About Leigh

Leigh Calvez is a naturalist and nature writer turned transformative, life adventure coach. She offers nature retreats and one-on-one and group coaching to women who are ready to “unlock their passion for life.”

Leigh is a Certified Professional Coach with a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Prior to beginning her coaching life, she studied whales and dolphins for a number of years and worked on whale watch boats as a naturalist in New England, Hawaii, and the San Juan Islands of Washington State. She has also lead whale watching trips to such places as British Columbia, New Zealand, and the Azores Islands.

Leigh’s mission: “The natural world has always been my passion and inspiration. Combined with my desire to make a difference, I want to use the natural world to inspire others to remember and reconnect with their own passions.”

As a nature writer Leigh’s work has been published in American Nature Writing 2003 by Fulcrum Books and in an anthology for Sierra Club Books entitled Between Species: Celebrating The Dolphin-Human Bond. Leigh has also been published in Ocean Realm (2000), The Ecologist(2000), The Christian Science Monitor (2000), The Seattle Times (2001) and The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2001, 2002).

For more information about adventure coaching or nature retreats please e-mail Leigh at leighcalvez@womenandadventure.com.