HI, I’M COACH ANA ROSA

I think that we all agree that changing is hard.

My personal history, my life has been quite a roller coaster. Exciting but also one with challenges and struggles. I have been gifted with incredible emotional strength and a sense of humor that have helped me overcome the challenges in my life.

Childhood

I am one of six siblings. Both my parents are amazing people. They have a good heart and there’s no doubt in my mind that they always wanted the best for us. However, like so many of us, they both had their own baggage to deal with at a time where there weren’t many resources to handle the emotional challenges that came with that baggage. These kept them from being available for us emotionally in certain moments of our lives so, to make for that void my siblings and I became quite a pack.

We took care of ourselves and although we had to face a lot of challenges, we had a great time while growing up. We laughed and had fun, but we also felt afraid and lonely and although our pack worked wonders, nothing could make up for the emotional absence of our parents. I developed a deep sense of abandonment that also led to feelings of shame and lack of self-worth. I grew up feeling inadequate most of the time, always thinking that I was less than those around me.

Woman in the Making

After college, I went straight to corporate America. I worked long hours and had huge success. I got married to an amazing man (with his own baggage, of course) and I felt I had it made. I did not realize that I was all armored up with anger, which was the engine driving my success. I was angry at life. I thought it was courage but, it was anger drizzled with anxiety and disguised in a very clever way. This started to affect me in all areas of my life and it led to years of intense therapy.

I became a self-help junky. I was so shocked at how my past and how I interpreted it affected my life so unconsciously and those around me that I became an avid reader of anything related to personal growth. These readings shed some really powerful insights. I learned a lot but also felt a lot of emotional pain and felt lonely in my life path.  In time I realized that life did not have to be so hard. That I needed to heal and grow but I could also have a good time.

 

Discovering my Passion

The role of some amazing professionals; therapists, psychiatrist, coaches, teachers and mentors were crucial in my healing process. To be honest, I would have not been able to be where I am today if it was not for the support, wisdom and guidance of them. I realized how important they were in my growth and how hard it was for me to find good one. Confident of what my journey has taught me and keeps teaching me daily, I decided that I wanted to help others the way these people helped me.

That led to perusing studies in coaching and counseling. In a way, I had been doing this all my life. I’ve always had the ability to be present for others in moments of deep emotional pain. I could listen to others and give them some guidance that came from within. Having the capacity of relating to others personal which in itself is a gift, because in the end, we all want desperately to be understood.

This is what I bring to my coaching practice. Yes, my studies and degrees. But even more, my learnings, my journey together with my gifts of connection, inner wisdom and raw life experience.

Certified Integral Coach

Certified Daring Way Facilitator

Enneagram Certified Professional

The Woman

First and foremost, I am a woman. One committed to lead a life with courage. Always be my authentic self at all cost and empower others to do the same. I graduated in 1989 from American University in Washington DC with a BA in Public Relations and a minor in Psycology
1989

The Executive

I started my professional journey in 1990 working at Sony Puerto Rico. I led a department to move from thousands to millions in sales, while navigating the challenges of being the only woman in a corporate position in the company and an industry dominated by men.
1990

The Entrepreneur

In 1995 I decided to pursue my entrepreneurial spirit and brought a Spanish Franchise to Puerto Rico. Together with my father we brought Pans & Company. He put the capital and life long experience and I put the work. I learned how to build a store from the ground, negotiated every detail, lead a team of over 50 and more than anything learned first-hand the challenges of working on a family business.
1995

The Mother/Wife

I cannot leave out these roles in my professional platform as they transformed my world in every way. I learned how an authentic relationship is about loving everything about the other, even the things you don’t like. Being a mother and wife have taught me unconditional love, patience, selfless sacrifice and the capacity to be present in moments of great discomfort. I learned there were forces inside me I never know about and what I am capable of.
2000

The Certified Integral™ Coach

I became a Certified Integral™ Coach in 2007 @ New Ventures West in SFO. They have one of the most rigorous coaching programs in the nation. We are all unique and so our personal challenges, this coaching approach uses a methodology crafted and tailored for each client. While the outcome of each program is specific for each person, they all focus on three broad ends; long-term excellence, self-correction and self-generation.
2007

The Daring Way™ Facilitator

In 2014 I became a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator. A highly experiential methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. The method was design for work with individuals, coples, families, work teams and organizational leaders. During the process we explore topics such as vulnerability, courage, shame and worthiness. This work has transformed the way a show up in all the different roles in my life and I intent to help others achieve the same.
2014

The Enneagram Certified Professional

I became fascinated with the Enneagram in 2004. I had a toddler and a baby at the time and I have to say that the enneagram was a key instrument in keeping my family and relationship sane. Although and amazing took, it felt hard to share with others until I learned about Awareness to Action. Their approach to this dynamic system is clear, concise and practical teaching individuals how to be aware of their behaviors and guide them to changes that would lead to more effective behaviors. I decided to get certified with them in 2016.
2016