Frequently Asked Questions

The experience is for women from all walks of life who are curious about what they want next and willing to make a meaningful commitment to themselves.You may be leading a team, building a business, raising a family, caring for someone, navigating a transition, approaching retirement, or deciding how you want the next chapter of your life to feel.You do not need an executive title, an athletic background, or a perfectly articulated goal to belong here.

Leadership is not limited to managing people or holding a professional title.It shows up in how you create direction, make decisions, navigate change, communicate what you need, care for what matters, and take responsibility for your next step.Leadership may live in your work, your family, your community, your relationships, or the way you guide yourself through a new season of life.You get to define where leadership lives in your story.

Leadership coaching starts with your life and the questions that matter to you.You might use coaching to explore:A transition you are navigatingA decision you have been postponingA business or creative ideaA personal or professional ambitionA relationship or boundaryA change within your familyWhat you want your next chapter to holdHow you want to show up for yourself and the people who matter to youLayne will not hand you a prescribed definition of leadership or tell you what your life should look like. She will help you identify what matters to you most in this season of your life, notice the patterns influencing your choices, and decide how you want to move forward.

That is a completely valid place to begin!Some women will arrive with a clear goal. Others will arrive with a question, a feeling that something is changing, or the desire to make room for something that belongs to them.Leadership coaching will help you explore what has been getting your attention and begin giving shape to what matters now.

A meaningful physical challenge gives us something real to work with.Preparation creates moments of progress, doubt, uncertainty, frustration, support, adaptation, and accomplishment. Those experiences can make familiar habits and responses easier to recognize.Coaching gives you space to examine what is happening while the experience unfolds and consider how what you are learning might apply elsewhere in your life.The mountain is not simply a metaphor or a backdrop. It is part of the work.

Coaching is future-focused and centered on awareness, choice, meaningful goals, and action. It does not diagnose or treat mental-health conditions and is not a replacement for therapy or medical care.There may be times when coaching and therapy complement one another, but they serve different purposes.

Physical challenge is an essential part of every Strong Mind Muscle Heart experience. We intentionally combine physical training, leadership coaching, and meaningful connection because the experience of doing something difficult gives us opportunities to explore how we think, respond, and grow.If you're interested in leadership coaching without the physical component, Layne also offers coaching through Novus Global, which has a global network of coaches serving individuals and organizations.You can learn more about Layne's coaching work through Novus Global and explore whether that approach is a better fit for your goals.

Strong Mind Muscle Heart was founded by Layne Anonsen, a Meta Performance™ Certified Coach with Novus Global.Layne brings her professional coaching experience and the principles of transformational coaching into SMMH, combining individualized leadership development with purposeful physical training and meaningful connection.While SMMH offers a distinct experiential approach, it complements Layne's coaching work through Novus Global. Both are grounded in helping people expand their thinking, pursue meaningful goals, and explore what's possible.

Yes! The 2027 Signature Experience is just the beginning. We're exploring additional experiential workshops, leadership retreats, and future signature experiences.Join our Future Offerings interest list to hear about new opportunities as they're announced. Just scroll to the bottom of the 2027 Program page and click on Join the Waitlist!