You’re allowed to outgrow who you used to be.

Here to help you navigate the “messy middle” between the life you’ve outgrown and the one quietly calling you forward.

I know how scary it is to admit the life you’ve built no longer fits.

To realize you’ve spent your whole life
chasing someone else’s definitions of success and happiness
instead of your own.

To finally admit something needs to change.

You’ve outgrown the life you’ve been living,
the identities you’ve built on survival, shoulds,
and other people’s expectations,

And you’re stepping into your second life.
A life of presence over pressure,
authenticity over performance,
and fulfillment over other people’s definitions of success and happiness.

The old version of you is dissolving and the new one hasn’t quite taken shape yet…

And I know it’s a little scary, a little messy, and a little omgwtfishappening…

But trust me when I say, this liminal space—the messy middle—
is where the magic happens.

This is a rite of passage.
An initiation into your second life.
But only if you’re brave enough to claim it.

“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”

- Confucius

You’re in a threshold moment.

Between identities, chapters, or life phases. You’ve left behind the life that no longer fits, but don’t yet know what comes next. And if I had to guess, you’re probably here because you’re:

A burnt-out overachiever. You’ve spent your whole life jumping through all the “right” hoops, performing for someone else’s definition of success, only to get to the other side unsatisfied and unfulfilled. You’ve been doing what you “should” for years and you’re starting to realize you want something more soulful, meaningful, and real. You’re tired of proving, performing, and chasing worthiness and are ready to soften into enoughness.

A mystic in the mess. You’re a soulful seeker amidst a quiet awakening, navigating the messy middle between identity crisis and soul’s purpose. You’re craving presence, purpose, and authenticity and you’re on mission to create a life of meaning beyond hustle and performance. A life of coherence. Your world cracked open and you know this is just the beginning—something real is coming alive.

This work isn’t for everyone.

It’s for the ones that are curious about who they really are underneath who they’ve been told to be.

The ones that have the courage to come undone and trust the process.

It’s for the ones that are ready to let old versions and identities die—
the identities you’ve built on survival, shoulds, and other peoples’ expectations—

Because deep down you know, if you don’t do this now,
you’ll wake up years from now still going through the motions,
still wondering what if?

So, if you're in the messy middle between the life you thought you were supposed to have and the one you feel calling you forward, let’s walk through it together.

Navigating the messy middle is part strategy, part surrender.

It’s about meeting this chapter with vision and purpose
and having the courage to come undone and trust the process.

It’s about letting the old versions of you die—
the identities you’ve built on survival, shoulds, and other peoples’ expectations—

Because deep down you know, if you don’t do this now,
you’ll wake up years from now still going through the motions,
still wondering what if?

And when you do the deep, necessary work of shedding your conditioning and surrendering to the messy middle, you begin to live differently. You begin to live with E.A.S.E. :

  • You wake up energized and clear, knowing who you are, why you’re here, and where you’re going.

  • You move from presence, not pressure—not to prove, please, or perform.

  • You make decisions from courage, not fear. From integrity, not shoulds.

  • You stop shrinking to fit and start expanding into the truth of who you are.

  • You move through life with the calm confidence that comes from weathering your own storms.

  • You stop second guessing and finally trust yourself to lead your life authentically.

This work isn’t for everyone, but if it’s for you, you’ll feel it.

MY APPROACH:

  • What you’re here to do - Unlocks Genius

    Enthusiasm is something that gives you energy, rather than drains it. It’s excitement, passion, fire. It’s something you would do whether you were paid for it or not. It’s the inspired downloads, visions, and ideas that keep you up at night. The ones you drift into while daydreaming at your day job. It’s the fire inside that just won’t seem to go out. It is the latent, effortless, intuitive genius that is merely looking for you to give it an outlet.

  • How you are here to be - Unlocks Ease

    Alignment is your natural state of being underneath all of the conditioning. It is knowing your energetic anatomy and what you need to thrive. It is using your strengths and living by your values. It is noticing the ebbs and flows of your energy and honoring your cycles instead of fighting against your natural current. It is shedding all that is not yours and creating space for your authentic essence and higher purpose to emerge.

