The HeartRich Body of Work
A map of helpful resources — and where to begin.
This page exists for three kinds of people: clients who want to see everything in one place, people who’ve encountered something and want to understand the fuller picture, and anyone curious about what “the HeartRich body of work” actually means.
It’s just a map — to resources on this site and beyond. Nothing is hidden behind a paywall. Some things are free, some require a sign-up, and two are books you can buy. If you’re a current client, ask me in session and I’ll send you anything you’re curious about.
Browse at your own pace. Take what’s useful. Come back when you’re ready for more.
Where to Begin?
Start Here — Free Tools & Guides
These are the places most people begin. All free. Some with no sign-up required.
Assessment · Free · 10–15 min
Who’s On Your Crew?
The most personal place to begin. A self-exploration assessment that maps your inner protective patterns — what drives them, what they cost you, and what it might look like to lead them differently. Guy personally prepares every report, usually within a day or two.
Guide · Free · No sign-up
Getting to Know Your Inner Crews
The most personal place to begin. A self-exploration assessment that maps your inner protective patterns — what drives them, what they cost you, and what it might look like to lead them differently. Guy personally prepares every report, usually within a day or two.
Interactive Tool · Free · No sign-up
The HeartRich Feelings Wheel
Most people know more about their car’s warning lights than their own emotional signals. This interactive tool maps ten emotional territories, helps you find your feeling and the needs underneath, and even accounts for two kinds of shame, because, feelings are complicated.
Free PDF + 5-Day Email Series
Values Clarity Starter Kit
A focused practice drawn from The Heart of Values — not a preview, a genuine first step. Includes the knowing/living gap, the One-Degree Shift exercise, and three Soul-Stirring Provocations. Plus five days of real values work in your inbox.
Free PDF · No sign-up
The Heart of Values Discovery Set
A print-ready set of the three core values discovery exercises — the highs and lows reflection, the embodied check, and the prioritization process. The values word list and values vs. needs reference included. Adapted from The Heart of Values.
Full Online Guide · Free · No sign-up
Find My Values — Core Values Discovery Guide
A full, in-depth guide to discovering your authentic core values — the ones that are actually yours, not the ones you inherited or think you should have. Covers the values vs. needs distinction, the three-step discovery process, and the knowing/living gap.
THE BOOKS — Self Leadership Guides
Two Guides. One Journey.
These guides work together — but each stands fully on its own.
Book · PDF · $36 CAD · 170+ pages
How to Talk Amongst Your Selves: A Beginner’s Guide to Self Leadership
Where you begin when you want to understand your inner world. A compassionate, psychologically grounded introduction to the different parts of you — your protective patterns, your adaptive strategies, and the deeper Self that was never absent, only obscured. Many readers say it’s the first time they felt truly understood.
See also: HowToTalkAmongstYourSelves.com for more information
Book · PDF · $36 CAD · 170+ pages
The Heart of Values: Reclaiming Authenticity, Clarity & Purpose
Where you begin when you want to understand your inner world. A compassionate, psychologically grounded introduction to the different parts of you — your protective patterns, your adaptive strategies, and the deeper Self that was never absent, only obscured. Many readers say it’s the first time they felt truly understood.
See also: TheHeartofValues.com for more information
THE FRAMEWORK — For Those Who Want the Full Picture
The Architecture Behind the Work
If you want to understand what’s at the heart of all of this — the Self Leadership framework, the six domains, the interwoven capacities — these are the places to go.
Framework · Pillar Page
The HeartRich Matrix
The developmental architecture of Self Leadership. Six interconnected domains, Self at the centre. A map of how awareness, regulation, emotional integration, protective patterns, values, and relational presence work together — and why strengthening one strengthens the others.
Framework · Pillar Page
The Lattice Beneath the Matrix
The interwoven capacities, skills, and practices that support the architecture — drawn from IFS, Polyvagal Theory, NVC, ACT, attachment theory, positive psychology, and contemplative traditions. Nothing hidden, everything referenced openly.
Flagship Pillar · Self Leadership
On Self Leadership
What Self Leadership actually means — not self-discipline or productivity, but the lifelong practice of returning governance to your Authentic Self. Covers protection-organized vs. Self-led living, the practice of return, and the expansion that becomes possible when protective patterns soften.
Pillar Page · Resilience
Resilience
What resilience actually is — and what most people mistake it for. Covers the Range of Resilience, the nervous system foundation, and why resilience precedes leadership. The bridge between Self Leadership and executive functioning.
Pillar Page · Values
Values
Values as lived commitments — not words on a list. Covers the knowing/living gap, how values connect to needs and emotions, values-aligned communication, and how living your values under pressure expands your resilience.
YOUR INNER CREWS — Understanding Your Protective Patterns
The Nine Inner Crews
The Inner Crews framework is an accessible, IFS-inspired map of the nine most common protective patterns — how they formed, what they’re protecting, and what changes when Self leads them rather than the other way around.
Blog Article
Getting to Know Your Inner Crews — Who Leads Who?
A Self Leadership perspective on who takes the helm in times of stress and complexity — and why it matters
The Assessment
Who’s On Your Crew? Assessment
Take the Self Leadership Assessment now and reveal your inner crews & level of Self Leadership
Interactive Media
The Crews Carousel
Most people aren’t one Crew. They’re a coalition. Nine patterns. Twenty-seven characters. One Self waiting to lead them all.
THE WORK — Coaching With Guy
Coaching Pathways
Each pathway is grounded in the same heart-centered, trauma-informed, Self Leadership principles — and suited to different contexts, needs, and starting points.
New here? The pillar pages on Self Leadership, Resilience, and Values are a good place to start before exploring coaching.
Flagship · Most Integrative
Self Leadership Coaching
For those ready to do the deeper work of becoming more themselves. Parts work, nervous system literacy, emotional processing, values clarity, resilience and the practice of return — integrated into a structured, relational engagement.
Authentic Leadership
Executive Coaching
Self Leadership in executive and organizational contexts. Values-aligned leadership, identity under pressure, protective patterns in leadership roles, and the relational presence that makes influence sustainable.
For Sustained Stress & Burnout
Resilience Coaching
Range of Resilience expansion, regulation, emotional processing, and the slow rebuilding of self-trust. For those navigating sustained stress, burnout, or the aftermath of difficult seasons.
Values · Purpose · Courage
Values-Guided Life Coaching
For thoughtful adults ready to clarify what matters and build the courage to live it. Values discovery, needs awareness, purpose, and the gap between knowing and living.
THE HEARTRICH LIBRARY — Essays & Writing
Worth Reading
A growing library of long-form essays on Self Leadership, resilience, values, protective patterns, emotional intelligence, personal growth, and authentic living.
From the blog
→ You Need to Value Your Needs and Values
→ The Heart of Resilience
→ The APPs MAP: Upgrading Your Adaptive Protective Patterns
→ Beyond Stress Management: Expanding Your Window of Tolerance
→ Reframing Impostor Syndrome as a Self Deficiency Syndrome
→ It’s Time to Talk About Trauma
→ What is Self Leadership? A Guide to Leading from Your Authentic Self
→ Choice Point: Are You Moving Away or Towards Your Values?
→ The Avoidance Trap & How to Free Yourself
→ How to Transform Your Incorrigible Inner Critic
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
An Honest Suggestion
There’s no right place to begin. This work is available to you at whatever depth feels right — a free guide, a book, a single conversation, or an ongoing coaching engagement. There’s no pressure and no single right path.
If something here has landed and you want to talk, I’d be glad to hear from you.
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