Community Highlights: Meet Liz Harrington of Liz Harrington Coaching

Today we’d like to introduce you to Liz Harrington

Hi Liz, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
After years of feeling a tug to support others in their physical and mental wellbeing, I got certified as an Integrative Nutrition Coach in 2020. I quickly grew my health coaching business, and I initially focused on supporting women with intuitive eating to lose weight. Yet, as I worked with more clients, I recognized two key things. One, was that many women’s eating habits were influenced by their relationships. Many women wanted to lose weight because they felt insecure in their bodies, compared themselves to other women, or feared that their partner would no longer found them attractive. Other clients soothed themselves during relaltionship conflict by stress eating. This began my study in relationships, and the way they impact every facet of our lives.

Secondly, I noticed that most clients could not simply break their patterns with discipline or cognitive work alone. Many of their challenges were deeply rooted in their subconscious minds from childhood experiences, and they needed to do more than just reframe their thoughts to truly shift their habits longterm.

In tandem with both of these observations, I was experiencing my own struggles in relationships, and I found little reprieve with talk therapy alone. I started exploring other healing modalities that targeted the subconscious mind, particularly hypnosis. When I started practicing hypnosis multiple times a week, I started seeing rapid shifts in my own love life. In April 2022, I got certified in Hypnotherapy to share the magic with others.

Beyond subconscious work, I studied attachment, polarity, and communication, and I found my true passion in the dating & relationship space. In October 2022, I officially launched my dating business, integrating coaching and hypnosis to support women in breaking patterns of situationships and dead end relationships to find a deep, healthy, soul aligned connection. In the last two years, I’ve led 100+ individuals in reprogramming their subconscious so they can show up in a way that is authentic, empowered, and open hearted in dating and beyond.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The road has certainly not been smooth! Relationships are an extremely complex and emotionally charged topic – there is a lot of conflicting guidance out there, and everyone has an opinion on how to date. I’ve had to really tune into my beliefs based on my own journey as well as my clients’ journies.

Specifically, I initially was trained in Integrative Attachment Theory and focused exclusively on helping women overcome Anxious Attachment. Overtime, I came to realize that labels like “Anxious Attachment” were actually creating blind spots, and in some cases, were actually creating divides rather than more love in the dating process. While I still talk about attachment in my work, I no longer use labels on clients, as we are simply way too complex to be labeled as one thing.

From a marketing standpoint, using labels is a great way to gain clients, as people recognize themselves within the label. It can be really tempting to use these types of frameworks and systems to create tangibility and clarity in who you work with and how you work with them, but as mentioned, there is simply too much nuance and complexity in relationships for us to assign ourselves a label or follow a specific structure or framework to improve our love lives. Ultimately, my goal is that each individual recognizes their own patterns and blind spots and taps into their intuition and authentic expression and desires to navigate dating and beyond.

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Liz Harrington Coaching?
I specialize in helping sensitive humans move from situationships and emotionally unavailable partners to healthy, deep soul connections. What sets my practice apart from others is that I blend subconscious, somatic work with an action oriented approach. In other words, my philosophy is that we need to do both the inner and outer work to change.

Beyond that, I don’t subscribe to following dating rules or giving individuals scripts or specific tactics to follow to find a partner. Rather, I believe that the work is actually reconnecting to self in a way where you can access your natural intuition, authenticity, and expression. In fact, much of dating is about expression – your own personal self expression/authenticity alongside the way you communicate emotions, boundaries, and needs. The more you communicate maturely and clearly, the easier it is to filter out partners who can’t meet you.

Additionally, while I believe that everyone can find love, if you’ve been stuck in situationships with unavailable partners or have been chronically single, it’s often a sign that you need to redefine what you actually desire in a relationship. Many times, people get caught up in chasing chemistry or expending too much energy trying to make something work with someone who is not ready. On the flipside, some people stay single for years because they are looking for perfection, which is actually a sign that they fear intimacy. Part of the work is truly getting clear on your true priorities, letting go of partners who are not available for the type of connection you desire and of course, working through any subconscious fears that you have about love and intimacy.

In terms of my offerings, I am currently offering a 3 session package for those that are looking for short term support and a long term container, Sensitive Heart Alchemy, for those who are looking for more extensive, deeper transformation.

What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
The most important characteristic is courage. Putting yourself out there is scary! Especially with a subject as vulnerable as dating. It’s an incredibly controversial, personal, and triggering topic, and I have certainly had to deal with my fair share of judgment, pushback, and nasty comments on Instagram! I’ve had to develop a lot of resilience and strength within myself to continue to be courageous and speak honestly, even when I’m not getting the external validation. And I often tell my clients the same thing – love is also about courage! You can’t find a true, authentic, deep, healthy, soul connection without being courageous in some way. There’s no escape, but it is beyond worth it.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.liz-harrington.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liz_harrington/

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