Life Coach: Discover Clarity, Purpose, & Transformation
Real Talk. Real Change. Real Freedom.
Welcome!
Breaking Free with Brenda was born from a deeply personal journey, one rooted in lived experience, hard-earned wisdom, and an unwavering belief that lasting transformation is possible for anyone willing to tell themselves the truth.
As a certified Life & Recovery Coach with over four decades of recovery and a lifelong passion for helping others reclaim their lives, my work goes far beyond sobriety. True recovery is not just about stopping harmful behaviors, it’s about healing the relationship you have with yourself, breaking patterns of self-betrayal, and creating a profound internal shift that touches every area of your life.
My mission is to guide individuals beyond survival, coping, and silence into clarity, courage, and intentional living. Clients often describe our work as a turning point: a moment where confusion gives way to truth, where feeling lost transforms into being found, and where living under the radar is replaced by the freedom of being fully seen.
Together, we uncover what’s been holding you back, whether addiction, life setbacks, toxic relationships, or a version of yourself you’ve outgrown, and build a clear, grounded roadmap toward lasting recovery and personal transformation.
If you’re here, something inside you already knows it’s time to recover, rebuild, and realign. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone.
-Brenda Heckes, CPRC, HMC, CLC.
Breaking free isn’t a single moment. It’s a process, an internal journey. It’s a brain rewire. It’s a lifestyle.
Free Tools & Resources to Begin your Freedom Journey
Coaching Specialties
1:1 Coaching
Private coaching helps you move beyond familiar limits, uncover what needs to change, and step into what you’re here to contribute. Designed for driven individuals, whether in recovery or not, who know they’re capable of more but feel stuck in repeating patterns. Through focused, personal coaching, you gain clarity around what’s influencing your decisions, build confidence, and receive the support needed to create lasting change.
Unbridled Freedom:
There are times when another therapy session, another book, another YouTube video, another recovery meeting, another journaling exercise or another executive fast track program isn’t enough. You don’t need more information; you need a breakthrough experience. Unbridled Freedom is designed to deliver exactly that. Set on a pristine ranch in the Sierra foothills of Northern California, this experience blends direct and compassionate coaching with the profound, intuitive presence of horses.
Group /Workshop Facilitation
This work helps clients develop an internal compass they can rely on, especially when fear, old habits, or repeated stories take over. Drawing on decades of lived recovery and professional experience, I facilitate groups that build integrity, self-trust, sustainable recovery, and conscious choice. Sessions are responsive to the moment, meeting clients where they are in the treatment process, while supporting practical shifts that lead to greater clarity, emotional regulation, and sustained change.
Client Appreciation
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Troy M.
“Brenda’s coaching helped me regain clarity, confidence, and momentum during a pivotal season of my life. I’m deeply grateful for her relentless commitment to my growth and development and for the way she challenged me to make hard choices with grace and dignity.”
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Carole L.
“I reached out to Brenda for coaching around my interior design business, for after 25 years, I had outgrown the way I’d always done things. She helped me unwind what had me in pause mode and created a safe space for me to reinvent myself.”
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Group Recovery Comments
“Brenda’s group is the best offered in treatment. She inspires those of us new in recovery or returning to it.”
“I don’t understand how Brenda does what she does. She brings humor, insight, and a soulful commitment to recovery to our group each week.”
