Live Anew Coaching

Skating to Freedom

As I watched the figure skating in the Olympics this past week, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the joy and energy of Alysa Liu both on and off the ice. Her radiant, free, glowing spirit could be felt right through the TV.

Her story (minus the Olympic gold!) deeply resonated with my own journey. She spent so much of her childhood practicing, competing, and striving to become the next big star. But at just 16, she chose something different. She stepped away from skating to live more fully to get her driver’s license, go on vacation, attend college, and simply enjoy life with friends. She chose to honor her true spirit.

She chose presence.
She chose freedom.
She chose herself.

She allowed herself to discover who she really was at her core. And after a few years, she felt called back to the ice. This time not to prove anything or meet expectations, but simply for the love of skating. She returned with pure joy, authenticity, and freedom and was seen as she skated with a smile.

Her story mirrors my own path. For years, I worked and overworked and overachieved trying to be seen, trying to prove my worth, sacrificing my true self and ignoring my own needs and desires.
Today, I am forever grateful for my healing journey. A journey of self-discovery, regaining my voice, reclaiming my worth, embracing wholeness, and allowing self-love and authenticity to guide my life.
As Alysa skated, tears welled up in my eyes. Tears of joy for her, but also tears of gratitude for the joy and freedom I now experience in my own life. Hard moments still come, but at the end of the day, I am living from my inner truth… and it feels amazing.

If you feel called to heal, reconnect with your true self, and step into emotional freedom, I’d love to support you on your journey.
Learn more at LiveAnewCoaching.com

Where are your New Year’s resolutions right now?
If you’re like most people, January began with the best intentions —
✨ work out more
✨ eat healthier
✨ be happier
✨ save money
✨ finally stick to new habits

And then February arrives… and many of us find ourselves right back in old patterns.

What if this year, instead of trying harder on the outside, you tried something different?

What if you went inward?

Instead of another resolution, what if you committed to reconnecting with your inner being, slowing down enough to listen, to become consciously aware of who you are at your core, and to remember what truly matters to you?

Rooted & Rising is a one-of-a-kind breathwork and embodiment workshop designed to support exactly that.

Through guided breathwork and visualization, you’ll explore:

🌳 how you are rooted in your strengths
🌳 what you truly value and believe
🌳 what your soul is craving and ready to call in this year
🌳 and how to receive the affirmations and support you deserve

We’ll also weave in visual expression, gentle somatic release, sound healing, and reflection — all in a supportive, grounded space.

✨ February 15
✨ 6:00–8:30 PM

If this feels like the kind of “reset” your body and heart have been asking for, you’re warmly invited.

You can learn more and register at
LiveAnewCoaching.com (under the Events tab)

No fixing. No forcing. Just an opportunity to root, release, and rise.

For many years, I walked through life disconnected from myself.

I struggled to make decisions even small ones.
I didn’t know what I wanted, what I liked, or what felt true for me.

I found myself in an unhealthy relationship where, slowly and quietly, I lost my sense of self. There came a moment when I realized I didn’t recognize who I was anymore.

At the time, I didn’t have language for it.
Words like boundaries, codependence, people-pleasing weren’t part of my world yet.

The day I left that relationship was the day I saved my life.

I was tender. I cried often. I felt frozen, numb, and unsure how to find my way back.
But little by little, I began to soften, learn, and come home to myself.

I learned how to set gentle but clear boundaries.
How to listen inward and make choices that aligned with my true self.
How to release freeze and numbness and allow joy to return — slowly, safely.

I lived this journey. I survived it.
And it’s shaped the way I hold space for others today.

Rooted & Rising was created from this place — a space to reconnect with your inner strength, release what’s been weighing you down, and remember who you are beneath old patterns.

If this story speaks to you, you’re warmly welcome.
And if it’s not the right time, that’s okay too. Trust your own rhythm. 🌿

You can learn more about the workshop at LiveAnewCoaching.com under the events tab,