Dr. Dolores Fazzino, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Intuitive, Energy Whisperer
In a world filled with stress and uncertainty, mastering The Art of Self Soothing is essential for emotional resilience.
In this episode of the Dr. Dolores Show, Dr. Dolores shares powerful self soothing techniques that calm the nervous system, restore balance, and strengthen your ability to bounce back from adversity.
Discover how breathwork, mindfulness, and energy healing can help you shift from overwhelm to empowerment.
The Dr. Dolores Show: Art of Self Soothing
“Being in constant stress is not the way we are meant to be.”
This is where the practice of self soothing comes into play…
It’s a crucial skill for emotional resilience and nervous system regulation.
What Is Self Soothing?
At its core, self soothing is anything that calms the nervous system.
When life’s pressures mount, your nervous system can become dysregulated, leading to burnout, anxiety, or overwhelm.
Self soothing isn’t about ignoring or avoiding your emotions, it’s about learning to regulate them in healthy, supportive ways.
As Dr. Fazzino explains, “Your nervous system is your friend, not your enemy.”
And self soothing is the language through which you can communicate safety and calm to your body and mind.
Self Soothing vs. Self Care: What’s the Difference?
While self care often refers to activities that nurture your overall well being, like taking a bath, reading a book, or getting enough sleep…
Self soothing is a specific practice within self care that focuses on directly calming your nervous system in the moment.
Self soothing techniques are particularly useful when you’re feeling stressed, anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed and need immediate relief to return to a grounded, balanced state.
Why Self Soothing Matters for Resilience…
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from challenges, stress, and adversity.
It’s not about never feeling upset or anxious but about how quickly and effectively you can regulate those emotions and recover.
When your nervous system is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze mode, it’s difficult to think clearly or make healthy decisions.
Regular self soothing helps prevent chronic stress and emotional exhaustion, building the resilience needed to navigate life’s ups and downs.
4 Simple Self Soothing Techniques You Can Try Today
You don’t need fancy tools or hours of free time to self soothe…
In fact, just two minutes of mindful self soothing can shift your energy and perception.
Here are a few accessible practices Dr. Fazzino recommends:
1. Conscious Breathing
One of the simplest and fastest ways to self-soothe is through conscious, slow, deep breathing.
Just a few minutes of steady inhales and exhales can calm your nervous system almost instantly.
2. Mindfulness and Grounding
Bringing your attention to the present moment and tuning into your body helps regulate overwhelming emotions.
Feel your feet on the ground, notice your breath, or gently place a hand on your heart.
3. Gentle Movement
Stress and unresolved experiences get stuck in the body.
Gentle movement, like stretching, walking, or even shaking out your hands, can release this energy and restore balance.
4. Conscious Body Awareness
Being present with your physical sensations can provide immediate relief.
Pay attention to areas of tension, warmth, or coolness and allow yourself to soften into those sensations.
Self Soothing Is a Skill You Can Cultivate
Like any valuable tool, self soothing is something you need to develop and practice over time.
The more you integrate small, mindful practices into your daily routine, the easier it becomes to regulate your emotions when life feels overwhelming.
Remember: your nervous system isn’t against you, it’s trying to keep you safe.
By learning to self soothe, you’re building a relationship of trust and safety within yourself.
If you’re ready to cultivate emotional resilience and take control of your well being, this episode is for you!
Tune in and learn how to create your own toolkit for inner peace, no matter what life throws your way…
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What to Look for In This Episode of The Dr. Dolores Show:
Self-Soothing is about resilience.
Self-Soothing is anything that will calm the nervous system. (3:06)
When you burn yourself out, it’s because your nervous system is dysregulated. (5:28)
Self-soothing is not about avoiding emotions but about regulating them. (7:03)
Self-Soothing is different then self-care but it is a part of self-care. (7:51)
“Being in constant stress is not the way we are meant to be.” Dr Dolores Fazzino (11:57)
One of the simplest ways to self-sooth is by breathing. (12:56)
“Being mindful, grounding and being present with your body is a self-sooth.” Dr Dolores Fazzino (20:40)
Self-sooth by moving the energy stuck in your body. (22:30)
2 minutes of self-soothing can shift the energies and your perception. (24:00)
Your body holds onto unresolved experiences. (26:19)
Self-Soothing is something that we need to develop within ourselves. (34:04)
Your nervous system is your friend, not your enemy. (52:39)
FIND THE DR. DOLORES SHOW WITH DR. DOLORES FAZZINOHERE
Debbie Wales is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her experience and strength of character.
She’s been on a journey for over three decades, not just across 78 countries and elite wellness studios, but deep into the heart of human resilience. From teaching Pilates to high society clients on the shores of Lake Como to guiding billionaires, survivors, and seekers alike, her path has been anything but ordinary.
She worked with the richest of the richest, working on cruise ships, luxury hotels, and eventually owning a successful Pilates and yoga studio in Lake Como, Italy. But it wasn’t luxury or accolades that shaped her most, it was trauma, loss, neurodivergence, and the raw work of self reclamation. Diagnosed later in life with Autism, ADHD, and OCD, she faced unimaginable pain, including childhood abuse, sexual assault, miscarriages, and mental health collapse. And yet, she rose. Not by bypassing her pain, but by alchemizing it into deep wisdom, fierce compassion, and radical authenticity.
She is now the coach she is not because she had it easy, but because she had it hard, and because through all that hardship she managed to maintain her zest for life and childlike wonder, her kindness, genuine happiness and positivity. Her sessions are a dance between the ancient and the modern, the strategic and the soulful. She doesn’t promise a perfect life. She teaches people how to live fully, even when life isn’t perfect. Here is what she said…
Meet Life Coach Debbie Wales:
Name: Debra Jane Wales
Pillar: The Spirit, The Mind, The Body, The Heart
Who is this coach for: Anyone who wants to free themselves and live life to the fullest while being the best and brightest version of themselves.
