Mental Health & Wellness Coaching, Events, and Resources

I am a PhD-level behavioral scientist who bridges the gap between high-pressure ambition and sustainable professional output. I don't coach "wellbeing" in the traditional sense; I help you build the behavioral architecture that protects you from exhaustion, inaction, and decision fatigue. My approach is derived from years of clinical research and high-level training at Harvard Medical School and Emory. I work with professionals who need a rigorous, systematic, and data-driven approach to their own "human performance." Executive functioning and mindfulness are central here. This is not therapy; it is a clinical-grade strategy for your life. I have deep expertise supporting clients with neurodiverse abilities, and additional certifications in psychometrics assessment and mindfulness-based stress reduction. The effectiveness of these systems is grounded in both science and my own life. I’ve utilized these same behavioral frameworks to achieve a 150lb weight loss and sustain it for over a decade, while helping dozens of clients optimize their physical health and professional endurance. My clients don't just "feel better"—they execute at a higher level with greater consistency, typically maintaining their new habits at a 80%+ rate after one year.

A big part of why I coach in this space is because I’ve lived it. I’ve gone through seasons where stress, pressure, and expectations were stacked on top of each other, and I didn’t know how to slow down. I’ve dealt with anxiety, burnout, and moments where life felt heavier than I wanted to admit. Learning how to navigate those moments, rebuild myself, and come out stronger became one of the most important parts of my growth. On the professional side, I’ve spent over a decade leading large teams in high pressure environments where mental wellness is often ignored until it becomes a problem. I’ve coached leaders through self doubt, impostor syndrome, tough transitions, and the emotional weight that comes with managing people. I’ve learned how mindset, clarity, and emotional awareness directly shape performance, relationships, and long term success. I’m also a certified leadership coach with a degree in Leadership Studies and now working toward my master’s in Organizational Development. My academic work and coaching certifications back up what I’ve lived and practiced for years. My approach is simple: help people create calm, stay grounded, communicate with courage, and build habits that support a healthier way of leading and living. I don’t coach from theory alone. I coach from experience, education, and real conversations with real people who want to grow without losing themselves. If you’re looking for someone who understands both the personal and professional sides of mental wellness, that’s where I can help.Do you like this personality?

I’m Stephanie, a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach who works with professionals navigating stress, change, and transition. You may be managing a demanding career, reconsidering priorities that once felt settled, adjusting to a change in your professional or personal life, or simply recognizing that the way you’ve been doing things is no longer working as well as it once did. My coaching creates space to step out of the day-to-day demands, examine what’s happening more clearly, and make thoughtful choices about what comes next. Depending on your needs, our work may explore stress, expectations, professional identity, changing definitions of success, boundaries, or ways of working that have become difficult to sustain. I draw on traditional coaching as well as mindfulness, meditation, and qigong. The goal isn’t to remove the demands of your life, but to help you meet them with greater steadiness, clarity, and choice. If you’re ready to explore what might need to change, I’d be glad to work with you.

Welcome to my profile! With a rich background in mental health and wellness, I bring over a decade of experience from my roles in the United States Army Reserve and as a Mental Health Therapist. My work has focused on supporting the behavioral health mission for over 190,000 Soldiers, where I managed program operations and guided mental health policy. I hold a Master of Social Work from Boise State University and am currently pursuing a PhD in Trauma and Disaster Relief. I've successfully coached individuals to enhance their mental well-being and resilience. Let's work together to develop a personalized plan to achieve your mental health goals. Reach out to start your journey towards improved wellness today!

I’m a 3x founder and product leader from Meta, Oculus, BetterUp, and Shopify. I build products that transform lives and help people and teams navigate change, uncertain moments, life/career transitions and burnout. For a decade, I launched 0 to 1 products used by millions in tech in Digital Health, Youth Wellbeing, Trust& Safety, Virtual Reality, Marketplaces, B2B SaaS, AdTech and more. As an entrepreneur at heart, I bootstrapped a SaaS company to $1M ARR, co-founded a nonprofit that has supported students and founders for over a decade, and grew a six-figure coaching business with an AI-powered well-being platform. As an educator, I developed the Product Management curriculum from scratch at General Assembly, served as an Entrepreneur in Residence for an AI Product Management Program and taught 300+ students on Maven through custom-made programs on careers, identity, burnout, and tech. Alongside tech, I spent a decade training and gaining experience in coaching, psychology, behavioral science, and holistic medicine. I have a coaching certification from Brown University and am trained in Internal Family Systems, yoga, meditation, Qi Gong and principles of holistic wellbeing rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Now, I help high-achieving professionals, founders, creatives and women in tech navigate their most uncertain moments and rebuild their career, life and sense of self: - Burnout recovery and prevention, work-life balance - Exhaustion, anxiety, disconnection - Loss of identity, purpose and meaning - Increasing sensitivities and ADHD - Accumulated stress, fears, doubts after major life changes - Communication, influence, executive presence and boundaries - Leadership with authenticity, energy, clarity and balance - Getting new work, changing careers, starting a business My coaching blends: career and business mentorship, psychology, mindfulness, intuitive guidance and holistic wellness. I got an understanding of the physiological and psychological toll of chronic stress through my own experience navigating immigrations, lay-offs, family breakdowns, founder breakups, endings, stress-related symptoms, a near death experience and more. Based on this lived experiences, hundreds of client sessions I created an evidence-based method pairing psychology (i.e. IFS, somatic, positive psych) with Eastern practices (i.e. TCM, meditation, energy work) that is the back-bone of all my coaching and programs. I'm excited to explore how I can help you in your new chapter!

