VoyageOhio: Exploring Life & Business with Rebecca Fellenbaum

Here is an excerpt from my article "Exploring Life & Business with Rebecca Fellenbaum of Rebecca Fellenbaum Coaching," which was published on VoyageOhio.

The seeds for my coaching practice were planted in 2018. It started with a phone call. My four-year-old son was acting out at camp (and it wasn’t his first time getting in trouble). His punishment was to sit on the sidelines during outdoor playtime. I found it ridiculous and was personally offended. “No one understands him but me,” I thought, feeling alone. It was a familiar feeling. Despite following the advice of parenting experts, I felt like a failure. As the tears flowed a voice told me: “The work is within you.” Oh no, I thought. I don’t want to go there. It took me more than a year before I was ready. The turning point came during the COVID-19 lockdown. I was sitting in my room crying with the kids downstairs and my husband home thinking, “I cannot do this.” I did not know how to finish the day with my sanity intact. Their time at school had been when I recharged and worked.

Read the full story on VoyageOhio.