July Coach Spotlight: Kara Nuesslein
- beatrice918
- Jul 25
- 4 min read
Meet Kara, an EMCC-certified coach with a gift for making the complex feel simple.
Grounded, visual, and deeply empathetic, Kara brings clarity and real transformation to every session.
From her own journey of rediscovery, she now empowers others to hear themselves - without judgement, without noise.
Her mantra? "Would you rather look back and say 'I wish I had' or 'I'm glad I did'?"
Read on to discover what drives her, her unique approach to coaching, and the powerful lessons she's learned along the way.
What inspired you to become a coach?
"Coaching called me. I got to a point in my life, where nothing made sense. Everything I had been doing so far in my life was following wishes and advise from others. I woke up in the morning with the sole desire of returning to bed, because nothing of what the day held was interesting to make an effort. At 27 years – old, I totally understood why people would commit suicide. My first own coaching session was a revealing, so were all the others. And I realized that by going through my own daily misery, I could be a strong support for others."
What is your unique coaching style?
"I am a very grounded coach, and my talent is to make the complicated sound easy. I can look right through the live stories and happenings and get to the grain. It helps my coachees to see they’re situations clearer. My metaphor is nature, often the horse world. People tend to be visual, and it helps to break down problems into visuals."
What skills do you bring to the coaching world?
"While my coaching is ‘to the point’, my second focus is to what happens after. I feel that a session really stirs up your mind and makes your head ready to explode. For years I have developed ways to integrate the knowledge obtained during the coaching process."
Which coaching question, model or tool brings the most insight? "Equine coaching. I love to mix the conventional coaching talk with some moments close to the horse. In these cases, I take the position of the ‘translator of the horses’ behavior’ rather than the coach. Since the horse reacts purely and without delay, it gives powerful insights in the coachees issues."
Which topics come up most frequently in your coaching?
“My focus group are teenagers and women in general. This brings ‘typical female’ (unfortunately, I might add) topics onto the table. Many times, it is circling the responsibility we feel towards others in one way or another. It might be ‘not being able to say no’, ‘living somebody else’s life’ or giving up one’s own dreams, but it can be almost any variation of a life lived ‘for others’. I firmly believe that I can help any person who finds her way to me, no matter the topic."
What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned from coaching others?
“Only because it looks good on the outside doesn’t mean it’s all sunshine. So many unexpected people came to me, where I was unsure how I could possibly help them. It always turned out to be exactly the right match, because I brought to the table what they needed at that moment. So I guess I learned to stay humble as well as gained pride of my abilities."
Can you tell us about your favorite moment throughout your coaching career? “Coaching is usually not about big, dazzling moments, but rather small and significant ones. Every time I see, that a coachee is living their findings, I’m very happy. There was a girl who came, literally hiding from the world in big clothes and behind a curtain of hair. She is now one of the most celebrated magna illustrator with 145k followers. Another lady lost herself between a day job, household, motherhood, while she actually wanted to write a book. After finishing our coaching journey together, she wrote over 10 books.
How did they do that? I asked another coachee to move the horse away from her (without touching it). She screamed, jumped, swung her arms and the horse did not a single step. When I asked her later, she told me, that she thought “Who am I to tell you to go.”. After a few more sessions, we repeated the exercise, and the horse exploded at her first move. The only thing that had changed, were her thoughts."
What advice would you give someone starting their journey as a coachee? "Don’t be afraid! Check out several coaches, to see where you feel the click and then dive right into the experience. We’re not selling you anything, we just help you turn your life upside down to see whether you want to change something. We’re the one person that listens without prejudice, without interruptions, without ‘good for nothing advice’. We are here to hear you and help you hear yourself."
What is your favorite motivational quote or mantra?
Would you rather look back on life and say I wish I had or I’m glad I did.
"So many of us live a life of restraints and to do lists. We can’t even decide at what time our body is rested! I hope that together we can work towards a more free, happier presence here on earth."
What’s your favorite book, podcast, or movie related to personal development? "I don’t have one specific one. I love biographies in any style, because they show the development of people. Many come from humble (or worse) beginnings and find the strength and urge to change something in their lives. It is their own actions who get reflected in their surroundings. I find it inspiring, that we ourselves hold the golden key to happiness."
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