Coach Masha

Growing up, I was never taught emotional regulation, personal boundaries, or proper self-care. My family dynamics were challenging, and I often felt unseen, unheard, and misunderstood. Without the tools to process my emotions and needs in a healthy way, I struggled with chronic illness, undiagnosed ADHD, and suspected high-functioning autism. Over the years, I faced deep emotional and physical pain, battling depression, body dysmorphia, self destructive tendencies and the impact of marital domestic abuse and sexual assault. I lost many I loved to addiction, and poor mental health. I became a widow at 25.  At 30, I was diagnosed with a major autonomic nervous system disorder that rendered me unable to walk.

 

For years, I coped in unhealthy  ways that only deepened my suffering, cycling through self-sabotage, black-and-white thinking, and painful relationship patterns. I didn't believe I deserved healing, let alone happiness- not with my past. But everything changed when I started reconnecting with my body and mind at the peak of my health battle. I finally  learned how to recognize and regulate my emotions, my patterns, and behavioral setbacks, coming to understand the deeper roots of my struggles, and my past.

 

By 33, I became a (FMCHC) Functional Medicine Health Coach and built a community for people with rare and chronic illness, especially during the height of COVID. Through intensive tracking of my body and using targeted modalities, I enlisted the help of the entire medical community at large to find eventual remission for my debilitating 'incurable' illness that had once rendered me completely bedridden. I led support groups, and hosted public health campaigns and personal wellness podcasts to support my fellow sufferers. 

 

My passion for interpersonal relations richly deepened over the years as I started to make enormous psychological breakthroughs and understand life in a vastly different light. I once used to believe I was defective for having been a Fearful Avoidant and for my place and deeply wounded perspective in relationships. These tools and resources have set me free. Emotional security and wellness combined with a background in Biology, medical experience + unlocked incredible secrets about the mind | body connection. I became a certified (IAT) Relationship Coach specializing in Integrated Attachment Theory. Through my own healing, in both relationship trauma and autonomic nervous system disorder, I realized how physical health and emotional health are deeply interconnected -our nervous system, our relationships, and our ability to heal are all intertwined. I saw firsthand how unresolved trauma, attachment wounds, and stress patterns contribute to chronic illness and emotional distress.

 

I complete my Bachelors in Psychology with an AS in Biology in 2022, training with and learning from institutions like the International Functional Medicine Academy, Embody Lab, The Centre for Healing, and the Personal Development School. I have had the privilege of learning from leading experts in Dysautonomia, heart rate variability, and Functional Medicine, including Lauren Stiles, head of Dysautonomia International, and HRV technology app engineer Gustav Krank, whom I interviewed for several personal wellness podcasts. I've mentored under holistic practioner and nutritionist Carol Patti and studied the MELT Method. I personally cared for and documented the experience of individuals with debilitating disorders such as Arthritis and Alzheimer's/Dementia. 

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Currently, I am continuing my education to become a Director in Psychology and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, further deepening my ability to support others through mind-body healing. My approach is holistic, science-backed, and deeply personalized to each individual's unique needs. I know what it is like to feel lost, disconnected, and unsure of where to turn. And I also know that healing is possible, even when it feels out of reach. Now, I help others navigate their own journeys with compassion, knowledge, and practical tools for true mind | body transformation.

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Love and wellness, 

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Coach Masha