I'm Kerry Hanna — A Life Transitions Coach for Women
I help women who’ve spent years putting everyone else first hear their own voice again, because I’ve had to learn to trust mine too.
Based in Vancouver, coaching women across North America by phone
Learning to trust my gut at 18
I was 18 years old, standing in the offices of the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City.
Photos of iconic models lined the walls. Eileen Ford, one of the most powerful women in the fashion industry, flipped through my portfolio. Quickly. Distractedly. Like I wasn’t really there.
I’d won three titles that year: Miss North Shore, Miss Congeniality at the PNE pageant, and Miss Fresh Face, a province-wide television competition. That last one was the prize that brought me to New York. I was staying at the Waldorf Astoria and feeling like maybe, just maybe, this was my big moment.
Eileen Ford looked up. She looked right through me, and moved on.
Later, another agency told me I had potential, on one condition. I’d need to get a nose job (mine widens a bit when I smile, which wasn’t considered ideal). But I liked my nose — it was the same as my father’s. And as far as I was concerned, it was perfect just the way it was.
So I said no thank you, and flew home to Vancouver. I trusted myself enough to know that path wasn’t right for me.
The inner voice that has guided every transition in my life
That voice, the one that said this doesn’t feel right for me, I need to go home, has been with me my whole life.
It spoke up when my marriage stopped working. I was 40, with a one-year-old, and somewhere along the way I’d lost track of who I was. I listened, and I left.
It spoke up in 2007, when I was eating lunch at my desk. I googled coaching schools, found Rhodes Wellness College, and felt chills run down my spine. Then I talked myself out of it. I went home and felt utterly deflated. Eventually I grabbed my journal and sat by the ocean, and by page five I knew I was going to enrol. I graduated in 2008 as a certified life and wellness coach.
And it spoke up one Wednesday morning, years later when I woke up, opened my eyes, and knew I was done. I walked into work that day and handed in my resignation. No plan. Just that same inner knowing.
Why small steps count as much as big leaps
When something stops feeling right, I listen. I trust that I’ll land somewhere better, because I always have.
Sometimes the shift is big: ending a relationship, quitting a job with no plan, signing up for coaching school five pages into journaling by the sea.
And sometimes it’s quieter. A boundary finally set. A dream finally spoken out loud. A step so small nobody else would even notice.
Big or small, it all counts. And every step brings you a little closer to yourself.
A life transitions coach for women at a crossroads
I work with women who have spent years putting everyone else first and are now standing at a crossroads, wondering what’s next, wondering if it’s too late, wondering why they can’t just figure it out already.
I know exactly who they are, because I’m one of them.
I’ve been practicing self-trust my whole life. It was there at 18 in Eileen Ford’s office, and on that Wednesday morning. I’m still coming back to myself. I don’t think that ever really ends.
What I want you to know is this: the voice inside you knows. It always has. It just needs someone to help you hear it again.
Your next step doesn’t have to be a dramatic leap. It just has to be yours.
My training and nearly 20 years as a life transitions coach for women
I trained as a coach in 2007-2008 at Rhodes Wellness College and have been doing this work for almost 20 years. Whether you’re going through divorce, loss, a career change, an empty nest, or one of those quieter transitions that don’t have a name but feel just as big, chances are I’ve walked alongside someone who’s been there too.
I’m also certified in Myers-Briggs and Sacred Gifts. They help me see how you’re wired: how you take in the world, how you make decisions, what gives you energy, and what you’re naturally good at. That makes it easier to understand why something is draining you, and where you’ve been overriding yourself to keep everyone else happy.
I coach by phone, on purpose. It’s how my own inner knowing works best. With nothing to look at, I can really listen and pick up on what’s underneath your words: the pause, the change in your voice, the thing you almost said. Without the distraction of a screen, it’s just your voice and mine — and that’s often when you start to hear what you really think and feel.
how I help women find their way back to themselves
My coaching follows my Back to You Framework, which has four parts:
- Reconnect with your feelings, your intuition, and the quiet whispers you’ve learned to override.
- Clarify what matters most to you and what you actually want.
- Strengthen your boundaries, so your yes and your no are your own.
- Honour who you are and what you know, and meet yourself with more trust and compassion.
We don’t work through them in order. We move between them depending on what you need, one small step at a time.
What women say about this work
I’ve Learned To Trust And Listen To My Own Instincts
“As a people pleaser I was in the habit of constantly giving priority to other people’s needs and had a tendency to dismiss what I was feeling. Kerry helped me learn to trust and listen to my own instincts. Our sessions felt very comfortable — like talking to an understanding friend, but one who was able to give unbiased advice and useful observations. She gave me the tools I needed to work through issues in my own way. She truly helped me untangle what felt like a tangled ball of yarn. I highly recommend Kerry’s compassionate and thoughtful coaching.”
~ Catherine P. ~
If this is hitting home
I’d love to hear what’s going on.
Most women start with a free 20-minute call, just to talk through where they are and see if coaching feels like the right fit.