There is always an emotional component to behavior change—I know it. After years of struggling to help women lose weight, I realized there was a missing factor: the stories our bodies (our subconscious minds) carry. Considering the influence our subconscious has on daily decisions, it makes perfect sense. If you knew that tapping into this wisdom and harnessing its power could help you reach your health or life goals, would you take the opportunity?

I’m Melanie Sarabia—an ICF Trauma-Informed Life Coach, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training (Intermediate Level 2), and Institute for Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. I’m also a mother of four. My own journey of self-awareness began years ago, when I realized I wasn’t living my story in a way that felt true to me. I had placed myself in toxic environments, avoided vulnerability, and strayed so far from my inner wisdom that I lost touch with my true self. Reclaiming my narrative wasn’t easy, but it gave me something invaluable: the ability to live from a place of greater strength, authenticity, and choice.

Today, I help others do the same. Through storytelling-based approaches that foster self-awareness, IFS-informed methods that shift self-sabotaging patterns, and self-regulation techniques to navigate adversity, I support my clients in addressing the emotional roots of change. Together, we work through inner conflict and limiting beliefs so their stories can move from being stifled by inhibition to being propelled by growth.