BECAUSE SELF-CARE IS A NECESSITY, NOT A LUXURY
“Viriditas is the natural driving force towards healing and wholeness, the vital power that sustains all life’s greenness.” - Hildegard of Bingen
The mission of Viriditas Self-Care & Wellness is to partner with you in cultivating a connection with your inner Self so you can see, hear, and feel your true inner voice and desires and act from your own wisdom in alignment with your true values and needs.
Together, we will create sustainable strategies for a self-care and wellness routine that includes the Four Pillars of Self-Care: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual.
Like a tree, if we do not develop deep, healthy roots we will topple and break in a storm. I see these Four Pillars of Self-Care as the roots that feed and nourish our beings from the inside out. They are also the foundation upon which we grow our most fruitful, lush, thriving and flourishing lives whereby we can then fully and unequivocally share the cool shade and resilient strength of our beings in a sustainable way with others with healthy boundaries.
What is Viriditas?
Hildegard of Bingen, an extraordinary 12th century German Benedictine abbess, coined the term Viriditas, or greening, to describe her holistic philosophy on the greening divine life force energy that courses through all of Nature, the Universe, and You and me. It is the sustaining, animating, pulsating, moist force that enlivens and harmonizes all of creation and brings about health, vitality and a flourishing harmony that integrates the spiritual with the physical. Without it, we have ariditas, the drying up and dying of our health and wellbeing.
Viriditas Self-Care & Wellness focuses intimately on your uniqueness and situation as we explore how the Four Pillars of Self-Care can enrich and imbue your inner and outer life with sustainable vitality and invites this greening, flourishing energy in the Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual realms to support you in being of maximum benefit in this world. Whatever that looks like for you.
Whether you are in the sandwich generation of raising children while simultaneously caring for elderly parents, a healthcare worker with compassion fatigue too tired at the end of the day for anything more than Netflix and a glass( or bottle) of wine, or you are someone who was taught self-care or taking care of your own needs is selfish, Viriditas Self-Care & Wellness will support you in making sustainable changes slowly so they stick and infuse into your being-like sap rising in a tree.
Hi. I’m Amy Lynn Couch
Coach | Artist | Cheerleader for Your Self-Care
I offer a compassionate heart and the fullness of my supportive presence to create a safe space for you to be fully seen, heard, and understood without judgement, as we work through your unique challenges and core limiting beliefs, stuck emotional states, and old, unhelpful coping mechanisms that prevent you from moving forward in the direction of your dreams.
I have devoted my life to healing and transforming old, limiting beliefs and the self-sabotaging behaviors that go hand in hand with them. Let’s work together to discover what has been holding you back from living into your highest potential and begin envisioning new possibilities for your life, infused with Viriditas.
"The healer you have been looking for
is your own courage to know and love yourself completely" ~Yung Pueblo
Coaching Is
Different From
Counseling:
Coaches are present and future-focused. We help people identify goals they want to achieve as well as the obstacles that stand in their way to accomplishing their dreams and desires. A lot of the time these obstacles come in the form of limiting beliefs we formed in childhood about ourselves, others, and the world around us and historically unmet needs.
The coaching I do will help you to identify these old beliefs, their emotional outputs, and historically unmet needs that have been programmed into your subconscious mind since childhood(Attachment Styles), then shift and update your present perspective of yourself to a positive, compassionate, and empowered viewpoint and build healthy strategies to meet needs and achieve your goals in relationship and beyond.
Coaches DO NOT diagnose or prescribe nor do we work with any diagnosed disorders or active trauma. We do not delve into the past to work through traumas. That is the work of trained counselors and therapists.
If we choose to work together and you have any trauma history related to sexual abuse, domestic violence, or any other active traumas I encourage you to work with a licensed therapist either first or in tandem with me.
What People Are Saying
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"Being coached by Amy was such a warm and meaningful experience. From the very beginning, she made me feel completely comfortable and at ease. What I loved most was that it never felt like a formal coaching session, it felt like talking to someone who genuinely understands you and makes you feel heard. Her knowledge, warmth, and natural way of coaching made the whole experience feel so easy and safe. I truly feel it was a privilege to be coached by her, and an absolute pleasure getting to know her."
— N.S.
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"As a life coach, Amy creates a safe space for self-discovery. She brings gentle curiosity and a non-judgmental approach, and responds to challenges with kindness and patience. Working with Amy has brought me insights into old thought patterns that no longer serve me and helped me adopt more satisfying ways of being in the world."
— L.H.