"When I first came to coaching, I did not know what to expect that would be different from what my teacher told me. I didn't know how coaching worked or how it could really help me. Because I was preparing for my first concert after not playing in many years, I wanted to feel safe and not feel any pressure. I learned how to listen to myself, to breathe. I didn't know it before, but now I know the way I talk to myself when I'm on stage, and I was able to change what I was saying and really have fun while I played. What I loved about coaching was naming things, reframing them. Despite wanting to play all the time, Sally kept asking about listening to my body. I learned how to listen to myself, to rest, to listen to my brain when it's freaking me out. I didn't really have a grasp of what I was doing before, but when I took a break, I discovered what to do and what not to do to: compassion to help myself. "