house or took on responsibilities. She is a child who was required—implicitly or explicitly—to become what the adults around her could not be. She became the emotional regulator, the mediator, the therapist, the confidant, the protector, the one who held the family together. She learned early that her needs were secondary, her emotions were inconvenient, and her role was to make life easier for everyone else. She became the...

Women’s issues have become an increasingly urgent focus - not because these challenges are new, but because we’ve reached a moment when the silent majority can no longer remain silent. Whether it’s the rise of “trad wives,” the rhetoric of incels, or the subtle oppression disguised as “family values,” the message is the same: women’s empowerment is more necessary now than ever. And I want to share why.