Goblin Life CoachHow to be a goblin.
Being a goblin isn't a costume — it's a way of being: closer to the ground, less interested in being palatable, more interested in what's real. You do it by letting things out, resting without apology, wanting things out loud, and dropping the performance of “fine.” No permission slip required. Onions welcome.
What is a goblin?
A goblin is a way of being — closer to the ground, less interested in being palatable, more interested in what's real. It's the funny, feral, slightly-savage part the world isn't built for, so you keep it underground.
Fairies are lovely. Pixies are great. You? You've got dirt under your nails and you'd rather. Goblins usually know — and if you're asking, you might be one who hasn't said it out loud yet.
How do you actually be more of a goblin?
Less performance, more truth. A few honest moves: let things out instead of swallowing them; rest without apologizing for it; want what you want, out loud; and stop pretending you're fine when you're not.
None of it's about being louder or weirder on command. It's about dropping the act long enough to find out what's actually under there. See what that looks like →
What is goblin energy?
Goblin energy is the feral, alive current under the polished version of you — the part that wants to stamp, scheme, rest, feast, and play. It isn't a mood you fake; it's one you stop suppressing.
Tap it and you get more alive. Bottle it and it leaks out sideways — the snippy comment, the 11pm doomscroll, the thing you didn't say.
Goblin energy vs. goblin mode — what's the difference?
Goblin energy is the aliveness — drive, mischief, wanting. Goblin mode is the rest — the unapologetic, slovenly, screens-and-snacks downshift Oxford named its 2022 Word of the Year. One is the engine; the other is the cave.
A whole goblin needs both, and gets to choose between them on purpose. More on goblin mode →
Can you be too much of a goblin?
The risk isn't the goblin — it's disappearing. Rest restores; vanishing isolates. Wanting moves you; a grudge fed too long starts steering. The trick is telling the difference — keeping the goblin yours, instead of the other way around.
If goblin mode has tipped into not functioning, that's worth taking to a real mental-health professional. This isn't therapy.
How do you go deeper than tips?
Goblin Life Coaching. It's a $250, one-to-one online session for goblins who want more from life — its own thing, informed by Internal Family Systems and somatic work, not therapy. We don't fix your goblin. We help it get what it needs.
If you're a goblin, come play.
Are you a goblin?
There's no test to pass. If something here is nodding along, that's your answer.