How they can help: By using her vast life experience as guidance and cultivating various tools and techniques like meditation, ayurveda, energy work, somatic movement and yoga, just to name a few.
First of all, how are you and your family doing after these Pandemic times?
I’m great thank you, I managed really well, during and after the pandemic.
My mamma is in a care home that she absolutely loves.
There are only 38 residents and they are all lovely friends.
She loves people and she loves chatting so it’s great for her.
Oh, and she’s Resident Ambassador, so she is very proud of that role and it’s great for her feeling of belonging and self worth.
I love my mamma so very very much, and we speak every day, so I feel safe knowing she is happy.
How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
It’s funny because with all I have been through in my life, you would think it would be really hard, but I’ve done so much processing and reframing, and had personally encountered so many situations a 1000 times more traumatic in my life, that I had built up a tremendous resource of resilience.
The hardest part was really wanting to get back out in the world having gone through a patch of isolation, but I just got on with it, working with what was in front of me.
It was hard knowing so many people were losing their loved ones or their lives, however.
I’m a real empathetic soul.
My mamma had the virus twice but the only symptom she had was a loss of taste, and she kept saying “I’m fine. I’m fine” though I have to admit those few weeks I was really worried.
I didn’t have many clients at the time…
I was still building up again, and I had also been studying and certifying further.
The clients I did have however, were able to process their feelings and fears with me, so they equally faired mostly well.
They were also able to do yoga, pilates, and somatic movement with me so it prevented anything stressful from building up.
We had to move to zoom of course, and I was surprised at how easy that translated from ‘In person’ sessions.
Many of my clients have continued on zoom, which is great as I have clients in UK, US and Italy.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
People need other people.
Humans are social beings and even those of us who like our own time need connection.
Look, the pandemic was really hard, of course it was, and it brought the world to its knees in a way our generation hadn’t seen before.
But still, some of us were more prepared than others…
And I don’t mean that in an insensitive way, so I hope nobody reads it as such.
I’ll give you an example…
I knew people who were yoga teachers, therapists, coaches who really struggled…
They had not built the inner resources to manage that time in a way that did not feel like complete panic and fear.
It’s understandable, and many others felt that way too.
So I believe health and wellbeing needs to be absolutely prioritised as much as brushing our teeth…
The best we can do is be as prepared and as healthy as possible.
I also think a big lesson the pandemic taught is the need to allow people to have an opinion and choice that is different to ours.
For example, some people had reasons or fears to decline the vaccine and some had the opposite.
There was so much polarisation around that.
I try to listen to everyone’s point of view, as I know from personal experience, you never know what someone is living with so we need to refrain from judging just because someone has a different response to ours.
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
I’ve been in this vocation for three decades, initially working in sports therapy, massage and aerobics then falling in love with yoga.
I’ve trained with some of the greatest teachers in the world.
I’ve worked on cruise ships, luxury hotels, and I owned a very successful pilates and yoga studio in Lake Como, teaching high end socialites, footballers wives, surgeons and doctors to name some.
It was natural to me to be coaching at the same time as I was teaching, though I was not naming it as such.
My clients said a session with me was philosophical, spiritual, therapy, coaching, and movement all in one.
At the same time I was attending events all across the globe, certifying further, and becoming more involved with my spiritual side.
I trained in different coaching modalities, meditation, ayurveda, energy work, somatic movement and a pretty exhaustive list of other stuff.
And I was living the life!!!
You know how they say life doesn’t discriminate?
Well it doesn’t!!
I had lost my dad in an explosion when I was 14.
I was horrifically abused, raped, and assaulted by men, and had three second trimester miscarriages.
I was an undiagnosed Autistic with ADHD (And OCD which I would eventually overcome after years of work)
I don’t know how I held it together but I did… until I didn’t!
One day I snapped.
I made terrible decisions, walked away from my studio, and lost everything.
My body fell apart and it felt like my brain fell apart..
I slept walked into what was a kind of suicide attempt (theres a story).
I mean it was a relative train crash!
Cue later date… diagnosed, excavating, exploring, crying, screaming, processing, blood, sweat and tears, healing, insight, wisdom, and eventually starting to love and accept myself.
I decided I wanted to be in this life in the most vital, energetic, alive, and present way possible.
No more playing small, no more allowing anyone to make me feel small.
No regrets.
So that’s the story of how I started coaching.
I had such a rich experience I felt I could add to the coaching arena, both personally and professionally, with the sensitivity of someone who has really been in the trenches and ‘gets’ it, and yet is equally living their best life now.
Essentially my purpose has always been to help people discover the best and the whole in themselves and their life too… That naturally evolved into coaching.
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
Oh there are so many!!
I’m not sure what the biggest would be.
Overcoming mental health issues and suicidal stigma.
Being neurodiverse and finding my place in a neurotypical world.
Fighting for my place professionally…
There can be a lot of misconceptions around someone like me…
The whole ‘less than’ narrative.
Dragging myself around the world to complete my training and at times having to beg for scholarships!
Opening a studio on a whim in Lake Como.
I mean, I just literally put a pin on the map!
I was the first studio there and ended up working with the elite. I speak fluent Italian now.
Then, there was the pain of losing everything and clawing my way up out of debt and despair.
Again, more perceptions and judgements about who I am.
“Oh you had a business in Lake Como and now you’re virtually penniless?”
That kind of sideways glance of “Oh you can’t be that good at what you do.”
Personally, the whole experience also became like many tiny deaths of the ego.
Identifying what my self worth and self esteem really were tied up with…
My identity, status, my perceptions around money and role for example.
My friends say I bought the “First Class Ticket” meaning there was no mediocrity to the things I went through.
