Christine’s story

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How One Coaching Relationship Changed a Family’s Trajectory…

In 2025, Christine took part in our One to One Coaching program. This is her impact story.

For a long time, I carried a heavy burden. As a parent juggling the complexities of daily life, including navigating the unique needs of my 13-year-old son and the future of my 16-year-old daughter, my finances felt like a collection of “dark and scary places.” I was lost in a forest of debt and “money shame,” unable to see a path out, and the guilt was keeping me silent.

Then I met Rita.

Over the course of five sessions, the landscape of my life shifted. Rita has a rare gift; she didn’t just look at my numbers, she looked at me. She stood beside me in those scary places and showed me that I wasn’t alone. With her guidance, the “forest” began to clear.

The impact was both practical and profound.

Empowerment through Action: Seeing my son’s RDSP finally start to work for his future was a breakthrough I didn’t know was possible.

Clarity over Chaos: Tools like the credit card interest calculator and the budgeting sheets moved me from a place of constant reaction to a place of intentional action.

Breaking the Cycle: Perhaps most moving is the impact on my daughter. Because of the resources Rita shared, my teenager is now asking thoughtful questions about value and spending. I am watching the cycle of financial struggle that affected my mother and me break right before my eyes.

I told Rita that I feel like a “changed human.” She helped me let go of the shame that keeps so many people paralyzed. I’ve realized that I have what I need, my family is okay, and for the first time, I am looking at where I am going rather than where I’ve been.

I am now an advocate for Launch Okanagan, even encouraging my own mother to sign up. I want others to know that it is okay to be overwhelmed, but you don’t have to stay that way. Having someone kind walk beside you changes everything.

Thank you for the work you do. Because of Launch Okanagan, my story, and my children’s stories- look very different today.

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