Lit 4 Life Coaching
About Ellen Truschel

Faith, Strength & Compassion for the Next Chapter

A Catholic life, leadership & health coach walking beside women over 40 as they bloom into who God designed them to be.

Ellen Truschel
My Story

Meet Ellen — Your Catholic Coach & Companion

For over 30 years, I have walked alongside women in the field of mental health. As a Catholic wife of 33 years and mother of two grown sons, I know intimately the tender terrain of empty-nesting, caregiving, career shifts, health challenges, and grief.

Suffering is not a mental illness — it is an invitation to pruning and transformation. Now I am bringing my clinical experience, my faith, and my heart together to create a safe, supportive place where Catholic women can rise into leadership in their homes, families, churches, and communities.

You were made for more than caregiving fatigue. You were made to bloom.

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What I Stand For

My Values & Approach

A balance of strength and vulnerability — rooted in Catholic faith, grounded in clinical wisdom, delivered with compassion.

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Faith First

Prayer, sacraments, and Catholic spirituality anchor every conversation and every step forward.

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Transformation

Every season of life — career changes, empty-nesting, health shifts, personal growth, or renewed purpose — can become a beautiful opportunity for healing, clarity, and new beginnings.

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Community

Women thrive in connection. My group programs offer a safe, sisterly space to be truly seen.

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Leadership

Grow your leadership skills in a supportive, grace-filled space where women are encouraged to build confidence, use their voices, and step forward with courage in the places they are called to serve.

Who I Serve

Catholic Women Over 40 in Sacred Transition

I serve Catholic women navigating the beautiful, and sometimes painful, in-between moments of life:

  • 🕊️ Empty-nester moms redefining their purpose
  • 💼 Women navigating career changes & retirement
  • 💔 Those walking through separation, divorce, or the loss of a loved one
  • 🩺 Women facing health challenges and lifestyle redesign
  • 📖 Catholic homeschooling moms seeking support
  • 🌸 Single-vocation women embracing their calling
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Credentials & Experience

Certified. Seasoned. Called.

Three decades of clinical mental health experience combined with professional coaching certifications — all in service of your transformation.

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Certified Professional Leadership Coach

Helping women develop and strengthen leadership skills, level up with greater clarity and courage, and step more confidently into their lives, callings, and communities with passion and purpose.

Certified Professional Life Coach

Certified Professional Life Coach

Companioning women over 40 with wisdom, grace, and steady encouragement through life’s many seasons—including relationships, spiritual growth, personal development, career transitions, losses, and the quiet crosses that shape us.

Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

Guiding women toward whole-person wellness with integrative support for metabolic health, menopausal transitions, vitality, stress resilience, and everyday well-being.

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30+ Years in Mental Health

Decades of leading groups, walking with women through hardship, and witnessing transformation.

Let's Walk Together

Ready to Bloom Into Who God Designed You to Be?

Whether you're drawn to a Pillars of Faith Mastermind, TLC Group Coaching, private life & leadership packages, or Catholic marriage coaching — I'd be honored to hear your story.

Connect With Me

📧 ellentruschel@lit4lifecoaching.com  •  📞 -