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Praise for "Why Am I Like This?"

“Natalia makes trauma healing and the complexity behind somatic work accessible and applicable. Her sparkling, kind personality and hardcore wisdom make her a new thought leader you want to watch out for.”

Hedi Schaefer - Speaker, Author, Leadership Coach (Transformation & Innovation)

“Natalia Rachel is a powerful yet gentle woman whose words of wisdom have the power to heal, connect and transform. Her work is a potential antidote to the many challenges we face at the individual, social, and geo-political levels. Penetrating yet comforting, her insights and guidance are a truth-telling mirror and a navigation system wrapped in a warm hug. Really quite unique.”

Hazel James, Global Ethicist

“We all need to read 'Why am I Like This?'. Her words awaken us to new levels of empathy and inspire us to become accountable for our own healing. While her stories are heartbreaking, her journey is breathtaking, as is the map she creates for us to move towards embodiment.”

Jingjin Liu, CEO & Founder ZaZaZu

“The way Natalia Rachel speaks and writes about trauma, healing and embodiment cuts through the mental clutter and touches the heart. She meets us where we are human. Her vision for healing ourselves to co-create a better world inspires us all to dig deeper.”

Dr. Tanvi Gautam, President Asia Professional Speakers, MD Leadershift Inc. HR influencer.

“Natalia Rachael has impacted thousands of lives of humans affected by abuse & trauma through her work and her powerful voice. Her words are honest, heartfelt and ring true for all of us.”

Abhijit Sanzgiri, Risk Derisker

“In a world that is dominated by both technology and the vestiges of an entrenched patriarchy, Natalia Rachel offers a refreshingly different and heart centred approach to inner work. Gentle yet firm and with a dash of lightness, she brings a new perspective to healing and trauma recovery.”

Matthew Green, Emotional Fitness Coach and Co-creator of Shape of Emotion 

“Natalia is a force for good and the world needs her unique approach to helping us all heal.  Natalia’s book is destined to have a social impact: 'Why am I Like this?' is a gift to humanity!”

Barbara Stewart, Researcher & Author

“Natalia brings in a different lens on how to view healing and trauma. The practices she shared are deeply helpful in unlocking the healing paradox. Oftentimes we get stuck in our own rumination about our past that keeps us from moving forward in our lives. Her book helps us bring the much needed inquiry AND integration to help us find a greater sense of fullness in our lives. This book presents a roadmap for those who are exploring healing, for themselves or for others. Thank you Natalia for reconnecting us to our blueprints for love.”

Lana Jelenjev, speaker, author and advocate for Self-fullcentric Living

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About Natalia Rachel

Natalia Rachel

Author | Keynote Speaker | Therapist

Natalia is a trauma, relationship and culture innovator who helps us understand how to heal and co-create a kinder, more intelligent and connected world. All her work is about helping us heal from trauma, step into service, and become part of the solution through small acts of relational intelligence. Her work traverses the clinical space, organizational culture/leadership, self-development and love and relationships. Natalia is a proud recipient of the Women Icons Asia Award (emerging entrepreneur) for social impact in the domain of trauma-informed culture transformation & self-mastery education as well as the World Women Leadership Congress Award.  As a keynote speaker, author, poet and columnist, Natalia uses her voice to speak directly to the unconscious somatic realms of the body and heart and inspire radical accountability and deeper compassion. Natalia’s highly anticipated book ‘Why Am I Like This?’ is published with Penguin Random House and is available worldwide. She also writes two regular columns for Singapore mega publication Her World (‘Dear Therapist’ and ‘Sex & Psychology’), elevating the conversation to be both profound and playful. Natalia is a highly sought after therapist and guide who is called on to work with world leaders, celebrities and to consult on film & tv production sets. Her areas of focus include: trauma recovery, complex illness, shadow work, relationship & power dynamics. Natalia brings an amalgamation of knowledge from her first career in marketing & consumer pscyh. as well as years working as a therapist and clinic director with a focus on trauma & abuse recovery. Her work is also informed by her own personal journey recovering from mental health misdiagnosis and physical health conditions that stemmed from childhood trauma, as well as her journey of conscious divorce & co-parenting and learning to redefine relationships and love. Natalia is a 3 x founder, focused on social impact and consumer psychology and has successfully worked along organizations that are 'before their time' through her skilled work in content strategy, marketing & product integration, eco-system building and community engagement. She brings an innovative, conscious, and trauma-informed approach that enables organizations to communicate and engage with incredible resonance, and power. In recent years she has been highly sought after as a consultant, mentor, and board member for Healthtech and behavioural health organizations. In addition to her work with individuals and organizations, Natalia has been teaching trauma-informed open programs since 2017. Her flagship in person 'Human Intelligence Leadership program' runs in Singapore and the USA, attracting global and diverse participants, committed to personal development and social change. The online version ‘Trauma-informed Human’ is also available. Natalia's goal is to bring trauma &relationship work to the mainstream and empower us all to heal ourselves and be part of the solution for each other. Heal your trauma. Change the world.

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