About Ellen Besso

Ellen Besso is a Life Coach and Writer whose work embodies her core belief of spirituality as part of everyday life. Using a body, mind and spirit approach Ellen inspires MidLife Women as they navigate their midlife maze. With 25 years' experience as a coach, counselor and social worker, and as a midlife navigator and caregiver for her mother, Ellen is uniquely qualified to guide and support women.

Sadhu & Ellen in Dharamsala, India

Ellen has been trained as a North Star Coach by Dr. Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star and monthly contributor to O, The Oprah Magazine. During her midlife journey Ellen was mentored and supported by Maryland-based Judith Duerk, MA, author of A Circle of Stones: Woman's Journey to Herself. Ellen also trained as a Trager practitioner at The Trager Institute.

Through her coaching services midlife women can find balance. Using the MidLife Maze Programsshe designed, Ellen guides women as they navigate through their challenges. Ellen offers inspirational personal coaching, group work, books and articles that support women as they rediscover themselves.

Ellen recently took her first trip to Southeast Asia. You can read about her journey in her MidLife Maze blog. She plans to teach English as a volunteer and travel in India in the fall of 2009. Ellen lives with her partner, Don on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, a place she calls her spiritual home.

As a busy coach and writer, Ellen knows the importance of having a team behind her. Two of her key people are Terri Pepin and Jill Crossland.

Terri Pepin, founder of MapleLeaf Solutions is Ellen’s e-business manager, taking care of her website, blog, as well as formatting the print and eBook format for Surviving Eldercare. Business coach, Jill Crossland is her business consultant, editor and book publicist. Jill is also the editor of TimeFinders Online Magazine.

If you have any questions or would like to book a session contact Ellen at:

Ellen Besso, MidLife Writer & Coach
800 961 1364 (North America Toll-Free)
604 886 1916 (Sunshine Coast)
info@ellenbesso.com
Contact form         MidLife Maze blog

Qualifications

• Counselling Psych. - M.A - City University, Van., BC
• North Star Life Coach - Dr. Martha Beck
• EMDR & EFT – For processing old emotions
• Registered Clinical Counsellor
  - BC Association of Clinical Counsellors