Sarah V Coaching

11/06/2026

My book, Trust, is deeply rooted in my lived experience, but through my healing journey I explored metaphysical perspectives that helped me make sense of what I was going through - particularly the connection between the mind, emotions, and the physical body.

Through this exploration, I came to understand a recurring theme: that unprocessed trauma and suppressed emotion don’t simply disappear, they are held within the body.

From a metaphysical perspective, the body isn’t separate from our thoughts and emotions; it reflects them. When emotions like fear, grief, anger, or resentment aren’t fully felt, expressed, or released, they can become “stuck” in the system. Over time, this internal tension can create imbalance, not just emotionally or mentally, but physically. This is where the idea of “dis-ease” begins to make sense.

Rather than viewing illness as purely random or purely physical, this perspective suggests that the body can manifest symptoms as a way of signalling deeper misalignment. It’s not about blame, but about awareness - recognising that the body may be communicating something that hasn’t yet been acknowledged or processed on an emotional level.

In my research, I explored how chronic stress and unresolved trauma can keep the nervous system in a heightened state of alert. When the body remains in survival mode for prolonged periods, it impacts everything, from immune function, to hormonal balance to the body’s natural ability to repair and regulate itself.
What resonated most deeply for me was the idea that healing isn’t just about addressing physical symptoms, but about creating space to safely feel and process what has been held beneath the surface.

Including becoming aware of emotional patterns rather than suppressing them. Allowing feelings to move through the body instead of resisting them. Recognising how past experiences may still be influencing present responses and reconnecting with the body as a source of wisdom, rather than something separate.

Through both research and personal experience, I began to see the body not as something that had “betrayed” me, but as something that was constantly communicating with me.

This perspective doesn’t dismiss medical treatment or scientific understanding - instead, it complements it by bringing attention to the emotional and energetic layers of healing that are often overlooked.

Ultimately, this exploration became a key part of "Trust". It shaped my understanding that healing is not about fixing something broken, but about listening more deeply - to the body, to the emotions, and to the parts of ourselves that are asking to be seen, felt, and integrated.
https://sarahvcoaching.com/trust/

11/06/2026

From a healing perspective, integration is the process of bringing all parts of yourself back into connection. Not just the parts that feel easy or socially acceptable, all of you, your thoughts and your emotions, your intuition and your logic, your past wounds and your present awareness, your inner child and your adult self. It’s about no longer living in fragments but becoming whole.

Click here to read my latest article for Brainz Magazine:

For a long time, I thought healing was about fixing something, fixing the anxiety, the patterns, and the parts of me that didn’t seem to be working. But over the past 12 years, and especially since...

09/06/2026

Long before we understood words, we were already responding to something else.

As children, we could sense tone, tension, warmth, or withdrawal before we ever had language to explain it. We didn’t analyze it — we simply felt it. In that sense, our earliest understanding of life always came through energy.

A shift in voice, a change in presence, a room that felt safe or uncertain: these were registered instantly beneath thought. Only later did language arrive and give us names for what we were already experiencing.

Yet even now, much of what we respond to in others is not just what is said, but what is unsaid, and what we intuit beyond that.

This isn't something we learn. It's something we arrive with.

Whether words are authentic, unclear, or untrue, we may remember what people said, but we rarely forget how they made us feel. ✨

03/06/2026

02/06/2026

Feeling grateful that Spirituality and Health magazine have featured one of my articles in their newsletter!

My article explores when we discover who we are beneath the job titles, family roles, and achievements, this can lead to deeper freedom, presence, and authentic connection.

What happens when we strip away our job titles, family roles, and achievements? This powerful reflection explores how tying our self-worth to what we “do”…

01/06/2026

Over the past few years, I’ve learned to notice when I say yes… but my body is already saying no.

It shows up as over-extending, one more conversation, one more commitment, not wanting to disappoint. Underneath it is an old pattern: believing that being kind or “good” means going beyond my capacity.

But every time I override my limits, I abandon myself.

My body always tells me first: tight shoulders, shallow breath, irritation, fatigue. If I ignore it, the whisper becomes a shout and I’m in fight-or-flight. I’m no longer responding, I’m reacting.

Sometimes I withdraw. Other times, I turn inwardly critical, replaying conversations and blaming others. But I’ve learned that’s not really about them, it’s about me not honouring my own needs.

This became undeniable after my cancer diagnosis.

