Who am I?

I am Elizabeth A Van Cleve, creator of High Vibes Life. I lived in Nothern California since I was 18 and have been with my current husband since I was 19. Together we have raised three children on a small parcel of land and currently are doting over four precious grandchildren.

What is my story?

For years I was lost in the needs and drama of everyone around me; I would drop bone tired into bed at night, my mind racing over all the problems, issues, and things that needed to be addressed, hoping at some point I can take a break or vacation. I felt responsible for the happiness and well-being of the people in my life and had a difficult time declining requests made of me, not wanting to hurt feelings or cause anyone to be upset with me. I worked tirelessly, sacrificing my time, money and energy doing “good deeds,” taking care of others and trying to keep a smile on their faces. Sometimes it felt really good, but the problem was, I was not happy. I didn’t really know who I was, what I was really passionate about, what I would like to accomplish in my life, what felt really good to me, or where I was headed in life. I was simply living day to day the best I knew how and making sure I was a “good” person who pleased others.

My childhood had been extremely dysfunctional riddled with abuse and chaos which left me a shell of a human being. As an adult I knew very little personal boundaries and lived with a pathetically low self-esteem.
In an attempt to remedy a life quickly headed towards more abuse and chaos, I became a devout christian subscribing to a fundamental “holiness” movement. For almost 18 years I led a life “separate from the world.” No movies, no dancing, no mingling with the “ungodly,” no smoking, drinking, or cursing. Additionally, no short hair, pants, make up, or nail polish. I spent excessive amounts of time at church and/or serving within the church. I was endeavoring to live the life of the “good Samaritan.”
By age 40 I was depressed and disillusioned. I felt empty, lifeless and needy. Why? After doing so much to give and serve others, why did I feel so unseen and alone in the world? Why was I being disrespected by those closest to me? And why did death feel like the only reasonable way out, yet scare me so much at the same time?

It was not an easy journey to find all the pieces of myself and put them back together into something cohesive. But it was worth it. And what I learned along the way was that self-love, self-trust, self-care, self-advocacy- basically turning to my own self, self, self, was the quickest road home.

Today I am passionate about helping women come ALIVE through radical self-love.

What experience do I have?

I am a certified and licensed Life Coach specializing in helping highly sensitive women (HSP) tune into, love, and trust their own heart and to create a life that feels magical!

I understand by experience what it takes to shift out of a dismal, apathetic existence, and into a magical life.

Throughout my healing journey, I blogged and journaled constantly. I recorded everything I went through with the determination that some day I would reach back and help others find an easier path to heal by the trail I was blazing. Healing from so much trauma and abuse was excruciatingly painful and exhausting. I wanted to literally pave a path that felt joyful and cathartic.

In addition to extensive personal experience- knowing what works and what doesn’t when it comes to moving from surviving to thriving, I went back to school and earned a degree in Psychology. I have also counseled and helped friends, family and clients through various stages of healing, with phenomenal results.

How do I help?

First and foremost I listen! I am keenly aware of how important it is for a survivor to be heard. Most of the people who come to me for help are very thoughtful and giving people who have forgotten to be thoughtful and giving to themselves. I want to hear and understand your story.

Second, I offer support and wisdom gained from more than ten years of my own healing journey. I understand the struggles and the pitfalls first hand of trying to heal and grow past deep rooted insecurities and mindsets. Additionally being an empath and having a strong spiritual connection to draw from enables me to guide you into uprooting the cause of your issues rather than just trying to treat it through behavior alone.

Third, I have created courses in which I have meticulously distilled the most potent and pivotal processes that have accelerated my own healing journey and have helped other women as well to break through insecurity, anxiety, depression and other related effects of abuse and trauma so they can finally live confidently the life they choose.  My passion is to help women who feel depressed, discouraged, dis-empowered and overwhelmed, to come back home to themselves on a healing path that is both cathartic and euphoric.  

And finally, I endeavor to connect my clients with other women who are on a similar healing journey via a private Facebook group and/or Marco Polo phone app. I have found that when you find a safe group of women where you can begin to open your heart and share your story, magic happens! It is a powerful tool when it is utilized.

Why would you choose me as your coach?

I get it! Been there! Done that! I didn’t just design something that sounded nice. I put together incremental steps that I personally took on my way back to well-being. The coaching programs I designed help women to fine-tune their own personal resonance to discover who they are, what they really desire, to fall deeply in love with themselves, to increase their self-confidence, and build their self-advocacy skills so they can go out into the world and create the life they truly want to live. I love watching women go from overwhelmed to overjoyed, from low-grade depression to a new life obsession.

Additionally, being empathic, intuitive, and clairsentient, gives me the leverage to connect with people on deep level fairly quickly. I am not a packaged deal. I am a REAL person who wants to REALLY make an huge POSITIVE impact in your life.

What are my methods?

• Mindset Shifting: Everything begins with thoughts, the meanings we give, and the stories we tell ourselves. Becoming aware of our own narrative and shifting it to serve our greater vision.
• Powerful questions and journal prompts: Awareness is key. What we are not aware of we cannot alter. Journaling and thought provoking questions are used to help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and what may be holding you back. The act of contemplating and writing helps to shift you from old out-dated thought patterns and solidify healthier beliefs and values.
• Hypnotic Meditations: to calm your mind, reduce stress and anxiety, as well as access your subconscious in order to clear old messages that may be hindering you today.
• Working with story and archetypes: to activate the power of your imagination which is essential to discovering as well as creating your dream life; to see yourself from a third-person perspective, for more clarity and objectiveness.
• One-on-one sessions: via phone, face-time, or zoom to get to better know you so I can tune into your energetic coding in order to tailor the programs in a way that help and support your personal challenges, values and aspirations.
• Mirror and Mantras: Weekly supportive mantras so shift from negative to positive self-talk and Mirror work to familiarize you with your self-view and shift out of any negative reflections to positive ones.
• Dream work: keeping a dream log to assist in understanding the deeper workings within your soul.
• Healthy Habits: incorporating simple healthy self-care habits. Its the little things that make a big difference.
  

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