I crawled on glass and came through things that would make stomachs churn, and I came out empowered with a zest for life, and quite a sassy character!
I’m as compassionate and empathetic as I am straight talking and candid.
I’m as wise and deep as I am a curious kid.
I dance to know one’s tune and hold no one hostage including myself.
Would I like to go through it again?
Heck no… but iI’m not bitter and it made me who I am today.
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
First of all, I focus on building authentic relationships…
Trust, rapport and active collaboration are important so that each client is met and heard in their uniqueness, and therefore, their needs and wants are managed as such.
My practice is built on connection, conversation and exploration as much as direct coaching and strategy.
I’m aware of the diversity of brains so I’m careful not to just hand out ‘tools’ presuming everyone processes or learns the same.
However, given I’ve trained in multiple coaching methodologies and other modalities, I have a vast array of resources at hand.
My work is also somatic based.
Therefore, I’m not only listening for answers or ideas, I’m equally observing what’s nuanced in people’s bodies as they’re narrating, or as we’re brainstorming an idea.
For example, someone could have a big dream or proposal but their body is telling me something else, and that needs to be flushed out in order for it to be explored, and then either aligned or dismissed.
Pretending something doesn’t exist is just not sensible… this is when people end up sabotaging themselves at some point, or later realising it’s not really what they wanted.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
I offer a holistic, dynamic, and relational approach, combining cognitive (RE)framing, psycho spiritual education, and deep body based somatic processes.
Sessions are a blend of ancient wisdom and modern technique.
I can also offer yoga therapy, somatic movement, Pilates, and healthy lifestyle additions each step of the way, or purely as ‘stand alone’ options.
I work with people at different stages of their life, from building a rock solid foundation through post traumatic growth, chronic stress and pain, self image, neurodiversity, and grief, through to making big transitions and decisions, personal growth, self discovery, big dreams, and spirituality.
I work across a spectrum because I’ve walked this path so closely, with as many diversions as there have been nuggets along the way.
Consequently, I get told my superpower and uniqueness is how I bring my lived and professional experience together, and how I deliver my coaching and brand style because of that journey.
It goes back to NO nonsense together with sensitivity.
Explorative as much as strategic.
Dynamic as much as direct.
I’ve been to 78 countries, so I’ve got the best PhD possible, experiential life experience.
My time and understanding with clients reflect this.
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
I’m going to answer this by starting with a negative (sigh): Life will always pose challenges and loss, and nobody is happy all of the time.
There is just no getting around that regardless of who a person is and where they come from.
Yet, often we try to seek out the utopia of a perfect life and a perfect world because, let’s face it, none of us would come into the world voluntarily and say, “I hope my life is a struggle.”
We all want to be happy, healthy, at peace, comfortable, and fill in the blank.
There are those who sell that dream of the perfect life.
In fact, there are many who are deceived by that message and usually miss some foundational steps, often years later feeling empty, depressed, and asking the question, “Who am I?”
They have not created the internal resources to move through obstacles or expectations when life does not turn out exactly how they had hoped.
This happens across all financial sectors.
For example, I had a billionaire client who felt like this.
She had the money to buy a city but realized she couldn’t buy peace.
I love the idea of a ‘Big life’ and manifesting.
Who doesn’t?
I want my clients to reach for the stars if that’s their dream, and I empower them with that knowledge.
But it doesn’t mean rainbows and unicorns with a violin playing all the time.
It doesn’t mean trauma, depression, or sad days and down days don’t exist, because they do.
Ignoring those fears and challenges becomes problematic, and this stuff has to be acknowledged and moved through.
I can’t just get clients to think their way into that.
That’s the stuff that doesn’t stick.
Therefore, foundational is to understand how to become more centred and present in their nervous system so learning can take place.
They’re also learning how to ‘sit’ in their body and track, examine, and modify their ‘triggers’ and emotional reactions, and to honestly examine their beliefs.
They learn to discern the difference between true or false, and be with the state of comfort or discomfort so they can discover a new relationship to both.
They learn how to have weaker parts borrow from stronger parts or to have marginalised parts come back into the fold.
They learn how to tap into their internal guidance system, their intuition.
My clients discover a real sense of clarity of who they are: their values, beliefs, capacities, and weak spots.
They develop a deep sense of purpose, and the ability to go after and develop fulfilling relationships, strong social interpersonal skills, and excellence.
They become more ‘vitally’ energetic and invest time and energy into their health and wellbeing.
They become more confident, accepting, and kinder to themselves.
They stop taking life so seriously so they know when to let go of things they can’t control.
They learn to be patient and flexible as well as agents with the things they can control.
Many are able to manage chronic pain or illness differently and have a different association with it, finally feeling they are more than the pain that has defined them.
Most importantly, they are learning to build up the resilience and resources to still love and live life even though… and even if…
Meaning, when or if life throws a curve ball or they’re not having their best day, it doesn’t derail them.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
I’ll be honest and say I don’t think it’s so much about being efficient as it is effective.
Therefore, while I may ascribe to certain models, strategies, resources, and tools, equally important is timing, pacing, and interventions as and when and how they speak to clients.
As I said previously, this is really personal.
The Impact:
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
If not now… When??
Meaning, don’t let life stop you, and don’t put it off waiting for the perfect moment.
The perfect moment doesn’t exist.
Yes, there are challenges, losses, betrayals, hurts, trauma, and sometimes there is real lack, but it really is possible to change your perception and attitude to those things and completely turn your life around.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
Oh, I’m going with three:
1. Regardless of personal beliefs and faith systems, live your life as if it’s the only one you’ll have!
Too often, we live as if the next one will make up for what’s missing in this one… Don’t!!
2. Figure out what really matters to you and do what you can to detach as much as possible from the other noise out there.
