You’re doing your best — but it still feels like too much.  

About the Coach

Hi, I’m Professor Christina Santana— a writer, teacher, and coach who believes that showing up in public life starts with knowing yourself.

I’ve spent my career creating spaces where people can think out loud, question what they’ve been told, and build the confidence to act on what matters to them. At Worcester State University, where I’ve taught writing since 2016, my courses and programs center on connection — between learning and action, reflection and change, self and community.

Over the years, I’ve also built collaborations that reach beyond campus: projects that invite people to practice civic imagination, to see their work and words as tools for impact. In 2023, I stepped away for a year to work at Amherst College and UMass Amherst, deepening that practice and rethinking what it means to belong, contribute, and lead.

My coaching grew naturally out of that same work. It’s for people who are capable but stuck — people ready to clear the noise, reconnect with their own momentum, and make choices that move their lives forward.

What ties it all together is this: I don’t fix or advise. I hold space for people to think differently, to remember what they know, and to act from there. That’s where transformation — and participation — begin.