Coaches Who Have Walked The Path
Every coach here has been through the School themselves — trained in the Heroine's Journey framework, tested on the method, and certified to guide you through it. They're not improvising. They're using the same Map you'll be learning.
Coach profiles coming soon.
Meet Our Team
Get to know the women behind The School for Real Life Heroines. Our coaches bring their own experiences, expertise, and unique perspectives to help you on your journey.
Rushmie Nofsinger is an ICF-credentialed executive coach and strategic communications advisor who draws on 25 years of healthcare experience and positive psychology to help leaders and organizations find their authentic voice, navigate change, and thrive.
Rushmie Nofsinger is a trusted partner and advisor to leaders and organizations, guiding them in discovering their authentic voice and crafting compelling brand narratives. As a coach, she blends over 25 years of experience as a strategic communicator for global healthcare companies with evidence-based tools from positive psychology to help clients evolve, grow, and thrive. Rushmie holds a master’s degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the College of the Holy Cross. She is an ICF-credentialed ACC coach and a certified Positive Psychology Practitioner.
Keri is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and facilitator who helps people navigate inflection points in their careers, leadership, and lives.
Keri Lyle is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and facilitator who helps people move through inflection points in their career paths and leadership roles, whether they’re making their next move, growing their leadership, or strengthening their team. She spent 15 years in corporate HR, at a high-growth startup and then at Google, where she ran the executive coaching program and led company-wide people strategy initiatives. She now brings 10 years of coaching experience, plus her own lived experience of big transitions, to her clients. Keri is also a coach for Harvard Business School Executive Education and works with individuals, teams, and organizations, with a focus on outdoor companies, conservation organizations, and nonprofits.
Shannon Thompson is a facilitator and communication specialist in Maine who helps individuals and groups move through difficult moments and big decisions with clarity and care.
Shannon Thompson is a facilitator and communication specialist based in Maine. Her work sits at the intersection of communication, leadership, and personal growth. Alongside her hands-on work mediating and facilitating difficult conversations, she helps people and groups think through decisions together, so choices get made with less friction and more confidence. She also creates content and coaches people to listen better, ask better questions, and communicate well when the stakes are high. Shannon holds an M.Ed. and has trained through the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, and the University of Southern Maine.
Elizabeth is an experienced teacher whose central aspiration is for each person she encounters to feel safe, seen, and empowered to shine brightly as they contribute to their community.
Elizabeth is a Montessori trained teacher who has worked with children and families in many different settings and across the developmental continuum. A fundamental ingredient of Montessori philosophy is that each child has an internal blueprint for self actualization and the role of the adult is to remove obstacles in order to support the child’s unfolding. Seeing and responding to each individual as who they are, their true essence, and highlighting their gifts as they mature is part of education for peace.
Elizabeth is a circle facilitator, a HeartMath resilience trainer, community herbalist, mother, and woods wanderer. A lover of wild places from the ocean to the mountains, she thrives on deep conversation and celebrating relationships.
