Always bursting with enthusiasm for living life to the fullest, Gwen loves to share her unique perspective with anyone who is seeking to create a more meaningful future. A skilled and compassionate coach, workshop facilitator, author, and artist Gwen especially enjoys working with people experiencing life transition, with a focus on those moving into retirement. She uses her own extensive experience as a corporate executive, small business owner and inveterate career changer to support her client's explorations. In addition to extensive personal and professional experience, Gwen brings qualifications as a WEL-Systems Educator, NLP Master Practitioner, a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Human Systems Intervention to all she does. She has published "The Alchemy of Energy: Exploring The CODE Model" and "Sekhmet Rising: The restlessness of women's genius" and is currently working on her third book. Gwen is based in Ottawa, Canada where she maintains an active coaching practice using telephone and e-mail coaching to work with clients across the country. She also leads career transition, retirement lifestyle and creativity workshops and retreats.