Free Discovery Call
Free, 20 to 30 minutes.
Book a Free Discovery CallSomething capable in you is asking for more. Your Core Gift is already in you.
This is about getting clear on it, naming it, and starting to live it.
Core Gift Discovery is a guided conversation. It helps you see what naturally brings you alive and how you're here to contribute, and then start bringing that into your life, your relationships, and your work.
What is a Core Gift?
A Core Gift is the particular way you make a difference to the people around you. It runs deeper than your skills, the things you've learned to do, or even your talents, the things you enjoy. Most people have been giving theirs their whole life without ever putting words to it.
Everyone has one. It's usually closer to the surface than you'd expect, and it's shaped by what you've been through. You don't have to invent it or go searching far for it. The work is to see it clearly enough to start living it on purpose.
You might already feel
something shifting.
- work that doesn't feel meaningful anymore
- a sense of being off track, without quite knowing why
- things looking fine from the outside, but feeling flat on the inside
- a quiet sense that something more true is trying to come through
What Becomes Possible
Clarity
A clear sense of who you are and what you're here to contribute.
Alignment
Your work, your choices, and your relationships start to line up with that.
Confidence
You move forward from your own ground, not from someone else's template.
Contribution
You start giving your gift in a way that feels true and actually lands.
How it Works
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Free Discovery Call (20 to 30 minutes)
A relaxed chat to see where you're at and whether this is a good fit. Nothing to prepare. Come as you are.
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Core Gift Discovery (2 sessions, 3 hours in total)
A guided conversation that follows the threads of what brings you alive, until your Core Gift comes into focus. Then we work out what it means for the direction you're taking.
Testimonials
"The Core Gift process was simple, easy to engage with, and yet it got to something illuminating really quickly. The gentle, curious questions unearthed very useful insights, including a fresh, pivotal metaphor that is feeding into the conjuring of my future work."
"Thank you for such a wonderful experience guiding me toward my core gift. I love how it pivots your mindset 180 degrees toward the positives that come from painful experiences, and unlocks your full potential."
"The Gift Discovery process is really good for those in a transition phase of their lives, which I am at the moment. It gives you more clarity and helps you truly look at who you really are, not who you should be, and what gift you have to offer the world."
The Offer
Core Gift Discovery Process
$625 AUD
Sessions are held online over video, so you can take part from anywhere.
Two sessions, 3 hours total: a 2-hour discovery session and a 1-hour integration session.
Certified Advanced Practitioner and Trainer, Core Gift Institute
What you get:
- Your Core Gift put into clear words you'd actually use
- A visual record of the discovery to come back to
- First steps for living your gift across your life and work
- Practical tools and reflections
Ongoing coaching is available separately once you've done the process, at $200 a session or $550 for three.
About Filippa
I'm a Certified Advanced Core Gift Practitioner and Trainer, accredited through the Core Gift Institute, where I also train other facilitators. I've spent more than 30 years working in education, communication, and human development, and I'm a certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication with a Master of Education in Wellbeing.
What I care about is helping people show up as the best version of themselves, in every part of their life. I work by paying close attention to your own experience, especially the moments where you feel most alive. I won't put you in a box or hand you a framework. I help you notice what's already true in you and find words for it that you can use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this therapy or coaching?
Neither, really. It's a discovery process. We're not fixing a problem or working toward a goal. We're paying close attention to your own experience until your Core Gift comes into focus and you can put it into words. (Ongoing coaching is available separately afterwards if you'd like support applying it.)
Do I need to prepare anything?
No. Come as you are. There's nothing to read, fill in, or think through beforehand. The process works by following what's already in your story.
What if I can't see my own gift?
That's normal. Most people can't, which is exactly why it's guided. Your Core Gift is usually closer to the surface than you'd expect; it's just hard to see on your own because it's so natural to you. Helping you notice it is my job, not yours.
How are the sessions held?
Sessions are held online over video, so you can join from wherever you are. I'm based in Queensland, Australia, so sessions run on Brisbane time (AEST). When you book, you'll see the time in your own timezone. The full process is two sessions, three hours in total: a 2-hour discovery session and a 1-hour integration session.
Upcoming Event
Gifts & Belonging Weekend with Bruce Anderson, Founder of the Core Gift Institute
10–11 October 2026 · Currumbin Valley, Queensland
A two-day weekend exploring how to discover and live the gifts you were born to give. Led by Bruce Anderson with Filippa Araki.
If something here is quietly landing for you…
You don't need to have it all worked out to begin. You just need to be willing to listen to what's already there.
Or say hello: discover@yourcoregift.com