  • Who you are here for & why - Unlocks Purpose

    Service is knowing how your gifts can be an offering to the world and harnessing them. It is knowing who you’re here for and why. It is anchoring yourself in a mission that is bigger than and beyond you and recognizing that your gifts are here to work through you, not for you. It is understanding your story as medicine and recognizing yourself as a vessel for your work so that your unique gifts may work in service to the world.

  • How you will get there - Unlocks Potential

    Empowerment is trusting yourself. It’s about shifting from victim to sovereign. It’s about knowing exactly how to access your inner wisdom and make self-honoring decisions. It is knowing yourself, your self-sabotaging habits and thought patterns, and having the tools to overcome them. It is transmuting your fear and shame into self-love and developing the courage to take risks and do hard things. It is having the tools to plan, prioritize, execute, and take imperfect action. It is grit, resilience, and grace in the face of self-doubt and fear

I’m here for the ones in the messy middle.

The ones standing at the crossroads between the life they’ve outgrown and the one quietly calling them forward.

I know what it feels like to live according to someone else’s blueprint only to realize that, even though it looks good on the outside, it just doesn’t feel right on the inside.

And I know how scary it is to trust the quiet whispers of your spirit even when they go against everything you’d been taught to believe about “success” and a life well-lived. To trust-fall into the unknown.

I’ve been there, I’ve walked through it, and I’m here to help you do the same.

I am a transformation facilitator, change steward, self-love mentor, and soulful living guide here to help you compost the old to birth the new.

To help you alchemize confusion into clarity. Fear into fuel. Identity crisis into a life lived on purpose.

HI, I’M YVONNE,

My work

My work lies at the intersection of the practical and the mystical—where science meets soul and strategy meets surrender—to help you cultivate the psychological, emotional, energetic, and spiritual resilience it takes to not just navigate the messy middle, but to build what comes next.

Using a strengths-based coaching model and an intuitive blend of positive psychology, Human Design, transformational breathwork, integrative changework, and entheogenic guidance, I guide you in peeling back the layers of conditioning to meet yourself beyond the work you do and roles you play, so you can return to yourself gently, powerfully, and on your own terms.

  • "This coaching experience has been life-changing from our very first encounter through each carefully crafted session."

    Tiffany G. | San Diego, CA

  • "Week by week I was removing the layers of who I've been told to be and standing in my own power."

    Keisha B. | Baltimore, VA

  • "Coaching with Yvonne has transformed my relationship with myself. I've learned to come home to myself and I've become my own best friend."

    Jocelyn J.C. | Washington D.C.

  • "Yvonne helped me face self-limiting beliefs like perfectionism and self-doubt. I've done things I never dared to do before: start a YouTube channel, run a charity fundraiser—it's unreal! I actually like who I've become."

    Mickey G. | San Francisco, CA

  • "I legit feel like a different person after your coaching. The individual character changes are subtle, but together, my mindset transformation is a powerhouse."

    Diane N. | San Francisco, CA

  • "I feel more at peace about who I want to be instead of who I should be. This was the best investment I've made."

    Wendy L. | Seattle, WA

Client Testimonials

  • "I started working with Yvonne because I was wondering: ‘Am I doing what society is telling me to do or am I doing what my heart wants me to do?’ Week by week, I was removing the layers of who I’ve been told to be and standing in my own power. I feel like I truly let my guard down and healed years of trauma by building awareness and maintaining forward momentum. Having Yvonne as my hype-mate calling bullshit when I would downplay my progress helped me root into truly honoring who I am: the good, bright, dark, and gritty parts of me that create a whole, beautifully imperfect human. No longer do I accept someone telling me who I am. It’s not an option. My eyes are wide open. Now, I’m not hiding. My sense of self-confidence has engaged and activated. It’s real. I’m operating authentically. I truly feel like I can do anything and everything.”

