Hi, I'm Nicole Gaitan

Founder of Grow Wild Coaching

For most of my life, I believed that strength meant pushing through—being the dependable one, the hard worker, the woman who “had it all handled.” But nothing could have prepared me for what came after the birth of my second daughter. Thirteen surgeries over a three year period left me physically broken, emotionally exhausted, and unsure of who I was becoming. And just when I finally thought I was on the other side of it, our world stopped: my baby girl was diagnosed with stage-four cancer. In an instant, every definition I had of control, certainty, and normalcy shattered.

Walking through my daughter’s diagnosis and treatment changed me in a way nothing else ever could. I learned that pain doesn’t just test us—it strips away everything that isn’t essential. It forces us to look inward, to confront the fragile, unspoken parts of ourselves we’ve buried for years. In the darkest moments, I discovered something no one teaches you: purpose is oxygen. It is the thing that keeps you breathing when life is trying to suffocate your spirit. As I showed up for my daughter, I realized I was also being called to show up for myself.

Glow Wild Coaching was born from that realization. Through my journey, I learned that purpose is not something you find—it’s something you create from the very experiences that tried to break you. I wanted to help others who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from themselves understand that they are not powerless. There is a path forward, even when everything feels impossible. Purpose doesn’t erase the pain, but it gives it direction. It transforms suffering into strength and chaos into clarity.

Today, I use my story, my training, and the deep compassion forged through hardship to help others reclaim their joy, rewrite their narrative, and reconnect with the power they’ve had all along. If you’re navigating overwhelm, big life transitions, or the silent weight of “holding everything together,” you’re not alone. There is a way through—and I’m here to help you grow wild in the process.