My name is David Ades, and I founded my coaching company Dying to Live in early 2020 — soon after I became certified as a Professional Life Coach in late 2019. Since then, I have been helping people improve their relationships with themselves.

But my story begins long before my coaching certification. I only professionally began helping people improve their relationships with themselves in 2020; most of my personal life has been spent practicing the same type of interpersonal skills I now use as a coach.

Long story short, life forced me to dive deeper into myself than I knew how to at the time. It was sink or swim and I struggled heavily to find my stride. My personal experience helps me support others who seek to find their own stride.

My personal experience isn't my only reference point, however: I've been self-studying psychology for over a decade now (initially compelled to do so to gain understanding of my own suffering), and I have also spent many, many hours engaged in my own healing journey (therapy, coaching, etc.).

Along this journey I've developed a great capacity for holding space for others and grown my talent for understanding their inner world.

I am quite familiar with how one discovers oneself, even though the process is unique for each individual.

I still have much to learn. Life is a never-ending practice.