About Alana
I'm a Certified Transformational Life Coach trained through the Universal Coach Institute, specializing in supporting people through major life transitions using a somatic, nervous system-informed approach. I'm also someone who loves fiercely, feels deeply, and believes this life is meant to be lived fully — with presence, courage, reverence, and choice.
My background in Anthropology and Sociology shaped the way I see people and the world, with a deep sensitivity to the cultural, familial, and societal forces that shape who we become, what we believe is possible, and where we feel permission to go. I understand that we don't navigate transitions in a vacuum. We carry our histories, our communities, and our inherited stories with us, and real transformation honors all of that.
My work as a coach is rooted in embodiment, emotional truth, and the wisdom of the body as a guide through life's most pivotal moments. Through years of embodied practice, deep personal healing, and lived experience navigating profound thresholds — including long-term caregiving, grief, and major life transitions — I've learned how to stay present with complexity, to listen beneath the surface, and to support others without rushing, fixing, or overriding what is true. This is the foundation of how I work.
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I believe that no one else gets to tell us what we're meant for or what is meant for us. We get to choose. We get to create. And with that freedom comes responsibility, to ourselves, to one another, and to this planet, to keep growing, learning, and contributing to something larger than our own comfort.
Throughout my life, I've felt everything overwhelmingly deeply — loving fully, hurting fully, sensing more than I knew how to hold. I learned early on how to quiet myself in order to fit in. Over time, and through many thresholds and a decade of therapy and inner work, I came to understand that my sensitivity was never the problem. It is one of my greatest strengths. Emotions are not obstacles to overcome; they are signposts. When we learn how to listen, they guide us toward what is aligned and away from what is not.
Years spent supporting a beloved family member through severe mental illness deepened my understanding of boundaries, taught me how to stay present with raw, heavy emotion, and showed me what it truly means to care for another without abandoning myself. That experience reshaped how I understand healing, responsibility, and the necessity of support — and it continues to inform how I hold space for others.
My relationship with the body has been one of my greatest teachers. I've learned to trust it as a place of truth — one that often knows long before the mind catches up. This way of listening shapes how I move through the world and how I work with others: slowly, attentively, and with deep respect for each person's internal timing and wisdom. When we fully inhabit the body and honor its messages with compassion, presence, and nervous system support, we can access a boundless place of power and possibility.
I believe gratitude is one of the most direct paths back into presence and connection. I practice it daily — not as a way to bypass what's hard, but as a way to stay connected to what is real. We can be deeply grateful for what is and still know we desire more, or something different. That tension is not a flaw. It is part of the creative force of being human.
I hold deep respect for nuance, for the grey space where most of life actually happens. I believe much of our suffering stems from inherited, unprocessed shame — the "shoulds," the not-enoughness, the stories we absorb from family, culture, and systems that benefit from our disconnection. Healing, to me, is the ongoing process of reclaiming sovereignty, releasing what isn't ours, and choosing differently.
As a coach, I walk alongside people at their own thresholds — moments of transition, reckoning, and becoming. I don't believe in fixing people. I believe in creating space for truth to surface, for emotions to be honored, and for choice to be reclaimed. My role is to offer grounded presence, deep listening, and compassionate reflection, so you can reconnect with your inner knowing and move forward with clarity and integrity.
I now live in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina, surrounded by forest, tending the land and my own becoming alongside my sweet dog, Tempo. I offer all sessions virtually, so while I'm rooted in western North Carolina, I work with clients across the country. I'm devoted to living a life rooted in presence, reverence, and deliberate choice — and to supporting others in doing the same.
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If something on this page has landed for you — if you feel that pull toward something new and aren't quite sure how to move — I'd be honored to sit with you in it. Your first session is free, and there's no commitment beyond showing up curious.