unlock a person’s core story.

A person’s Core Story can be like a treasure box with chains that keep them from living life to the fullest. The Core Story Process is our solution to break those chains.

WRITTEN BY DR. TERRY S. SMITH OF COACHING. LIFE MATTERS

THE GUIDE TO HELP PEOPLE UNCOVER THEIR CORE STORY

serving coaches, counselors, and leaders

Coaching. Life Matters is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that serves Coaches, Counselors, and Leaders by providing tools and resources to help individuals discover and dismantle self-sabotaging beliefs so they can experience peace, joy and freedom with themselves and others. Watch this video from our Founder to learn more.

Helping Those Who Want to Help Others Break Free from the Pain of their Past

  • UNCOVER PEOPLE'S CORE STORY

    Uncover deep insights from a person’s past that cause self-sabotaging beliefs

  • EXPERIENCE BREAKTHROUGH

    Help a person break free from unconscious chains that are the root cause of negative behavior

  • LIVE A LIFE OF PEACE

    Bring awareness to others so they can experience a life of peace and freedom

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meet our founder

Dr. Terry S. Smith is the founder of Coaching Life Matters. Read more about his story and vision.

BREAKing Toxic Beliefs

Do some of these issues sound familiar in the lives of those you help?

  • Fear Dominates Their Life
  • Personal Disappointment
  • Ineffective Through a Fear of Failure
  • Alienated and Alone
  • Living Without Joy
  • Out of Touch from Reality
  • Stuck and Hurt
  • Problems that Continue to Grow

At an early age people form beliefs that can stay with them for a lifetime. During adolescence, certain beliefs are cemented into our unconscious. We believe children are the best recorders but worst interpreters. If left unchecked, these toxic, cemented beliefs will continue to solidify as people grow into adulthood, negatively affecting them and those around them. We have helped thousands breakthrough their cemented beliefs so that they can be set free from their past and live a life of freedom and peace.

BENEFITS PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING WHEN THEY UNLOCK THEIR CORE STORY

  • Restored Relationships 

  • Renewed Self-Worth 

  • Freedom From Fear 

  • Breaking Generational Patterns

  • Awareness of Their Value

  • Clarity and Gratitude 

  • Removal of Self-Sabotaging Beliefs

The Core Story Process is the first step to unlocking a person’s story.

One of Many Stories

Listen to one of the almost 10,000 people who experienced Core Story for the first time.

  • "Every man, woman and child have a Core Story. Unlocking that story, understanding the unconscious drivers, and discovering the true self has freed thousands from addictive and obsessive behaviors. On the job and in countless marriages, those behaviors sabotage success. The Core Story manual speeds the process of discovery and is an important tool for recovery."

    Russell Bloodworth, Jr., Executive Vice-President of Boyle Investment, Inc.

  • "Every human life is complex. Factors both obvious and hidden shape us. All of us carry impressions of ourselves that determine how effectively we can deal with life. Core Story is a tool for starting a conversation with trusted partners that can heal deep wounds, clarify motivations, and give focus to one's life."

    Rubel Shelly, Ph.D., Past President of Rochester College and Professor of Philosophy and Religion.

  • "The Core Story provides insight into broken attachments and the meaning we place on those family attachments we experienced as children. Through the tool, we learn what we had to do to get our needs met! I think this should be an excellent accompaniment to addiction treatment."

    Leslie S. C. Cole, M.D., Author of Quit Pain Pills Without the Withdrawal: How to Break Free from Your Dependence and Finally Woke Up Feeling Normal

  • As someone who went through the process of recounting my Core Story with Dr. Terry Smith almost two decades ago, I know personally that it can be a powerful experience. In this booklet, he goes step by step through his approach to drawing out the Core Story which highlights special relationships and controlling beliefs. It instructs the reader on how to replicate the process he has developed to transform lives over decades as a counselor.

    Trina R. Shanks, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Michigan, School of Social Work

  • "Dr. Terry Smith's Core Story technique provides a kind and caring way to give people a revealing and valuable look at themselves. The Core Story also creates a unique opportunity for a person to discover and acknowledge their Core Beliefs and the powerful role these beliefs have in shaping a person's life."

    Joseph McLoughlin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University