Heather Ireton Fisher, BS, LMT
EDUCATION
Wayfinder Life Coach in training, 2021 expected graduation
East West College of the Healing Arts, 2011 graduate
Washington State University, 2006 graduate
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A BRIEF BIO
I grew up in southwest Washington, the daughter of a mechanic and a forester. My youth could be summed up simply with horses and hiking, followed by a love affair with boys, hunting, fishing, and mud drag racing in my twenties. As adulthood has finally settled in, I've returned to the hiking, though most of my time in recent years had been swallowed by homeownership and remodeling ventures. When you visit my home-based practice, I'm happy to share with anyone who's interested the fantastic history behind my 1885 homestead and the restoration journey we've undertaken with it.
THE WANDERING EDUCATIONAL PATH
I wound up in bodywork and then coaching seemingly by accident, but really I've just always been called as a healer. I meandered through a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at WSU, then flirted heavily with a Master's in Soil Science (also at WSU) until I realized I needed to work with people instead of data and materials. I left school with nary a clue as to what I really wanted, and about a year later acted on a whim dredged up from the ether and enrolled in massage school. I learned about structural integration early on in my studies and was fascinated with its principles from then on. In 2013, I became a licensed massage therapist and practiced in Washington until 2017, when my husband and I moved to Idaho.
FINDING LIFE COACHING
The last couple years have been filled with soul-searching and personal growth amidst the extensive chaos of the aforementioned home remodel. I've realized that my deep passion for helping others goes beyond healing the body, which is where the coaching bit comes in. I've made so much progress in my own habits, behaviors, and attitudes since I really committed to a journey of personal growth, that I want to be a catalyst and guide for others on that journey. I know quite intimately to know what it feels like to be so stuck, disillusioned, frustrated, and fearful that you are desperate for a positive change. I have been in that place where you still believe there has to be something better or something more, but try as you might (maybe for years) you can't seem to find or create it. It is in my own finding a way out of that and into a space so much more spacious and brave than I ever thought attainable, and realizing just how possible and doable it is, that I find my calling to coach others. An old friend once called me a "portal to possibilities," and I am excited to be moving every deeper into that position and identity.
