Hi There! I am Theresa Destrebecq.

I started my career as a school teacher, then moved into educational leadership, before being certified as a coach in 2012. Now, my work is a combination of the two, where I use my teaching skills and my coaching skills to support your growth either individually or as part of a larger community.

​I want to inspire you to take action and transform how you live, learn, and lead, using books as the tool to facilitate that emergence.

My "fall down-get up" story...

Today, I have the privilege of working with individuals and companies that span the globe. I am honored to help transform people's relationship with themselves and watch how that ripples out to their communities they love and lead. 

​But it wasn't always like that. 

When I was in my mid-30s, my career started to falter and I turned to books for advice and guidance.. They gave me ideas, but they didn't solve the problem (only I could have done that.)

​Eventually,  I was subtly asked to leave because my boss and I were like "oil and water." 

​I spent a long time wallowing in self-pity, while also trying to figure out my next step. Eventually, I sought out a coach who challenged me to take responsibility for the situation. She challenged me to stop blaming my boss, and get out from my comfortable role of victim.

Our work together catapulted me into numerous other self-development opportunities, which have continued to remove my blinders and help me get out of my own way so that I can be a better leader, even if no one else has bestowed that title on me. 

Throughout the years of individual coaching, I continued to hear a sense of isolation in my clients, which was a mirror to my own desire to create a bigger impact. 

That is why I eventually transitioned my business away from 1:1 coaching, and to creating book-learning communities that support individuals and companies to move from consuming great ideas, to creating new ways of living, learning, and leading. 

It's not the book that changes your leadership. It's you, putting the ideas into action. 

I am a certified coach through Vera Whole Health, which is an International Coaching Federation accredited coaching program. I also love to learn. I am usually reading between 3 and 5 books at a time and taking e-courses or in person workshops from other coaches and experts. 

My traditional education includes both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from Boston College, and various certifications in teaching and educational leadership from the University of Washington. I am  a graduate of the Curriculum for Living Program from Landmark Education, and immerse myself in continuous learning through Mindvalley. 

You will learn that I live a pretty ordinary, yet extraordinary life. When I am not working, I am a mom, wife, friend, daughter, sister, etc. You can also find me meditating, swallowed up in a good book (obviously), running through the woods behind my house, saluting the rising of the sun from my yoga mat, or behind the stove cooking something yummy. I love to laugh until my stomach hurts, and prefer to be around people who can make me laugh that hard. ​​​

Deeper Learning. Stronger Connections.