Shelly Breen

Supporting caregivers of a loved one with Alzheimer’s/Dementia and related diseases through every stage from onset of symptoms to the navigation of the health system to the grieving process when they have passed and everywhere in between.

Supporting queer women through mid-life transitions such as caregiving, career transition, relationship transition, coming out and more.

Supporting combat veterans seeking to rediscover balance, resilience, and a meaningful path forward.

“Shelly Breen is an exceptional coach! She guided me through some challenging transitions in both my personal and work life with incredible skill and empathy. Shelly’s approach is thoughtful, insightful, and highly effective. She provided me with practical tools and strategies that made a significant impact on my ability to navigate change and achieve my goals. I highly recommend Shelly to anyone looking for a coach who truly cares and delivers results.”

About Shelly Breen:

My careers have taken me from the K-12 classrooms (and gyms) to collegiate teaching (leadership) and coaching (basketball), sales management and training in the WNBA and higher education, facilitation of StrengthsFinder content, workshop facilitation and speaking, starting up a successful non-profit and more. I am an expert advocate for girls and women in sports and as a children’s book author, I am helping shift how children see strong, athletic girls in their books. For seven years, I navigated the complexities of caregiving for my father on his journey with Alzheimer’s. From symptoms, diagnosis, in-home care, daily activities, overnight and eventually, memory care, I observed the deep need for understanding our resources, opportunities to push the envelope and demand greater care as well as celebrate the wins and be present on the journey without regrets until he passed in May, 2023. As a queer woman who faced massive mid-life shifts personally and professionally, I have a compassionate lens that allows me to create a supportive environment of growth and self-discovery. With an M.S. in Leadership and Master Certification in Coaching (ICF), one of the most pivotal programs I ever took for my own personal development beyond therapy and education was an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program based on the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn. This background and my passion for supporting others to live their best lives as I am, fuels me in my work.

“Shelly Breen is a natural-born leader and teacher and teacher of leaders. She genuinely cares for and listens to her clients, then offers sage advice based on a keen sense of strategy and wisdom from years of experience. I’ve hired Shelly as a professional and personal coach and would hire her again in a heartbeat. I cannot recommend her enough.”

“Shelly’s leadership and management insights helped me exponentially grow into the leader I am today!”

“I didn’t think I had the strength or tools to confidently be independent outside of my unhealthy relationship but Shelly’s empowering guidance helped me see it was in me all along.”

“As a retired person, I was feeling down, confused and overwhelmed with a big move my husband (with mild dementia) and I had. Shelly’s calm and loving approach guided me and us. I don’t know what we would have done without her!”

“I found the coaching sessions with Shelly extremely helpful both in understanding my strengths as well as my team’s strengths.  What I found most helpful was the situational stuff she helped me with for two members of my team and how best to focus on their strengths. I think my approach to managing people has shifted because of my time with Shelly. I started to see when I need to dial down certain strengths and call in other ones.