Finding Courage through friendships, coaching, and conversations with the moon

Rebecca Bea Thompson is an experienced speaker, writer, consultant, facilitator and coach with more than 30 years in the manufacturing, aerospace, and healthcare industries. She has been an internal and external consultant for many years, working with such companies as Eastman Kodak, General Motors, and Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina. She is currently the principal of Evolve Without Limits, a coaching and consulting practice. Her areas of expertise include leadership and team development, work systems redesign, organizational change, and culture change. Rebecca holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, and an M.A. in Organizational Management & Development from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA. In addition, she is a graduate of the Professional Coach Certification program at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and holds the credential of Professional Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation. A two-time speaker at the Women Veterans Alliance Unconference, she has been a guest lecturer for the University of Maryland Industrial & Organizational Psychology Department, and a speaker at the Working Mother Magazine Worklife Congress. Frustrated by her (now ex-) husband’s increasing alcoholism, Rebecca embarked on a healing journey which led her to explore a variety of spiritual practices. She learned how to love herself, and found freedom from a situation in which she thought she was stuck. Along the way she became a Reiki master, certified Crystal Therapist, and Shamanic coach, and incorporates these areas of expertise into her consulting and coaching practice. As a coach, she is passionate about helping people to learn about self-love, to recognize their own strength, and to live with freedom and passion