My approach to healing is based on my life-altering journey with chronic pain and health issues. I know exactly what it feels like to have no energy, dragging my feet just to make it through another busy day. To try EVERYTHING to heal, only to notice little to no progress and sometimes feel worse than before I started.
I know what it’s like to spend thousands of hours working with countless practitioners testing out their expensive protocols, and taking medications and supplements to no avail. But, most of all, I know what it’s like to dedicate time to researching and filling in the gaps missed by conventional medicine to achieve the relief I have been looking for.
my commitment
I am committed to teaching and empowering YOU, a highly-motivated woman, how to heal your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body so you can reclaim your personal power, achieve health freedom, and live a healthier, happier, and more fulfilled life.
Nurture Your Roots is NOT your typical health program. This program requires a high level of willingness and a deep desire to shift your mentality and behaviors to restore your body’s innate self-healing ability, heal your health issues from the root, and help you understand the language of your body for deep healing and liberation. Once you are equipped with the tools to listen to and heal your body, you’ll forever be empowered to use your voice!
I created Nurture Your Roots™, a unique process grounded in a decade of research, a background in alternative medicine modalities, and my own personal holistic health journey because I discovered that being dependent on western medicine was a path that led to inner turmoil and suffering.
I knew that in order to truly heal my body, a different kind of support was needed… one that nurtures the roots of the WHOLE body.
While my health journey continues, I will help you nurture your roots through my year-long programs focusing on each of the four bodies individually and as a whole.
– sophia koulakis
how my journey began
I hid behind my anger. Being told at the age of 14 that I’d never be able to have children hit deep, especially because my dream was to be a mother. Who would have thought that trusting my doctors and the medications to heal my endometriosis and PCOS would be a living nightmare?
Year after year, I’d listen and follow protocol, never skipping a dose or check-up. But year after year, I felt more distant from myself. Physically, I suffered from excruciating migraines and gained more weight. Emotionally, I became angrier and mentally lacked motivation, and I held onto all conflict with a vengeance.
After 10 years of following these treatments, becoming more isolated and out of control, and being bullied, I realized my dream of healing myself would never be reached.
I carried this burden as a secret for years. I was a private person and thought it was easier to hold it in. Deep down, I knew I was misunderstood, but I did not understand how to change. I truly believed people hated me – I even hated myself.
My inner body was screaming for help, while my outer body was masking the pain.
It finally sank in that the medications I was on, created a domino of side effects that trickled from my physical body into my emotional and mental body.
It became apparent that western medicine wasn’t about healing the whole person. It was about masking the symptoms just enough to get by.
This discovery came about when I ruptured a cyst, and the doctors told me that I needed to remove my ovaries. All these years, I thought I was taking medications to heal my body, so I could have children – not make things worse.
It was at that moment I knew I had to do things differently. I stopped going to my doctor’s, stopped taking my medication, and started praying – praying for strength to get me through the next phase of my journey. Researching how to heal my body physically.
The next two years were years of cleansing. After 11 years of emotional turmoil, countless medications, and numerous doctor visits, I became pregnant and naturally delivered a beautiful, healthy baby boy!
Thanks to my persistent determination to heal my body, I was able to finally achieve my biggest dream!
health empowerment
Nurture Your Roots™ is not about discontinuing medication or never going to a doctor again. Instead, these programs empower you to speak up when a recommendation doesn’t feel right. It’s about nurturing and respecting the body’s natural ability to heal. It’s about having the courage to listen to your body and advocate for yourself because no one knows you and your body better than YOU.
It wasn’t until 2014, when my Grandmother passed away shortly after my son was born, that I promised myself I would never allow anyone to go through what she went through. You see, when we were cleaning out her home, I discovered her medication tin filled with 18 prescription medications. I learned that 16 of them were prescribed due to the side effects of the prior medications. That is when I made it my mission to learn more about alternative medicine, and teach others how to live a holistic lifestyle.
Now, over 10 years of being on this health empowerment journey, I have researched, trained, and found answers. I have healed my body, bit by bit, and finally feel WHOLE. While my health journey still continues, I have learned to do things differently, speak up about what I need, listen in to what my body is showing me, and finally be at peace knowing I have the tools I need – all while healing my body from the inside out.
I know what it means to suffer and what it takes to come out on the other side!
my professional background
While I’ve been on my journey for over ten years, here are a few more specifics about my training and background.
In 2009, I graduated with departmental honors, summa cum laude, and my Bachelor of Arts degree from Woodbury University.
My professional entrance into the coaching industry started when I received my certification as a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist from the School of Aromatic Studies in 2017. In the two years attending this school, I also received certifications for Aromatic Medicine and Botanical Body Care Products. Upon completion in 2018, I received my Level 2 certification for Herbal Medicine from The Herbal Academy.
In 2021, I received my certification as a Certified Online Business Manager from the International Association of Online Business Managers. Additionally, I furthered my career by obtaining a Certified Director of Operations certification from The Ops Authority.
In 2022, I started my studies to become a Board Certified Naturopath, N.D. In 2023, I received my certification as a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner and Certified Body Code Practitioner.
In 2024, I received my Natural Health Practitioner certification from the Alternative Medicine College of Canada and my certification as a Certified Belief Code Practitioner.
On top of this, I am deeply committed to my own personal growth and transformations (just like my clients are to theirs). Over the years, I have continued working with and investing in the best teachers and mentors.