If you've been googling how much a life coach costs, I'm so glad you're here. I looked at publicly listed midlife coaching prices in 2026, and they run from $55 for a single session to more than $11,000 for six months of private coaching. In this episode we talk about what that range actually pays for.

I once spent a lot of money on a high-ticket business coach, and it went so badly that I seriously considered giving up on coaching altogether. A big part of it was that I had no idea what questions to ask before I signed up, which I think is far more common than most of us admit.

We get into whether coaching is worth the money, how a coach is different from a good friend and from therapy, the questions I wish I'd asked before hiring a coach (and how I'd answer each one myself), and the red flags I'd watch for, starting with pressure.

RESOURCES MENTIONED
My current coaching packages, including pricing, what's included, and my cancellation and refund policies: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/coaching
Apply for private coaching with me: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrG-7BwhijkanRP02fSHnYIq1dBYWX_MXjlKi-QJ9Xto7UvA/viewform
Do You Need a Life Coach? 7 Signs It's Time in Midlife: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/signs-you-need-a-midlife-transition-coach/
How to choose the right life coach for a midlife transition: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/how-to-choose-the-right-life-coach-for-a-midlife-transition/

ABOUT RACHEL
I'm Rachel Cline, a life coach and yoga teacher. I work with the woman who did everything right, checked every box, and built a life that looks good from the outside but can't quite find herself in it anymore. I help you get off the hamster wheel and come home to yourself, so you can hear your own voice again, trust it, and feel whole, not someday, but now.

If anxiety has started to feel like your new normal and the things that used to help aren't touching it anymore, this guided EFT tapping practice helps you calm midlife anxiety and come back to your body in about 15 minutes.

Download the free printable tapping guide: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.myflodesk.com/tapping

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) tapping is a tool I've kept in my back pocket for years, and lately I've been reaching for it a lot more. I'll walk you through each tapping point, and then we'll tap through three rounds together: naming what you feel, honoring why it's here, and coming home to your body. We'll close with a few minutes of mindful breathing to help your nervous system settle.

If you're listening in the car, just listen along for today and come back to tap with me when you're parked or at home. You can repeat the words after me or change them to fit what you're going through. There's no way to do this wrong.

Tapping is a supportive practice and doesn't replace medical or mental health care. If your anxiety is new, getting worse, or affecting your sleep or health, please talk with your doctor.

Resources
Free printable tapping guide: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.myflodesk.com/tapping
Midlife transition coaching: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/coaching

About Rachel
I'm Rachel Cline, a yoga teacher and midlife transition coach. I help women in midlife move through identity shifts by coming home to themselves, so they can hear their inner knowing again, trust it, and step into the woman they're becoming.

Free classes and mindful tools: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/resources
Weekly newsletter: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/newsletter
Instagram: @radiantlyrootedwithrachel

Prefer to tap along on video? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G3mnQNjASck

If you've read the books, taken the courses, and know exactly what you need to do but still feel stuck in analysis paralysis, this episode is for you. We're talking about why information isn't the same as transformation, and how two yoga principles, discipline and surrender, can help you find your next aligned step in midlife.

I don't know about you, but I like knowing where things are going, and more than once I've set something aside, even something I really wanted, because it was taking too long or it felt too hard. In this episode I talk about how information overload and our fear of the unknown keep us waiting for clarity and confidence before we move, when so often it's taking that first step that builds them. Then we get into tapas, which I like to think of as the discipline of devotion, and Ishvara Pranidhana, surrendering the outcome, and how the two work together so you can do your part and loosen your grip on what happens next.

In the second half, I guide you through a grounding breath and visualization practice where you bring to mind something you've been resisting or putting off, walk a path until it splits at a fork in the road, and notice what shows up in your body as you step toward that thing and as you let it go. If you're driving, save this part for later.

In this episode:
Why knowing what to do doesn't change much until we actually do it
How analysis paralysis and fear of the unknown keep us from taking the first step
Tapas, the third niyama, and the fire that fuels transformation
When our drive for self-improvement comes from insecurity, and whether we're fixing things that aren't really broken
What surrender means in yoga
A guided embodied practice to feel your way toward your next aligned step

Book a Reset with me
If you did the practice with me and realized you're standing at a crossroads of your own, I'd love to invite you to book a Reset.

It's a 90-minute Zoom session where we slow everything down, look at where you're feeling stuck and what's actually asking to change, use somatic practices to get you out of your head and back into your body, and create a simple three-step plan for what comes next.

You'll also have seven days of voice and text support with me afterward, so when you notice yourself slipping back into second-guessing, I'm right there to help you keep taking the next aligned step. It's a good fit if you're not ready for a longer coaching commitment yet but you know you need some help getting steady on your feet.
https://calendly.com/radiantlyrootedyoga/identity-reset

Get grounded guidance each week
Practices, reflections, and resources to help you move through midlife with more clarity, self-trust, and intention.
https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/newsletter

Free classes and mindful tools
https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/resources

Stay connected
Instagram: @radiantlyrootedwithrachel

If something in this episode resonated with you, I hope you'll send it to someone in your life who might need to hear it too. Sometimes we just need a reminder that we're not the only one standing at that crossroads.

Radiantly Rooted with Rachel is hosted by Rachel Cline, yoga teacher and midlife transition coach for women.