Hi! My name is Vanessa Maria. I'm a holistic life coach and here to help women create the future & life that they desire.

My story began in 2017; I was working in a job that wasn't lighting me up, I was unhealthy, and I was neglecting myself and my own needs, and that started to manifest in my life as anxiety attacks, my irritable bowel flaring up and I overall feeling miserable and unhappy. I know that I couldn't go on living life like this and that something needed to change.

This was when I decided to leap; I cut back my hours at work and signed up for my yoga teacher training. This was my entry point into the health & wellness space. Through yoga, I understood myself better; it helped me calm my overthinking mind & help regulate my nervous system.

As my nervous system started to go back into balance through yoga, I could think more clearly, and I decided it was time to start looking for another job. I left my job as a registered nurse at a hospital in downtown Toronto and moved to a position closer to home; this was my bridge job. I knew I wanted to leave nursing, but I needed a job to pay the bills while I figured out what I wanted next. Over the next few years, I began to take ownership of my life. I understood what I wanted my life to look like and why I wanted it. I changed my lifestyle and prioritized myself and my needs before everything else; I began following a morning routine, eating foods that supported my vitality, starting a daily movement practice, and prioritizing my sleep, mindfulness and managing my stress.

This takes me to where I am today. After spending several years reconnecting to myself and figuring out what I wanted with my life, I leaped and started my life coaching business. My mission is now to help others do the same by offering them support along their journeys. I know what it feels like to feel lost, confused, and stuck, knowing how you want to feel but not knowing how to get there. I know what it is like to wake up with dread every morning, knowing that you must go to work at an unfulfilling job. I know what it is like to follow the life path that your parents and society expect of you and be left out of alignment.

I am here to help you manage your stress to create room to figure out what you want to do with your life, help you own your uniqueness, empower you to take back control of your life and show you that you create your destiny because you are in control of your life.

If you feel called to change your life, you are in the right place. If I can do it, so can you, and I'm so excited for the opportunity to guide you on this journey.
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If my story resonates in any way with you, please feel free to reach out. I would love to connect!