In order to heal I needed restore balance, safety, and deep listening. Boundaries became essential. I had to say no, prioritise rest, and choose emotional safety, even when it disappointed others.

The people-pleasing behaviour wasn’t a flaw, it was a learned survival response.
The work isn’t about getting it “perfect.” It’s about listening earlier, noticing the subtle signs before overwhelm takes over.

Each time I honour myself, I rebuild trust with my body.

It’s something I explore more deeply in my book Trust — learning to come back into relationship with yourself.
https://sarahvcoaching.com/trust/

Because boundaries aren’t just about others, they’re about staying connected to who you truly are.

01/06/2026

I was listening to Chris Moyles recently on Radio X when something made me laugh out loud and then stop and think.

It was about phone numbers and specifically, the way we read them out.

When we give someone our phone number, most of us start with “Oh seven…”

Not zero seven. “Oh seven.”

Except, of course, it isn’t an “O” at all. It’s a zero. We’ve been saying it wrong our entire lives.

What made it even funnier was the realisation that we all know it’s technically incorrect and yet we keep doing it anyway. No one questions it. No one stops mid-number to say, “Hang on, that’s actually a zero.” We just carry on, because that’s how it’s always been done.

And once you notice it, you can’t unsee it.

And once you start thinking about it, it opens up a much bigger question: why do we continue to do things the wrong way even when we know they’re wrong?

Sometimes, of course, we get something wrong, learn from it, and do something different. That’s growth. That’s how progress happens. We gather new information, reflect, and adjust our behaviour accordingly.

But other times we get things wrong and just… keep going.

We repeat patterns that don’t serve us. We cling to habits that feel outdated. We continue with ways of thinking or behaving that don’t quite sit right but we stick with them anyway. Sometimes even when our intuition says something is off.
Why do we do that?

From a very young age, we’re taught that there is a “right” way to do things. A correct approach. An accepted norm. And once something becomes normalised, we stop questioning it. If everyone else is doing it, why would we challenge it?
So we don’t.

We say “O” instead of zero. We follow rules we never consciously agreed to.

We accept advice that doesn’t fully resonate. We live lives that look fine on the outside but feel slightly misaligned on the inside.

We assume that if something is familiar, it must be true. But familiarity isn’t truth.

Not everything we’ve been conditioned to believe is correct. Or helpful. Or right for us.

Some beliefs were handed down by parents, teachers, or authority figures. Some came from culture, media, or so-called “experts.” Some were shaped by fear, survival, or a need to belong. Over time, these beliefs become so embedded that we don’t even realise we’re operating from them.

They become automatic, like saying “Oh seven.”

The thing is, our bodies and our intuition often know before our minds catch up.

There are signals - a tightening in the chest, a sinking feeling in the stomach, or a persistent sense that something doesn’t quite fit. But many of us have been trained to override those signals. We tell ourselves we’re being dramatic. Or ungrateful. Or difficult. We convince ourselves that someone else knows better so we stay on autopilot and ignore the signs.

And yet intuition doesn’t stop speaking.

Listening to your own truth doesn’t mean rejecting everything you’ve ever been told. It doesn’t mean being rebellious for the sake of it. It means staying curious. Staying awake and being willing to pause and ask “Is this actually right for me?”

You don’t have to believe something just because lots of other people believe it.
You don’t have to continue doing something just because you’ve always done it that way. You don’t have to silence your inner knowing because someone else says you’re wrong.

My book, Trust, tells my story of how I learned to listen to my inner knowing and stand up to the medical practitioners who were telling me I was wrong. Click below to read about Trust:
https://sarahvcoaching.com/trust/

You are allowed to question, change your mind or do things differently even if it feels uncomfortable at first. Even if everyone else still says “Oh seven.”

30/05/2026

I’ve always loved roses and their association with love and healing the heart ❤️. So growing my own this year from sapling has been exciting, especially as they’re against a shaded, north-west facing wall. I especially love how the Pilgrim rose is loving the little bit of light it gets and is full of blooms but the Compassion rose, which is pretty much in the shade most of the day, is not yet showing signs of blooming but is growing really tall.

A lovely bit of symbolism for being able to bloom when you’re in the light. And yet sometimes when you’re in shadow it shows you how to grow taller and reach for the light, trusting that you’ll bloom when the time is right 🙏.

Keep reaching for the light, if you’re in shadow right now. You’ll grow taller as a result and will bloom when the time is right 🌹