    - Keisha B. | Baltimore, MD

    "Thank you so much. Having this space has been a vessel of realness, safety and trust. Our sessions and the space you hold for me has been instrumental in me moving through one of the darkest, most challenging experiences of my life. You've helped me recognize the genius and power within me."

  • "Coaching with Yvonne has transformed my relationship with myself. Before our work together, I was feeling drained, burnt out, and honestly just not myself. Now, my cup is full. I’m prioritizing myself and my values. I’m able to express myself more. I’m able to tell myself the things I love about myself and that I’m proud of myself. I've learned to come home to myself and I’ve become my own best friend. Yvonne helped me break through so much social conditioning and reminded me of my soul, my worth, and my capabilities. I know she was the spiritual teacher that was put in my path to help me become the person that I'm meant to be and I'm just so eternally grateful."

    - Jocelyn J. C. | Washington D.C.

    "I want to express my sincere gratitude for the container that you created and that we shared. The amount of transformation I’ve experienced in the last 3 months has been insane. I would pay thousands and thousands of dollars more for this experience and the container you created because it has been invaluable. Thank you for what you do."

  • "After working with Yvonne, I have a better idea of who I am and what I'm here to do. Life-changing. Yvonne helped me face self-limiting beliefs like perfectionism and self-doubt and I’ve done things I never dared to do before: start a YouTube channel, run a charity fundraiser, it’s unreal! I’m more confident in my knowledge, skills, and abilities. I’m less fearful of what others think of me and I’m more prone to take action instead of letting things pass me by. I actually like who I've become."

    - Mickey G. | San Francisco, CA

  • "Before working together, I was really focused on 'success'—making my parents proud. Now, I’ve realized I can take a different path and not feel guilty about it. Working with Yvonne, I explored many different pathways and tapped into what truly fulfills me. I didn’t want my identity tied to my work, and now I can say: 'I’m also a writer, becoming a sake sommelier, I play kendo…' That’s a big difference for me. Now, I realize I have a life beyond productivity. I feel more confident in my choices to pursue joy. I’m finally achieving my long-time goals and making myself, my wishes, and my dreams a priority. After working with Yvonne, I feel more at peace about who I want to be instead of who I should be. This was the best investment I’ve made. You can't do better than investing in yourself."

    - Wendy L. | Seattle, WA

    "Yvonne, you are truly gifted and have impacted my life so much, it's honestly crazy to reflect on how much I've grown in a year's time. Thank you so much. I think the world of you and I hope you are able to show everybody how it's done because it's been so remarkable working with you.”

  • "Before working with Yvonne , I knew that I wanted change in my life and even knew what I wanted to do next, but didn’t know how to take the steps to bring those dreams to life. Now, I have tools to translate what I desire, coach myself, and take action. We worked through perfectionism, untangled limiting beliefs, and I proved to my body that I will survive if I don’t achieve utter perfection. I can now commune with myself, ask tender questions, and trust my deepest desires. Working with Yvonne taught me the beauty and change-making energy of following my dreams. It helped me come home to myself over and over again. I learned that I deserve to feel my dreams are possible—and that removing the armor is how I can serve in the way I’m meant to."

    - Kayla D. | Vancouver BC, Canada

  • "Working with Yvonne, I realized that I'm capable—literally for the first time ever. That's a huge breakthrough for me. I used to feel lost, pessimistic, and full of self-doubt. Now, I don’t beat myself up. I feel more self-sufficient, my inner critic doesn’t impact me as painfully, and I’m closer to self-acceptance on all levels. Closer to unconditional self-love. I trust myself more and learned that I have all the resources to turn my capabilities into a life I am proud of."

    - Diane N. | San Francisco, CA

    “I legit feel like a different person after your coaching. The individual character changes are subtle, but together as a whole, my mindset transformation is a powerhouse. It’s wiiiiilld. I still don’t have any constructive feedback to give you even after these few months because it was perfect in the way that the 12 weeks unfolded.”

