Radiant Relating - Meet Linda






Meet Linda:

“Inside each of us is a vastly more majestic destiny and a true self... a radiant spirit...who longs to live and love from that space of aliveness.

My favorite metaphor describing this process of transformation into living our lives from our true self is of the caterpillar taking a risk to spin a chrysalis and then being gifted with becoming a beautiful, radiant butterfly. As we surrender to the process of letting go of the caterpillar we see on the outside, trusting that we can live and love from our true radiant spirit within, our destiny is revealed…we come home to our true selves. The quality of aliveness, joy, passion, power, and awe we experience in the process is our divine gift of life and love.”

~Linda A. Marshall


I experience myself as most alive and in tune with my own radiant spirit when I am present as a radiance revealer. Witnessing and responding to the radiant spirit in those I love and in my clients is what gives my life joy. I am empowered in the process of empowering others to live and love from their radiant spirit within. I serve as a genuine, gently honest, wise, compassionate, supportive, intuitive presence with a touch of humor thrown in for good measure.

My Personal Journey:

My children, now adults, have been my greatest teachers on the path to my radiant spirit. They both have special challenges, and that has challenged me to transform myself as I relate to them. It is important to me to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. And, when I relate to them from my radiant spirit, I am in awe of the loving energy that opens between us.

I have learned from my children that my caterpillar sees them and their life circumstances as problems that need to be fixed. My radiant butterfly sees and appreciates their courage, determination, cheerfulness, and creativity in meeting their challenges. Sometimes their choices make no sense to my caterpillar. My radiant spirit acknowledges with awe the paths they choose to joy, happiness, passion, and power.

Emerging into radiance with my children is something I have to attend to in an intentional and conscious way every day. My experience with them, and my family of origin, which bore the scars of my grandfather’s alcoholism, has given me a special sensitivity to painful ways of relating and a passion for finding loving alternatives.

I am blessed with wonderful family, friends, and colleagues, including an adopted daughter from Taiwan, who nurture and acknowledge my radiant butterfly, and gently remind me of her when my caterpillar is reigning supreme. I enjoy spending time with them, cooking, cultural activities, ballroom dancing, adventurous travel, swimming with dolphins, and participating with groups committed to making a difference in the world.

My Professional Journey:

I am a woman who has followed her bliss in seeking innovative and pioneering experiences and teachers in the field of human development and relationships. I’ve been blessed to train with some of the best. And that has led me to Radiant Relating™ Coaching and More. These are some of the experiences that have added radiant joy to my life:
  • Master of Divinity degree from a Seminary with a relationally-oriented curriculum. Concentration: Spirituality and pastoral counseling;

  • Training in Living in Process Facilitation with Anne Wilson Schaef, Ph.D., author of “Living in Process: Basic Truths for Living the Path of the Soul” and other earlier books;

  • Training in Imago Relationship Therapy with Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of “Getting the Love You Want” and subsequent books. Training with other talented and wise Imago trainers and receiving designation as an Advanced Imago Relationship Coach;

  • Over 25 years experience as a facilitator of spiritual retreats, transformational small groups, and spiritual recovery groups; presenter of dynamic, interactive programs on relationship development; co-creator of personal rituals for the special celebrations in people’s lives—weddings, renewal of vows, memorial services, home blessings, life passages;

  • Over 15 years experience working with families caught in the pain of addiction. Facilitating recovery groups for adult children of addiction who struggle with relationship challenges;

  • Graduating from the Institute for Life Coach Training; finding the Relationship Coaching Institute and becoming the Director of Couple’s Program, giving me the honor and privilege of training Couple’s Coaches internationally;

My invitation:

And so, I invite you, if you aren’t already doing so, to begin the process of shedding your caterpillar and discovering your radiant butterfly within. Chances are, if you are exploring my website, you are somewhere on the journey.

After visiting my world through the pages of my website, I’d love to hear from you about the stirrings of your radiant spirit.

And if you are looking for a guide as you learn to live and love from the inside out...a witness to your process of shedding, cocooning, and emerging, if you are ready for the adventure of your life, if you are ready to take your life and your relationship(s) to the next level, I would be honored and privileged to accompany you along the way.

Give yourself the gift of joy that emerges when you live and love from the inside out...when you relate from your true self ~~ your radiant butterfly within.

“You can fly!”

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