JOHN QUIRK · LIFE TRANSITION COACH

I help people step into their next chapter.

I spent years working corporate jobs as a TV producer in New York City, surviving through deadlines, adrenaline and stimulation overload, substance dependency and the belief that more achievement would eventually make life feel better. Spoiler alert, it didn't.

On the outside, I was living the dream. Inside, I was burning out.

Eventually, my body and mind couldn’t keep doing it. My career fell apart, I entered one of the most difficult periods of my life. The identity I’d spent years building disappeared with it. That experience completely changed the direction of my life.

Over the last decade, I’ve immersed myself in meditation, breathwork, yoga, nervous-system regulation, plant medicine, retreats and behavior change — not simply studying these tools, but building my own life around them.

I’ve since led 53 retreats and worked with more than 1,000 people with my company SoCal Wellness Retreats. I get people out of the noise, reconnected with themselves and living their best lives.

I know what it means to become someone new.

My own thresholds have taken me from corporate TV production to entrepreneurship, from New York City to San Diego, and from teaching yoga to leading retreats. Each transition asked me to let go of an identity that had once made sense—and build a life around who I was becoming.

That is why I specialize in life transitions. Changing your job, your city or your daily routine is only part of the work. The deeper questions are: Who am I now? What still matters? What am I ready to stop carrying into the next chapter?

Helping you cross your threshold is the focus of that work.

My expertise is helping people move from “something needs to change” to a next chapter they can actually live. We make sense of the transition, work through the patterns keeping you stuck, and turn clarity into action—with support as real life unfolds.

Good coaching helped me become who I am.

Some of my earliest experiences of coaching came on football fields, baseball diamonds and hockey rinks. The coaches who stayed with me did more than improve my performance. They helped me see what I was capable of, learn from setbacks and keep showing up when things were difficult.

What I’ve learned—and how it helps you.

I’ve spent years learning from teachers and coaches, including training in ashtanga yoga and the Wim Hof Method and attending advanced meditation retreats. The value of that work is in the practices I can bring into a difficult conversation, an uncertain decision or an ordinary Tuesday.

In our work together, I draw from those experiences to find what is useful for you. That might mean a simple daily practice, a different way to approach a recurring pattern, or a book or exercise that helps you see your next step. We try it in your actual life, notice what changes, and adjust together.

My years in fast-paced corporate environments help me understand how hard it can be to slow down when achievement has become part of your identity. I know the pull of pushing through. I also know that your next chapter needs room to be heard.

Movement, meditation and time to reflect remain part of my own life. I bring that practice into coaching alongside curiosity, honesty and a willingness to keep learning.

A next chapter you can actually live.

Moving from New York City to San Diego was part of a bigger change: building a life with room for work I care about, movement, connection and the practices that help me stay present.

I love the work I do and care deeply about the people I support. Retreats let us spend real time together, beyond a weekly conversation, and practice what a different way of living could feel like.

My life keeps evolving, too. I bring that same curiosity to your next chapter. We look at what matters to you, what no longer fits, and the choices that would make your everyday life feel more like your own.

Let’s talk about the chapter you’re ready to create.