ACHE AS SIGNAL
You sense that something is wrong — in your life, in your work, or in the world. You feel the ache of these times. But instead of clarity, you feel overwhelmed, restless, or unsure what to do next. Or perhaps, like me, you misinterpret that ache and believe that something is wrong with you.
These feelings you are having are an appropriate response to the times we are in. They are a signal - calling for your attention. But in a world where we have been conditioned to tune them out, it's hard to know how to listen, much less resource the energy within what we feel for a more passionate, purpose-aligned response. This is where the From Ache to Action method comes in.
I want to help you transform your ache into joyful, heart-aligned action so that you can live lit up while contributing to a more beautiful world. Living and leading this way is potent medicine for times like now.
Your ache is sacred. Let's turn it into something powerful!
These feelings you are having are an appropriate response to the times we are in. They are a signal - calling for your attention. But in a world where we have been conditioned to tune them out, it's hard to know how to listen, much less resource the energy within what we feel for a more passionate, purpose-aligned response. This is where the From Ache to Action method comes in.
I want to help you transform your ache into joyful, heart-aligned action so that you can live lit up while contributing to a more beautiful world. Living and leading this way is potent medicine for times like now.
Your ache is sacred. Let's turn it into something powerful!
TIME AS GIFT
Time is a funny thing. When life is hard, we wish it away. When life is beautiful, we want it to last forever. We think we have plenty of time - to pursue our dreams, to repair relationships, to do the work that truly matters…until we discover we don’t. We silence the inner voice that reminds us we came here for a reason. We stay on paths that slowly drain the life out of us. We tell ourselves we’ll finally live the life and contribute in the way we want to - someday.
But someday isn’t promised.
Life has a way of reminding us of that. Sometimes gently. Sometimes through crisis.
But someday isn’t promised.
Life has a way of reminding us of that. Sometimes gently. Sometimes through crisis.
CRISIS AS CATALYST
As an occupational therapist, ordained priest, and resilience coach, I have walked with people through life-altering turning points: illness, loss, failed relationships, unexpected upheaval, and the grief many of us feel about our planet today.
My own family has lived it too. My daughters and I thought we had more time with my husband. Until cancer reminded us we didn’t. These experiences taught me something profound:
Crisis can be a powerful catalyst. It forces the questions we often avoid:
Who am I now?
Why am I here in this moment, in these present circumstances I find myself in?
What is mine to do in response to the situation I see before me?
People who answer these questions begin to live with a very different relationship to time. They stop drifting. They start living intentionally. And they learn the profound truth that each second can be valued and lived fully regardless of the circumstances. Thriving isn't something that happens independent of hard times. In fact, sometimes the crisis itself can be the most unlikely catalyst for thriving when we learn how to resource the ache while navigating it.
My own family has lived it too. My daughters and I thought we had more time with my husband. Until cancer reminded us we didn’t. These experiences taught me something profound:
Crisis can be a powerful catalyst. It forces the questions we often avoid:
Who am I now?
Why am I here in this moment, in these present circumstances I find myself in?
What is mine to do in response to the situation I see before me?
People who answer these questions begin to live with a very different relationship to time. They stop drifting. They start living intentionally. And they learn the profound truth that each second can be valued and lived fully regardless of the circumstances. Thriving isn't something that happens independent of hard times. In fact, sometimes the crisis itself can be the most unlikely catalyst for thriving when we learn how to resource the ache while navigating it.
PAIN AS PORTAL
Most of us believe that pain of any kind is a problem. Regardless of its type we have been culturally conditioned to think of pain as a bad and numb it out, shut it down, distract from it, or rush in to fix it before we truly understand what it might want to tell us.
Pain has a powerful way of pointing us toward what requires our undivided attention - and what we care about most deeply. On the most outer level, it is life's way of calling our attention to the distress of our physical ecosystem. But it is also pointing us toward our purpose, our passion, and our unique contribution within a living system that is in dire need of each of our unique contributions to sustain life on Earth as we know it.
When we learn to detect the signal with in our ache, something remarkable happens. A portal to energy and life force opens up. Grief becomes fuel. Anger becomes clarity. Helplessness becomes action. Life begins to make sense again. We wake up with energy, direction, and a sense that our life matters.
Living this way is powerful medicine - for you and our planet too.
Pain has a powerful way of pointing us toward what requires our undivided attention - and what we care about most deeply. On the most outer level, it is life's way of calling our attention to the distress of our physical ecosystem. But it is also pointing us toward our purpose, our passion, and our unique contribution within a living system that is in dire need of each of our unique contributions to sustain life on Earth as we know it.
When we learn to detect the signal with in our ache, something remarkable happens. A portal to energy and life force opens up. Grief becomes fuel. Anger becomes clarity. Helplessness becomes action. Life begins to make sense again. We wake up with energy, direction, and a sense that our life matters.
Living this way is powerful medicine - for you and our planet too.
FROM ACHE TO ACTION
The Ache to Action Method helps you:
You don't have to do everything. Life is calling you to do what is uniquely yours to do. I want to help you respond to that call. We start with holding space for your ache. We end with you being in action aligned with your purpose and passion and leading change without losing yourself.
- Name the ache you carry
- Clarify what matters most to you
- Reclaim your spark for life
- Align your passion with meaningful action
- Begin living lit up and on purpose
- And if you feel so called - Lead without losing yourself
You don't have to do everything. Life is calling you to do what is uniquely yours to do. I want to help you respond to that call. We start with holding space for your ache. We end with you being in action aligned with your purpose and passion and leading change without losing yourself.
You don't need to do everything.
Do what calls your heart:
effective action comes from love.
It is unstoppable,
and it is enough.
Joanna Macy
YOUR NEXT STEP
If you feel the ache of these times and sense there is something more you are meant to do, I would be honored to help you explore what that might be. Together we can explore how to transform your ache into aligned action — so you can live lit up and contribute your gifts in a time that needs them.
Already know you want support? Join me for a one-hour Catalyst Session.
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Kelly Isabelle DeMarco, she/her
Resilience Coach, Occupational Therapist, Regenerative Practitioner, Climate and Health Advocate, Activist and Leader, Speaker, Writer, Land Steward, Mom. I guide people carrying ache about all the things happening in our world today, and their own ache within, to find resilience, clarity, and a path forward. As an occupational therapist, resilience coach and regenerative practitioner, I help people navigate adversity, reclaim their spark for life, and chart a path to living on fire. I believe that living 'lit up' is medicine for our heating planet. Your ache is sacred. I want to help you turn it into something powerful! |
