Author BIO:
In her work, Eugenie Bostrom has been a policy strategist, a non-profit executive, a consultant, and even a park ranger, but at her core, she is an activist and a storyteller. Her writing has been featured in National Geographic and her poetry published in UNUM Magazine. Her memoir, pending publication, interweaves stories of her mother and maternal grandmother; showcasing a powerful perspective on the strength of matrilineal lines through healing and identity. Born into an incredulous circumstance of events as the lovechild of an extramarital affair between an ultra-conservative California politician and his former-student, Eugenie’s early perspective on identity was shaped and honed through her writing. She was abandoned at age 10 and lived in an orphanage outside of Chicago until, at age 18, she attended the University of Illinois where she studied political science. Her early career and subsequent healing were seeded in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, where she ran conservation programs for 12 summer seasons. Parlaying that passion and experience into a position within the Obama administration working on environmental policy and campaign strategy, she continued her studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Now based in Los Angeles, she runs Embracing the Bear, an independent consulting & coaching firm, and writes. She hopes that by taking ownership of, and authoring her atypical and sometimes unbelievable life story, that others may be inspired to do the same.
About the Coach
In 2018 I turned my life upside down. I stared down the barrel of my decisions, my rearing, my patterning, and I sought to find the truth of me. I found pieces of me that I didn't know were missing and a strength coupled with peace that feels a whole lot like straight-up joy. It was hard, and I definitely stumbled and I'm still learning - but I found some tools along the way and I’m excited to share them with you.
The kind of personal development strategy employed here is about learning to be honest and compassionate with ourselves, as much as it’s about getting things done. But trust me, I love the second part as much as the first; this is accountability meets self-love, and the union is nothing short of epic.
in grit and grace and eternal gratitude,
ewb