Archive 2025 October


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Soul on Fire Spotlight: Mariah Newman

Mariah is the spark behind SoulFire, a space created to help people rediscover what sets their soul ablaze. She believes burnout is not a badge of honor and that purpose is the true fuel for both personal and professional growth.

Her core belief? We rise higher when we rise together.

That’s why SoulFire is built on collaboration, connection, and community, a place where people are seen, supported, and stretched toward their fullest potential.

As Mariah says, “Light spreads when shared.”

Coaches’ Corner: What Is Coaching, Really?

In a world full of noise, pressure, and endless to-do lists, it’s easy to lose sight of who you are and what you truly want.

That’s where coaching comes in, not as a fix but as a powerful partnership that helps you show up as your truest self.

What Coaching Is

Coaching is a co-creative process rooted in trust, curiosity, and possibility. It’s not about being told what to do. It’s about discovering your own answers through guided reflection and action. Coaching is:

  • Clarity through partnership: Get clear on what you want, not what others expect.
  • A space to reconnect: Pause and realign with your values, purpose, and goals.
  • Insight into action: Turn awareness into intentional, aligned steps forward.
  • A future focused journey: Coaching helps you create what’s next with clarity, courage, and momentum.

What Coaching Is Not

Let’s clear up a few myths. Coaching is not:

  • A quick fix. Real transformation takes time and intention.
  • Advice giving. Your coach helps you uncover the answers.
  • Directive or prescriptive. Coaching empowers choice, not compliance.
  • Therapy. Therapy heals the past. Coaching designs the future.

Therapy helps you heal what happened. Coaching helps you create what’s next.

Why SoulFire Coaching Feels Different

When you work with a SoulFire coach, you’re not being “fixed.” You’re being seen for your brilliance, your potential, and your power.

You’re being supported with compassion, accountability, and fierce belief in your growth.

Additionally, you are being stretched toward the version of you that’s been waiting to rise.

This is your invitation to step into alignment, ignite your purpose, and create a life that feels like you.

Meet our coaches and discover who’s ready to walk beside you.

As a heartfelt "Thank You" to our community, we are offering a 50% discount on all coaching packages during the month of November! Use code GRATEFUL50 when booking.

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The Fire Library

Each month, we’ll share a hand picked article, podcast, book, or tool designed to help you reconnect with your purpose and fan your inner flame.

This month’s recommendation:

The Power of Gratitude with Dr. Laurie Santos (The Happiness Lab)

In this short episode, Dr. Santos explores how gratitude boosts happiness, strengthens relationships, and even reshapes the brain.

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Reflect & Ignite: Let Gratitude Fuel Your Fire

Gratitude is more than a polite thank you. It’s a powerful shift in perspective that helps you see the world through abundance instead of lack.

Research shows that regular gratitude practice improves well-being, strengthens relationships, builds resilience, and even reshapes the brain to notice more of what’s good.

When we focus on gratitude, we move from what’s missing to what’s already here and that shift changes everything.

Try starting small. Name one good thing from today. Nothing is too big or too small:

  • The warmth of your morning coffee
  • A green light when you’re running late
  • Five quiet minutes before the house wakes up
  • Or maybe something bigger, a healed illness, a long awaited raise, a new home filled with possibility.

Try using these reflection prompts to get started:

  • What went well today?
  • When did I feel joy?
  • What am I looking forward to?
  • Who am I most grateful for?


Thank you for being part of SoulFire. We are honored to walk this path with you and deeply grateful to witness your growth.

With gratitude,
The SoulFire Collective

The SoulFire Collective helps individuals
and organizations through leadership and executive coaching.

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