Meet Daelyn Larché-Sigman | Master Gestaltist, Joy Coach, Creatively Fit Coach,

We had the good fortune of connecting with Daelyn Larché-Sigman and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Daelyn, is there a quote or affirmation that’s meaningful to you?
One of my favorite quotes is actually a song lyric – Don’t Worry, Be Happy. When my 14 year old son was being transferred from one hospital ER to another because they didn’t “have the kind of specialized pediatric oncologist we would need,” (yep, that’s how we found out he had cancer), I asked him several times if he was scared, nervous etc. He kept saying, “No, why should I be?” I answered, “Because they’re saying this could be cancer.”

He pulled out his iPod, found a song, put one of the ear buds in my ear while I was driving and said, “Here, listen and do it.” He played the song Don’t Worry, Be Happy.

This became one of “our” songs and one of my theme songs in life. I lost my sweet boy almost three years after he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. He taught me a lot, and one of those things is to be happy.

I have the words Don’t Worry, Be Happy tattooed on my foot along with a plumeria flower and “Love, Austin” in his handwriting.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
I love to do all things in a way that honors my desire to help move people forward. I do that by using my strengths in a variety of ways including helping people heal trauma and grief by partnering with my beautiful healing horses, facilitating a process to help people discover their strengths and show them how amazing really they are, and by working with clients in my Creative HeART Studio to utilize a reflective painting process.

My life took a huge turn on April 9, 2010 when my 14 year old son was diagnosed with stage 4 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. Oh, the stories I have to tell! What I learned from being Austin’s mom was how strong I was, and how strong HE was. Watching my son go through so much pain, sickness, 30 rounds of intense chemo, 33 rounds of radiation, and several emergency surgeries was excruciating. Somehow, Austin managed to keep a fairly positive attitude, except when he couldn’t. I spent a lot of time in denial believing that he would eventually be okay. On March 12, 2013 I held him as he took his last breath and I was broken.

Life went on for those around me and I felt broken beyond repair. I didn’t know how to move on. Thankfully, I had an incredible support system including my husband, my mom, my mother-in-law, and some great friends who checked on me frequently. With my family’s help, I threw myself into raising money for our non-profit to help teens with cancer. I fought the violent tidal waves of emotion, went back to teaching, and eventually left again. I found out that helping other people helped me. I learned that in giving, I received, but I didn’t know who I was or how I fit in anymore.

After 4 years of trying to heal and still feeling like I was always going to be the mom who lost her child and nothing else, a friend introduced me to someone who did some fabulous “healing stuff with horses,” and she thought it would be great for me to experience. She created a Go Fund Me page and within a few days we had enough money to get three sessions with the horses. I was thrilled with the idea of spending time with horses even though I didn’t understand what I was getting myself into. It didn’t matter. I was going to be with HORSES!

The first session literally changed the course of my life! After a deeply painful and reflective grief piece with the horse and coach supporting me every step of the way, I noticed that I felt lighter and wasn’t holding on to so much intense grief. I was able to leave it in the sand and not carry it with me anymore. When my session was almost over, the horse began to cha-cha in place next to me! I’m not kidding! The horse was literally dancing next to me because I was able to let go of so much pain! Sometimes the only way around is through, right?

The next two coaching sessions centered around the possibility and belief in myself that I could get the training I needed to begin my own business as an Equine Gestalt Coach. I did, and Joyful Spirit Coaching was born! Huge thanks to Melisa Pearce, creator and founder of Touched by a Horse and the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method. Eventually I went on to take the next two-year certification and became a Master Gestaltist and graduated from that program last year.

As a “recovering” elementary school teacher, who is in my fifth year as a business owner , I have a passion for learning and sharing what I have learned with others. I have learned many healing and self-awareness modalities including Equine Gestalt Coaching, Gestalt Coaching (Master level), Certified Creatively Fit Coaching, Reiki (master level), Healing Touch (level 3), 200 hr therapeutic yoga, the Enneagram, Keirsey Temperament Sorter, and currently I am enrolled in a certification program to become an Angel Numerologist and a Certified Eddie Villa Gallup Strengths Coach.

I have many passions and hobbies that I incorporate into my work with people. There are huge benefits to crafting, and those are integral in how I help people to figure out who they are and move through the hard stuff and into their happy place. This is the reason I created my Creative HeART Studio. There are people who ask if there is ANYTHING I can’t do, and that cracks me up because, of course there is a lot I can’t and don’t do! I’ve learned to take it as a compliment.

According to the Clifton Strengths Assessment positivity is my number one strength. I have contagious enthusiasm and help people see the brighter side of life. I do this through helping others see what their strengths are what is amazing about who they are! I offer coaching and workshops to help people gain insight about who they are, what they value, and then we create their vision together. Sometimes I help them find self-belief, conquer limiting beliefs, and heal something in their background before they are able to create and believe in their future.

If you would have told me 15 years ago that this would be my life, I would have never believed you! Being my own boss isn’t easy, but I love it, and it provides me with the opportunity to make a difference, which is my number one value in life. I may have lost my sweet 17 year old son, but I am still a mom to two amazing kids, I have an incredible husband, two dogs and two horses. What more can a girl ask for?

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I tell everyone who visits from out of town to go to the Red Rocks Amphitheater! It’s such a magnificent place to sit and feel the feels of Colorado! The Denver Zoo is great, and I love the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs! There’s nothing like being up close and personal with a giraffe at eye level whose tongue is wrapping around a large piece of lettuce you’re holding in your hand!

As far as food goes, there is no question we’d be eating the most fabulous meal at Cranelli’s, the best family owned Italian restaurant in town!

We’d also need to go four-wheeling in the Jeep up to Red Cone Pass and Radical Hill to give our guests a bit of a thrill! We’d come back down the mountain through Breckenridge and do a bit of gift shopping in all of the cute little shops. We would also take them paddle boarding at Chatfield Reservoir, and have a picnic lunch at the inlet. Doesn’t that all sound like loads of fun?

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Oh, there are so many people to thank and recognize. My incredible husband, Mr. Mantastic, has been with me through ALL of the ups and downs, and there were so many! My mom was also with me and Austin every step of the way every day in the hospital and took care of things after he died because I couldn’t. I’m also grateful to my ma-in-law who kept our house running and made sure my older son, Chance, was fed and safe while I was gone 24-7 with Austin. And, then, there was my friend who introduced me to the Equine Gestalt Coach who helped me to begin to heal. Without those equine sessions, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

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