:root{
    --bg: #EEEBE2;
    --bg-panel: #E5E1D4;
    --ink: #2A2621;
    --ink-soft: #55503f;
    --forest: #375440;
    --brass: #B08D3E;
    --rust: #A8502F;
    --line: #d8d2bf;
    --max: 640px;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
  body{
    margin:0;
    background:var(--bg);
    color:var(--ink);
    font-family:'Work Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size:17px;
    line-height:1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  }
  h1,h2,h3{
    font-family:'Newsreader', serif;
    font-weight:500;
    line-height:1.15;
    margin:0 0 0.5em 0;
    color:var(--ink);
  }
  a{color:var(--forest);}
  .wrap{
    max-width:var(--max);
    margin:0 auto;
    padding:0 28px;
  }
  .wide{
    max-width:920px;
    margin:0 auto;
    padding:0 28px;
  }

  /* Header */
  header{
    padding:28px 0 0 0;
  }
  .nav{
    max-width:920px;
    margin:0 auto;
    padding:0 28px;
    display:flex;
    justify-content:space-between;
    align-items:center;
  }
  .wordmark{
    font-family:'Newsreader', serif;
    font-style:italic;
    font-weight:500;
    font-size:22px;
    letter-spacing:0.01em;
    color:var(--forest);
    text-decoration:none;
  }
  .nav-links{
    display:flex;
    gap:28px;
  }
  .nav-links a{
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    text-decoration:none;
    font-size:15px;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover{color:var(--forest);}

  /* Hero — warm, photo-backed, holds the paths directly */
  .hero{
    position:relative;
    overflow:hidden;
    padding:84px 0 64px 0;
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(248,243,231,0.94) 0%, rgba(248,243,231,0.82) 30%, rgba(248,243,231,0.68) 100%),
      url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1761958150520-94dae44404e4?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2000&q=70') center 25% / cover no-repeat;
  }
  .hero-intro{
    max-width:640px;
    margin:0 auto 40px auto;
    padding:0 28px;
    text-align:center;
  }
  .hero h1{
    font-size:42px;
    letter-spacing:-0.01em;
    color:var(--ink);
  }
  .hero .lede{
    font-size:18px;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    margin:18px auto 0 auto;
    max-width:520px;
  }
  .cta-row{
    display:flex;
    gap:16px;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    align-items:center;
  }
  .btn{
    display:inline-block;
    padding:13px 26px;
    border-radius:3px;
    text-decoration:none;
    font-size:15px;
    font-weight:500;
    transition:transform 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
  }
  .btn-primary{
    background:var(--rust);
    color:#fbf8f1;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover{background:#8f4227;}
  .btn-secondary{
    color:var(--ink);
    border-bottom:1px solid var(--brass);
    padding:13px 2px;
  }
  .btn-secondary:hover{border-color:var(--rust);}

  /* Divider */
  .divider{
    border:none;
    border-top:1px solid var(--line);
    max-width:920px;
    margin:0 auto;
  }

  /* Section: acknowledgment */
  .acknowledge{
    padding:72px 0;
  }
  .acknowledge p{
    font-size:20px;
    font-family:'Newsreader', serif;
    font-style:italic;
    color:var(--ink);
    max-width:560px;
    line-height:1.5;
  }
  .acknowledge .signoff{
    margin-top:24px;
    font-family:'Work Sans', sans-serif;
    font-style:normal;
    font-size:15px;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
  }

  /* Section: how coaching helps */
  .section{
    padding:72px 0;
  }
  .section-label{
    font-size:14px;
    color:var(--brass);
    margin-bottom:10px;
    font-weight:600;
  }
  .section h2{
    font-size:30px;
    max-width:480px;
    margin-bottom:18px;
  }
  .section-intro{
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    max-width:520px;
    margin-bottom:40px;
  }
  .cards{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
    gap:1px;
    background:var(--line);
    border:1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .card{
    background:var(--bg);
    padding:30px 28px;
  }
  .card h3{
    font-size:19px;
    margin-bottom:10px;
  }
  .card p{
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    font-size:15.5px;
    margin:0;
  }