Too many people gather too many things that ultimately mean nothing or get upset over things that serve no purpose getting upset over.
It’s not worth it!
3. Know it’s never too late to start again, to do what you love, or to thrive.
So often, people put limitations on why they can’t do something, age, status, money, health.
There’s a fear, a belief, or a societal perception.
It’s true some of those things are hard, and they will definitely be harder for some than for others.
I know it has been for me.
But with hard work, perseverance, consistency, support, and the belief we can do it, we can transform and achieve so much!!
Your final thoughts?
Nothing to add.
Where Can You Find Debbie Wales?
If you liked this interview and if you would love to see how Coach Debbie can help you live life to the fullest and be the best, brightest version of yourself, go to debrajanewales.com and find all about her services.
If you’d like to peak a glimpse into her coaching, follow her Facebook and Instagram accounts.
And if you’d like to connect more personally with her, you can do that through LinkedIn or by sending her a direct message on her Email [email protected]. It was an honor having this interview with her.
Like a beam of golden light piercing the veil of illusion, this Spiritual Art Fiction arrives not as a mere poem, but as a mythic song whispered through dimensions.
It is a celestial monologue from a soul cloaked in stardust, standing at the edge of worlds, delivering her truth with both fire and feather.
Here, metaphors become messengers, and satire dances with sacred purpose.
Through rich symbolism and a voice both vulnerable and valiant, the poem reveals the journey of a soul awakened to divine purpose…
Spirit of White: Enchanté
Curtain Call for Spirit of White, an illuminated star, a powerful knight.
A shining light in the dark, THE enemy by the invisible shark.
Crystal clear, have no fear.
Descended to define the omnipotence of love anew, together with the light-being crew.
Re-discovering truth that has been forgotten, living in a pathetic world that is rotten.
Finishing this game of white and black chess, who will win, take an educated guess?
My existence is love, this is all I care, I declare herewith I am a lovine heir!
One of the golden avatars in physical disguise, a truthful star on the rise!
Here is my message for the flat dome earth, which has not a cent of worth.
“Controller, where are you sitting outside of the “flat” globe? Let me take an educated guess, far away from this artificial biotope, in a sphere anaerobe.
Enchanté, my name is Jupiter, Tris or Katniss, I carry within the lovine bliss.
All the “capitols” out there and all the presidents “Snow”, we are the ones in the districts far below.
Your lying construct is falling down, 10, 9, 8, 7…listen to the final count down.
The time has not come yet, but it will come one day soon, you bet.
That I shoot my arrow towards the glass dome, so that the flat planet falls to dust and we can all return home….
My true weapon is the unconditional love in my heart, while you will probably try to attack me with your little arrows, playing dart.
All evil, I send you what you need the most, unconditional love, delivered to you by the white dove.
And no, nothing is over, soon we will sing: It’s for you the game over!”
Oh Spirit of White, let’s be honest here, you are sometimes wild.
Your cheeky, sarcastic tongue, but your nature oh so mild, deep within, sometimes still a charming child.
Sometimes making a mistake, and often eating too much cake.
But constantly serving your source, utilizing your incredible and powerful force.
Trying every day to be more enlightened, protecting others, making sure they are not frightened.
She walks this unwalked road and carries this burden on her shoulder, a true lovine shareholder.
Sometimes I feel the mightiness of my being and expand, I am looking down far up France, seeing at far distance my beloved Atlantique sand.
I open up my wings and fly, far above into the sky.
My golden essence is so strong, I am having difficulties in the physical to get along.
Constantly material matter around me breaks, lots of reparation and replacement this takes.
Electric devices often stop working in my presence, the electric shop is making a fortune, their pleasance.
“Owner, please come the stove does not work any longer”, “Oh Stephanie it is working perfectly fine, you need to push stronger.”
The other day when I entered the shop, all electricity suddenly went off, at once, working fine again after my take-off.
The area where I live changes after a while, the nature blossoms and the humans becoming heart centred, in their face a smile.
My golden heart energies are spreading wide, beyond the town into the countryside.
The humans sometimes shiver when they enter my wider room, they astrally recognize me that is what I assume.
Treating me with special honour and care, offering me the golden chair.
A lot of men being attracted to my pure light, desiring my energy, the innocent white.
It takes a lot to conquer my heart, I grasp it at first sight, who is my sweetheart.
Often when humans are near, I feel their fear.
I wonder why, I exist out of love, I admit it is all difficult to grasp, kind of.
The soulless people sometimes are disturbed in their program and freak out, without reason they bitch at me and shout.
I experienced people rolling their eyes and their program unable to function anymore, needing help, having difficulties to fulfilling their chore.
When I was still asleep in younger years, I always felt far from being at home, already within sensing the glass dome, and the astral fire coming from Rome.
I was a total outsider, no group was a fit, I thought I was wrong and it upset me, I admit.
Color, tone and archetype did not match with most people back then we did not have deepl.
I grew up in Germany, in the most beautiful city. it has most bridges in the world, incredibly pretty.
An illusionary hologram in perfection, to me it does not matter, I am still holding the loving affection.
Nowadays, I have found an area in France where I can blossom and feel fine, where my energy bodies well align.
There are only few countries in middle Europe I can still enter, mostly located outside of the center.
The energies are too dense, as if there was an astral fence.
When I enter a country I kinda miss the astral welcome song, it is rather a threatening “get out of here” gong.
Now, I am trying to leave my fears behind, growing more into my destiny, being more defined.
It is a challenge being me, read my poems and you will see.
Being prepared of my role, of what is to come, when the golden revolution has begun.
Always behaving in an honorful and ladylike way, “Steph, put make–up on, style your hair and use hairspray.”
“Steph, be slimmer and do some sport, you need to look nice at the airport.”
“You are a representative of the lovine, try to be perfect, you should always shine.”
