"The voice that shapes our story was once our friend..."
Life Transition Coaching
with John Weaver
Meet John
Certified Professional Coach * Author *
Life Story Expert
My work is rooted in a simple belief: every person carries an inner story that shapes the way they live, lead, and love. And that story can be rewritten.
I spent a career inside America’s prisons, observing human behavior in one of the most complex environments imaginable. What began as a professional duty became a personal journey. I studied positive psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), emotional intelligence, immersed myself in Polyvagal Theory, and searched for answers in my own patterns, choices, and wounds. Ultimately, I discovered a truth that sits at the heart of my work today:
the voice that shapes our story was once a friend—innocent, curious, and full of possibility—yet life’s expectations and traumas can distort it into a critic and a judge.
My coaching is about helping people return to that original voice and reclaim the story they were meant to live.
My own life is shaped by that same process. I have known failure, loss, and the kind of heartbreak that forces you to look closely at who you’ve become—and who you still might be. And yet, in the midst of rebuilding, I met a woman whose love reawakened a part of me I thought was gone. Together, we began a new chapter that led me across an ocean and into a life in France filled with meaning, joy, and purpose.
That move wasn’t just geographical. It was symbolic—a step toward living in alignment with the story I wanted to tell myself: one of courage, reinvention, and wholehearted living.
This is the heart of The Arc of Innocence and the foundation of my coaching methodology:
to guide individuals as they reconnect with the self they left behind, reshape their inner narrative, and step into a future defined not by past limitations, but by authenticity, vitality, and intention.
If you’re ready to revisit your story—and open a path toward the life still waiting for you—I’d be honored to walk that journey with you.
What I Specialize In
Discover the deeper meaning within you life's story. You've spent a lifetime navigating challenges, rising from hardships, and shaping a life through resilience and intention. Those experiences aren't meant to be stored away-they are the voice, the wisdom, and the strength that will guide your second act.
The world hasn’t left us behind.
Life is a series of transitions, and every transition asks us to reconnect with the story we tell ourselves.
When we learn to hear and reshape that inner narrative, change becomes a pathway to meaning rather than something to survive.
It’s time to loosen the grip of self-limiting stories.
You are the foremost authority on your own life.
When you trust the wisdom you’ve earned, you create space to serve, guide, and meaningfully impact others.
The world needs what only you can offer.
Life is lived in transitions, and it is within those moments that our inner story speaks most clearly.
When we release the narratives that keep us small, we remember that we are the true experts of the lives we’ve lived.
Our earned wisdom, paired with new freedoms, becomes an invitation to serve, to guide, and to make a meaningful difference in a world that needs it.
Embrace, honor, and empower your new potential
"I was feeling really stuck- in the middle of a divorce, coming to terms with the impacts of childhood trauma, and starting a business all at the same time. John is instantly trustworthy and so easy to talk to. He really hears what’s going on for me and validates my experience. The amazing thing about John is his ability to shed new perspectives for me by sharing a unique story and asking really good questions. The time spent with him has been priceless."
- A.S. - Entrepreneur and business owner
- Ginny P.
"I was unhappy with my job, unhappy with my relationship, and just plain unhappy with where I was in my life. John helped me appreciate my true value as a professional and as a human being. I now can see that I am in control of how I feel about myself in all of these areas, I just needed the clarity that John helped me see. This is what John was born to do."