  /* Network section */
  .network{
    background:var(--bg-panel);
    padding:72px 0;
  }
  .network-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 220px;
    gap:56px;
    align-items:start;
  }
  .rings-photo{
    width:220px;
    height:220px;
    border-radius:50%;
    object-fit:cover;
    border:1px solid var(--line);
    box-shadow:0 0 0 10px var(--bg);
    justify-self:end;
    margin-top:6px;
  }
  .network-list{
    list-style:none;
    padding:0;
    margin:28px 0 0 0;
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
    gap:18px 40px;
  }
  .network-list li{
    padding-left:22px;
    position:relative;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    font-size:15.5px;
  }
  .network-list li::before{
    content:"";
    position:absolute;
    left:0;
    top:9px;
    width:7px;
    height:7px;
    border-radius:50%;
    background:var(--forest);
  }
  .network-list strong{
    color:var(--ink);
    font-weight:600;
  }

  /* About coach */
  .about{
    padding:72px 0;
  }
  .about-box{
    border:1px dashed var(--brass);
    padding:24px 26px;
    border-radius:3px;
    background:rgba(176,141,62,0.06);
  }
  .about-box p{
    margin:0 0 12px 0;
    font-size:15px;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
  }
  .about-box p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}

  /* Final CTA */
  .final-cta{
    background:
      linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(38,48,38,0.90) 0%, rgba(38,48,38,0.78) 50%, rgba(38,48,38,0.55) 100%),
      url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1780255903366-2d20f7e20c56?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1800&q=70') center 65% / cover no-repeat;
    color:#EDE9DA;
    padding:88px 0;
    text-align:left;
  }
  .final-cta h2{
    color:#fbf8f1;
    font-size:32px;
    max-width:480px;
  }
  .final-cta p{
    color:#cfd9cf;
    max-width:440px;
    margin:16px 0 30px 0;
  }
  .final-cta .btn-primary{
    background:var(--brass);
    color:#2A2621;
  }
  .final-cta .btn-primary:hover{background:#9a7a33;}
  .hotline{
    margin-top:28px;
    font-size:15px;
    color:#cfd9cf;
  }
  .hotline strong{color:#fbf8f1; font-weight:600;}

  /* Footer */
  footer{
    padding:40px 0 48px 0;
  }
  footer .wide{
    display:flex;
    justify-content:space-between;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    gap:12px;
    font-size:14px;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
  }

  .nav-links a.active{color:var(--forest); font-weight:600;}

  /* Interior page hero (simpler than homepage hero) */
  .page-hero{
    padding:60px 0 44px 0;
    border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .page-hero .eyebrow{
    font-size:14px;
    color:var(--brass);
    font-weight:600;
    margin-bottom:10px;
  }
  .page-hero h1{
    font-size:38px;
    max-width:560px;
  }
  .page-hero .lede{
    font-size:18px;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    max-width:520px;
    margin-top:16px;
  }

  /* Story / content sections on interior pages */
  .story{
    padding:64px 0;
  }
  .story-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 260px;
    gap:56px;
    align-items:start;
  }
  .story h2{
    font-size:26px;
    margin-bottom:14px;
  }
  .story p{
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    margin:0 0 16px 0;
  }
  .story-photo{
    width:100%;
    aspect-ratio:1/1;
    object-fit:cover;
    border-radius:3px;
    border:1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .story-photo-caption{
    font-size:13px;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top:8px;
    font-style:italic;
  }
  .pillars{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);
    gap:1px;
    background:var(--line);
    border:1px solid var(--line);
    margin-top:8px;
  }
  .pillars .card{padding:26px 24px;}

  /* "We Understand" — worry-quote empathy section, DSC-style */
  .understand{
    padding:64px 0;
    text-align:center;
  }
  .understand .section-label{text-align:center;}
  .understand h2{
    font-size:28px;
    max-width:520px;
    margin:0 auto 32px auto;
  }
  .worry-list{
    list-style:none;
    padding:0;
    margin:0 auto 40px auto;
    max-width:560px;
    display:grid;
    gap:14px;
  }
  .worry-list li{
    font-family:'Newsreader', serif;
    font-style:italic;
    font-size:19px;
    color:var(--ink);
    padding:14px 0;
    border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .worry-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
  .reassure{
    max-width:520px;
    margin:0 auto;
  }
  .reassure h3{
    font-size:22px;
    margin-bottom:10px;
  }
  .reassure p{
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    margin:0 0 24px 0;
  }

  /* Icon-led principles, DSC "Founding Principles" style */
  .principles{
    background:var(--bg-panel);
    padding:64px 0;
    text-align:center;
  }
  .principles .section-label{text-align:center;}
  .principles h2{
    font-size:28px;
    margin:0 auto 40px auto;
    max-width:480px;
  }
  .principles-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);
    gap:32px;
    max-width:680px;
    margin:0 auto;
  }
  .principle{
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    align-items:center;
  }
  .principle .path-icon{margin-bottom:14px;}
  .principle h3{
    font-size:17px;
    margin:0;
  }

  /* Testimonials placeholder, DSC-style */
  .testimonials{
    padding:64px 0;
  }
  .testimonial-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
    gap:24px;
    margin-top:32px;
  }
  .testimonial{
    background:#fff;
    border:1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius:8px;
    padding:26px 24px;
  }
  .testimonial p{
    font-family:'Newsreader', serif;
    font-style:italic;
    color:var(--ink);
    font-size:16px;
    margin:0 0 14px 0;
  }
  .testimonial .attrib{
    font-size:13.5px;
    color:var(--ink-soft);
  }

  .paths{
    padding:0;
  }
  .paths .section-label{text-align:center;}
  .paths h2{text-align:center; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;}
  .paths .section-intro{text-align:center; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;}
  .paths-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);
    gap:22px;
    margin-top:36px;
  }
  .path-card{
    background:rgba(255,253,248,0.97);
    border:1px solid rgba(216,210,191,0.7);
    border-radius:10px;
    padding:32px 28px;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    box-shadow:0 2px 16px rgba(42,38,33,0.06);
    transition:box-shadow 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
  }
  .path-card:hover{
    border-color:var(--brass);
    transform:translateY(-3px);
    box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(176,141,62,0.22);
  }
  .path-icon{
    width:48px;
    height:48px;
    border-radius:50%;
    background:rgba(176,141,62,0.14);
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
    color:var(--brass);
    margin-bottom:18px;
  }
  .path-icon svg{width:24px;height:24px;}
  .path-card .path-kicker{
    font-size:13px;
    color:var(--brass);
    font-weight:600;
    margin-bottom:8px;
  }
  .path-card h3{
    font-size:20px;
    margin-bottom:10px;
  }
  .path-card p{
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    font-size:15px;
    margin:0 0 22px 0;
    flex-grow:1;
  }
  .path-card .path-link{
    font-size:14.5px;
    font-weight:600;
    color:var(--forest);
    text-decoration:none;
    border-bottom:1px solid var(--brass);
    padding-bottom:2px;
    align-self:flex-start;
  }
  .path-card .path-link:hover{color:var(--rust); border-color:var(--rust);}

  /* Inline "about" teaser linking out to the full About page */
  .about-teaser{
    padding:64px 0;
  }
  .about-teaser .about-box{
    border:none;
    background:var(--bg-panel);
    padding:34px 32px;
    border-radius:4px;
  }
  .about-teaser h2{
    font-size:24px;
    margin-bottom:12px;
  }
  .about-teaser p{
    color:var(--ink-soft);
    margin:0 0 16px 0;
    max-width:560px;
  }
  .about-teaser a{
    font-weight:600;
    text-decoration:none;
    border-bottom:1px solid var(--brass);
  }

  @media (max-width:640px){
    .hero{padding:56px 0 40px 0;}
    .hero h1{font-size:34px;}
    .cards{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .network-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .rings-photo{width:140px;height:140px;justify-self:start;order:-1;}
    .network-list{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .final-cta h2{font-size:26px;}
    .story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .story-photo{max-width:220px;}
    .pillars{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .paths-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .principles-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:28px;}
    .testimonial-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .worry-list li{font-size:17px;}
  }