We are on planet Earth, where it is all about your look, “Steph, get your teeth straight, if you want to sell your poem book.”
I am trying to see it with humour, not listening to the rumour.
While my nature is funny, sarcastic and full of passion, full of temperament and loving affection.
But let’s be more optimistic for now, and focusing on the solutions and the know-how.
I am taking my role with honour and pride, doing my best and being ready for my role and lovine ride.
Lana Savic is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her uniqueness and vast experience.
Her path has been anything but conventional. Her journey into mentoring began not from a textbook or a training manual, but from a deep personal quest to heal. Decades of self exploration, spiritual practice, and hard earned wisdom have shaped her into a guide who leads from experience, not just theory.
Her coaching is truly unique. What makes her approach truly transformative is the way she blends somatic awareness with emotional regulation.
Her experience comes from over 20 years of yoga practice and learning therapeutic tools like the Hakomi Method, Polyvagal Theory, and family constellations. She helps clients reconnect with their real selves… not some idealized version, but the grounded, powerful being already within. In her presence, clarity replaces confusion, and trauma becomes a gateway to transformation. Here is what she said…
Meet Life Coach Lana Savic:
Name: Lana Savic
Pillar: The Body, The Heart
Who is this coach for: Anyone who wants to release and heal from unresolved trauma and emotionally regulate.
How they can help: By using various somatic tools and techniques like Yoga, the Hakomi Method, family constellations, massage and bioenergy, just to name a few.
First of all, how are you and your family doing after these Pandemic times?
I’m the best I have ever been.
And I have just relocated closer to my family.
How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
I think the pandemic affected us all deeply… forcing us to look inside, to look at each other, and to look at the person next door.
It awakened our biggest fears and traumas, yet at the same time, it has been a deeply transformative time for many too.
My personal circumstances allowed me to dive deeper into my own personal healing journey.
The effects are still resonating and unfolding today.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
I guess it was an intense training in not knowing.
In learning to be comfortable with the uncomfortable.
And in exploring our emotional resilience.
It was a big lesson in the importance of interpersonal relationships and in the importance of peer support.
Also, the support could come in surprising and very creative ways.
We also experienced and accessed new ways of being and feeling close to each other.
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
My self exploration in the search of helping myself and consequently others has been engrained in me ever since I can remember.
Experiencing loss and pain propelled me to want to understand myself, and the desire to alleviate suffering became a driving force in everything I do.
So, I have explored a lot over the years (and I mean A LOT) mainly to address my personal trauma.
As I was resolving my own issues, my capacity to understand and support others also grew.
I have over 20 years of yoga experience, and the mentoring blended into it more recently and organically as people started turning to me for advice and support.
My exploration job wise has also helped me with my path today.
Whether it was teaching, public relations, or interior design, each role played a part.
When you work, for example, on renovating an old finca (a piece of land in the countryside, usually with a house or building on it) in Ibiza over a three year period, you learn a lot about yourself and interpersonal relationships to get things done!
And the finca still hosts weddings, retreats, and holidaymakers, with plenty of opportunities for exploration there too!
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
I had to let go of people, environments, and places I never thought I would.
More recently, I closed down a long personal cycle and relocated.
I followed my internal guidance and trusted, regardless of how difficult it was.
Letting go of relationships, losing people, and losing many of my pet companions was difficult too.
Every time, a piece of me was shaken and taken away, to be reborn into something new.
With it came a new level of understanding and emotional resilience.
The pain can be turned into power, and the experience into gold.
So, I can safely claim that I am powerful and rich (hahaha)!
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
If we want to be fully in our willpower, we need to understand how to regulate our nervous system.
Only then are we in the driving seat, and we can experience life as we want it, with clarity.
The body is a huge source of confusion, as most of our dysregulated emotional states reside there.
So, understanding our biological vehicle and training our somatic conscience is where I focus.
When we are emotionally regulated, we are in touch with our natural healing abilities, and that’s when the real change can occur.
The body is our gate to optimum physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.
We now know that 80% of the information travels from the body to the brain, and only 20% from the brain to the body.
So trying to override the information stored in the body with mind techniques solely can be counterproductive.
It is likely to lead to more confusion in the long run, as it was for me.
However, these same techniques can be very effective if they are combined with neuroplasticity, somatic work, and nervous system regulation work.
Our body consciousness is constantly talking to us, giving us clues on how to resolve traumas or simply patterns that hold us back.
When we feel accompanied and safe, there is an organic process that allows the information in the physical and emotional body to come to the surface, to be looked at and resolved.
It’s like in a yoga class.
The student is stretching, forcing, and struggling.
I put my hand on them, and the body clicks into place.
It’s not necessarily because of the postural guidance, but rather because the safe touch helped them relax.
The body intelligently adjusted to back off and somehow naturally found the way deeper into the posture without the struggle.
A click moment.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
My mentoring sessions and also the yoga classes are intuitive, supportive, and led by the individual’s needs and participation.
It’s a collaborative process based on trust, openness, and commitment.
I will give everything I know to help the person tap into their real self, which I prefer to the “bettering” concept of the self.
The real self is an attainable concept that is already there, underneath the conditioning and unresolved trauma, ready to reveal its authentic face when it feels safe to do so.
The real self is also our most authentic, empowered, and empathic expression.
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
Emotional regulation.
And I cultivate clarity, empowerment, and trust, both in my personal life and in my sessions.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
Over 20 years ago, yoga and yoga therapies started my healing journey, leading me to incorporate therapeutic processes such as the Hakomi Method and the application of the Polyvagal Theory.
I have also received training in family constellations, which have been pivotal in my development.
I have trained in massage and bioenergy as well.
The Impact:
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
I’m not sure about this.
We are saturated with so much noise and distraction everywhere, all the time, so I wouldn’t want to add my megaphoned voice to that!
