Working with Rebecca transformed how I show up as a father, friend, and leader in ways I never imagined possible. Coming from childhood abuse, poverty, going through a divorce, and the intense pressure of startup life, I carried patterns of hypervigilance and emotional reactivity that were sabotaging my most important relationships. I was successful professionally but constantly running on empty snapping at my kids when they needed patience, pulling away from friends when they needed presence, and leading my team from anxiety rather than clarity. Rebecca's somatic coaching helped me understand these weren't character flaws but nervous system responses that had protected me as a child but were now isolating me as an adult. Through her trauma-informed approach, I learned to recognize when my body was going into fight-or-flight during difficult conversations, how to ground myself before entering my kids' rooms so I could actually listen instead of mentally rehearsing tomorrow's pitch, and how to make strategic decisions from a centered place rather than reacting to every crisis like it was life-or-death. The tools she gave me—breathing techniques that work in board meetings, body awareness practices that help me stay present during family time, somatic exercises that let me process stress without dumping it on my team—have become as essential as any business skill. But Rebecca made clear from day one: transformation only happens when you're willing to do the uncomfortable work of feeling what you've been avoiding and practicing new responses when old ones feel safer. Without her guidance, I would never have connected the dots between my childhood trauma and my adult relationship patterns, or understood why I could close big-dollar deals but couldn't stay calm when my teenager rolled their eyes. The work isn't easy and doesn't end when sessions do—it's an ongoing practice of choosing presence over reactivity, connection over protection, authenticity over performance. But the results speak for themselves: my kids seek me out for advice because they know I can handle their emotions without making it about my anxiety, my friendships have deepened because I'm no longer braced for disappointment, and my leadership has become more effective because my team trusts I can navigate uncertainty without creating chaos.