Traditional therapy isn’t for everyone. Explore holistic life coaching, where you’ll find a supportive guide to navigate grief, rebuild your life, and reach your full potential. In this enlightening episode, holistic life coach Britany Patsfield shares her profound insights into holistic life coaching and emphasizes the importance of addressing the entirety of an individual’s mind, body, emotions, social interactions, and spirituality. Britany talks about navigating grief, trauma, and the societal pressures surrounding healing, debunking myths, and providing guidance on finding the right therapist or coach. Be inspired and empowered to embark on a journey of healing, growth, and self-discovery. The discount code is Tina2024: Buy 3 sessions, get 1 FREE. I am sharing my experience of loving the same man for 32 years, a mother to two adult children, a retired military officer, a breast cancer survivor, and my connections with others. Anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts should reach out to a suicide hotline or local emergency number in their country: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide — Watch the episode here   Listen to the podcast here   Mind, Body, Spirit: The Holistic Approach To Life Coaching With Britany Patsfield Holistic Coaching Approach Our guest is Coach Brit. Her holistic coaching is a cornerstone of her approach to addressing the entirety of the individual’s mind, body, emotions, social interactions, and spirituality. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management and is presently pursuing her Master’s Degree at Capella University to become a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Her specialization in life coaching and business consulting aligns seamlessly with her academic background and personal journey while advancing her education to extend support to individuals who have sought therapy without finding it suitable or who require a different approach to meet their healing needs. Having triumphed over experiences of sexual assault and domestic violence, she advocates embracing healing and reclaiming personal narratives, recognizing that connection and effort are key components of the healing process. Her dedication lies in empowering survivors and fostering hope in their journey to recovery. If you reach out to Coach Brit, she has a special discount code for our audience, code Tina2024. You’ll get one free with that code when you buy three sessions. Let’s get into the discussion now.     Coach Brit, welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. You bring such a dynamic perspective to this conversation because someone sees the word coach, but that’s not the whole story. I love that the word holistic is in there because I’m doing life coaching in there. Tell me what they don’t see when they see the word Coach Brit there. Many people don’t see my education because life coaches are a dime a dozen at this point. Most of them don’t have legitimate education to back it up. They have much life experience, but being a life coach is not regulated like being a mental health counselor. Any old person can do it or you can pay $20 and become a certified life coach. That’s not what I did but go ahead. I get a lot of negative like, “You’re a life coach. You don’t know anything.” It’s okay. That’s fine. You’re welcome to your opinion. Until you get to an educated background of me, think about what you want. I’m not here. It doesn’t make me lose sleep at night. That’s the biggest part. I am in school. I’ll graduate with my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. The important thing when working with me is there is a lot of education and life experience to back it up. The biggest difference between what I can do now as a life coach versus when I become a licensed therapist is that it’s a little bit more heart-to-heart. It’s one-on-one because once I become licensed and if I’m working in a therapeutic setting, there’s a little bit more red tape. I like the life coaching aspect because I get to be a human sitting across from another human. If I want to disclose a little bit, I can because it’s pertinent. This is the arena I’m in and also consulting. That’s the other side of what I do. I have an HR degree. For 23 years, I ran businesses. I do consulting, team training, team leadership, staff retreats, leadership training, and public speaking events. There’s a rounded side to me. It’s not just the coaching side. Thank you for explaining that. It is important to people who are tuning in to this conversation. The reason why I talk to different therapists or different coaches is because people may have that education and background, but oftentimes, it’s who someone feels like they connect with. All those documents and everything else are going to be there. When I hear that conversation and I feel like that person can understand my journey, they can resonate with the struggles, what I have endured, and where I am now. When someone comes to speak with you, as far as a life coach, and you talk about personal experience, what type of personal experience are you bringing to that coaching session? I do various aspects of coaching. There are two distinct sides. There’s the mental health side and the business side. Some of the clients come to me and they say, “Can we review my resume? I have a big job interview coming up. Can you help me prepare for this? Can we do some mock interviews?” That might be 2 to 4 appointments, and they’re done. On the mental health side, I work a lot with domestic violence, sexual assault survivors, anxiety, depression, and generalized mental health. I don’t do diagnosis as a life coach because that’s illegal. It’s outside of my scope. If somebody has severe trauma work that they need to do, I can work with them. I will only with the caveat that they are also in therapy because I have ethics, and there’s a scope of practice that I won’t touch until I’m licensed. Anybody can tell