Marnie Nir

Humor, compassion and candor lead Marnie Nir in her work as a coach with The Handel Group®. A student of Slavic Language and Literature at UCLA, Marnie graduated with a B.A. and an understanding of Russian Literature as “purification through suffering.” Years later, after several jobs in publicity and production, most notably for the Moscow Circus, she began to see that, at least in her own life, suffering was optional. After marrying and giving birth to her first child, Marnie started coaching with her sister, Lauren Zander, creating the dream of who she wanted to be as a mother. However, her work with Lauren took everything in her life to a much deeper level. More than a decade later, she is now the mother of two, a trained coach in The Handel Method®, a freelance writer for the Palm Beach Post and the Sun Sentinel. She is currently developing an animated television series about the hilarity and absurdity of motherhood.

As with every area of her life, Marnie’s coaching is characterized by joyful honesty and courageous commitment. She brings lightness and levity to her work with her clients. "I have zero problem telling on myself. I use my inner jerk to point out theirs." Consequently she is continually inspired by the difference that telling the truth offers to her clients. For Marnie, it’s about building the muscle of personal integrity, where what comes out of your mouth is so. "In this way, you can really go from 'I will go to the gym,' to 'I will win an Emmy.'"

Having been married for more than 15 years, Marnie particularly enjoys working with wives, mothers and singles, because she is well-acquainted with the challenges they face. Marnie offers her clients the tools they need to author the lives they want, with wit, sincerity and her occasional truck-driver mouth.Visit her blog at: www.thesourmilf.com

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