I liked my life. I had a career that kept me traveling, a full calendar, people I cared about, and plenty I wanted to do. I liked being productive, and I liked knowing I could handle a lot.
My career had given me a lot. It was familiar. I knew how to be successful in it. I knew who I was in that world.
But after 25 years in high tech, I started wondering if the life I had worked so hard to build was still the life I wanted.
That was a much harder question than I expected.
For so long, I had known what I was working toward. There was always another goal, another project, another opportunity to prove myself. I knew how to succeed when I knew what I was trying to achieve.
What I didn't know was what I wanted when I stopped looking at the next thing I was supposed to achieve.
So I took a year off.
I gave myself permission not to have the answer right away. I went back to school and started pursuing a master's in counseling. I explored different kinds of work. And I spent a lot of time thinking about what actually mattered to me and what I wanted work, and my life, to feel like now.
For the first time in a long time, I didn't know what came next.
Eventually, I realized I didn't need to throw away everything I had spent years building. I could take the experience, skills, and strengths I already had and use them differently.
That led me from high tech into higher education.
It was work that felt meaningful to me in a way I had been looking for. I got to bring what I already knew into a completely different environment, contribute in new ways, and discover parts of myself I hadn't had much room for before.
And my path kept changing.
Coaching became part of it. Later, so did breathwork. Each step taught me something more about myself and changed what I thought the next one might look like.
It wasn't one big decision where suddenly everything became clear.
I figured it out along the way.
And that experience changed the way I think about what it means to help someone through change.
I thought I knew where my life was headed. Until I didn't.
Hi! I’m Stacey Cauvin.
ICF-Certified Coach · SOMA Breath® Instructor · 20+ Years of Corporate Experience
Sometimes we need a place to stop long enough to hear what we're actually thinking. To get some distance from all the noise. To notice something we hadn't noticed before. Or simply to consider whether there's another way to look at what's going on.
Especially when something in your life is changing and you don't know what comes next.
That's the kind of space I wanted to create with Breathe & Refuel.
It's something I've come to believe not only because of my own experience, but because of what I've seen throughout my career.
We're used to figuring things out. We weigh the options. We make the list. We ask people we trust what they think. We try to make the "right" decision.
But some questions don't have an obvious right answer.
Sometimes you need enough space to get curious about what you think, what matters to you now, and what you want to do with whatever comes next.
“I wanted to help women create enough space to hear themselves.”
If you're here, maybe you're asking yourself some of those questions too.
Something in your life may be changing. Maybe you saw it coming. Maybe you didn't. Either way, what used to feel certain doesn't feel quite as certain anymore.
And when you're used to knowing what to do, not knowing can be uncomfortable.
You may want an answer. A plan. Some way to know you're making the right decision.
But you don't have to figure it all out at once.
Sometimes you need a place to sort through what's changing, what matters to you now, and what you want to do from here.
That's where I can help.
“For a long time, I knew what I was working toward. The harder question was figuring out what I wanted.”
So, what do you know right now?
Maybe you know something is changing, but you're not sure what you want to do about it. Or maybe you have a sense of what you want, but you're not sure how to get there.
That's enough to start with.
We can begin with what's happening in your life right now and get curious about what comes up from there.
“Working with Stacey was a turning point for me. She skillfully helped me uncover and address habits and relationships that were hindering my process towards the life I truly desired.”
— Val S.
“Stacey listens without judgment, guiding you through your own thoughts with genuine and pure presence."
— Sabrina T.
"Stacey’s support empowered me to be courageous and embrace my gifts in everything I do. I’ve developed a strong sense of self-awareness and faith in my own abilities. As a result, I have elevated my career, built a solid foundation for my family, and brought many of my dreams to life.”
— Kiounis W.
— Eric K.
