This episode is more personal than most…

Because I realized something recently:

I’ve been teaching self-trust…
I’ve been guiding women back into their bodies…
I’ve been holding space for healing…

But I’ve never fully shared where my own self-trust journey truly began.

And it didn’t start when I found breathwork.

It started ten years ago.

In 2016, I felt an undeniable call to move back to Virginia — even though I had no job, no home, and no real plan. I trusted the pull anyway.

About a month later, I was in a head-on collision.

Coma.
Multiple surgeries.
Wheelchair for four months.
Loss of independence overnight.

And in the middle of that breaking…

I was faced with a choice.

Stay in victimhood…
Or decide what my “new normal” would be.

That moment — lying in a hospital bed, stripped of everything familiar — was the true beginning of my self-trust journey.

In this episode, I share:

• The intuitive call that led me to move
• The accident and recovery that changed everything
• The identity unraveling that followed
• How survival patterns shaped my life and relationships
• Why mindset work alone wasn’t enough for healing
• How breathwork became the bridge back to my body
• The difference between top-down and bottom-up healing

This conversation is about more than my story.

It’s about the moments in life that break us open…

And the power we reclaim when we choose to rebuild instead of remain stuck.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself…
If you’ve been surviving instead of living…
If you’re craving a way to release what your body has been holding…

You’re not alone.

And there is a path back to yourself — breath by breath.

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If you feel called to experience this work firsthand, you’re invited to join me inside the Breathwork Membership — a space for nervous system regulation, emotional release, and rebuilding self-trust from the inside out.

Each month includes guided breathwork journeys, integration, and a supportive space to soften survival patterns and come home to yourself.

Join for one session to give it a try or the month

https://www.breathofrenewal.com/membership

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Thank you for being here.
For witnessing my story.
And for doing the brave work of choosing yourself.

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You’re always welcome to book a conversation with me, and we can feel into what kind of support would actually serve you right now — whether that’s the Breath of Renewal membership, 1:1 somatic support, or something else entirely.

You’ll find the link to start that conversation in the show notes.

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