Writing Life Coach/novelist, Doug Kurtz...

In 2005, at 104 pounds, Doug was so ravaged by life-threatening illness his doctors didn't think he'd survive. Determined to recover, he identified the thought and behavioral patterns that had contributed to his condition and developed methods to reverse them and heal.

His success resolving extremes of personal conflict led to the integration of spiritual, psychological and creative techniques that characterizes his coaching. Doug brings passion, insight and a deep sense of responsibility to his work helping writers and other motivated people define and follow a life path that reflects their innermost values.
 

Underlying Doug's work is the conviction that we all possess the creative power to realize our dreams; nothing stands in our way but the obstacles we put there, and those can be overcome. If we're the authors of our own life stories, we can write them however we choose.
 

Curiosity drives everything Doug does as a novelist and coach. He's fascinated by human experience and finding ways to unlock its potential, on the page and off. For him writing is both a means and an end: he authors novels, edits manuscripts, teaches writing and uses it as a coaching tool to actuate personal discovery and growth.
 

Doug received his MA from the University of Colorado and his CTACC from Coach Training Alliance. His acclaimed workshops are currently taught in Denver at Lighthouse Writers Workshop and Colorado Free University, and will soon be offered online. Doug's coaching practice is located in Boulder, where he lives with his partner Cat, his son Max and his dog Mackay.