The Being Place | Mission-Aligned Communications & Capacity-Building
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The Being Place.
Authentic, empowered, and meaningful change begins here.
Mission-aligned communications & capacity-building with Marna Fujimoto-Pihl
About Marna
Hi, I'm Marna ~ a mission-driven professional with a background in strategic communications, capacity-building and transformational coaching. I help individuals and organizations achieve greater clarity, agency, fulfillment, and impact.I founded The Being Place to support heart-led professionals in connecting to their values, strengths, vision, and purpose—and taking empowered action toward meaningful contribution. My work has included coaching, emotional resilience circles, masterminds, and workshops. I’m also a co-author of the book Permission Slips for claiming our emotions.I’m passionate about building momentum for ideas, people, and projects that contribute to a more compassionate, just, fair, and sustainable world.While I’m not offering coaching at this time, I continue to share insights and support personal & professional growth in meaningful ways.
Books
Permission Slips for claiming our emotions
An emotional resilience project by the Courageous Hearts Collective.
Written for those who were never taught how to feel or felt “too much” or “not enough”, this book offers bite-sized reflections, soothing affirmations, and practical stories for developing emotional intelligence.
Whether you're healing childhood wounds, managing emotional burnout, learning to connect with yourself again, or working on boundaries in relationships—this is your companion for the journey.
Mission-Driven
I am dedicated to supporting nonprofits, community organizations & heart-led professionals in creating positive, lasting change.
My communications & marketing background includes 15+ years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, admin, program support, and capacity-building roles.
Transformational Coach
I am a catalyst for authentic, empowered, and meaningful contribution and expression.
As a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), I help people break free of conditioned beliefs and limiting patterns, connect to their true nature, and take action that's aligned with their
values, strengths, vision, and purpose.
Committed to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
I strive to create compassionate, inclusive spaces where people feel seen, supported, and valued.
Additional training supports me in bringing a strengths-based, trauma-aware, and resilience-informed approach to the work that I do. I continue to seek out development opportunities to further my skills in this area.
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