I am happy to provide a quiet, safe space where people can actually start listening to their own voice.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
To follow my internal guidance, regardless of the external noises.
And more importantly, to trust it.
Your final thoughts?
I trust this will find who needs it and feel if they want to work and explore with me.
At the end of the day, we can have a nice narrative, but the body just knows when someone is right for you.
Where Can You Find Lana Savic?
If you liked this interview and if you would love to see how Coach Lana can help you heal unresolved trauma and emotionally regulate, connect with her through LinkedIn and see if you are a great fit to work together.
If you’d like to peak a glimpse into her coaching, follow her Instagram account.
And if you’d like to connect with her more personally, you can do that by sending her a direct message on WhatsApp or on her Email [email protected]. It was an honor having this interview with her.
This poem is a heartfelt tribute to the unseen heroes, light beings, love warriors, and astral leaders who walk among us with courage, compassion, and unwavering dedication.
These are the unseen heroes who, often without recognition, help hold the fabric of light together in a world that desperately needs it.
Honor those who carry the torch of love and transformation in a world often caught in darkness.
This beautiful piece is a celebration of inner strength, cosmic purpose, and the quiet beauty of service…
The Love Mission: The True Stars
You are fallen, Its destiny´s calling
Reach our hand We are going home through the golden sand.
“We are lighting up the sky tonight, until we see a bright daylight.”
High lovine spirits, light beings and love warriors are spread around the globe, due to their incredible courage and persistance, there is still hope.
Lets, full of love, take a look, they will write history and be hopefully mentioned one day in a book.
Well, you kind of now are, in our hearts near or far.
Pay your highest respect to the love warriors that lost their life, they caught a 6, throwing the black and white dice.
Don’t worry, they will be re-born in a new baby corp, awaiting the next timewarp.
“Conspiracy theories” will be their first hobby, starting already when they sit on the car “bobby”.
We will never leave you behind, a creative approach we might have to find.
There are many love heros out there, brave and full of power, assisting to drop the ring into the fire, while carrying the white flower.
When you you meet one of them, honour them and bow, ease their life if you can, just ask them how.
Also, honor each one willing to contribute in litte steps, while they evolve and develop their biceps.
Now let’s look at the companions of the ones having the astral lead, they serve unconditionally and make sure their master does not bleed.
Remember the heros in Lady of the Rings? Thats their loyalty and honour, protecting their master`s wings.
Carrying when their master cannot walk anymore, even it is a walk from the desert to the shore.
They lift their master up, when they fall, when they cannot do anything else but crawl.
Look at the beauty and courage of the astral leaders of this game, they are far away from wanting any fame.
They are here to drop the ring into the fire and to return their kind, they are totally lovinely aligned.
Not to forget their partners and lovers, who are the biggest supporters.
They care for the strongest power force, the heart shine, encouraging their loved ones to write the next rhyme.
May it be known, one of the astral leaders is incarnated in the female, Madame White is so smart she would easily make an A+ in Yale.
Her mighty aura floods middle Europe and beyond, approach her, and she will respond.
At first glance she seems normal, sense her and you recognize her pure glow, when you meet her, the color white is everywhere, like innocent snow.
Even the sleeping humans sometimes do their part, they know on a certain level, role out the golden carpet, by heart.
What we have in common is the love, within us, but also sent from above.
May they all be lovinely protected and blessed, it is just simple, YOU are the best.
A top student, varsity athlete, and beloved by teachers, he had a future that looked bright from every angle.
One Tuesday morning, Tyler’s mother found him unresponsive in his bedroom.
The autopsy revealed a mix of anxiety medication and alcohol in his system, neither prescribed.
The official cause of death was an accidental overdose.
The real story was that Tyler had been silently unraveling under pressure.
His friends recalled that he was always tired.
Teachers said he seemed distracted.
His parents noticed he was more irritable, but attributed it to normal teen mood swings.
What no one realized was that Tyler had started using pills he found online to help him sleep, quiet his racing thoughts, and ease the weight of expectations he no longer knew how to carry.
While the phrase “death by stress” might sound dramatic, the reality is this:
Teens are dying because of the immense pressure they feel and the harmful ways they attempt to cope.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2023) reported that suicide is now the second leading cause of death among individuals aged 10 to 24 in the United States.
In addition, overdose deaths among adolescents (many involving fentanyl laced counterfeit pills) have surged in recent years (CDC, 2022).
The Link Between Chronic Stress and Suicide
Maya was a creative spirit.
She loved painting, journaling, and helping her younger siblings with homework.
During her junior year, everything changed.
School got harder, her friend group fractured, and her parents started fighting at home.
She began to withdraw, spend more time in her room, and lose interest in activities she once loved.
One night, she posted a note on Instagram that read, “I just want the pain to stop.”
A friend saw the post and called 911 in time.
Maya survived, but not every teen gets that second chance.
Chronic stress alters the adolescent brain in powerful ways.
Teens are in a critical period of neurological development, particularly in the prefrontal cortex, which governs emotional regulation, decision making, and impulse control (Casey et al., 2019).
When they face relentless academic, social, and family stress without supportive outlets, the result can be emotional overload.
A report from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2023) found that teens who experience prolonged stress (especially when combined with trauma, social isolation, or mental illness) are at significantly higher risk for suicidal ideation.
Because teens often hide their distress or express it through anger, withdrawal, or recklessness, their suffering frequently goes unnoticed until it’s too late.
The Rise of Self Medication and Overdose
Jason’s death was ruled an accidental overdose, but his parents believe it was more complicated.
He had been battling anxiety for over a year, but resisted therapy.
Instead, he started vaping THC and eventually began experimenting with pills he got from friends.
He wasn’t trying to die, he was trying to numb the pain.
