A more intentional life is possible
Bring more of who you are to life.
Mentoring, community and experiences for people at a crossroads who want to make more room for what matters and find their own way to contribute.
Inner wisdom. Meaningful expression. Practical steps forward.
What matters enough to give it more of your life?
I work with people at a crossroads. You might be finding your direction as a young adult, rethinking what you want from work and life at midlife, or asking what you want to explore and contribute in elderhood.
You might feel restless in a life that once fit. Or you might feel drawn to something you’re finally ready to take seriously.
At any of these turning points, the questions closest to your heart tend to surface. What do you love enough to make more room for? What gives your life meaning? And how do you want to share your gifts, strengths and the things you’ve learned in a way that feels like your own?
I believe every life is sacred. We’re here to remember why we came and discover how we can contribute. Those questions deserve a place in the choices we make every day.
Reclaim your life
You can tell me what everyone else needs from you this week. It might take longer to say what you need.
Between work, family and the commitments you’ve taken on, the things that make you feel like yourself keep slipping off the calendar. You want some of that time and energy back, and you’re ready to look at what would have to change.
Lead in a way that feels true to you
Maybe it’s the conversation people seek you out for, the problem you’re drawn to solve, or the kind of leader you wish you’d had. These are clues to the difference you could make.
Whether you’re guiding a team, raising a family or stepping up in your community, you want to be more deliberate about how you lead and what you bring to the people around you.
Bring something to life or help it grow
It might be a creative project, a practice, a business or a movement. Maybe you’re ready to share a first version with others.
Maybe you’ve already begun and can see what it could become. If you have already begun, you may also be noticing how much of it depends on you, and wondering how it can grow without taking over your life. You want to take the next step in a way that fits the life you want to live.
The Clarity Blueprint gives us a place to look at what matters now and decide where to begin.
Explore the Clarity BlueprintA life fully lived
Make room for the whole of who you are.
A fulfilling life draws on many parts of us. This model helps you notice what is flourishing, what feels missing, and what is asking for attention.
Body & Mind
Nurture your becoming
Care for your well-being and continue to grow, nurturing the energy and awareness to express your potential.
Spirit
Explore the world
Follow your curiosity through adventure, nature, beauty and art. Welcome experiences that awaken wonder and possibility.
Soul
Express your soul
Connect with your inner wisdom and spiritual life. Give creative expression to your gifts and what feels true to you.
Heart
Connect & contribute
Nurture relationships and belonging. Offer your gifts through meaningful work, community and everyday acts of care.
Joy & meaning at the centre
Make room for both delight and purpose, balancing what you love with what matters deeply.
Practical foundations in the roots
Rest, financial stability, a supportive home, time and everyday support give you the grounding to grow and make conscious choices.
A free guide for reflection
Begin with a little reflection.
8 Signs Your Life No Longer Fits the Person You’re Becoming
Sometimes the first sign of change is a feeling that something in your life no longer fits, even when you can’t quite explain why.
Explore eight common signs, with thoughtful questions to help you understand what you’re experiencing and what may be trying to emerge.
Get the Free GuideExplore, experience & connect
Upcoming experiences
Make space for meaningful conversations, fresh possibilities and deeper connections. Find an experience that speaks to you.
Live online workshops
Life Activation Workshops
Bring life wisdom into practice through reflection, fresh perspectives and practical steps to live more consciously and give your possibilities a beginning.
November 12 & December 10
Online
A morning together · In person
Authentic Living Café
Share meaningful conversation over coffee with people exploring how to live with greater awareness, authenticity and purpose.
Next gathering to be announced
Hudson, Quebec
A day to reconnect · In person
Soul Excursions
Step away from everyday demands for a day of nature, reflection and connection, creating space to listen to yourself and explore what is emerging.
December 6 · 10 am–4 pm
Rigaud, Quebec
Deeper immersion
Pilgrimages & Retreats
Step beyond familiar routines into a journey of discovery, reflection and shared experience. Time away can help you reconnect with yourself, deepen your inner work and explore how you want to live.
A pilgrimage or retreat can begin, deepen or renew your journey, whether you join for the experience itself or alongside mentoring.
Express interest in a future journey →Your personal way forward
Clarity Blueprint
Understanding your life. Shaping your way forward.
When you sense something is ready to change, understanding where you are helps you choose where to begin.
Through personal assessment and private coaching, we explore your life as a whole, what you want to change, and the strengths, foundations and support that will help you move forward.
Together, we create your Life Design Map: a personal direction and practical priorities shaped around you.
Explore the Clarity Blueprint
Your Life Design Map
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Your direction
Where you want to go.
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Your strengths & supports
What you can build on.
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Your priorities
What needs attention first.
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Your starting point & sequence
Where to begin and what comes next.
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Your support plan
What will help you move forward.
An ongoing partnership
Mentoring
Support to bring your insights into the way you live, lead and create.
Mentoring gives you a continuing space to reflect, work through obstacles and make decisions with greater clarity. Together, we turn what you discover into practical steps, learn from what unfolds and integrate change into everyday life.
Through one-on-one mentoring or a group mentoring experience, we bring together deeper exploration, practical guidance and encouragement to help you move forward. Together, we explore which format best fits your needs and the opportunities available.
Reclaim Your Life
Reconnect with yourself and make room for what matters now. Recognize and begin clearing the patterns, expectations and commitments that leave you overwhelmed or out of alignment. Create space and capacity to make choices that honour the life you want to live.
Lead Consciously
Discover more deeply who you are and what you’re here to contribute. Explore your gifts, values, experiences and inner wisdom. Clarify your purpose, the people you feel called to connect with and serve, and the mission that gives direction to how you live, lead and create.
Take Flight
Give practical form to a meaningful idea, dream or contribution. Design, develop and launch an initial version of your offering, project or creative work. Bring it into the world so people can experience it and you can begin learning from their response.
Flourish
Build on what you’ve brought into the world. Evaluate what is working, what needs adjusting and where the strongest possibilities lie. Refine your offering or project, strengthen what sustains it, and expand its reach and impact in ways that fit your life and vision.
Begin where you are.
These pathways build on one another, and you can enter at the stage that fits your needs. You may focus on one pathway or move through several over time. We revisit earlier foundations as needed, keeping the emphasis on what will help you move forward now.
Your Clarity Blueprint helps us identify your starting point, priorities and suitable support. You don’t need to know which pathway is yours before we begin.
Founder of Designing Transformation
Meet Lianne
Transformation Guide & Mentor
Depth, perspective and a practical path.
Since founding Designing Transformation in 2009, I’ve accompanied individuals, leaders and organizations through meaningful changes in their lives and work. I bring decades of business and strategy experience together with a deep commitment to inner growth and spiritual practice.
My own journey through loss and renewal has shaped how I support others. I see my role as a midwife to emergence: helping you recognize what is taking shape within you and supporting you as you give it expression in your life.
MBA
Rotman School of Management
Author
Speaker
Transformation, purpose & possibility
Strategic Advisor
Leaders & organizations
Community & connection
Building Bridges
A community for living consciously and creating what comes next.
Building Bridges brings together people who sense more is possible in their lives and in the world. Through reflections, meaningful conversations and shared experiences, we explore what is emerging within us and how to give it expression in everyday life.
Stay connected for fresh perspectives and invitations to upcoming gatherings.
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