Radical BalanceCoaching with Dave DuBois

Nurture your insights

Don't let your insights die on the shelf

When I was young, I decided I wanted a bonsai tree (I'm certain this was influenced by the movie The Karate Kid). I rode my bike to a garden shop, purchased a bonsai tree, brought it home, and put it on a shelf in my room. I loved the way it looked. I loved the way I felt resting my gaze upon it. I didn't buy a book on how to care for it, nor any tools for trimming, shaping, or training it. I watered it irregularly, according to when I thought it needed to be watered, not knowing how to read the signs that it was over- or under-watered.

Unsurprisingly, this bonsai tree died. Though I loved having it, I wasn't able to recognize what it needed to stay alive, because I never learned or practiced the techniques the bonsai needed to thrive. My love of the look of the bonsai wasn't enough. It needed more than my appreciation to develop and thrive.

The situation is similar when it comes to insights and meaningful experiences in your life. You can have breakthroughs in therapy. You can have deep, new experiences in meditation. You can glimpse your true self and the depths of your being within psychedelic medicine experiences. But, it takes something more to transplant and translate these experiences into the soil of your day-to-day life. Passing experiences becomes just that, when they actually have the potential to take root and grow.

Go beyond temporary glimpses

Do meditation insights fade away once you get up from the cushion? Do psychedelic journeys reveal truths you can't seem to access afterward? Are you frustrated with a lack of progress in therapy or personal growth work?

I specialize in integrating insights from therapy, meditation, psychedelics, and other mind-expanding practices. My approach is grounded in neuroscience, Buddhist psychology, and a dedication to awakening that lasts beyond peak experiences. The path to change is challenging, but you don't have to walk it alone. I provide the guidance, tools, and support you need to move toward real and sustainable well-being.

Nurture your growth

I base my coaching approach on current research on human well-being. The Plasticity of Well-Being is a framework developed by UW-Madison's Center for Healthy Minds, which describes four dimensions of well-being that you can develop like skills: Awareness, Connection, Insight, and Purpose. To support lasting personal growth, I also use a process-oriented method that guides individuals through progressive stages: Settling, Seeing, Growing, and Integrating.

Within those stages, I use various trauma-informed techniques drawn from my training in meditation, Internal Family Systems, Compassionate Inquiry, Buddhist psychology, embodied immediacy, and nature immersion to help you work with unhealthy patterns and find resilience, growth, and lasting well-being.

Dave DuBois

The heart of my coaching practice is rooted in a deep confidence in human wholeness. I can help you access your intrinsic healing intelligence in many ways, suited to your circumstances. I would be honored to guide and accompany you on your unique path to wholeness.

Working together

I've designed my coaching practice to serve deeply engaged people who are committed to their growth, those ready to do the work of transformation and invest in their own development. I take on new clients through referral or direct invitation. If that's you, the best first step is a conversation to see whether we're a good fit. From there, we can decide together whether to proceed.

For current and former clients

If we've worked together before, you are always welcome to continue your work with me. Your growth and well-being are a priority to me, and I will always find time for you. Send me an email and we'll arrange a time to meet.