Start Living From Your Core Values And Experience Deeper Purpose and Meaning!
An Offering of Breath of Life Center
Enrollment is Open.
If you sense a gap between the life you are living and the life you are meant for, you are not alone. Many women can feel that disconnect long before they can identify exactly what is causing it. This series is for Catholic women ready to realign with honesty, prayer, and practical next steps.
Ready to step out in authenticity and live as the person God created you to be?
Introducing
The Authenticity Project: Core Values Series
In this live, 6 week online workshop, you will:
- Learn about who you are in Christ and why discovering this is so important
- Discover the link between your dreams, passions, and your purpose and calling
- Identify where your life and priorities are out of sync with your core values
- Create a roadmap with doable action steps to bring those areas of your life into alignment with your core values, so you can start living in authenticity and experience true fulfillment in your life, work, and relationships
- Define your unique guiding principles to help you make decisions and choices with greater ease
- Have the support of a small community of women on this journey with you
This is a small group experience so spaces are limited.
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Workshop Series Details ...
Oct. 15 – Nov. 19, 2026 / 7:00 – 8:30 PM Pacific via Zoom
I've created this experiential workshop series for catholic women who are seeking deeper meaning in their life, and who want to live in authenticity, in the fullness of who God has created them to be! The live weekly sessions will have a blend of prayer, learning, live coaching and conversation, and there will be personal reflection exercises for you to engage in between live sessions, to experience a deeper transformation.
You'll have access to the member portal, where you'll have easy access to all the material referenced in our workshops, including visual reflection sheets, videos, and core values roadmap template.
Here’s what people are saying about Mary's Workshops
Mary Ornellas
Preschool Director
She challenges each one of us in a fun and inspiring way
It was a pleasure to have Mary facilitate a workshop with my teaching staff. She is a good listener and offers support in decision making. She challenges each one of us in a fun and inspiring way to help us get to know our inner selves. She offers ideas and ways to handle conflicts that benefits those involved. Mary has great people skills, words of wisdom and is very knowledgeable in her work.
Maria Cornell
Post Partum Doula
...helped me acknowledge what is most important to me...
Sessions with Mary have been so valuable to me! She has helped me acknowledge what is most important to me and set goals based on that. Defining my core values has allowed me to keep them top of mind as I work through action steps to achieve my short, mid and long term goals!
Suzanne Riegle
Health and Fitness Trainer
...your true best self revealed with no judgment...
WOW! Mary has a way of showing you your true best self revealed with no judgment! Her work is a magical way of connecting more of the dots and providing a visual of the beauty of your life right before your eyes so you not only see it, but accept it… are grateful for it, and embrace all of you as you are. Priceless!
What’s in the workshop series:
Here is a summary of the modules for the workshop series
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Module 1: IDENTIFY the LANDSCAPE: See who you are in Christ and what your current life actually looks like.
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Module 2: INTENTION Passions & priorities: Name what matters most and what “there” looks like.
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Module 3: CORE VALUES & Guiding Principles: Clarify your values and the principles that will guide decisions.
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Module 4: AWARENESS: Spot where life is out of sync with those values.
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Module 5: ROADMAP Bridging the Gap: Build simple, doable next steps and address obstacles.
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Module 6: WHO AM I BECOMING? Celebrate identity and commit to next steps.
About The Workshop Leader,
Mary Scanlan Smith
Mary has been a Visual Facilitator for Corporate Workshops since 2002. After witnessing hundreds of teams benefiting from collaborate design processes, Mary began coaching individuals on how to become leaders in their own life/work journey, using many of the same processes that drive successful solutions for large companies.
As she began to align with her own core values, faith, passions, and purpose, Mary began to help women do the same through workshops, retreats and private coaching. She is a certified FLOW Executive and Life Coach, and an active member of Catholic Life Coaches community.
Here’s what people are saying about Mary
Kristen Haas
Consultant
I feel fully seen, heard, and understood...
Mary is able to tap into what I am saying underneath my words. Whenever I speak to her, I feel fully seen, heard, and understood. I feel inspired to take action steps towards an authentic life. I recommend Mary’s process to ANYONE who desires to connect with themself more fully, as well as to those who would like to connect with their unique life purpose!
Jennifer Johnson
Health and Wellness Advocate, RN
...able to discover where my values are not in sync with my life...
Mary has been a blessing to my life! I have been able to discover where my values are not in sync with my life. It is so powerful to have Mary help me peel away the layers of my life! I look forward to our sessions, and how different I feel afterwards! It is amazing! I couldn’t have done it without Mary!
Suzie Daines
Singer / Songwriter
...Mary is a bright light...
Mary is a wonderful listener and helped me to believe in myself. I am a singer songwriter, grandma and wife. I find myself having a hard time juggling time and I put my music very low on the list of importance which frustrates me. She helped me step back and look at things differently to help me achieve my goals. Mary is a bright light, a very caring, compassionate human being that has the capacity to help many people.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. Sorry guys. This one is for women only.
Absolutely. You do not need to be Catholic to participate. Elements of this workshop series are inspired by Catholic tradition and teaching, so consider whether you feel it will be right for you. For example, each session may include christian/Catholic prayer, along with requests for intercession of Saints, Angels, and the Blessed Mother Mary. We will not be spending any time in apologetics or doctrinal debates, rather the focus will be on bringing areas of our life into alignment with our unique identity and core values, and creating a roadmap for living in authenticity in the fullness of who God created us to be. If that all sounds good to you, I think you will really enjoy this workshop series!
While we hope you can make it to every session, if you miss one, you will be have access the learning and exercises through your membership portal.
This series includes visual worksheets for you to work through on your own. These worksheets are designed to inspire you to reflect on different aspects of your life experience and also what is most meaningful to you. The time you spend reflecting on the worksheets is up to you. Depending on which program level you choose, You will also be meeting with me for one or more private coaching sessions at a time that works for both of us.
No. There is no required pre-work. :)
A personal note
I look forward to our time together, and discovering what is most meaningful to you! I am especially excited to witnessing how you will let God shine His light in you as you step out in authenticity in the fullness of who you were meant to be!
~Mary
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