  • “Before working with Yvonne, I was stuck, feeling completely drained and unfulfilled. I knew there was potential for something bigger inside of me, but was too scared to think that big out of fear of failure. I was in a job that wasn’t in alignment and struggling with self-love, self-confidence, self-awareness, and self-worth. With Yvonne's guidance, I was able to plan my way out of that job in a way that felt most authentic to me. Now, I get to have my slow mornings, flexibility in my schedule, and feel more freedom to create the life I want. Our work together helped me de-condition the hustle/capitalistic mindset and understand that it’s okay to rest when my mind and body are overwhelmed. I’ve learned what it means to do things that feel good to me, how to honor my energy, and how to honor what does and doesn't work for me. Working with Yvonne has helped me honor myself and respect exactly who I am. Now, I’m energized, inspired, relaxed, and hopeful for the future. I understand my purpose and the ‘why’ in my life and feel a shift in confidence towards my dreams and goals. After working with Yvonne, I feel empowered and more confident with who I am. I love myself more.”

    - Elaine K. | San Francisco, CA

    “I always felt so heard, validated, and loved throughout this process. You made me feel whole and complete. Thank you for inspiring me, loving me, and for being the asian, female cheerleader I always needed! I love you, Yvonne!”

  • “Before my sessions with Yvonne I was really lost, but knew that I was meant to do something that better aligned with my values, interests, and creativity. She helped me really dig deep to understand the career path that will truly fit my requirements. She gave me tools to identify my 'why,' to job search with true intention, and to catch myself in moments of self-doubt before they got the better of me. Yvonne gave me so much more than conversations and a sense of being heard. She gave me the tools I didn’t know I needed to identify the root causes of toxic behaviors I’ve learned throughout my life and how to overcome them. By trusting and opening up to Yvonne, I was able to discover my potential, voice, and passion again. With her support, I had the confidence to pursue jobs that really called to and aligned with me and landed two job offers at amazing companies without any prior connections! Most importantly, I am now working in a healthy work environment and doing work that I enjoy without compromising my values. Not only have I noticed how much better I feel about myself and where I'm headed, my partner has noticed a huge shift in my overall happiness and attitude. I cannot recommend Yvonne's amazing life coaching services enough because she has truly made a difference in my life."

    - Karlee Y. | San Francisco, CA

    "Last year until now has been such a crazy turning point for me and I really want to thank you for helping me see that I'm more than what I originally thought."

  • “Yvonne was the first person I found who truly had the kind of heart that was willing to dive into the darkness and share her own light to walk the path with me. She was the arm on my shoulder I needed to see that I had what I needed inside to heal myself. While therapy was helping me to reconnect to my emotions, there was something lacking in my capacity to reconnect to confidence. Once I coupled therapy with coaching, I felt a potent shift. Yvonne’s innate curiosity and desire to contribute will help you discover the roots of your insecurities and false identities. My time with her has helped me treat my mind, my heart, and my dreams with kindness. Taking the leap and reaching out to Yvonne helped change my life and for that, my gratitude to her is forever boundless."

    - Phil V. | Santa Barbara, CA

    “Today I have more faith in myself, my own worth, and to be able to live a better life. Thank you for the courage to do what you do, Yvonne. And thank you for helping me find my way back to myself.”

  • “This coaching experience has been life-changing from our very first encounter through each carefully crafted session. Yvonne's careful guidance & encouragement has illuminated a clearer path for me. I've gained awareness of my core values, a birds-eye-view of my vision to help others, and an action plan for my goals in all areas of my life. I knew I had a vision for my life before I began coaching with Yvonne, but I was missing an extra piece of guidance that I couldn't gain from seeking advice from friends, family, or any other acquaintances. Yvonne helped me realize my true potential and I ultimately unlocked a new level of creativity and purpose in life.”

    - Tiffany G. | San Diego, CA

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY