A different way of
seeing who we are.
SolePath was discovered by Dr. Debra Ford, who created the SolePath framework.
It grew from decades of teaching, observation and working with people to understand the recurring patterns that shape behaviour, choices, relationships and the way we live.
SolePath is a Temperament & Character Recognition framework. It helps people recognise the patterns that shape the way they move through life — what feels instinctive, how they grow, what tends to trip them up, and how those patterns affect everyday choices and relationships.
A different way of
understanding yourself
SolePath is not about putting people into boxes or asking them to become more like someone else.
It is about recognition — seeing more clearly what is already present, making the most of who you are, and making choices that fit who you are.
See what’s good about being you.
The SolePath
braid
Every SolePath is expressed as a three-Path braid: your Joyful LightPath, your Progression LightPath, and your DarkPath.
Together, they reveal patterns in what comes naturally, how you grow, and the responses that tend to challenge you.
Know Your SolePathFrom understanding
to everyday life
SolePath is designed to be used, not simply understood.
BELONGING & BECOMING provide the deeper teaching, while SolePath Companion helps people apply their own braid to the relationships, choices and situations of everyday life.
The intention is simple: to understand yourself more clearly and use that understanding in the life you are actually living.
I have permission
to be me.
And you have permission
to be you.
About
Dr. Debra Ford
Dr. Debra Ford, MSc.D., is the discoverer of SolePath and creator of the SolePath framework.
Her work has been shaped by decades of teaching, mentoring, observing human behaviour and exploring the relationship between temperament, character, growth and everyday life.
Her work with the Tao has also informed the deeper philosophy beneath SolePath: that people do not need to become copies of one another in order to live well together.
Through SolePath, her focus is on helping people see what’s good about being themselves, make the most of who they are, and make choices that honour who they are.
Dr. Debra also founded the Academy of Inner Wisdom, where SolePath is used within the Celebrant & Spiritual Practitioner training
My SolePath
Family
SolePath has always been deeply personal work. Alongside me are three people who know the work from the inside — who understand it, live it, question it, and help guide its continuing development.
John Ford
John manages the business side of SolePath and is an editor extraordinaire, sounding board and thoughtful challenger. Fully immersed in the SolePath teaching, he brings both a practical eye and a deep understanding of the work — and lives his own SolePath every day.
Deneen Kendall
Deneen has been part of SolePath for more than 20 years. She is a SolePath Measurer — an exclusive and energetically demanding role requiring a deep understanding of the work. Over those years, she has helped guide SolePath as it has developed, while living the teaching in her own life.
Jessie Shen-Huxley
Jessie has also been part of SolePath for more than 20 years and is a SolePath Measurer. Her long experience with the work means she understands SolePath far beyond the act of Measuring itself. She has helped guide its development and, like all of us, brings the work into the way she lives her own life.