About Boston Rhodes Blake

Most people know me as Boston Blake. But the full name is Boston Rhodes Blake—and I’ve recently decided to start using all of it. Rhodes is a family name I used to keep tucked away, personal and private. But stepping into my 50s, it feels right to bring more of myself into the open.

It’s not the only reason I’m adjusting how I show up. “Boston” often confuses people—they assume I’m from the city (I’m not), or that I’m Blake Boston, the meme guy behind Scumbag Steve (also not me). Search engines aren’t great at nuance. But if you search Boston Blake Wonder Woman, Boston Blake mythology, Boston Blake actor, or Boston Blake coach, you’ll find me.

Where you won’t find me is on social media. Life is better without it—and I’m more than happy to help you escape the digital wasteland, too.

A Mythic Mindset, Rooted in the Real

I was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma—a mythology nerd from the start. Wonder Woman comics sparked a lifelong love of Greek myth, and my mother, a Jungian psychotherapist, filled our shelves and conversations with dreams and archetypes. When my parents divorced, I moved with her to San Antonio, where I fell hard for the theatre.

After high school, I chased acting to New York and then California. I booked work, but I never loved the industry. I did love the craft: the psychological depth, the emotional truth, the study of what drives us. Acting let me explore the question I still live by:
Why do people do what they do?

To pay the bills, I trained in massage therapy—and found I loved that too. Especially the mind-body connection. We store more than tension in our tissues. We store stories. And those stories are bridges to healing, if we’re willing to listen.

The Shift to Coaching

In 2020, like many people, my world changed. After nearly two decades as a bodyworker, the pandemic shut down my practice. But I’d already been training as a coach. That year, I shifted fully into the work I now consider my calling.

Since then, I’ve coached dozens of people through life transitions, creative breakthroughs, and existential awakenings. That strange year gave us all a glimpse of how fragile our plans are—but also how powerful we can be when we root into something deeper than a five-year strategy.

I draw from a wide base:

  • Jungian & Adlerian psychology
  • Myth and archetype
  • Theatre and improvisation
  • Human potential traditions
  • Deep listening
  • Dreamwork
  • Storytelling
    And most of all, the creative force of vision—because we are always creating, consciously or not.

Who I Work With

I specialize in coaching midlife professionals, artists, and holistic practitioners—especially those who feel pulled toward a creative or soul-aligned project they can’t ignore. A book. A business. A body of work. A bold reinvention. Something that won’t let them go.

This is often what Joseph Campbell called The Call to Adventure—a threshold moment in the Hero’s Journey. But unlike the tidy arc of myth, real life is messy, layered, nonlinear. People arrive thinking they know what they want. And then the excavation begins.

What do you really want?
Who are you, beneath the roles you’ve played?
What would a meaningful life actually look like now?

These are the questions I live for.

This Work Has a Name: Mythic Alchemy

I call this work Mythic Alchemy—because it draws from ancient story, modern psychology, and soul-level transformation. It’s not about “fixing” you. It’s about remembering who you are, reclaiming what’s been buried, and reimagining your life with honesty and power.

I work with people in times of change. Midlife. Creative emergence. Spiritual awakenings. Career disillusionment. Burnout. Big dreams. Quiet longings. You don’t need to have it all figured out to begin.

Credentials & Education

  • Certified Professional Co-Active® Coach (CPCC)
  • Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
  • Certificate in Applied Mythology, Pacifica Graduate Institute
  • B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies
  • Currently studying Psychology at The American College of Greece

Now

I’m based in San Francisco and work with clients around the world. Coaching is the one path that has called forward all of me—my creativity, curiosity, training, intuition, intellect, and love for soul work. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

If you’re standing at a threshold and feel the call—
Let’s talk.

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