Today we’d like to introduce you to Skylar Sustin.
Hi Skylar, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
In 2020, during COVID, I had to move back home from college. During this time, I went straight into old patterns of people-pleasing, critical self-thoughts, perfectionism to feel some control, and faking positivity to ignore the pain of uncertainty, loss, and anger. To distract me from my emotional discomfort and to try to feel some sense of control I started working out twice a day and trying to eat really healthily. All of this was the result of being too afraid to acknowledge my emotional storm brewing within.
As a result of these unhealthy habits of coping and with not many places to hide from myself, I was struck in the face with the awareness that when it came to myself, I had no idea how to truly feel and understand my emotions. Which came as a shock because emotions were always a prominent conversation growing up.
I had held on to hope that my external circumstances would change to make me feel better but then I heard the news that I was officially not going back to school for the next year. I had to come to terms with the fact that I couldn’t escape COVID and most importantly, the uncomfortable emotions that were within me. I had the choice to remain a victim or heal my internal world and go within.
Thus began my healing journey where I started working with an Emotion Code Practitioner.
Then in March of 2021, everything I thought I knew really got pulled out from under me when my parents went through a long and hard separation and divorce. My initial response (which lasted a long time) was to fight it, fix it, and make everyone feel better. I was getting dragged along, putting so much of my self-worth into the outcome of my family that, once again, I ignored my own emotions. This is where I began to heal my mindset, my relationship with my external environment, & people-pleasing tendencies.
During this time, I was deep in my healing and had watched the Tony Robbins documentary, “I’m Not Your Guru”. And for the first time, I felt connected to something bigger than the pain I was feeling within. The power of helping other people understand and shift their lives by changing their perspectives, healing their emotions & trauma, and learning to reconnect with their true selves sparked an emotion I had never truly felt before. PURPOSE. And this is where my healing expanded into the healing of others.
Immediately after this I got my life coaching certification and studied as much about personal development, healing, trauma, and mindfulness as I could. A year later I started my business as an Emotion & Trauma Release Coach and the rest is history.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The road has not been smooth. In fact, up to this point, a majority of the time felt more like a struggle. The thing is, starting your own business is not just challenging on the business side of things but it brings up all of your triggers, fears, insecurities, etc. One thing goes wrong, and it can seem like the whole thing is just destined to crumble. Therefore, the biggest struggles in my business have been my own mindset and healing along with it. My high expectations, fears of scarcity, and heavy self-criticism are the top mental struggles I’ve dealt with.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am an Emotion & Trauma Release Coach. I focus on assisting you to gain clarity around the root of your current emotional challenges by connecting with and releasing your energetic emotion, trauma, and mindset blocks. In each session, I utilize (1) muscle testing to connect with the subconscious mind & body, (2) intuitive channeling & automatic writing to provide you with deeper clarity around the root of what is being released and how those trapped energies are affecting you today, and (3) mindful coaching to support releasing and mindful integration to help you in building awareness and reconnecting to your true self. My work is all about shifting your relationship with your internal world so you can make space to reconnect with your true self and ultimately see those shifts being reflected externally.
I specialize in emotional health, trauma healing, mindfulness, and somatic energy healing.
I am most proud of the space I have created for people to safely reconnect with themselves while moving through emotional past pains. As well as the growth that I’ve endured as I have ventured on this journey of creating a business.
What sets me apart is the combination of both release and integration. In my sessions, we always target emotion & trauma releasing but also make sure to intentionally fill the space of what was released with more mindful habits, emotions, and mindsets.
What matters most to you?
What matters most to me is to create a space for people to heal from deep emotional wounds while also balancing the lightness that healing can bring. Healing needs a balance and integrating that mindfulness piece is so important to create a more gentle healing journey. It’s also important to me to share the message of how much understanding your emotions and the internal world changes your life because it changed mine.
Pricing:
- A single Emotion & Trauma Release Coaching Session = $100
- Bi-monthly Emotion & Trauma Release Coaching Sessions $175/month
- Weekly Emotion & Trauma Release Coaching Sessions $350/month
- Monthly (in-person) Emotion Releasing Circles = $33
Contact Info:
- Website: https://skylarsustin.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skylarsustin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skylarsustin
- Other: https://skylarsustin.com/get-your-free-guide/
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