Rebuild your career after injury.
When life shifts in an instant, you don't need forced optimism. You need a grounded space to be honest, process, and find your footing again.
I am Ivan Duris. I know what it feels like when life pulls the rug from under your feet.
Coaching for people who have navigated injuries or setbacks, with a little help from mountains where it fits.
About Me
I help high-intensity professionals recovering from severe spinal injuries navigate the isolated, complex journey back to work—replacing superficial cheerleading with real, practical strategies for career re-entry and long-term resilience.
Before this path, I lived in the high-intensity automotive world. I hit burnout and lost my connection to who I was. Shortly after, a severe spinal injury changed everything. Physical limitations became part of my daily reality, and I spent 1.5 years completely out of work in recovery and rehabilitation.
During those long months, I learned how quiet and isolated that journey can be. I needed someone who understood the weight of returning to work—not with quick advice or superficial cheerleading, but with real empathy, patience, and practical guidance.
That experience shaped my purpose. Today, as a coach studying at the International Coach Academy (ICA) on the path toward ICF certification, I combine my personal journey through physical trauma and career transition with professional coaching frameworks.
I don't offer pity, and I won't pretend it's easy. I offer a grounded partnership to help you rebuild your self-worth, find balance, and navigate your return to work with dignity and resilience.
If this resonates with you, I'd love to connect. Join the waitlist below, and I will follow up personally.
How can we work together
Online coaching
Online coaching from home
Flexible scheduling for 60-minute individual sessions. Fully remote, zero travel.
Personal coaching
In-person café sessions.
A 60-minute individual session focused on helping you find your footing as you return to work. Time and location arranged in advance.
Walk and Talk
Coaching in nature.
Designed to help you find your bearings as you return to work post-injury. Individual sessions move at an easy, unhurried pace with deep listening.
What You Might Be Experiencing
Social Isolation & Fear
- You avoid reaching out to known colleagues because you don't want them to see your new reality, physical limits, or emotional struggles.
- You want to avoid pity, awkward sympathy, or feeling like a burden to the people you used to stand equal with.
Identity & Self-Worth
- Your confidence feels shattered, and it feels as though your body or life betrayed you.
- You struggle to define who you are now that your previous lifestyle, career, or physical independence has changed.
Return to Work & Purpose
- You face immense internal and external pressure to return to work or business, but you feel lost about where to start.
- You are searching for genuine motivation and a clear path forward that respects your current energy and physical capacity.
What we build together
Inner Grounding
Develop the emotional stability to process daily frustrations, accept your new rhythm, and navigate uncertainty with calm confidence—free from pressure or toxic positivity.
Dignity & Connection
Reclaim your self-worth in social circles. Reconnect with friends and colleagues on your own terms, free from pity, awkwardness, or the fear of judgment.
Sustainable Career Momentum
Design a realistic, step-by-step path back to work or business that respects your energy, leverages your core strengths, and honors your physical capacity.