“Your email [after my session with you] did for me what decades of therapy did not.  I see the ‘dance’ and my coping mechanism of separating from God.  And I see that the biggest gift I can give [my] animals, is for me to remain open to the...

"My dear Ellen, I experience a deeply inspiring, meditation and soul centered connection, to self, you, world and course through our conversations.  Your reflective, intuitive, loving guidance continues to remind me of my choice of perspective, my...

I love this story that a client recently shared. "I was so surprised while pumping gas, when the station attendant asked me if I would be willing to remove my mask so that he could see my smile. These coaching sessions have made me smile even...

Participating in Grace and Ease with Pain and Dis-Ease intensives with Ellen and new friends was a priceless gift of love and understanding. I learned to trust my ability to HEAR and SEE when wisdom is guiding me towards well being. This was a...

When I first met Ellen, I was intrigued by the suggestion that the chronic back pain I had experienced for decades could be related to how I thought about pain and suffering. Even an hour on the phone with Ellen, talking through my history with...

Grace and Ease with Pain and Dis-Ease was such a beautiful space. I have more ease and okayness with however I'm feeling in any particular moment. I have more awareness of what my body is showing me and I'm more attuned to listening for guidance....

“I wanted to write to tell you what a difference you made in my life.  Thanks to you, I am able to accomplish much, much more and be in much less pain, if any, by the end of the day. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect [working with you].  As you...

Working with Ellen was like returning to a place of 'home' inside myself. I experienced such a tenderness and understanding in being able to share and listen with a small group of people. Ellen truly helped point me back to a place of ease and...

Working with Ellen real-time, day after day participating in her virtual intensive was a profoundly personal experience. With Ellen’s graceful wisdom and gentle presence, I gleaned a deeper understanding of how I experience life… catching glimpses...

As a result of working with you and participating in the small group intensives my relationship to body pain, injury and mental health has taken a quantum leap. 
I want to share an insightful breakthrough. Yesterday I fell hard onto the patio...

"Thank you for opening me up to myself.  I felt refreshed after our interaction.  Know that you and your work are appreciated. As soon as I got off the phone with you I called my mother-in-law and in spite of her beliefs drastically differing from...

There is a lot of grace in dealing with illness when you have this understanding that Ellen shared with me.  Even the lows of feeling sick take on a different meaning when I have the understanding that how I feel comes and goes depending on my...

"The executive coaching sessions [with Ellen Friedman] exceeded all of my expectations!  It has made a tremendous difference every day that I'm at work. I have learned new skills to better communicate with my patients and my co-workers and have...