For DeeAnn Jeremiah, Imagine the Possibilities

For DeeAnn Jeremiah, Imagine the Possibilities

DeeAnn Jeremiah and her pal, Bailey.

By Carina Elgin

DeeAnn Jeremiah is an author, public speaker, and life coach who has found her passions: Middleburg, and helping her clients be the best versions of themselves.

She tries to keep people from tripping over the same roadblocks in life, encourages them to move forward, and to have a better, more positive “next chapter.” She inspires them to strip away pretense and facade, and be their “authentic self.” And she emphasizes that, “We need real community, compassion, and authenticity now, more than ever.”

Jeremiah is an entrepreneur and businesswoman, founder of the successful Washington, D.C.-based service business, Classic Concierge. When she started teaching bible study at a homeless day shelter, The Lamb Center, her interactions with the homeless helped her own quest for “being real.”

Her experiences there motivated her to author “Imagine.” In the book, she wrote, “Imagine the possibilities when we strip the facade and participate with God to become our truest selves.”

To help others find their “true selves,” Jeremiah started a business called “Imagine Life Coaching.” She became certified in the Enneagram System, which plots nine different personality types. In a “typing” session, Jeremiah uses the Enneagram to show people where their weaknesses are, and, in five subsequent sessions, helps them move on to avoid running into the same pitfalls and to fulfill their dreams.

She works with individuals, couples and groups, from non-profit management to high end sales teams. She offers a fun one-session experience for groups, but also offers longer intensive life coaching programs.

Jeremiah considers herself a Virginia girl, because even though she was born in California, she moved to Arlington at age three. She studied psychology and communications at James Madison University and is a member of the Capital Speakers Club of Washington, D.C., an organization started by Eleanor Roosevelt to help women gain public speaking skills.

She first came to the area speaking at the Meadowkirk Conference Center near Middleburg, and fell in love. Having raised their two children in Fairfax, she and her husband decided to move here three years ago.

“I have to pinch myself,” she said. “The beauty of the rolling hills, the small-town vibe, knowing people every time you go to the Safeway…I love it.”

At first, she said wasn’t “into horses.” One day when she was riding her bike and trying to learn the roads, equestrian instructor Carol Rice invited her in, and soon taught her to ride. Rice attributes Jeremiah with “bringing God back into my life, and life back to my barn.”

“I love being outside,” said Jeremiah, who enjoys all outdoor exercise, nature photography and gardening. Maybe her approach to life coaching is successful because it’s similar to gardening: helping make plants and people the best version of themselves they can be.

DeeAnn Jeremiah and her pal, Bailey.

Jeremiah can be contacted through her website, www.DeeAnnPlusGod.com. Her book, Imagine, is available at Second Chapter Books in Middleburg, and through Amazon.