Your steady ground and supporting structure.
Framework Coaching is the life coaching practice of Penland-based textile artist Rachel Meginnes.
Nurturing your capacity for sustainable creation is at the heart of what I do.
I coach self-led creators — artists, innovators and organizational leaders who seek to bring a more vibrant and nourishing future to life.
I believe our world can thrive, and you, as a creative, lead the way.
In my 30+ year creative journey, I have experienced the peculiar impasses that creatives face oftentimes alone. The disconnection felt in a missed opportunity. The pain of pushing too hard, for too long. The extreme exhaustion that only come from burnout. I have witnessed the ways our energy reserves get depleted by the work we do.
Sustainable creation only develops out of systems that are built and designed to simultaneously regenerate the energy they produce. You, my fellow creative, are no different.
I support you.
Learn more about how to work with me:
The Warp, my 3-month intensive coaching program for deep foundational work.
Tools for Repair, accessible coaching insights delivered through my Substack.
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"I always knew that Rachel wanted to know me and that she was there with me on my journey.
Our work meant that I was able to move on from a job that was not serving me and in fact creating distress in my life. Our work meant that I closed a small retail shop that I had started and poured so much of my being into for nearly six years to do work that I love (working with fabric and sewing) to help other small businesses achieve their goals. Our work has brought me closer to living my ideal life.”
— Accacia Mullen, Artist, seamstress, workshop facilitator
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"Rachel's knowledge of the creative process and how it is impacted by our life stories brings a critical & compassionate lens to her role as a coach.
Rachel understands what it means to be an artist, not only in the professional sense, but also in how we interact with the world we live in. Working with Rachel has been one of the most transformative experiences I have had. She has provided me with accountability, resources, and empathy that have allowed me to shift my idea from what I "should be making" to "what I want to be making."
— Crystal Drake, Artist, activist, art therapist
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“Rachel has provided me with invaluable tools to face my current life situation.
Through our sessions, she helped me tend to self-observation and my ability to change my thoughts around the events of my life. She helped me prioritize and give myself permission to create in my own, unique way. I feel much more empowered and capable of looking at things in a more positive way, with a lot more patience for myself and my actions. This has been beneficial to my creative work, my relationships and my self esteem.
— Ana Cristina Perez, Writer and musician
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“After a 25-year career in corporate training, I found myself in a significant career transition and sought out Rachel for help progressing toward my goals.
Rachel’s ability to listen, reflect, and ask critical questions enabled me to find answers, figure out next steps, and understand the beliefs I was carrying around that no longer served me. My coaching experience with Rachel was pivotal in helping me develop the necessary tools for reframing how I see myself in this next phase of my life. Rachel is a gifted coach and an incredible human being.”
— Donna Edwards, Weaver, dyer, river seeker