I pronounce it like “Jeffrey Louis Coke.”

I’ll tell you a bit more about me - but then I want you to connect with me and tell me your story.

I live by a code. “Radical Kindness.” I’m fascinated by and have an insatiable appetite for politics, American history, and social justice. I’ve been particularly interested in the history of slavery in America. The before, during and still today. The worldwide social justice protests against police brutality, violence, murder, negligence, unions, impunity, budgets in the Summer of 2020 was the catalyst for me to evolve from “nice guy, not racist!” to evolve and elevate to “adamantly anti-racist, anti-sexist.” The more I educate myself the more I realize what happened “then” is ongoing. The abuse and racism never stopped. They continue today just by other names. Same outfit, different cufflinks.

Time fixes nothing.

We are all called to unfuck ourselves from our bigotry, sexism, dominance, damage, theocratic terrorism, ignorance and negligence. The work we are all obligated to do is like a never-ending spiral up. Tho we can never revisit any subject exactly as it was (or we were) in the past - the path of evolution, atonement and healing sometimes brings us above the coordinates of past moments to show us how far we’ve come. Perspective is a rejuvenating reward on growth’s journey.

You are courageous enough to fulfill the obligations you have towards others and the world you will pass off to the future. What you do with the time you have left is how you’ll be remembered.

This is the part of the story when we meet.

How are you really doing? Certainly we are all struggling with things. And usually it’s many things. But I also want to know what ignites you. Because it’s messy and it’s beautiful. There is so much violence but there’s even more poetry. Determination. Defiance. I think about that a lot.

Being a musician, empathic, a psychic channel and intuitive healer is in my DNA. I’ve been using those gifts since I was a kid. I think that is a strength of mine in the healing space and makes what I do unique. Some of you may know me from the years I was most active as a performing and touring acoustic singer-songwriter. Me becoming certified as a Trauma Recovery Coach (a close relative to “Life Coach”) was just the next step in my radical kindness evolution. I love empowering clients to help themselves. The sessions are therapeutic and sacred.

It’s you showing up and doing the work. I’m just the guide holding a safe space for you. I became a Reiki Master energy healer years ago. It was just the natural next step then, too. Love in action. Turns out I’ve been working with Reiki since I was a kid (and so have you.) The metamorphosis in every Reiki session I’ve ever done was and is mind-blowing to experience. From emotion to deep relaxation to profound inner clarity - each session is spiritual jazz and is different than the last one.

I want to be the type of person who in a world which surrounds me with grief, chaos, violence, loss and intimidation - chooses bravery even when I tremble with fear.

Me personally I know what a life in and out of therapy and a personal library of self-help books looks and feels like. I’ve also had seasons of alleviating chronic pain via: physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, stemwave therapy, neurofeedback and massage therapy as-needed. My life is a walking, talking fuck you to abuse, apathy, abandonment, ignorance and negligence. I’m certain our work together will be life-changing. My name is Geoffrey Louis Koch and I live by a code of Radical Kindness. What’s yours?

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You’ll probably enjoy the music I make if you’re a fan of: Gregory Alan Isakov, Elliott Smith, Counting Crows, Bon Iver, Death Cab For Cutie, John Moreland, Tori Amos, “Beast Epic” by Iron & Wine, “Folklore” by Taylor Swift, and maybe the Garden State Soundtrack.