Meet Your Guide
Jon DeWaal
Liminal Guide, Founder | Edmonds, WA
I know what it’s like to stand at the threshold of something new without knowing exactly what comes next.
In 2009, I founded Liminal Space because I became convinced that some of the most important work of our lives happens in the seasons when what once worked no longer does—and what comes next hasn't yet become clear.
These seasons can be highly unsettling. A career change. Children leave home. Retirement approaches. A relationship ruptures. We lose someone we love. Our health changes. Something we once thought we wanted no longer feels right. Sometimes nothing dramatic happens at all—we simply wake up one day and realize, I don't know if I want to keep living this way.
Whatever the circumstance, major life transitions have a way of disrupting our sense of identity, purpose, and direction. But I've come to believe that these seasons aren't simply problems to solve or obstacles to get through. They can become invitations to discover something new about who we are and how we want to live.
Walking With People Through Change
For more than 17 years, I've had the privilege of walking alongside people as they navigate these kinds of transitions. My role isn't to tell you what you should do next. It's to help you slow down enough to listen - to what your life is telling you, to what matters most to you, and to the possibilities that may be emerging beneath the uncertainty.
Together, we explore questions like:
What is this season asking of you?
What are you ready to let go of?
What patterns have quietly shaped your life—and are they still serving you?
Where might anxiety or fear be quietly shaping the way you live, relate, or make decisions?
What have you learned about yourself along the way?
What gives you energy and brings you alive?
What do you actually want for the next chapter of your life?
And perhaps most importantly: Who are you becoming?
My job is to help you listen and make sense of where you've been, become more aware of who you are today, and gain the clarity and confidence to take purposeful steps toward what comes next.
Why Liminal Space?
I founded Liminal Space out of a conviction that we don't have to navigate these seasons alone. I've experienced enough transition in my own life to know that uncertainty can be uncomfortable—and that our instinct is often to rush through it. We want answers. We want a plan. We want to get back to solid ground.
But sometimes the most meaningful growth happens when we resist that impulse.
When we become curious about what this season might be revealing.
When we allow ourselves to grieve what is ending.
When we become honest about what is no longer working.
When we discover possibilities we couldn't see before.
And when, slowly, we begin to imagine a future that feels more authentic, meaningful, and alive. That's the kind of space I want to create for the people I guide.
My Background
I hold a BA in Business from Hope College and a Master of Divinity from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. I founded Liminal Space in 2009 and have spent the years since developing a framework and practice for helping people navigate major life transitions.
My work has included guiding people through career and vocational changes, retirement, empty nesting, questions of identity and purpose, and seasons when life simply no longer feels like it fits the way it once did.
I also founded Undivided, a separate nonprofit focused specifically on helping men pursue greater wholeness, presence, and depth in their relationships, work and faith. You can learn more about that work at theundividedlife.org.
You Don't Have to Know What's Next
One of the most common things I hear from people entering a transition is: “I don't know what I want.”
You don't have to. That's what this journey is for, and why I'd like to walk with you.
You don't need to arrive with a five-year plan or a clear vision for your future. You simply need to be willing to become curious about this season of your life.
I'll help you ask the questions, make the discoveries, and take the next steps.
A major life transition may feel like the end of something. And it probably is. But it may also be the beginning of something you couldn't have imagined before.
Let's discover what's next.