My story

The beginning

I struggled with different chronic health conditions and mystery symptoms for 2 decades of my life. I realised that my health was far from good when I turned 18. Despite being so young at the time, I often felt like a 1,000-year-old woman. I suffered from chronic acne, digestive issues, fatigue, period pain, brain fog, body aches, anxiety, panic attacks, depression—you name it. I saw multiple doctors and psychologists, but no one could help me heal. That experience stimulated my curiosity and desire to understand the root cause of my health issues. So, I embarked on a quest to finding true healing and, most importantly, what true healing really means. 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁

In 2011, I began educating myself on the topics of health and wellness, and subsequently became absolutely passionate about it. I experimented with different diets, lifestyle changes, and holistic practices. Slowly but surely, I started to feel better. My depression lifted within a month. My health issues began to disappear. I could not believe it!!! As I continued learning and applying the information I discovered, my healing deepened but not all of my chronic health issues went away. 

I then decided to pursue a career in the Health and Wellness industry and enrolled in a course to become a Holistic Health Coach. I did this in the hope to understand why my remaining chronic health issues persisted, and with a strong desire to become skilled in supporting others in navigating their own healing journeys. 

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 & 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴

A few years later, due to personal evolution, I came across information about emotional trauma, and so I began studying the deeper impact of trauma on the body, mind, and soul. I learned that trauma can negatively affect child's development and physiology, be a cause of a variety of mental health issues, and lead to development of chronic health conditions later in life. 

This understanding changed everything for me, both personally and professionally. I finally understood why some of my clients were more challenging than others and why they struggled to implement healthy lifestyle habits to achieve their health goals. On a personal level, I finally got the words to explain what I was going through - I'm a cPTSD survivor. 

I then pursued a professional training in a trauma-informed care and I got a conversion degree in psychology which allowed me to become a Practical Psychologist in my home country. Since then, I have been supporting people with childhood cPTSD in their healing. Emotional trauma is at the root cause of many if not most of our life and health struggles. 

Healing trauma, I learned, is a complex process and a lifelong journey which can be compared to a spiral. You heal one layer of the spiral, and it reveals a deeper layer, and another one, until you get to the root causes of the ‘problem’. However, it can be a simple, creative, and miraculous process too. It all depends on how we choose to look at it. 

𝗔 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

My healing journey taught me that we can’t separate our physical health from our emotional, mental, energetic, and soul-level dimensions of health. We are not just physical beings, but we are also energy and so much more. Everything is interconnected. 

That’s why I work with a multidimensional model of healing. I’ve trained in Soul Center Healing Hypnosis and other holistic modalities to support people at all levels of their being. Everything I educate my clients on I've tried and tested myself, so I know that those things work and are safe. I teach others only those things that created a positive impact in my own life and those that can potentially help other trauma survivors. 

I also found that simplicity is very important in this work. We might need to do the healing work on all those health dimensions but one manageable baby step at a time and with plenty of rest and refocusing in between. This is how we create positive long-lasting changes in our lives. We do need to put some effort to change our lives for the better but we also need to know how to disconnect from it all and simply enjoy life. This is sometimes a tricky balance to achieve when working on healing trauma for various of reasons. 

𝗔 𝗻𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

After more than 14 years on my healing path, I can say this with certainty: healing happens in its own time and it is not a linear black and white process. It is not how we often imaging it. Healing takes time, effort, patience, being curious and open to receiving support. However, every effort you make adds up. Nothing is wasted. 

It is important to say here that healing is NOT your ultimate life purpose and it should not be the only thing you care about in life. As I said, it is a lifelong process. Life keeps “cracking us open” and healing us, and so it goes. That is why I am so passionate about helping people rediscover their joy and happiness in the now. Your life is happening NOW. You are enough NOW. You deserve to live NOW. Everything is ok with you NOW. No matter what personal circumstances or society dictate you.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗗𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸

I have a great passion for knowledge, questioning the status quo, creating new and better ways of doing things, as well as supporting people and guiding them on their cPTSD healing journeys, while reminding them that we are all connected. We are never alone in our suffering. 

I wish I had a quality support system from the very beginning, so I did not need to be re-traumatised by insensitive and rigid ego-led practitioners who knew nothing about health, trauma and healing. I believe that is why I am here doing what I am doing, to close the gap in the cPTSD space for recognising the importance of compassionate multidimensional care. We humans are multidimensional creatures who need compassionate multidimensional and tailored to our unique needs support where our unique experiences are seen, validated, acknowledged and understood - not pathologized or rejected just because it does not make sense to a system. 

My passion is supporting people who are ready to heal another layer of their spiral - not just on a physical level, but also emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual.

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿

If my story and the type of work I do resonate with you, I’d be honored to support you on your healing journey. Know that you are not broken and there is nothing in you that needs fixing. You are only in need of love and care, just like all of us are. 

You deserve to feel good about yourself and live your life now - not tomorrow.

Sending lot’s of love your way,

Ana