Stand On Your Head helps people navigate transitions in work and life through thoughtful, practical coaching and tools.
If you’re in a season of change and growth, this work is for you. Stand On Your Head exists to help you shift perspective, reclaim clarity, and move forward with intention. Whether you’re navigating a career transition, a personal pivot, or simply asking “what’s next?” – Stand On Your Head is here to help you slow down, tune in, and move forward with greater alignment and purpose.
What We Stand For
At the heart of Stand On Your Head is a belief in the power of perspective: that when you pause and see things differently, new possibilities emerge. This work is grounded in a few key ideas:
Perspective can change everything. When you look at things from a new angle, new insights come into focus.
Change is natural — and navigable. Transitions are part of growth. They deserve support, reflection, and space.
Change equals opportunity. Even when the change is unwelcome at first, all change carries with it an opportunity for growth and expansion.
You already have wisdom. Coaching isn’t about fixing you — it’s about creating space to reconnect with what you already know.
Growth doesn’t always look linear. Sometimes the next right move is unexpected, subtler, or more radical than you ever imagined.
Credentials & Experience
- ICF-credentialed coaching, rooted in reflective practice and up-to-date professional training
- Trauma-Informed Coaching Certified through Moving the Human Spirit
- 300+ clients supported through career and life transitions – spanning ages, life stages, career levels and industries (career coaching clients work in self-employment, tech, professional services, finance, education, and the arts — from early-career professionals to C-suite leaders)
- A unique blend of strategic insight and creative fluency, informed by backgrounds in business, writing, music, and embodied learning — including as a Registered Yoga Teacher
- 15+ years of experience working in the people function across corporate, nonprofit, and creative sectors
- Extensive training in personal development, transformational coaching modalities, and spiritual arts
The Origin Story
Stand On Your Head began as a creative writing project. The premise was to tangle with fear after telling a teacher in an advanced yoga class that I could do a headstand when in reality – I was too scared to try.
A few years later, Stand On Your Head became the launching pad for a career coaching practice. I took my business degrees and decade of corporate HR consulting experience and started to coach. I wanted to do the work I was made for and I wanted to do it on my terms. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of people through major transitions – from leaving long-held roles to explore new directions, to launching businesses and not-for-profits, to stepping into leadership at every level – including the C-suite. I kept expanding my capacity through certifications and courses in coaching and spirituality. Along the way, I stumbled into a different kind of education. I was blessed with three babies and one miscarriage. I lost my mum to a sudden illness.
Stand On Your Head continues to evolve, offering coaching support through career and life transitions, and encouraging creative expression through writing and song. Around here, we are all about facing fears and shifting perspectives.
Oh, and I’m practicing my headstand.
I’m cheering you on.
~ Allison