In today’s episode, I sit down with my dear friend and former coaching client, Samantha Stokes, for a conversation that is honest, raw, and full of remembrance. We explore Samantha’s evolution from ICU nurse to holistic healer, and what it really took for her to walk away from the “safe,” synthetic path and trust the deeper calling on her life. We talk about her daughter’s diagnosis with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, the fear-based conditioning in Western medicine, and how her devotion to healing led her and her daughters to eventually become completely pharmaceutical-free. I share my own reflections from our ICU days together and how witnessing chronic illness shaped both of our paths. We dive into the truth that healing begins in the body — and why clarity, confidence, and soul-led action become so much easier when your vessel is purified, nourished, and supported. Together, we unpack: How fear is instilled in us through culture, medicine, and upbringing Why chronic illness often reflects years of disconnection and lifestyle patterns What it looks like to break generational cycles and choose a liberated life The courage required to take the leap before the full picture is revealed The power of honoring your boundaries, saying “no,” and creating a peaceful, liberated plate The importance of tending to your temple first — nutrition, nervous system healing, breath, sunlight, and consistency We also talk about the identity death that comes with leaving a career like nursing, the grief and liberation in shedding old roles, and what it means to build a business rooted in truth, embodiment, and service. Samantha shares simple places to begin if you’re on your healing journey: clean, whole-food nutrition, removing gluten, reducing alcohol, conscious breathwork, and returning to the intelligence of the body. This episode is a remembrance that healing is your nature… and that taking the leap into your soul’s mission is always worth it. Connect with Samantha: Instagram Website
