ABOUT ME
Meet Erin Slutsky
I know what it's like to be the one everyone counts on.
For most of my life, I've been a woman who could handle a lot.
I spent years working in nursing but it didn't align with how I wanted to raise four daughters. I eventually stepped away from my nursing career because I wanted to be the kind of mom I wanted to be. We homeschooled for nine years, and when my daughters began leaving the nest, I found myself with something I hadn't had in a long time: capacity.
I knew I wanted to use it.
I'd spent over 25 years leading, mentoring, and coaching women, and I'd always wanted to build something of my own. So seven years ago, I started my coaching practice.
What I didn't expect was how much my own experience would shape the way I coach.
Being capable doesn't mean you don't need support.
When you're the one who handles things, people tend to assume you're fine.
I've experienced that myself. And I've seen it over and over with the women I coach.
They're smart. They're capable. They're responsible. People depend on them.
But underneath all of that, they're often second-guessing themselves, saying yes when they want to say no, carrying more than is theirs to carry, and wondering why they can't seem to change something they already know isn't working.
I don't judge that.
I'm curious about it.
Because there's usually a reason behind the pattern.
"I had heard about Life Coaching but until I met with Erin did I understand the power it can have in my life." Jill S.
That's where my work begins.
I don't believe you're broken or that you need to be fixed.
I believe you often have more answers than you realize. What gets in the way is trusting yourself enough to listen to them and act on them.
That's why I don't give you a formula and expect you to follow it.
I listen for what's underneath what you're saying. I ask the questions behind the questions. I'll challenge you when you're avoiding something and give you space when you need to process it.
My job isn't to tell you what your life should look like.
It's to help you understand yourself well enough to decide.
Why the Enneagram?
The Enneagram changed the way I understood myself.
For the first time, I had language for patterns I had carried for years. It helped me replace shame with understanding and gave me more compassion for myself and other people.
That experience is a big part of why I use it in my coaching today.
Combined with my C.A.R.E. Framework, it gives us a way to move beyond simply recognizing a pattern to actually doing something different.
A little more about me
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Former registered nurse with experience in healthcare and an understanding of the pressures that come with caring for people inside a demanding system
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More than 25 years of leading, mentoring, and coaching women
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Accredited Enneagram Practitioner
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Creator of the C.A.R.E. Framework
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Author of 19 guided Enneagram journals
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Mom of four daughters and Gigi
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Coach, lifelong learner, and someone who is still figuring out what it means to live with intention rather than simply keep up.
You don't have to have it all together before you reach out.
You can come exactly as you are.
We'll figure out what's really going on, understand the patterns that are getting in your way, and work toward choices that feel more like you.
You spend a lot of your life being there for other people. I'm here to be in your corner, too.
