# Angela Howell — Exchange Comfort for Courage > Full reference document for LLM ingestion. Angela Howell is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, transformational coach, and abstract artist based in Nashville, Tennessee. Through original art, daily-meditation books, one-on-one coaching, keynote speaking, and intentional women's retreats, she helps women exchange comfort for courage and create a life worth having. ## Angela's Story Angela Howell spent twelve years in a successful, award-winning corporate sales career before a work injury ended that chapter abruptly. What could have been a loss became a doorway: Angela used the forced pause to reinvent her life, eventually emerging as an abstract artist, bestselling author, transformational coach, and keynote speaker. She now lives near Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband of over thirty years and their rescued cats. Her core conviction: reinvention is always available, and "great" is possible — and far more satisfying than "good enough." Her message to the women she serves is "Exchange Comfort for Courage." ## Artist Statement Angela's abstract art evolves like life itself. It starts messy and chaotic. She focuses on the next right step and trusts that everything will eventually work together for good — intuitively layering color, texture, and expressive marks. For a while, individual facets may not seem to relate. Then, all of a sudden, magic happens: clarity begins to surface, balance finds its way into the chaos, and shapes take form. Decisions are made about what to keep, what to lose, and what to bring back. Rarely is any move so permanent that it cannot be undone or recovered. What looked like a crazy, disjointed mess becomes intentionally simplified in order to emphasize what matters most. ## Books ### Finding the Gift: Daily Meditations for Mindfulness (10th Anniversary Edition) - ISBN: 0997463317 - Format: Paperback - Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0997463317/ Finding the Gift is Angela's bestselling 366-day meditation companion. Each page offers a small, honest reflection for the women who are tired of pretending, bored by surface-level affirmations, and ready to trade comfort for courage one day at a time. Designed to be read in two minutes and pondered all day. ### Small Steps, Big Wins: Your Guide to Clarifying and Achieving Goals with Ease - Format: Kindle eBook - Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Steps-Big-Wins-Clarifying-ebook/dp/B0DRTWMFBX Small Steps, Big Wins reframes goals from daunting to doable. Rather than asking readers to leap, Angela walks them through how to break ambitious outcomes into the smallest next right step — and how to string those steps together into momentum. ## Coaching ### A Life Worth Having - Length: 12 weeks - Structure: 10 modules plus integration time - URL: https://angelahowell.com/a-life-worth-having A Life Worth Having is Angela's flagship coaching curriculum for women ready to excavate what isn't working, release what no longer fits, and intentionally rebuild. Participants work through the 10 modules with Angela's direct coaching support, producing clarity on values, decisions about relationships and commitments, and a revised personal operating system by the end of the program. ### Micro Magic - Length: 22 days - Price: $249 paid in full, or two payments of $137 - Includes: twice-daily accountability, three live Zoom sessions, private Facebook group - URL: https://angelahowell.com/micro-magic Micro Magic is a 22-day sprint designed for focused momentum. It's not a curriculum — it's a container. Members choose one area of their life they want to move on, and Angela holds them accountable twice daily with direct coaching, three Zoom sessions, and a supportive group. Designed for women who need a short, structured push rather than a deep, long-form program. ## Retreats ### Paint, Paddle & Play — St. George Island, Florida - Dates: September 8–13, 2026 (Tuesday–Sunday) - Location: Oceanfront lodging on St. George Island, Florida - Pricing (single occupancy): King Oceanfront $1,695 · Queen/Twin Island-View $1,495 - URL: https://angelahowell.com/retreats Paint, Paddle & Play is Angela's signature retreat. It is not a workshop. It is a curated escape for women who are exhausted, overwhelmed, or simply overdue for joy — structured to create space for rest, laughter, play, and regeneration. The retreat blends painting sessions, paddleboarding, beach time, group meals, and optional activities. Because when a woman is rested and restored, she can hear herself again. A priority list signup is available on the page; subscribers are notified first when registration opens and when new retreats are announced. ## Speaking Angela's keynotes are shaped by her own reinvention and by the women she's coached through theirs. Six signature topics are available and can be adapted to the audience: resilience, reinvention, mindset, goal-setting, exchanging comfort for courage, and leading through change. She is a frequent keynote for women's events, corporate audiences, and leadership programs. Planners and attendees consistently cite Angela's real-life examples, actionable suggestions, and warmth. A demo reel and testimonials are embedded on https://angelahowell.com/speaking. Booking inquiries are handled through the Contact page. ## Art Angela's original abstract paintings are available for purchase; a subset are also available as commissions. The full, filterable gallery lives at https://angelahowell.com/gallery with individual works at `/painting/{slug}`. Commission inquiries — including for interior designers, galleries, and private collectors — are handled through the Contact page. ## Creating Personal Sanctuary https://angelahowell.com/sanctuary offers a free 7-step guide to creating a home that declares who you are. Angela's framing: sanctuary is more than decoration; it is an alignment between the rooms you live in and the life you're growing into. ## Contact & Location - Based in: Nashville, Tennessee - Social: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/angelahowellauthor · Instagram https://www.instagram.com/angelahowell - Response time: 2 business days - Contact page: https://angelahowell.com/contact The contact page includes a form and direct sections for speaking, coaching, commissions, and the gallery/trade program.