The Longings Project

With my guidance women find fulfillment. They accomplish this by attuning to their deepest longings while listening to the unique ways that life is calling to them. My clients are entrepreneurs, leaders, and artists who are all stepping into fresh and resourceful approaches to life in these unprecedented times.

• Young women who are dialing in to their life longings, finding their voices — then setting trajectories in the critical realms of work, family, and home.

• Women at mid-career who are finding and forging their unique version of success. Mothers wrestling with the conundrum of tending their home and family alongside a fierce desire to fulfill their creative passion and generate income and make their contributions.

• Mid-lifers who are faced with resolving the roads not traveled. Perhaps they long to put the capstone on their career, or to pursue something they have put off all their lives. Often as women downshift and turn towards retirement they realize that enjoyment requires re-choreographing their lives and re-arranging their identity. Click here to learn more about this exquisite time in life.

Wind under my wings is exactly what I gained from working with Lyedie Geer. During a period of transition in my life, Lyedie’s wisdom and guidance helped me to establish my footing so I could take off with verve. Throughout our work together I felt an inner groundedness building gradually after each meeting which strengthened my trust in myself, helped me reclaim my sense of power and reminded me of the excitement of possibility in my life. Her style of coaching always made me feel like I was leading the way with her support and guidance as momentum for every step. I know I will carry the tools learned from Lyedie’s coaching for a long time.

Isabela Saraceni, Artist

Lyedie has shown me how to see myself with more clarity and catch on to the ways that I'm thwarting what I really want for myself. . . . . She is wise, insightful and really on my side. Lyedie has a wealth of knowledge and her tool kit appears to be bottomless! Lately, I’ve been thinking of her as my secret weapon.

Chela Davison, Integral Coach and Entrepreneur

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Who I Serve

I serve women who have potent yearnings, a creative ache; longings they find they need help to fulfill. This presents itself quite differently at different times in women's lives and it helps to have a guide who has a strong sense of what is needed when. 

Many centuries ago the mystics gave us the images of the triple goddesses to identify the phases of women's lives — Maiden, Mother and Crone. One of my favorite systems theory precepts is, “You can have your cake and eat it too, but not all at once.” because it applies so beautifully to the tyranny that women are up against these days. The tyranny of being everything-to-everybody-all-at-once. An impossible task, and one of the ways I address this is to turn to this ancient honoring of the phases of women’s lives and update it. It needs updating now, thanks to the equal rights movement, advances in technology, nutrition, and medicine. Now mothers are often also career women and we we are living longer, healthier lives. Between the phases of mother and crone a new time of life is opening up that we’ve been calling Maja (This is the feminine version of the term Magi, meaning wise man). Modern life has increased in complexity and with the addition of the Maja, I propose with all due respect to the wisdom of the ancients that we honor, and work skillfully in accord with four phases in women’s lives: Maiden, Mother-Warrior, Maja, and Crone.

Although I serve present day Maidens, Mother-Warriors, Majas, and Crones, the longings of the Maja are the primary focus of my coaching practice.

Young Women

Young women who are dialing in to their life longings, finding their voices and — knowingly or unknowingly— setting trajectories in the critical realms of work, family, and home.

Mother-Warrior

Mothers wrestling with the conundrum of tending their home and family alongside a fierce desire to fulfill their creative passion and generate income. Women and artists at mid-career who are finding and forging their unique version of success. 

MAJA

Mid lifers (Maja) who are faced with resolving the roads not traveled — who long to pursue something they have put off all their lives, or to complete an important project that isn’t fulfilled yet. Have you heard the call of the Maja? Learn More

Lyedie embodies the essence of brilliance and down-to-earth wisdom. Her elegant coaching style, intuitive sensitivity and relevant homework practices helped me embed the changes I wanted to make in my life. I felt her at my back with open-hearted presence and always sharp as a tack as I stepped into my new way of being. I have a deep respect for the sound methods she uses to get results, they work! I am now living my life with more grace and less stress. If you have something you're ready to change in your life, put yourself in Lyedie’s capable hands.

Helaine Iris, Path of Purpose, Spofford NH

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About Lyedie

As a master coach and facilitator, I have been helping artists, entrepreneurs and leaders hone their craft and successfully get the word out for many years. Now I am turning my attention to the fulfillment of longing in the lives of women.

Longings are a deeply felt full-bodied conversation that is always going on between self and the world, self and others, self and spirit. Your longings are a yearning toward wholeness. Fulfilling a longing brings a resounding joy. . . . and the next thing. Losing touch with them, letting them languish or ignoring them, is a cause of great suffering.

What I bring to alleviating this suffering is a combination of rigor and intuition, a passion for the fullness of life, and a love for working collaboratively with capable, creative women who care deeply. Click here to read more about my work.

The work we did together two years ago just keeps on giving. I return to it often, continually amazed at the practical wisdom that was born out of our sessions together . . . . I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so seen, or so able to make such a profound shift in my approach to life.
     M.L. Psychologist and University Professor, New Haven, CT

In a world that privileges the tangible, my clients achieve the tangible results they are looking for — as well as enjoying remarkable increases in their capacity as human beings. This is at the the essence of fulfillment. The magnificence in the the human spirit that they express here gives me confidence that what they have developed in themselves will continue to serve well beyond the immediate scope of our work together.

Tangible Results

Found my vocation

Landed that promotion

Nominated for a Pushcart Prize

Got the raise that I asked for. No dickering or anything!

My show sold out

Got my dream job

Nominated for an Emmy Award

Made that move that I'd been longing to make

Took my seat as a leader in my family and my place of work

Received the New England Book Award for poetry

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A seasoned professional . . . . Lyedie is a delight to work with—smooth, polished, gentle and clear, stepping in at just the right moment with observations and guiding questions to help bring a muddy thought to a crystal-clear statement . . . Jump at the chance to work with her.

     LP, Consultant and Colleague, Hanover NH

Lyedie embodies the essence of brilliance and down-to-earth wisdom. Her elegant coaching style, intuitive sensitivity and relevant homework practices helped me embed the changes I wanted to make in my life. I felt her at my back with open-hearted presence and always sharp as a tack as I stepped into my new way of being. I have a deep respect for the sound methods she uses to get results, they work! I am now living my life with more grace and less stress. If you have something you're ready to change in your life, put yourself in Lyedie’s capable hands. 

Helaine Iris, Path of Purpose, Spofford NH

Lyedie has shown me how to see myself with more clarity and catch on to the ways that I'm thwarting what I really want for myself. . . . . Lyedie is wise, insightful and really on my side.  She has a wealth of knowledge and her tool kit appears to be bottomless!  Lately, I’ve been thinking of her as my secret weapon.

Chela Davison,  Former President, Integral Coaching Canada

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The work we did together two years ago just keeps on giving. I return to it often, continually amazed at the practical wisdom that was born out of our sessions together . . . . I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so seen, or so able to make such a profound shift in my approach to life.

M.L. Psychologist and University Professor, New Haven, CT

I began working with Lyedie at a point when I was finding it harder and harder to connect with my creative spirit, causing a downward spiral that was radiating out into my life. Her complete attention and fascination with my concerns, paired with her knowledge of the human psyche and belief in the realm of possibility has spurred me to rediscover and embrace even the smallest sparks within – honoring the obstacles and . . . now I’m stepping beyond them.

SO, Artist, Brattleboro VT

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When life calls you to develop more grace and more grit, I can help you accept the invitation.