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ABOUT YOUR COACHES

D&J

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Living The Dream

Once upon a time—under wide skies, long conversations, and many lived seasons—Darren and Jamila found one another.

Both had already lived full lives.

Loved deeply. Lost. Learned. Served. Grown.
What brought them together wasn’t chance, but resonance—

a shared devotion to truth, healing, and the belief that love is meant to expand, not contract.

Before Love Star Coaching had a name, there was a question quietly shaping their path:

How do we share what we have been gifted?
How do we turn decades of inner work, relationship practice, and service into something that genuinely helps others thrive?

They discovered—again and again—that growth doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in relationship. In motion. In honest conversation. In moments of friction and repair.

In joy, laughter, grief, curiosity, and choice.

Life, like love, moves in cycles.
Our bodies change. Our relationships evolve.

The world asks more of us than ever before—

adaptability, resilience, presence, and heart.

Love Star Coaching was born from this understanding.

Not as a method pulled from a textbook, but as a lived practice—rooted in real partnership, real challenges, and real devotion to growth. Darren and Jamila don’t offer a destination; they offer companionship and skill for the journey.

 

A way to meet life—and one another—with more clarity, compassion, and courage.

At its core, this work is simple:

To remember how to connect.

To listen and respect the wisdom of your body's signals.
To stay available to love.
To meet change with curiosity instead of fear.
To choose growth, again and again.

This is the dream they live.
And this is the practice they share with you.

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Experience that you can feel

Transformation begins with trust.

When you enter a coaching relationship—especially one that invites depth, vulnerability, and change—it matters who is holding the space. Feeling safe, seen, and understood is not a bonus; it is foundational.

Darren and Jamila bring decades of lived experience in personal development, relationship work, leadership, and service. What matters most, however, is not the number of years—it’s how those years have been lived, integrated, and embodied.

Their work is informed by both the visible and the subtle. By what is spoken—and what is felt. By structure and intuition.

By skill and presence. They intentionally weave feminine and masculine energies—regardless of gender identity—to support balance, clarity, and harmony within individuals and relationships.

They hold a deep respect for the many ways humans experience reality. Through extensive travel, study, and service in the outer world—and through profound inner exploration—they have learned to meet people where they are, without judgment, hierarchy, or agenda.

Growth does not require fixing.
It requires curiosity, permission, and space.

Love Star Coaching supports you in gently (and sometimes bravely) exploring parts of your life that may have been previously off-limits or left unexplored—yet continue to call for your attention. For some, this looks like learning when not to push. For others, it means finally giving voice to what has long been waiting to be acknowledged.

How they facilitate is simple and intentional:
by creating a safe, trustworthy container that allows breakthroughs beyond self-imposed limits.

This may include working with communication, intimacy, pleasure, vulnerability, grief, expression, purpose, abundance, healing, and joy. Each path is unique. Each discovery personal.

Living in possibility opens a different relationship with life—one where insight arises, connection deepens, and movement happens naturally. When the heart is engaged, change does not have to be forced.

So we ask:

Where is your glass ceiling?
What might exist beyond it?

And what becomes possible when you no longer face it alone?

Crew

Love Star
Coaches

darren applegate

  • Certified Thriving Relationships Coach, grounded in attachment-based and evidence-informed practices

  • Training influenced by the Gottman Institute, with a focus on communication, repair, and relational resilience

  • Over 20 years of leadership experience, managing large teams and navigating complex interpersonal systems

  • Former business owner with 10+ years of entrepreneurial experience, bringing structure, accountability, and real-world insight

  • International experience as an adventure tourism and whitewater rafting guide, supporting growth through challenge and uncertainty

  • Professionally trained bodyworker, integrating somatic awareness and nervous system regulation

  • Extensive experience supporting individuals and couples through grief, trauma, and major life transitions

  • Skilled in trust repair, intimacy challenges, and relational rupture

  • Known for a calm, steady presence that helps clients feel safe, grounded, and capable of change

  • Intuitive personal and relationship coach, blending practical tools with deep listening

Jamila applegate

  • Trauma-informed somatic embodiment coach, supporting nervous system regulation, presence, and integration

  • 25+ years as a multi-modality bodyworker, grounded in touch, awareness, and embodied intelligence

  • Certified Dream Teacher and Consultant, guiding insight, meaning-making, and inner guidance through dreamwork

  • A decade of training in Family Constellation work, informed by systems, lineage, and relational healing

  • Mentor of Her Mystery School, a 9-month international women’s sovereignty and empowerment program

  • Experienced doula for both birth and death passages, holding life’s thresholds with skill and compassion

  • Extensive experience in intentional community and retreat center leadership, supporting collective dynamics and care

  • Completed multiple Dr. Joe Dispenza programs, bridging neuroscience, habit change, and embodied transformation

  • Skilled in integration support for expanded-state experiences, helping clients ground insight through embodiment, reflection, and relationship

  • Lived experience as a mother and successful co-parent, bringing practical wisdom to family and relational work

  • Known for a deeply intuitive, steady presence that invites trust, insight, and emotional safety

  • Intuitive personal and relationship coach, blending somatic awareness, psychology, and spiritual intelligence

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