A Little About Me

I've always been someone who questions things.

I don't particularly like following along just because that's what everyone else is doing. I want to understand things for myself, look more closely, and consider what I might be missing.

I care about people. I spend a lot of time thinking about others, what they're experiencing, and how I might make a difference in their lives.

And I struggle. But my struggles keep me calling out to God. They remind me how much I don't know, keep me grounded in the struggles of others, and give me opportunities to grow, learn, and see things differently.

How I Came to This Work

My path seemed like a meandering one as I walked it. Looking back, though, it seems straight. I kept listening for and following the quiet voice that prompted me to take risks, share who I am, and keep doing what felt true, no matter who tried to make me give it up.

I kept looking, kept noticing, and kept paying attention to the little things that called out to me. I could see how big they actually were, and how easy it would be to keep writing them off as small or inconsequential.

I like to think of myself and my life as a living acknowledgment of the small voice inside each of us. I'm here to say that your small voice is worth sharing. Your small voice has something big to say.

By paying attention to the small voice in me, and in others, even when they aren't paying attention to it themselves, I see things about who people are that many others miss.

I look for those things when I photograph, when I coach, and when I write.

I hope that, in some way, my work helps you notice the little things happening inside you, things that maybe aren't so little after all.

My Faith

God has always been a central idea in my life, even when I wasn't sure I believed in Him. I wondered, I questioned, and I kept pursuing the question of whether He was really out there.

By the time I was 30, I had experienced enough disappointments in life that I decided my search for God needed to become my priority.

In 2007, I thought I had found Him through New Age practices. I went deep into those practices for more than a decade.

Then, in 2019, while visiting Sedona, Arizona, I had a wake-up call. It felt like God tapping me on the shoulder and saying, "No more circling, Gina. It's time for the straight path. It's time for Me."

I felt compelled to read the Bible and spent the following year doing so. I had always known I would read it. I'd even tried a time or two before, but this time I felt called to it in a much clearer way.

I've been reading the Bible, following Christ, and deepening my relationship with God ever since.

It's only God who could straighten my path and make all those past circles straight.

I don't push my experience of God on clients or insist they believe what I do. I do, however, invite them to consider the truth and grace of Jesus Christ.

Gina Mongiello
Straightway Coaching
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