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About me

I’m Morgan Rita Barbret (she/her/hers), I help people achieve their goals and improve their work-life balance by breaking down the beliefs that make them feel like they’re never enough, teaching them how to take themselves off the back-burner and sustainably fill their cups, providing strategies to make progress, and showing them how to stop being so hard on themselves when they make mistakes or struggle to meet expectations.

For most of my life, I held myself to impossibly high standards. 4.0’ing my way through all of high school and college, constantly competing against myself and others. And completely losing my mind at the thought of not doing things perfectly.

As you might imagine, this cost me a lot: over time, my mental and emotional health declined, I felt constantly sick and fatigued, developed digestive issues, experienced conflict in my relationships, became paranoid, and lost my zest for life. The whole time, I overlooked the root of the problem… I was working myself to my breaking point, and still choosing to push myself harder.

I wanted to be enough. But I didn’t know how to make myself feel like I actually was enough. All I knew how to do was keep pushing.

It took me a long time to find balance. To create a sustainable sense of worthiness. To care for myself in ways that supported all aspects of my health, while also improving my confidence, productivity, and overall life satisfaction.

You don’t have to sacrifice your well-being to be successful. And you don’t have to be perfect to be good enough. You can feel great, do great, and feel good about yourself all at the same time.

And I can show you exactly how to do it.

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Certifications, Education, & Experience

International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach.

Certified Martha Beck Wayfinder Coach

Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF)

Life and Wellness Coach for Spring Health

B.A. in Cultural Studies, Minors in English & Ethics from Central Michigan University

Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator Experience + Training from Central Michigan University

Supportive Communication Skills Teacher for Incarcerated populations (Workshops Taught to Lifers in the Saginaw and Chippewa Correctional Facilities)

Associate Certified Coach Credential Badge Issued by the International Coaching Federation. ICF Logo and the letters ACC appear in caps
Certified Wayfinder Life Coach Seal
International Coaching Federation Member Badge
Joe Manfreda running in a cross country meet wearing his Roseville high school jersey

My Why

Back in high school, I had a best friend who was a glimmering example of compassion, unconditional love, and support. His name was Joe.

Whenever I needed a friend, he was always there for me to lean on. He never failed to listen deeply or offer total and complete presence anytime we were together. And if I was scared to walk alone, he’d run three miles to my house just so I didn’t have to. He would always go the extra mile, in every way, for others, even if he didn’t know them.

But on January 6th of 2015, I got a call and learned that Joe had died, unexpectedly, of an aortic abnormality. 

Until then, Joe had been the person myself and many of my friends turned to when we really needed support. Yet there we were, facing one of the hardest times many of us had faced in our lives without him. 

Even though nobody could ever replace my friend and everything that he was, I knew that the world would always need more of what he had to offer. So I decided that for the rest of my life, I would be someone who would offer unconditional love and support, like he always did. I would do my best to be that presence. I would run the extra mile again and again, so others could feel what it’s like to have somebody who A) consistently shows up for them, and B) makes their concerns and well-being a top priority.

The summer after Joe’s death, I went to a national conference on public policy where I met a life coach named Robert Pruitt. Pruitt believed “each of us is a gift to be shared fully and authentically with the world.” He had an ability to make everyone in the room believe that we were each powerful and capable. He made everyone feel like they mattered and could do anything they set their mind to.

Both Joe and Pruitt had an intense love for other human beings and a desire to support others in becoming the fullest versions of themselves. These were qualities I admired, and I wanted to find a way to share those things through every fiber of my life and career.

This is why I became a life coach. 

Coaching is my way of showing up for others in the way that my best friend showed up for me and for everyone else, and my way of empowering others the way Pruitt empowered me and thousands of other students.

Life coaching allows me to be invested in other people’s lives and growth in a way that is both personal and unconditionally loving. It allows me to be a partner and a teammate with people as they navigate challenges, pursue their goals, and grow into clearer and happier versions of the people they want to be.

A coach is certainly not the same as a friend (although there is some overlap there), but when I lost my good friend, I realized that very few people have someone in their lives who consistently shows up for them in a level headed, calm, joyful, and present way.

We all need someone like that. I did then, I do now, and I believe anybody can benefit from having that kind of support.

I’d like to be that person for you. If that sounds good, book a consultation with me!

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