Dr. Douglas Tataryn 

Dr. Doug, PH.D. in clinical psychology, has over 28 years experience in direct client practice. His work today includes serving high-value life coaching clients. As a veteran practitioner with a systems approach, he is intensively methodical in choosing what tools he adopts. In this video, he shares how he is using LIA to help his clients create life visions.  

Counselor/coach

Barbara Balshaw Dow

Barbara speaks about her experience using LIA with people going through life transitions both young and old. 

Karen Nelson - Internal Corporate Performance & Wellness Coach

As a corporate coach, Karen feels like she is providing her highest value to the company and the employees when she is able to connect with them at a level that is beyond work -- a level that helps them achieve higher satisfaction in life. Karen is using the Life Inventory Assessment to open up the most important conversations with the people she serves.

Clayton Caswell - Erickson Trained Internal Corporate Coach & Facilitator 

Clayton experienced the Life Inventory Assessment as a 'treasure trove' to deepen his connection and exploration with clients in an extraordinary way. 

In the Life Inventory Assessment (LIA) training program, participants learn how to use the LIA assessment to accurately and effectively evaluative the well-being of the people they work with. Coaches that become proficient in using this tool help their clients to achieve higher performance, stronger mental health, and a better quality of life. The Life Inventory Assessment helps address major mental wellness and engagement challenges by helping people to find primary areas of focus and take action to improve. Aligned, purpose-driven individuals are more engaged and connected to their work and communities. 

The certification program uses a combination of effective adult learning modalities. Each major learning section has the following components:

• In-class facilitator-led 

• In-class peer partner practice 

• Online virtual learning delivered through micro-learning segments of video, graphics, and text

• Knowledge quizzes

• Assignments 

We are an ICF Accredited Training partner. As a participant, you will receive 13 Core Competency and 15 Resource Development Credits towards your ACC, PCC, or MCC. 

Bea Pole-Bokor - Professional Media & Mindset Coach

As a private practice coach, Bea plans to use the Life Inventory Assessment as a supplement to her training and coaching programs.

Certificate Awarded Upon Successful Completion

Maurice Thibodeau 

Maurice Thibodeau is the lead trainer, founder, and co-creator of the Life Inventory Assessment. 

Maurice has spoken and led workshops at leadership summits, Universities, corporations, and festivals, and one of his favorite things to do is guide people through transformational retreats. He lives on a playground of 80-acres of bush and trails an hour North of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He lives there with his amazing wife, his infuriatingly lovable teenage daughters, and a host of pets and critters. 

Maurice is a Certified Master Hypnotherapist, has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, is a CCF Life Coach, the lead facilitator and co-creator of the Extreme Leadership Institute's Mastermind program, and co-founder of one of Manitoba’s most transformative wellness experiences, the I Am Festival.  

Maurice uniquely connects and creates a safe space for people to explore all aspects of who they are. He matches that with a creative genius and tenacity for finding solutions - ultimately helping those he works with to live better. Maurice’s visionary models and balanced approach provide a powerful and practical approach to experiencing life fulfillment.

"As an instructor, Maurice is highly engaging, thorough, calming and a great teacher. He is a role model for how to provide feedback from a place of caring to promote growth of participants and creates a safe space for learning and experimenting."  Lisa Anna Palmer, Author, Speaker, CEO at Light Your Leadership Inc.

Dr. Douglas Tataryn 

Dr. Douglas Tataryn is an advising co-creator of the Life Inventory Assessment. 

Dr. Tataryn received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1991 from the University of Arizona. He was research methodologist and statistician for 20 years and left his position as a professor at the University of Manitoba in 2001 (faculties of Medicine and Nursing) to become a full time clinician and performance coach.

He is also also a long-time meditator (45+ years) and the founder of the Bio-Emotive Framework. He conducts seminars in it, integral theory, sports psychology, and the integration of psychology and spirituality.

He is presently working with advanced meditators and spiritual teachers, entrepreneurs, and professional athletes on removing emotional barriers to goals and helping them live a healthy and balanced life.

Dr. Tataryn does his coaching work using his own version of Integral Theory (EBIQ Integral-presented at the 2010 Integral Theory conference) and the Four Facets Model of Human Transformation. He is integrating LIA with EBIQ Integral to map and help people actualize their life's vision and live more happy and fulfilling lives.

Dr. Doug continues to serve as a board advisor, makes guest appearances in the LIA community, and will be working to help evolve the LIA platform to continue the mission to be the most valuable coaching tool in the world to coaches and therapist.