The line between self medication and suicide is blurry.
Many teens don’t want to die, they want relief.
But in their desperation, they turn to substances that can be lethal.
The Journal of Adolescent Health (Miech et al., 2022) reported a sharp increase in opioid related deaths among teens, particularly due to counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.
These substances are often taken in secrecy.
They’re cheap, accessible, and falsely perceived as safe because they mimic prescription medications.
All it takes is one bad pill to end a life.
The Hidden Faces of Stress
The tragedy is that most of these teens don’t look like they’re in crisis.
Some are high achievers.
Others are popular.
Some appear emotionally flat.
Others are explosive.
Stress shows up in different costumes… perfectionism, apathy, aggression, or even over functioning.
A study published in Pediatrics revealed that emotional distress among adolescents often goes unrecognized by both families and school personnel.
Many adults believe that teens are simply being dramatic or hormonal, missing early warning signs like changes in sleep, eating habits, irritability, or withdrawal from favorite activities.
The Urgency of Early Intervention and Mindset Training
What could have saved Tyler, Maya, or Jason?
Early recognition, open conversations, mental health education, and perhaps most importantly, a shift in how we help teens handle pressure.
Mindset training (teaching teens how to process thoughts, regulate emotions, and reframe beliefs) has been shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression (Yeager et al., 2022).
Coping skills must be taught with the same intensity as academic skills.
Teens need to understand that:
Stress is a signal, not a sentence, and they have the power to respond to it with tools rather than trauma.
Mindset training, when done well, doesn’t just provide knowledge, it provides structures and systems to incorporate that knowledge into new behavioral patterns.
Conclusion
Are teens dying from too much stress?
Yes.
Not directly from the stress itself, but from the silence, isolation, and dangerous coping mechanisms that follow when that stress goes unchecked.
Behind every overdose or suicide is often a story of untreated emotional pain.
We can’t eliminate stress from teens’ lives… but we can change how they respond to it.
That starts with us, listening more, judging less, and teaching them that:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Leading causes of death among persons aged 10-24, United States. https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/
Leeb, R. T., Bitsko, R. H., Radhakrishnan, L., Martinez, P., Njai, R., & Holland, K. M. (2021). Mental health–related emergency department visits among children aged <18 years during the pandemic. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69(45), 1675–1680. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6945a3
Miech, R., Johnston, L., O’Malley, P., Bachman, J., Schulenberg, J., & Patrick, M. (2022). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2021: Volume I, Secondary school students. Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. https://monitoringthefuture.org
Yeager, D. S., Dahl, R. E., & Dweck, C. S. (2022). Why interventions to influence adolescent behavior often fail but could succeed. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17(4), 1067–1082. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29232535/
Sonia Jenkins is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her expertise and experience.
She is a former NHS Nurse Practitioner with 45 years of experience who transformed a personal health challenge into a mission to empower women. After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease on her 41st birthday, she realized that conventional medicine often falls short in supporting long termvitality and well being. That awakening led her to become a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, where she now helps women over 40 reclaim their health from the inside out.
She brings together evidence based coaching and real world strategies to support high achieving women navigating the complexities of midlife. Her approach is rooted in the belief that “skills before pills” leads to sustainable change.
She stands out by integrating the wisdom of decades in traditional healthcare with the innovation of functional and lifestyle medicine. For her, coaching isn’t just about managing symptoms, it’s about addressing root causes, honoring individuality, and creating lasting transformation. Her clients don’t just feel better… they feel empowered to write a new story, one fueled by vitality, joy, and purpose. Here is what she said…
Meet Life Coach Sonia Jenkins:
Name: Sonia Jenkins
Pillar: The Body
Who is this coach for: Ambitious women over 40 who want to reclaim their well being and rewrite their story from a place of vitality and joy.
How they can help: By using her signiture 90 day program, “Live Beyond Limits: Reignite Your Vitality, Purpose and Joy”, as well as various tools and techniques customized to each client’s needs.
First of all, how are you and your family doing after these Pandemic times?
I am doing well.
However, I have noticed a shift in the “social health” of my wider family and friends.
How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
During the pandemic, I continued working as a Nurse Practitioner in a busy General Practice, and the impact on patients was stark.
Broadly speaking, they fell into two camps:
Those who were terrified they had the virus and couldn’t understand why they were being advised to stay home, even after testing positive.
And those who were in complete denial that the virus even existed.
For my clients and patients alike, the pandemic heightened stress, uncertainty, and fear around health, making it even more critical to offer reassurance, clear communication, and safe, evidence based care.
Personally, I adapted by significantly ramping up my infection control measures, not only to protect my patients, but also to safeguard my own family from potential exposure.
The experience deepened my commitment to helping people build resilience and take ownership of their health, even amid chaos.
It reinforced the importance of simple, sustainable habits that protect both physical and emotional well being.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
Fear brings out the best and worst in individuals!
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
I am a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and former NHS Nurse Practitioner with 45 years of service.
After witnessing the constraints of conventional medicine, I redefined my career to focus on a more holistic, empowering approach to health.
I believe that true well being isn’t found through prescriptions but by reclaiming energy, vitality, and purpose, especially for women navigating midlife changes.
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
Being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease for my 41st birthday!
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
I innovate by blending evidence based coaching with deeply practical, real world strategies tailored for high achieving women over 40.
My approach challenges the outdated notion that reinvention means slowing down.
Instead, I help clients unlock their next level potential with clarity and confidence.
What sets me apart is how I integrate simplicity and science.
My signature 90 day program, “Live Beyond Limits: Reignite Your Vitality, Purpose and Joy”, is designed to create lasting transformation without adding to my clients’ already full plates.
The journey begins with The 7 Day Energy Reset, a unique, low effort ritual that gently releases stress and recalibrates energy, setting the tone for sustainable success.
