Barb N.
Boundaries Coach at Higher Power Coaching and Consulting
Women Empowerment
Education: Eastern CT State University - University of Connecticut
New Haven, CT, USA
Biography
Barb Nangle is a boundaries coach, speaker and the Founder and CEO of Higher Power Coaching and Consulting, LLC. She has hosted the podcast, "Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery" weekly since March of 2019.
As a former addict and people-pleasing rescuer, Barb empowers women to thrive and take more control over their personal and professional lives by coaching them to build healthy boundaries. She does presentations on avoiding burnout and reducing turnover, as well as how to stop over-giving. She's especially gifted at helping professional women who say yes when they really want to say no, and are so focused on others that they neglect themselves to change those patterns for good. She's spoken to thousands who learn how to use her system to build their own personalize Boundary Blueprint.
Passion
My passion is speaking to professional women who are over-givers and people-pleasers. As a result of my presentations, they come away feeling empowered to have more balanced relationships with both give and take, and to take care of themselves without feeling selfish. They're able to take more control over their lives than they ever thought was possible. They also realize that it doesn't matter how long-standing these behavior patterns are, it's never too late to change deeply entrenched behavior. They come to experience healthy personal and professional relationships as a result of building healthy boundaries.
I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
I generally get paid for speaking but make exceptions
Topics
Best Story
I hit a codependent "bottom" in 2015 when I invited a homeless friend from church to stay overnight at my home during a snowstorm. He did. And then he stayed another time, and another. Within a few weeks he was practically living with me. I soon felt trapped in my own home. This led me to seek assistance with codependence, which I didn't know about previously. I learned that boundaries are the antidote to codependence, which is why I became a boundaries coach and speaker.
Origin Story
At age 52 when I hit my codependent bottom, I got into 12-step recovery for codependence. This was after therapy since age 15, tons of self-help and numerous types of personal and professional development. All that work scratched the surface of the "iceberg" of my life, whereas recovery melted the iceberg. I learned more things about myself in the first 2-3 years of recovery than in the previous years, none of which came up in all those years of therapy, etc.
In 2017 I got laid off from my 19-year career at Yale University. Through a series of serendipitous events, I started my own business. Initially, I coached anyone who wanted coaching. I then niched into boundaries coaching because boundaries changed everything for me since my core wound is codependence.
It took me 2-3 years along a meandering, haphazard path in recovery to develop boundaries. I've created an accelerated process for my clients to build healthy boundaries over a matter of weeks instead of years. I want for other women to have the kind of freedom, peace, energy and easy relationships I've gotten as a result of my boundaries.
Example talks
Testimonials
The following are testimonials from previous speaking engagements.
"Barb facilitated a wonderful session about managing boundaries at work - she made it digestible, fun, and empowering even with a short timeline! I'd love to bring her back for a half or full-day workshop." ~ Roz Zavras, Aropa Consulting & Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the
New Haven Free Public Library
"It's rare that you hear of a Consultant specializing in setting boundaries. It's such a big part of the way we live our lives, yet it often goes overlooked. We found that learning about boundaries to be something our employees could use in their personal lives, but more importantly, in their professional lives.
We learned that we as human beings all experience the same range of emotions when it comes to setting boundaries and following boundaries. Many of us hadn't realized the extent of how much we shy away from boundaries everyday. Barb's style of facilitating is very easy to follow, and she is enjoyable to learn from and listen to.
I'll be inviting her back to our DEI Summit this fall. Any organization that has an employee base would benefit from hiring Barb." ~ Deanna Vasquez, Senior Manager, DEI&B Ahold Delhaize (formerly Peapod Digital Labs)
"I oversee two mentorship programs within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn and Barb was the perfect fit as a guest speaker. Often my students talk about the trouble they have with saying no, how they can get easily overtaxed with multiple projects, and a lot of them identify as people pleasers. Barb’s presentation on setting boundaries was an excellent way for them to learn strategies for setting personal limits as well as establish expectations with others. Not only did she clearly explain what boundaries are, use examples on how to set them, and create an interactive presentation, she also coached a couple students on the spot so they could go forth and input a boundary. Barb was an excellent and engaging speaker and left my students feeling inspired. If your organization is looking for someone to empower your constituents to create balance and prioritize their well-being – I highly recommend bringing in Barb!" ~ Jessica Alexander, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, CLAS, UConn Foundation
"I have known Barb since 2015 as a valued professional and collaborator in community advocacy. Barb embodies values of individual and community well-being, and she consistently supports professional development activities for women who have trained at Yale School of Medicine or work locally in New Haven. Due to her education and experience in community-based resources and mutual support groups, and the reputation and trust she has fostered through her local network, Barb immediately came to mind as someone that can share on the process and opportunities of personal coaching for early career professionals." ~ R. Lillie Macias, Ph.D., Associate Prof., University of New Haven and Director of Research and Evaluation, Esperanza United
"Barb is knowledgeable, gracious and teaches from a depth of experience. She is also very approachable in her speaking style. Barb's podcast is incredible; I know from listening to her speak that she really knows her chops. The most incredible things we learned were that most boundaries don't need to be said, and they are there for us to use as guidelines." ~ Rachel Clar, Esq., Founder and CEO, Interconnected Us
"I was introduced to Barb through a mutual friend and was immediately inspired by her work and message. When planning SOW Victory Fest, an international virtual event, it was a no-brainer to invite Barb to speak. She easily connected with our audience by sharing her personal story in a compelling manner. Barb's message made it clear that it IS possible to go from bending over backward and unnecessarily sacrificing yourself to having healthy boundaries - even if you've been doing so for decades - and she shared actionable steps for how to do just that. Barb has an engaging and motivational speaking style so when it came time to select speakers for another event we were hosting, it was an easy "yes" to invite Barb to take the stage and inspire our attendees." ~ Shannon Malkin Daniels, Founder & CEO, encaptive
"My clients struggle with setting and maintaining boundaries so when someone recommended Barb as a guest
speaker for our network, it was a no brainer! Her experience really resonated with my network and she provided really
practical advice and tools for them to implement what they learned. Now everyone feels much more confident in their
ability to set boundaries and have others respect them." ~ Cindy Wagman, Leader in the Fractional Fundraising Movement
"I recently hosted the Elevate & Evolve: Reimagine Your Story, Redefine Your Future Virtual Summit for authors and entrepreneurs, and having Barb Nangle as one of our dynamic speakers was truly transformative. As a Boundaries Coach, Barb delivered a presentation that was not only thorough and enlightening but also incredibly engaging.
Setting boundaries is often one of life’s greatest challenges, yet Barb showed us how freeing and empowering it can be. Her insights pushed us to honor our own needs, embrace our worth, and live more balanced, intentional lives. We left the summit feeling inspired, motivated, and determined to create and set boundaries without guilt or feelings of obligation to others." ~ Dr. Tamara Mitchell-Davis
"There are so many people who sacrifice their own health - physical, mental, or emotional - for the sake of others and get stressed and depleted in what seems like an impossible situation. Barb makes the impossible seem possible. She provided a comprehensive and extremely actionable overview of principle concepts in boundary setting, including the why, what, and how. Even if you don't identify as an over-giver, she may help you understand how others are thinking. I would 100% recommend her to everyone." ~ Dr. Nupur Garg, Founder of Lifestyle and Family Medicine