We recently connected with Erin Berry and have shared our conversation below.

Erin, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’re complete cheeseballs and so we love asking folks to share the most heartwarming moment from their career – do you have a touching moment you can share with us?

I have had the honor of holding space for many amazing people during my career as a coach.
People hire me for many reasons. To help them heal, to help them see and clear the patterns keeping them stuck, to end the wrong connection, or to align with and call in the one they’ve been looking for.
No matter what someone desires, this most amazing thing happens. Self love. Some of my most favorite moments with all of my clients, men and women a like is the moment where they realize that the most important thing for them to focus on is themselves. That only through filing up themselves, fully accepting, honoring, and trusting themselves will they ever align with someone that can do the same.
There is something magical about holding space for someone to finally get angry at the way they’ve allowed themselves to be treated. To forgive themselves for begging for love in all of the wrong places. To have compassion for the pieces of them that were too much, not enough, or some combination of both.
I love the surprise benefits of this work. People walking away from unhealthy partners, manifesting their dream homes, and jobs. Releasing excess weight when they stop carrying everything for everyone. Setting the hard boundaries and speaking their truth. When they remember that they were the one they were looking for all along. And so much more…. It’s complete magic!
All of this warms my heart because the more we love and care for ourselves, the more we have capacity to love and care for others and our planet.
I’m eternally grateful for the work I get to do in the world and the space I get to hold for these beings to wake up to the amazing human that they already are.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I’m a relationship and intimacy coach who goes beyond traditional therapy, helping you unwind deep-rooted relational patterns through a holistic, body-centered approach. My work bridges psychology, somatic experiencing, and trauma-informed care to support you in understanding how past experiences live in your nervous system and impact your current relationships.

I specialize in nervous system regulation and emotional safety, guiding clients to recognize and transform the subtle ways unresolved experiences show up in their bodies and connections. My approach is deeply compassionate and practical – I’m not just about talking through challenges, but about creating real, tangible pathways to healing and authentic intimacy.

Drawing from trauma-informed practices, somatic experiencing, and attachment theory, I help you:
– Decode your nervous system’s protective patterns
– Cultivate emotional safety from the inside out
– Release stored emotional experiences
– Rebuild trust in yourself and your relationships
– Create more conscious, connected partnerships

Whether you’re seeking to heal past wounds, improve current relationships, or develop deeper self-understanding, my work offers a gentle yet powerful approach to transformation. I believe true healing happens when we listen to the wisdom of our bodies and create space for compassionate, embodied change.

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

One of the hardest things for me to unlearn is that working harder provides better results.
A couple of years ago I suffered a traumatic brain injury while skiing. My brain does not work the same anymore. Although at first I found this frustrating, I now have an awareness that our brains need breaks.
I can remember times where I stressed myself out sitting out a computer going through the motions of doing something and making no progress.
I’ve had to learn ways to work smarter. It’s actually made me more efficient and I don’t spin my wheels nearly as much.
Our society has done a great job of telling us that we have to work harder to be successful. Actually what makes us successful is finding balance between being and doing. Success means different things to us all.
I’m sure this will always be a work in progress for me, but I’m much more balanced than I have been.
Often something that seems like a hinderance is actually a blessing in disguise if we are willing to look at it from a new perspective.

Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?

Emotional intelligence, empathy, and compassion are key to being a good coach and space holder. People have to feel safe to access the parts of themselves that a they’ve been taught were not ok. This takes a level of safety. If safety is not present, they will shut down completely.
Although all of this is something that can be taught, the best coaches and healers I’ve worked with naturally embody these qualities.
There is also the skill of allowing the client space to learn for themselves what they need. I think it’s common in my industry to want to force results. I’ve learned it’s best to let my clients arrive where they need to go in their own time. My job is to hold space, reflect, and guide them towards what they seek.
We all have the wisdom within us already. Sometimes a bit of direction is all that is needed.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.erinberrybliss.com/
• Instagram: @erinberrybliss
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eberryblissful/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-berry-7948a0/

Image Credits

Kit Tincher, Kelly Eileen