The thing I love about Zoe is that she will never stop trying to understand you, no matter how complex you may feel, how unexplainable you may feel, or how unrelatable you might feel. She will listen to every rant, voice memo, text and she will help you prioritize your healing. At the beginning of my journey with her, I was recovering from my panic attack that occurred 5 months prior to our sessions. I had just moved to my dream city, received my dream job, and moved in with my boyfriend of 8 years. It was supposed to be one of the happiest times of my life, and while there were moments of that, there were moments of dissatisfaction with my life, unfulfillment and anxiety that I struggled with... a lot. I was a sad girl, I won't lie. I cried often, questioned everything, was borderline depressed, and just lost. I just remember wanting to get better, and to get back to me. I was doing all the things, "hot girl" walks, self-growth podcasts, journaling... and it helped...But none of it compared to the shift in abundance, increase in my clarity and hope, and the rediscovering of myself that ZOE gifted to me.

It truly was a gift she gave me. After our 1st session, I knew I was supposed to be doing this work. By session 6, the girl I was at the start, confronted her darkest fears and truths about herself and her flaws. I didn't realize I had lived so much of my life loving myself under the conditions that I wouldn't let myself down, under the conditions that I would be perfect in X, Y, Z. It was when my panic attack happened for the first time in my 24 years of life, that I felt I let myself down. I couldn't forgive the weakness... the flaw... the failure that was allowing myself to succumb to my anxiety. It was so hard to accept, process and recover from it. I hadn't realized I turned my back on myself until Zoe helped me be honest with myself and gave me the safe space to speak my truest thoughts - no matter how painful. By session 8, I was starting to accept where I was mentally, and worked towards forgiving myself for not being the version of me I thought I would always be. It scared me that I was changing because I was so comfortable with the girl I was before my panic attack, but the growth that came after it and the strength that I created along the way, was healing in ways I can't even say. By session 10, I realized there was nothing to forgive... because there wasn't a mistake. Having panic attacks and having anxiety and allowing yourself to experience hardship wasn't a mistake.

Through my work with Zoe, she helped me to see that the "flaws" weren't flaws at all. They were what made me human and what was a part of my story and of who I am. She taught me to break free of those conditions I had for my self love, "I'll love you if this" "I'll love you if you never have an anxiety attack" "I'll love you if you always have it together" "I'll love you if you are always happy"... She helped me see I was caging myself with all the little restrictions I had subconsciously created, and she helped me free myself of those chains. Now, I love myself DEEPLY regardless of my hard days and all the struggle I went through. Now, I know if a bad day comes, without a doubt, I will ALWAYS overcome it. Zoe didn't teach me to be strong...She was the mirror that showed me I had the strength inside me all along. I just needed to take a deeper look. And that's what Zoe does, she gets you clearer on your needs, your goals, she breaks down your walls and meets you at the safest place, and she gets you closer to who you're supposed to be- without fear. She holds that mirror for you every session, so you start to see yourself once again for the powerful and unbreakable human you are. I could go on and on about her program.

Early on in our sessions, Zoe said to me, "We're going to get you to a place where you can forgive yourself by the end of this." And I just remember looking at her and laughing, knowing in my heart it wouldn't happen. But I have to say, she kept her promise and delivered tenfold. After completing Zoe's 12-week program, I can truthfully say, I am happier, mentally stronger, clear on what I want in life, freer to experience life in all its rain and glory, and lastly, I now know that whatever challenge comes my way, whatever earth shattering obstacles come my  way, I am bigger than all of it and the faith I have in myself to overcome anything now, is unshakable. The belief I have in myself is unwavering. Zoe gave me that. If you're wondering whether or not Zoe's program is for you, trust your intuition, you know the answer already or you wouldn't be in this circle - simply have the courage to listen and the self-love to follow through! You won't be sorry.

-with unconditional love, Des