Hest Creative
Professional Coaching
Quiet Leadership for
Times of Change
Return to Yourself
Coaching for grief, identity shifts, and returning to your true nature.
At Hest Creative, I work with thoughtful, capable people navigating change—after loss, during transition, or at moments when the old ways no longer fit and the next chapter hasn’t fully revealed itself yet.
This is coaching for quiet leaders: people who lead through presence, depth, and integrity rather than force or performance.
You don’t need to become someone new.
You need space to return to who you already are.
When Change Isn’t Linear
Some transitions can’t be optimized or pushed through.
Grief reshapes identity.
Leadership evolves in seasons.
Clarity arrives when there is space to listen.
If you’re here, you may be:
navigating grief or loss, personal or professional
experiencing an identity or leadership shift
tired of performing certainty while feeling misaligned
ready to lead and live with more integrity and less urgency
You don’t need fixing.
You need a place where your truth can surface without being rushed.
An Introduction
Hi, I’m Hannah—an ICF-certified professional coach and equine-assisted learning practitioner who works with people navigating change.
My work is shaped by years of sitting at thresholds, personal and professional, where identity shifts, grief reshapes direction, and the old ways of leading no longer fit. I don’t believe in pushing through these moments. I believe in meeting them with presence, discernment, and care.
I see growth as cyclical, influenced by seasons that can draw us closer to, or further from, ourselves. At Hest Creative, my work is about slowing the pace, shifting the tide toward alignment, and supporting purpose-driven reflection so you can return to your authentic self, steadier, clearer, and more fully authored.
The Philosophy Behind Hest Creative
Hest is the Norwegian word for horse—a symbol of presence, honesty, and relational intelligence.
Creative reflects the act of meaning-making: shaping a life, a leadership style, or a body of work that is aligned and true.
At Hest Creative, insight is not just understood—it’s embodied.
My work integrates:
ICF-aligned professional coaching
grief-aware and nervous-system-safe pacing
equine-assisted learning (where appropriate)
This is grounded, ethical coaching that honors how growth actually happens.
The
Return Cycle
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A Circular Model
for Change
Growth is not linear.
It moves in cycles.
At the heart of Hest Creative is The Return Cycle,
a three-phase coaching model:
Open → Integrate → Return → Repeat
Open — slowing down to listen and notice what is emerging
Integrate — aligning insight with values, body, and action
Return — re-entering life and leadership wiser, steadier, and truer
Growth happens in cycles.
Coaching is about moving intentionally through these cycles. Each insight brings more clarity and steadiness. Personal growth isn’t about reaching an endpoint—it’s about returning to yourself and beginning from there.
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How This Work Is Delivered
At Hest Creative, coaching is offered in seasonal containers, not single sessions. This structure supports real integration rather than surface-level change.
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The Return Cycle – Private Container
For individuals navigating grief, identity shifts, or leadership transitions. Available as virtual coaching or hybrid coaching with equine-assisted integration.
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The Return Circle
A guided return to self, held in community. For those who want depth, reflection, and shared language, without overwhelm.
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The Return Retreat
Equine-assisted experiences designed as thresholds, moments to pause, listen deeply, and return with embodied clarity.
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Hest Creative supports organizations seeking steady, values-aligned leadership during change. Offerings include executive coaching, leadership retreats, and facilitated off-sites using The Return Cycle framework.
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Local to Reno/Tahoe or traveling through? Reach out about unique equine-assisted coaching experiences in partnership with Equus Insight in Washoe Valley.
What Makes Coaching with
Hest Creative Different?
This is not hustle culture dressed up as self-care.
At Hest Creative:
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Depth is Valued
Over Speed
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Presence is Treated
as a Leadership Skill
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Growth is Measured by Alignment, Not Optics
Clients don’t perform transformation here.
They integrate it.
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Grief and Transition are Honored as Sources of Intelligence
What people are saying.
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"The equine-assisted coaching retreat at Hest Creative was transformative. As an ICF-certified coach, I gained valuable insights and methodologies that have enhanced my practice. Hannah and her team expertly facilitated meaningful growth experiences, providing practical strategies that will benefit both my practice and clients. I highly recommend this valuable program."
Jessica
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"Hannah is a fantastic guide in general, and if you're working to develop your authentic business brand, look no further! Hannah is kind, creative, and supportive! The best person to help you launch the message the world needs to hear from you!"
Karyn
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"Working with Hannah was absolutely transformative to not only the way that I operated in my business - but also how I felt. During our time together I became more and more comfortable pushing myself to do scary or uncomfortable things with the increased confidence our sessions gave me. Hannah also gave me the full permission to be myself."
Camille
An Invitation
You don’t need to be louder.
You don’t need to push harder.
You don’t need to hurry what is becoming.
You’re allowed to change.
You’re allowed to lead quietly.
You’re allowed to return to yourself, again and again.
Ready to Work Together?
If this language feels familiar,
if something in you settled while reading,
it may be time to begin.
We’ll start where you are.
And move at the pace your truth requires.