Sarah V Coaching

15/10/2026

13/10/2026

Have you ever had an animal come into your life at exactly the right moment?

12/10/2026

One of the things I’ve come to believe through my own healing journey is that physical dis-ease can sometimes be the body’s way of showing us that something has been out of balance for a long time.

That can include unprocessed emotions, unresolved experiences and energy that has become stuck rather than being felt, expressed and allowed to move through.

When we’re living in a state of fight, flight, freeze or constant vigilance - whether the threat is real or perceived - our body is essentially receiving the message: “I’m not safe.”

And when the body believes it needs to protect us, so much of our available resource can be directed towards survival rather than healing.

Fighting.
Running away.
Staying alert.
Managing the next perceived threat.

Even when there is no immediate physical danger, our nervous system doesn’t necessarily know the difference between what is happening now and what our unconscious mind has learnt to perceive as dangerous.

So what happens when we spend years overriding our feelings?

When we swallow our anger.
Suppress our sadness.
Ignore our intuition.
Push through exhaustion.
People-please.
Stay in situations that don't feel right.
Abandon ourselves to keep other people happy.

The body eventually starts shouting because it’s trying to get our attention.

This is one of the biggest shifts I experienced in my own healing journey.

Instead of seeing my body as something that was letting me down, I began to become curious about what it might be trying to tell me.

What emotion haven't I allowed myself to feel?
Where am I overriding my own truth?
What am I holding onto?
Where don't I feel safe?
What is my body asking me to notice?
What would allow me to move out of survival and back towards safety, regulation and flow?

Creating the conditions to feel safe enough to begin to heal – mentally, emotionally, physically and energetically.

That was the story I shared in my first book, Trust.

And my second book, Paddy Apollo and Me is actually the same story but told in a very different way...through the adventures of my two beautiful cats, Paddy and Apollo.

Paddy, Apollo and Me - OUT SOON!

09/10/2026

I’ve been thinking a little more about my “staying in my own lane” post I wrote this week…

One of the things I’ve learnt through my Human Design training recently about how I access a natural state of flow is by being curious.

I’ve always been curious about the ‘why’. I like to investigate, explore, question and understand things for myself rather than just go along with ‘group-think’ or accept something is the way it is just because someone else has said so.

And then, when I’ve found something that feels true for me, I want to share what I’ve discovered. But what I’ve discovered and shared is my truth, not necessarily yours.

12 years of coaching and healing has led me to be more of an existential type of coach nowadays.

I often find I’m drawn to asking what is your soul trying to show you? What are the mirrors your unconscious mind is presenting you with and what can you learn from them? Are they directing you towards your own soul path or where might you be stepping out of your own lane?

We all have our own unique experiences, perspectives, stories and perceptions and I share my truth in case it sparks something in you. But you don't have to agree with me – listen to your own truth.

Your answers aren't ‘out there’, they’re within you. And staying in your own lane isn't about following someone else's road map, it’s about discovering your own.

08/10/2026

People talk about burnout like it's always about workload. If you just did less, took more breaks, went on a vacation, you'd come back okay. And sometimes that's true. But a lot of the time the exhaustion isn't coming from your calendar. It's coming from the performance. From the version of yourself you put on every single day so that the rooms you walk into stay comfortable for everyone else.

Think about how much energy that actually takes. Trying to soften your opinion before you share it. Staying quiet when you know exactly what you want to say. Shrinking in conversations where you have every right to take up space. Agreeing when you don't agree. Presenting the version of yourself that is easier for other to deal with rather than the one that is actually true and authentic. You do that all day. So then you come home completely empty. And you genuinely don't know why because you didn't even feel like you did that much.

A lot of people have been hiding so long they've lost track of who they're hiding. They don't know what they actually think anymore because they've been filtering it for so long. They don't know what they want because they stopped asking. They're living a life that functions and checks all the right boxes and feels like it belongs to someone who is slightly but persistently not them.

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07/10/2026

I’ve written another book – and this time, it’s a children’s story inspired by my own childhood dreams.
‘Paddy Apollo and Me’ is all about reconnecting with who you truly are and learning to love yourself unconditionally, told through the adventures of two very special cats.

Here’s to the child within us all, and to never forgetting the dreams we had at eight years old.

❤️

07/10/2026

This is one I've had to look at in myself.

I'm naturally empathetic and I genuinely care about people.

But there is a difference between supporting someone and taking responsibility for their life.

Sometimes the most loving thing I can do is listen.

Ask what they need.

And allow them the space to find their own way.

Because I don't want to build relationships where one person is always rescuing and the other is always being rescued.

07/10/2026

One of the things I find fascinating about triggers is that they can tell us something about ourselves.

That doesn't mean our reaction is always “our fault”.

Sometimes someone really has behaved badly.

But if I notice a reaction that feels particularly strong or familiar, I can become curious.

Why has this touched such a nerve?

What belief has been activated?

What part of me is asking to be heard?

For me, that curiosity has been much more useful than simply blaming the other person—or myself.