My path to this work is personal. Like many of the leaders I coach, I've faced my own mental health challenges, and learning to navigate them, rather than push through or ignore them, changed how I show up in my work and my life. That experience is part of why I do this work: I know what it feels like to be high-functioning on the outside while struggling on the inside, and I know what it takes to find your way back to steadiness. After more than a decade in strategy and organizational consulting, partnering with government agencies, nonprofits, universities, and leadership teams, I paired that professional rigor with a deeply human understanding of what it takes to sustain wellbeing under pressure. Through Emerging Whole, I coach leaders and high-achievers navigating burnout, stress, and difficult transitions. I bring both the strategic tools of a consultant and the empathy of someone who has genuinely been there, so you get a coach who can hold both your goals and your humanity.

🏆 RECIPIENT OF LELAND TOP COACH AWARD 2026 🏆 ✨I'm a PCC Certified Life Coach and Healer, tying together the rigor of the executive world with the flow of the spiritual. My rich blend of skills and a multi-hyphenate background including coaching, somatics, breathwork, meditation, reiki (energy healing), tarot reading, and natural intuitive abilities allow me to be an excellent coach, with an eye for detail and heart in my clients’ unique stories. ✨MY WELLNESS SPECIALITIES: • Authentic Awakening - finding your purpose, your life path, or your authenticity • Transformation Coach - creating the transformation you're seeking for a happier, more meaningful, or more peaceful life experience • Healing Arts / Metaphysical - explore your healing trajectory through modalities such as somatics, energy work, meditation, and tarot to exit the matrix and improve your life experience ✨WHO YOU ARE: • I proudly work with everyone—regardless of your race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual preference, religion, or anything else ✨WHAT BENEFITS CAN YOU EXPECT: • Exiting the Matrix • Discovering Your Purpose • Knowing Your Authentic Code • Better Work-Life Balance • Increased Earning Potential and Promotions • Clarity and Direction • Improved Confidence • Actionable Strategies ✨LET'S IMPROVE YOUR LIFE TODAY: Contact Melanie Espeland for your free consultation today.

Hi, I'm Karole - an IIN-certified Health & Wellness Coach with a rich professional background spanning consulting, media, finance, and over a decade in international luxury hospitality. Having lived and worked across Italy, the UK, Southeast Asia, and the UAE, I understand firsthand the toll that high-pressure, always-on careers take on your health, energy, and sense of self. I coach ambitious professionals to build sustainable wellness habits, manage stress, prevent burnout, and truly thrive without sacrificing the career they've worked so hard to build.

When chronic pain becomes a habitual or stress response in the nervous system, it's called neuroplastic pain. The pain is real, but the cause is your brain misinterpreting signals in your body as harmful. This can happen even after you've received treatment for a structural injury. Backed by neuroscience and clinical research, Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is a system of mental and mindfulness interventions that retrains your brain's neuroplastic pain response. Relief is still possible, no matter how long you've been stuck. After living with inexplicably worsening pain in my foot, knee, and hands for nearly a decade, and trying every intervention possible, PRT changed my life. That's why I got certified. I am now symptom free and have dedicated my career to helping others find relief too. Learn more about my journey & FAQs about PRT in this blog post: https://www.flamekeeper.co/post/healing-chronic-pain-through-pain-reprocessing-therapy

My work in the mental performance space is grounded in the adventure-driven athlete model—the belief that endurance challenges are a powerful vehicle for building clarity, confidence, and resilience that extend far beyond sport. After 25 years leading in high-pressure operational environments and a lifetime of endurance sports pursuits, I’ve seen that performance is ultimately driven by mindset: how we think under stress, how we respond to setbacks, and how clearly we stay connected to our purpose. I coach athletes and high-performing professionals to define meaningful goals, align their effort with what matters most, and develop the mental discipline to stay steady when conditions get hard—physically, professionally, or personally. I combine professional coaching credentials, including iPEC Certified Professional Coach and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner, with a mindset-first approach to performance. I help clients reframe limiting beliefs, manage internal pressure, build confidence through intentional goal-setting, and cultivate the resilience required for long-horizon pursuits. The focus is not just on finishing an event, but on who they become in the process—more self-aware, more adaptable, and more capable of navigating challenge with clarity and choice. Because the real outcome of an adventure isn’t the finish line—it’s the stronger leader and more resilient person you become along the way.