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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 Rachel shares her voice to begin to remedy the world’s state of hustle, trauma, disconnect, and disrespect. Her insights into the human condition and our profound need for healing, self-compassion, empathy, and belonging, inspire audiences to awaken their hearts, illuminate their patterns and step forward towards self-care and relational repair. Natalia Rachel brings an amalgamation of knowledge from years working as a therapist and clinic director with a focus on trauma & abuse recovery, as well as her own personal journey recovering from mental health misdiagnosis and physical health conditions that stemmed from childhood trauma. She 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. Her desire to answer the existential questions ‘Why am I?’, ‘Why are you?’, and ‘Why are we?’, led her on an incredible journey exploring mainstream & mental healthcare, complementary healthcare, and the spectrum of spirituality and the healing arts. Her messages distill over 20 years of her own lived self-mastery. As we learn to live in an endemic world, Natalia Rachel is frequently called on to speak and facilitate workshops that inspire a proactive approach to healing and a collective shift towards peace and power. All her work highlights the undoubtable link between mind, body, spirit, and relationships. Her topics include belonging, mental health, trauma & trauma-informed culture, boundaries, respect & power, empathy, compassion & vulnerability. All her talks blend concepts from science, psychology, interpersonal neurobiology, philosophy, and spirituality in an engaging, accessible format that includes conceptual learning, experiential process, story, self-inquiry, and self-care tool kit development. Audiences walk away feeling energized, hopeful, and empowered to walk their own path of mastery and become accountable for their social footprint.

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