Start your journey to liberation.
Liberatory leadership coaching for women of color who are tired of burning out in broken systems and ready to build a better way.
You are not tired because you can’t manage your stress.
You are exhausted because every day you go to work and you are a hyper-visible and vocal representative of your entire community while being constantly dismissed and scrutinized instead of listened to - even though you’re the most qualified person in the room.
You are drained from being expected to fix things someone else broke and having someone else take all the credit after you’ve pulled off a miracle.
You are stretched thin holding everyone and everything together and yet when you need support you’re told to be “grateful” for what you have.
You’re tired of asking for help and finding that the people who might help you don’t understand your context and you can’t take on more labor of educating someone who is supposed to be helping you.
You work harder. You do more. You push through.
You get another certificate. Another degree. To prove how qualified you are so they will stop questioning your credibility.
You spend hours learning how to look, talk, and act with “executive presence” so they will finally take you seriously.
You deliver with excellence every. single. time. Hoping to be seen and respected.
So what do you do?
You’re starting to self-monitor and silence yourself because you’re not sure about who around you shares your values, and explaining yourself is too exhausting
You give more instead of resting because the need is so high and issues urgent and it all feels like your responsibility
You’re getting impatient because you see solutions… but the road to building them is complex.
You know there’s a way to lead that leverages your wisdom, a way to build that doesn’t feel draining, and a better future that can exist, if only you were free of the things holding you back.
That’s what liberation leadership coaching is for.
And this is starting to cost you.
Hi, I’m Mariko,
I can help you build sustainable, authentic leadership practices without guilt, self-betrayal, or more emotional labor so you can keep making a difference in a world that deeply needs your gifts, voice, and wisdom.
With liberatory coaching, your leadership will grow in confidence, clarity, and peace.
You’ll stop trying to earn things you should never have to work for from people who won’t ever give it to you anyway.
You’ll stop seeking approval from ‘out there’ and get grounded in your own values and priorities.
You’ll feel empowered and free to make choices instead of stuck in ‘damned if you do damned if you don’t’ double binds.
Let me offer you a safe space where you can rest, recover and process what’s happening, connect with joy and hope, and strategize with a thought partner whose only job is to listen and help you move towards your leadership goals.
Liberation, in my coaching practice, centers internal shifts and courageous actions that free women of color from conditioning that tells them to self-monitor, blame themselves, over function, assimilate, and “be grateful”.
The need to fix what is broken is real and urgent. The problems our communities are facing are deep and real. But dearest, not all of that is yours to carry.
Coaching with me is a space where you can examine and release these patterns, reclaim your identity, discover new possibilities, and connect to your power.
While we can’t fix broken systems alone, we CAN access more joy, more agency, and more peace when we refuse to be colonized in our minds and bodies in our deeper work of impacting the world.
What you can expect with me
Systems Analysis
A typical coach helps you “perform better” in a world not built for you.
I help you expand with courage and move through the real world without losing yourself.
Connection
A typical coach sees only the individual.
I honor your interconnectedness to people, your roots, and the earth itself.
Grounding
A typical coach drives towards doing.
I create space for stillness, body wisdom, and healing that makes sustainable action possible.
Clarity
A typical coach focuses on what you say you want.
I support you to go deeper to where your desires meet your values, longings and what truly matters.
Awareness
Typical coaching offers you a blank slate - no advice, no validation or context - just powerful questions.
My kind of coaching honors the reality that marginalized people often don’t need silence but insight, shared knowledge and compassionate counter-narratives to support your liberation.
Empowerment
A typical coach keeps a safe distance - avoiding culture and complexity.
I retain healthy boundaries while bringing my full self to this work because for women of color, healing isn’t just about goals, it’s about being witnessed, affirmed, and empowered to lead - in community.
Johanna says:
“Mariko's questions made me a better thinker, leader, and friend. I so appreciated how practical and granular our sessions were.”
Adrienne says:
"Mariko is such a delight to work with. She is a master at asking the right questions to help you pull out hidden gems of what you need and are looking for. She listens so well!”
Josie says: