How to Rebuild Your Identity When Your Story Falls Apart with Quinn Harwood

<p>In this episode, I sat down with Quinn "Coach Q" Harwood, a credentialed coach and author of Growth Time. This conversation started with a book about identity and ended up somewhere more personal, about what happens when the story you were building your life around stops working.</p><p></p><p>Q talks openly about the year everything fell apart. A corporate layoff. A company that went under. A divorce. All in the same stretch of life. What he found on the other side wasn't a tidier story, but a different anchor entirely, one built on identity instead of outcome.</p><p></p><p>We get into something not talked about enough: the real difference between coaching, therapy, and consulting, and how to know which one you actually need. Q breaks it down in a way that really made it click for me.</p><p></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>What it means to lose your identity to your own performance</li><li>Why painful seasons can reveal growth gaps we didn't know existed</li><li>The real difference between coaching, therapy, and consulting</li><li>How authenticity is tied to the strength of your voice</li><li>What it looks like to rebuild a vision after a dream doesn't pan out</li><li>Why individuality still matters inside community and team</li></ul><p></p><p>Connect with Coach Q:<br />FB: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/CoachQharwood" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CoachQharwood</a><br />LI: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-harwood-455517108/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-harwood-455517108/</a><br />IG: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/coachq44/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/coachq44/</a><br />YT: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@coachQ44" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@coachQ44</a><br />Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://CoachQharwood.com" target="_blank">CoachQharwood.com</a><br />Amazon: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/GrowthTime-Coaching-Fable-Unlock-Leadership/dp/B0F1G8ZZ9X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/GrowthTime-Coaching-Fable-Unlock-Leadership/dp/B0F1G8ZZ9X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0</a></p><p></p><p>Connect with Leslie Silverman:<br />IG: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lesliesilverman/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/lesliesilverman/</a><br />LI: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-silverman-hive180/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-silverman-hive180/</a><br />FB: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/leslie.a.silverman" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leslie.a.silverman</a><br />Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://lesliesilverman.com" target="_blank">https://lesliesilverman.com</a><br />Branding Agency: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hive180.com" target="_blank">https://hive180.com</a></p><p></p><p>Chapters:<br />00:32 Coach Q's background, mission, and the story behind Growth Time<br />02:07 His journey through pain, purpose, and hard-won wisdom<br />06:32 Sports injuries, identity, and finding an anchor beyond performance<br />10:09 Clarity of purpose, and who Coach Q works with<br />12:04 EOS and business coaching, explained<br />13:32 Where personal and professional identity meet<br />14:59 The journey to authenticity and finding your voice<br />16:31 Individuality, community, and trusting your intuition<br />19:51 Coach Q's coaching process, from assessment to results<br />22:23 Coaching vs. therapy vs. consulting, and what credentials mean</p>