Who I Am
Hi I’m Natalia,
I'm a 43-Year-old mum of two adult children, with a huge passion to help women to release their past traumas in order to unleash their inner goddess, so that they can lead the life they’re supposed to be living; achieving their desires and aspirations whilst enhancing their mental wellbeing.
Here's a bit of my back story and why I became a life coach.
8 Months ago I was going through a tough time at work, and when I say tough, I was working 70 plus hours a week trying to keep a failing residential home from closing. Little did I know that the local authority had already made the decision to remove us as the provider, so by the time I was drafted in to help, it was already a battle I was never going to win.
Being the person I am, I took this as MY failing! I thought that I wasn’t good enough and the longer I worked the hours I was, the more I spiralled down with my negative thoughts and behaviours. I was crying constantly, not sleeping, not eating, snapping at my family, ignoring friends; when I did speak, I was vile. I had turned into a person I didn’t recognise or particularly like. You see, that’s not me. I love helping others, it's my superpower; it’s what gets my heart bursting. Being a general bitch to anyone who dared look at me - well, that's the complete opposite to my core beliefs and character.
I would come in from work around 11pm and be out the door by half 6 the following morning. This continued for around 6 weeks, by which time my mind and body literally couldn’t carry on.
That day I will never forget. I was on the phone to my MD whilst driving in to work and I started to cry. When I say cry, heart wrenching, racking, hyperventilating sobs, spilling out of my mouth were all these hateful things about myself - that I was useless, failing, not worthy… and worse - that I had let the clients, my staff and colleagues down on such a huge level. I shouldn’t be in the job and everyone would surely be better off without me!
I had to pull over as the tears were blurring my vision and I just couldn’t drive. The last thing I needed was to be the cause of an accident and hurt anyone else.
My MD listened to my sobbing for nearly an hour, then she said “You’re ok, you’re not any of those things, Nat, you have the biggest heart I know, your work ethic is mind-blowing and if others had this much passion, we wouldn’t have been in this situation. No matter what you did the local authority had already made their mind up. It isn’t your fault! You have had the rough end of this and for that I am truly sorry. The buck stops with me not you. You have made such a huge impact on the residents' lives; staff morale has changed and it’s a shame you couldn’t have gone in sooner.”
That night, I was talking to a really good friend about what had happened and that I really felt that I needed help. You see, I had been on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds on and off for nearly 19 years and I didn’t want to go on anymore like this. Something had to give. I had to change.
He suggested a book that, unbeknown to me, would change my life forever.
That book was called "Attached" by Amir Levine.
There were so many “aha” moments and “Omg that’s why I think that way", and “Jeez, no wonder I act out like that". It truly was the pivotal point in my life.
I wanted more - a fire had started, and I just needed to learn and understand more about the human mind, its way of processing thought, how feelings came about, why we, as human beings, reacted to situations and more importantly, why I did.
The next book I read was "The Universe Has Your Back" by Gabriella Bernstein. This was more of a spiritual book and, due to some of the language she used, I did struggle to resonate [wrong word] at times, but I did understand her point. So, then Jen Sincero – “You’re a badass” was recommended and WOW, this book resonated so much with me, and she talked about NLP and Tapping, to mention a few of what Jen called “tools” in her “toolbox”.
That was me hooked! I went and signed up for a certified NLP & Hypnosis course, then on to become certified as an EFT/TFT Master Practioner.
My journey didn’t stop there.
I worked through past childhood sexual trauma, the Daddy abandonment issues, the death of my son Zackary, Cancer, a Narcissistic relationship, two mental breakdowns where I had ended up in respite due to suicidal thoughts, just to name a few.
I could finally breathe! Which sounds daft when you say it really, but it was like I could finally see that my life had been held back by my past and there was another way for me to live. To get off that “roller coaster ride” of highs and immense lows, the ones that felt like such pain in your chest you couldn’t breathe, the fog in my head was finally clearing, but most of all, each of those parts of me that have kept me going, showing up in extreme ways, I could calm them. Me!
My passion to help others is who I am, and If I can help one person, and them living their life, has ripple effects and helps others. I will be so happy.
I set up my business in March 2022. I offer “Freedom Calls” which is a 'get to know you' and the current challenges you are facing, to see where I can help you, and plan out what we are going to do.
Some of the other services I offer are EFT or TFT tapping and NLP shift sessions.
I am currently working to put together programmes and workshops, so I can help more women overcome their challenges.
I believe completely in the “tools” I have in my “toolbox” and that I can help you!