My Story

Hi, I’m Jess Kovic. For a long time I felt stuck and I didn’t understand why or how to “fix it”. Like everyone, I’ve been through some really hard things. I let those things define me. Feeling like I had to “fix it” was overwhelming and kept me from just being myself. I let other people’s expectations and my assumptions about those expectations stop me from showing up to do the things I longed to do and be who I longed to be. I was a type A people pleasing perfectionist, terrified of judgment and upsetting people. Of course I wouldn’t have admitted that to anyone or even myself. Oh no, that would be too flawed and exposed. I played small to not rock the boat. I thought I had to be perfect to be seen.

I dreamt of being a singer, but told myself I wasn’t born with that natural talent. I wanted to play an instrument, but thought it was too late for me to start. I went to school to art direct, but I found myself working on the logistics side as a producer because it felt safer to be in a supporting role. I thought that the shitty things that happened to me meant I had to hide. I hid in my work and my relationships. I hid behind these stories I told myself for years and it was miserable.

When I found life coaching it was a complete game changer. I learned how to manage my thoughts to see that the stories weren’t facts. At least they didn’t have to be and I had the power to write a new story. I addressed the pain from the past and learned how to feel my emotions instead of just powering through. I stopped hiding and started to show up.

My own work led me to finally take up singing lessons. I now sing as a lead in a barbershop chorus group. I have picked up piano, ukulele and guitar and am working on writing my own music. I stopped producing and started art directing in my design/photo/video work. I’ve healed and renewed important relationships, most importantly my relationship with myself because I gotta hang out with that bitch for all of time.

I feel like it’s my duty to share the tools and knowledge I’ve learned as a coach and in my own journey. As a certified life coach and creative, I help my clients heal from their past, to authentically express who they are without needing to justify or over explain themselves in their work and relationships. I focus on self-empowerment, emotional freedom and authentic self expression to help communicate from a place of inner confidence and clarity.