Reclaim Your Purpose.
Design Your Next Chapter.
Faith-informed life-transition coaching for people ready to move from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to living with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
You Are Not Behind.
You Are in Transition.
You may be navigating an empty nest, divorce, loss, a career change, caregiving responsibilities, retirement, or a season that no longer feels like you. You have spent years showing up for work, family, community, and everyone who needed you.
Now you may be asking: Who am I now? What do I want? What is my next right step?
A major life change can create real grief, uncertainty, and questions about identity. It can also become an invitation to remember your strengths, reconnect with your values and faith, and intentionally create a life that reflects who you are becoming.
At GLH Consulting & Life Design, you are given space to tell the truth about where you are—without being rushed, judged, or asked to simply “push through.” Together, we identify what has been holding you back and build a practical path forward.
"You do not need to have your entire future figured out. You need clarity about your next faithful step."
Take the Free Next Chapter Clarity Quiz
What Do You Need Most to Move Into Your Next Chapter?
In three minutes, discover the pattern that may be keeping you stuck and the most supportive place to focus first. You will receive a personalized result with a reflection prompt and one immediate action you can take today.
- Rebuilding your identity beyond old roles
- Overcoming decisions and competing priorities
- Reawakening to a deeper sense of purpose
This quiz is a coaching reflection tool. It is not a clinical assessment, diagnosis, or substitute for therapy or other professional care.
3 Min!
Sample Question: When thinking about your future, what is your first reaction?
Whether you need one focused conversation or sustained support.
There is a place to begin. Select the path that aligns with your current transition needs.
The Next Chapter Clarity Session
A 90-Minute Private Coaching Intensive
For you if you are tired of carrying the same questions alone and want a focused, compassionate space to get clear. We will identify what is keeping you stuck and create a grounded plan for the next 30 days.
You will receive:
- 90-minute private Zoom coaching session
- Focused exploration of your specific challenge
- Personalized Next Chapter Snapshot
- Practical 30-Day Momentum Map
- Brief follow-up check-in to support your first steps
The Faith-First Renewal Coaching Program
Sustained Support for Your Re-Creation
Some transitions need more than one conversation. For people ready to do the inner and practical work of creating a next chapter that aligns with their faith, values, gifts, and lived experience.
The program may include:
- Weekly private coaching sessions
- Values, strengths, and purpose exploration
- Faith-aligned practices for clarity and resilience
- Support with decisions, boundaries, and life design
- A personalized roadmap for your next phase
The Re-Creation Pathway
A faith-informed framework for moving forward. Not about pretending transition is easy or ignoring pain, but a compassionate, practical process for honoring what happened and taking action toward the life you are being called to create.
1. Clarify What Is Weighing You Down
We identify the transition, emotional weight, expectations, and unhelpful patterns. Gain language for what is happening and room to tell the truth about what needs attention.
2. Reconnect With What Is True
Reconnect with your faith, values, strengths, and sense of self. Together, we explore what you want to carry forward and what you are ready to release.
3. Move Forward With Intention
Create practical next steps that fit your real life. Build self-trust through aligned decisions, supportive habits, meaningful action, and accountability.
My Coaching Philosophy
You Are More Than Your Role
A role can change without your value disappearing. Your experiences, strengths, gifts, and wisdom can be carried into a new expression of your life.
Healing ≠ Hiding
Growth begins when you can name what you are carrying, hold it with honesty and compassion, and decide how you want to move forward.
Faith & Action Belong Together
Faith provides wisdom and courage; it becomes meaningful through the choices you make, boundaries you set, and actions you take.
Environments Matter
We look at both your internal world (beliefs) and external environment (routines, relationships, spaces) to support the person you are becoming.
No Quick Fixes
Coaching is space for thoughtful reflection and practical momentum. You move at a pace honoring both your readiness and your real life.
Gma Jackson Howze
Life Transition Coach | Educator | Guide for Your Next Chapter
I am a life-transition coach who helps people move through difficult changes with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
My own journey through divorce and the empty-nest transition taught me what it feels like to lose a familiar identity, question what comes next, and rebuild a life from the inside out. Through reflection, faith, coaching, and a willingness to rediscover my strengths, I moved from feeling lost to creating a more purposeful path forward.
Today, I help clients identify the parts of themselves they are ready to leave behind, recognize the strengths and experiences they want to bring forward, and design internal and external environments that support the life they truly want to live.
Background & Training
- • M.Ed., MST
- • BA in Secondary Math Education
- • Master of Museum Studies
- • Certified Life Coach (Sedona Soul Coaching)
- • BALM Family Recovery Coaching
- • Reiki, Wellness & Breathwork certs
- • Golden Apple Teachers Award
Is This the Right Kind of Support?
Ensuring we are a good match is critical for your success and progress.
Coaching May Be a Good Fit If You Are:
- Ready to be honest about what is no longer working
- Open to self-reflection, faith-informed growth, and practical action
- Willing to explore your beliefs, values, strengths, and choices
- Looking for a thoughtful guide and accountability partner
- Ready to make progress without needing to have every answer today
Coaching May Not Be the Fit If You Are:
- Looking for a quick fix or someone to make every decision for you
- Not ready to engage in reflection or take ownership of your next steps
- In need of clinical mental-health treatment, crisis intervention, medical care, legal advice, or financial advice
If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a mental-health crisis, please contact local emergency services or an appropriate crisis resource in your area.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Next Chapter Clarity Sprint is a one-time, 90-minute intensive designed to create focus around one current transition, decision, challenge, or direction. You leave with a personalized snapshot and a 30-day plan.
The Faith-First Renewal Coaching Program provides 6 to 12 weeks of deeper support, reflection, accountability, and implementation. It is for clients who want ongoing guidance while they navigate a larger transition or build sustained momentum.
No. Faith is a meaningful part of Gma’s approach, particularly for clients who want to integrate spiritual values into their growth. Coaching remains centered on your individual story, values, goals, and readiness. You are welcome to discuss whether the approach is a fit during a discovery call.
No. Coaching supports reflection, goal-setting, decisions, accountability, and personal growth. It does not diagnose or treat mental-health conditions, replace therapy, or provide medical, legal, or financial advice.
You will receive a short pre-session questionnaire. This helps Gma understand the transition or question you want to focus on. After the session, you will receive your personalized Next Chapter Snapshot and 30-Day Momentum Map.
You will share a little about where you are and what you want support with. Together, you will determine whether a multi-week coaching program is a good fit and what level of support is most appropriate.
Your Next Chapter Can Begin With One Step
You do not have to wait until you feel completely ready. Start with a moment of clarity, an honest conversation, or a decision to make space for yourself again.