Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Elizabeth Corey. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Elizabeth, thanks for joining us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

Risk Story – Reuniting with My Birth Mother After 25 Years
Taking a risk doesn’t always look like launching a startup or jumping out of a plane. Sometimes, it looks like packing up your car and driving straight into the unknown — emotionally, mentally, spiritually.

For years, I quietly carried a longing to reconnect with my biological mother — not out of nostalgia or sentiment, but from a deep need for personal clarity. I had questions no one else could answer. Why do I tie hairbands around my brushes? Why do I love sushi when no one I grew up with ever ate it? Why do I think the way I do? I wasn’t looking for a picture-perfect reunion — I was looking for patterns. For insight. For pieces of myself.

So when I found out my mother — who I hadn’t seen in over 25 years — was living in Florida and had been diagnosed with cancer, something in me said: go. The rational side of me said, “You’ve built a life in New Jersey. You have responsibilities. You barely know her.” But a stronger voice inside me whispered, this is your window.

So I took the risk. I packed my bags, left behind what was familiar, and drove south — not knowing how long I’d stay or what I’d walk into. What I found wasn’t a Hallmark movie. It was real, raw, and human. Doctor’s appointments. Awkward silences. Arguments. Small gestures that meant everything — like finding hair-ties on her brushes too. Shared sushi dinners that felt like a strange déjà vu. The beginnings of understanding not just who she was, but who I was.

The risk didn’t end with the drive — it continued every day I chose to stay. To show up. To forgive. To witness a life that shaped mine without being part of it. And in doing so, I answered questions that had lingered for decades — not just about genetics, but about grace, timing, and what it means to choose connection over comfort.

In the end, the trip didn’t just give me clarity — it gave me closure. And it taught me that some of the most important risks don’t just change your life — they reveal who you are.

Elizabeth, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Hi, I’m Elizzabeth Corey — but most people just feel the shift before they even remember my name.

I’m the founder of Vibrant Elephant Mindset, and my work is for the women who feel like they’ve outgrown the mold — but don’t know what comes next.

Not broken. Just buried.
Not lost. Just disconnected.
Not lazy, weak, or “too much.” Just overdue for a new story — one you actually wrote.

How I got here:
This didn’t start with a business plan. It started with rock bottom.
I was the woman chasing clarity in the chaos — drowning in addiction, people pleasing, ADHD spirals, body battles, and a deep sense of “is this really it?”

When I got sober at 29, I didn’t just stop drinking. I started listening — to my nervous system, to the whispers I used to silence, and eventually, to the voice I hadn’t heard since childhood. That voice rebuilt my life.

What I do:
I make it easy to feel safe in your own skin — even when your nervous system is screaming, your to-do list is exploding, and your inner critic won’t shut up.

While I can support anyone ready to reconnect with themselves…
I’m here for the high-achieving, heart-led women
who just realized:

✨ They’ve been white-knuckling through life
✨ Their nervous system is stuck in survival mode
✨ And the “I’m fine” mask is starting to crack

I help them regulate, rewire, and remember who they were before the burnout.
So they can stop performing and start living.

We don’t just “heal.”
We reclaim power. We re-pattern belief systems.
We make nervous system peace the new baseline for leadership, love, and legacy.

What sets me apart?
I don’t coach from a pedestal.
I walk beside you because I’ve lived it — every spiral, every silence, every shame storm.

And I bring the science with the soul:
🧠 Psychology meets energy work
💬 ADHD support meets embodied coaching
🧘🏽‍♀️ Trauma-informed yoga meets recovery-based storytelling

I see your brain, your biology, your burnout — and I still see your brilliance.

What I’m most proud of:
That I turned the ugliest parts of my story into a roadmap for other women’s freedom.
That I’ve built a brand that feels more like a movement.
That my clients don’t just heal — they rise with fire in their belly and softness in their voice.

And that I got to teach yoga inside the New Jersey Court System to women in recovery — and saw what happens when someone who was dismissed gets to feel divine again.

If you’re reading this…
Maybe your fire is dim. Maybe your nervous system is fried. Maybe your clarity is trapped under 30 tabs of to-do lists, caretaking, and inner chaos.

If you’re still here, still curious — that’s your voice.
Let’s bring it back online.

✨ Vibrant Elephant Mindset isn’t about fixing you. It’s about walking you back home to the most powerful version of yourself.
You don’t need more pressure. You need your power.

Ready to meet her?

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
Answer:

One of the biggest lessons I had to unlearn was the idea that discomfort meant danger. That hesitation meant stop. That fear was a sign to turn back.

I used to live by a system of red lights — not because they were real, but because my limiting beliefs convinced me they were. I inherited them. I absorbed them. I repeated them like mantras: You’re too much. You’ll never be enough. People like you don’t do things like that.

Then I joined Leadership Legacy Academy with Bob Heilig, and he introduced me to the Red Light Theory — the idea that most people wait for every light to turn green before they move. But success, impact, and freedom? They don’t wait for permission. They come when you learn to move through the red lights — not around them.

That changed everything.

I started showing up before I felt ready. Launching before it was perfect. Sharing my story before I had tied it up with a bow. And what I found was: those red lights were never stop signs — they were invitations to grow.

Unlearning my limiting beliefs didn’t mean they vanished overnight. It meant I stopped letting them run the show. I stopped mistaking discomfort for disqualification.

As a small business owner and coach now, I teach this every day: You’re not stuck — you’re paused at an intersection your old self doesn’t know how to cross. But your future self does. And she’s already waving from the other side.

Other than training/knowledge, what do you think is most helpful for succeeding in your field?

Hands down: a learner’s mindset. Not just staying curious — but staying human.

You can have all the certifications and science in the world (and yes, I’ve got those), but if you lose your ability to listen, evolve, and lead with compassion, you’ve missed the point entirely. In my field — coaching, empowerment, energy work — people aren’t looking for someone who knows it all. They’re looking for someone who gets it.

Staying successful means staying willing — to be wrong, to be humbled, to grow again and again. It’s about choosing curiosity over ego, connection over control, and always putting people over profit.

When I coach, I don’t stand on a stage. I sit in the dirt beside you and say, “Let’s figure this out together.” That’s what makes the work real. That’s what builds trust. That’s what changes lives.

So yes, tools and training matter. But what moves the needle is your energy, your empathy, and your ability to keep showing up with a heart wide open.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.vemconfidencecoach.biz/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloomwith_lizz
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lizz.ConfidenceCoach/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vemconfidencecoach
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElizzabethCorey
• Other: https://withme.so/VibrantElephant
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