By focusing on small, high impact shifts and layering in systems of support, my method empowers ambitious women to reclaim their well being and rewrite their story from a place of vitality and joy.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
a) I have 45 years of NHS service to inform my health and wellness coaching.
b) I promote “Skills before Pills.”
c) Address the root cause and the symptoms will take care of themselves.
d) Lifestyle modification leads to a reduction in medication.
e) “One size fits no one.”
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
I integrate the best of both traditional and complementary medicine to (CO)create a personalised, results driven coaching programme tailored to each client’s unique needs.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
I bring a rich and diverse toolkit of skills, knowledge, and experience to support each client’s unique journey.
The Impact:
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
You are not built to cope with stress 24/7!
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
And if you’d like to connect with her more personally, you can do that through LinkedIn or by sending her a direct message on her WhatsApp or Email [email protected]. It was an honor having this interview with her.
Anna K. is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her focus and passion for health.
She began her professional journey in education, taking on roles in marketing, teaching, mentorship, and leadership before pivoting into the world of tech. Despite her evolving career, one passion remained constant… wellness. Through personal health experiences, intensive self study, and a desire to help those around her, she naturally stepped into the role of a health coach, eventually founding Supreme Health Solutions.
She combines her background in education, technology, and wellness to create personalized, holistic coaching experiences. Her approach integrates nutrition, fitness, emotional regulation, and digital tools like mood journaling and habit tracking. By offering 1 on 1 sessions, group coaching, online courses, and community support, she empowers her clients to grow in confidence and connection with themselves.
She leads with embodied wellness (living what she teaches) and focuses on sustainable transformation. Her clients walk away with healthy habits, emotional clarity, and vibrant energy, feeling empowered rather than overwhelmed. Through education, personalized strategies, and real world practice, she helps others build a life of lasting vitality. Here is what she said…
Meet Life Coach Anna K:
Name: Anna K.
Pillar: The Mind, The Body, The Heart
Who is this coach for: Women who want supreme health solutions and sustainable wellness education so they can adopt healthy habits and become the healthiest, happiest, most vibrant version of themselves.
How they can help: By using health coaching and various tools and techniques like Health and habit tracking, breathwork, mind mapping, calming and emotional regulation tools, just to name a few.
First of all, how are you and your family doing after these Pandemic times?
We are doing good, thankfully!
Learned to live with great appreciation for the simplest things.
And not take anything or anyone for granted.
How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
The pandemic affected my clients’ overall well being… physical, mental, and emotional health.
Some of my clients found themselves putting on weight.
Social distancing and isolation from family and friends.
Staying home often affected their emotional and mental health.
For myself, the pandemic helped me build my self awareness and a new level of understanding.
Describing it as the “silver lining”, what am I discovering about myself and others, and what is the pandemic teaching me?
I developed a great appreciation for reading and writing more.
Appreciating nature and the simple things in life.
Thankfully, my family and I were able to prevent getting the coronavirus until later in 2023.
We all got the coronavirus, but it was a mild case.
Its duration lasted a few weeks.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
I learned how to appreciate peace, quiet time, identified new interests through self exploration, took this time to do more self study about health and wellness, reached out and connected with everyone important in my life more often, volunteered, appreciated breathing cleaner, less polluted air.
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
I first began my career in education in various roles: marketing, sales, curriculum advisor, teacher, director, mentor.
And pivoted into software working with IT departments.
Throughout my career, I had a strong interest in wellness, fitness, nutrition, and healthy living.
I took courses, enrolled in bootcamps, did a lot of research and self study.
And went through my own health experiences.
That helped me develop a passion for maintaining good health.
And helping others in my life do the same.
I began coaching and mentoring my family members, relatives, friends, and colleagues.
Recently, I started my company, Supreme Health Solutions.
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
Fear of being seen.
Standing out.
And speaking my truth.
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
I have taken my experience of being in education.
Combined with my experience in tech and wellness.
And innovate coaching my clients by creating personalized wellness plans.
I tailor nutrition, fitness, and mind work based on my client’s life.
I use technology integration such as mood and emotions journaling.
I create private groups and communities through memberships or online course offerings.
I offer a blend of coaching models including 1 on 1 coaching, group coaching, courses, and blogging.
I offer holistic perspectives that help clients improve their sleep, energy levels, relationships (with self and others), explore their purpose, and regulate emotions.
As I build my client base, I am adding small client communities for shared learning, accountability, encouragement, and inspiration.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
My coaching is rooted in embodied leadership and emotional intelligence.
I teach wellness and live it myself.
My clients become empowered by being guided through real world experiences, not just theory.
I empower clients through education and self awareness.
Train emotional regulation practice skills.
Provide counseling and transformational personalized strategies.
So they can live and build lasting, sustainable wellness and vitality.
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
My clients benefit from working with me by walking away with sustainable wellness education and skills…
Healthy Habits…
Unshakeable confidence in their health choices.
A deeper connection to self and their bodies…
Vibrant energy.
Feeling liberated, happy, healthy, and empowered.
Without feeling overwhelmed, confused, or burned out.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
Greet and check in with yourself everyday and more often as needed.
Take a few deep breaths, quiet the outside noise and learn to tune in to yourself.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
How to develop inner peace through emotional regulation.
Your final thoughts?
Learn to trust your body, your habits, and intuition.
Knowing whether we work together or not, I am always cheering you on.
As you continue to evolve.
Where Can You Find Anna K?
If you liked this interview and if you would love to get supreme health solutions and a sustainable wellness education, adopt healthy habits, feel happy and become vibrant, contact Coach Anna through LinkedIn and see how she can help you do that.
[website coming soon]
And if you’d like to connect with her more personally, you can do that through her Email [email protected]. It was an honor having this interview with her.
