We recently connected with Nicole Marie and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Nicole Marie thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?

The Story Behind My Mission
When I was 23, I was medically discharged from the Navy—eight surgeries, two rare diagnoses, and a body that was no longer able to meet the demands of a system that expected me to push through. I left with a 100% disability rating and no clear path forward. But what felt like a breaking point became a doorway.

I returned to nature—not as a hobby, but as a form of survival. The land held me in ways no institution could. And slowly, I began to rebuild not just my health, but my purpose.

Today, I am the founder of Roots of Purpose, where I help people realign with their natural rhythm through elemental embodiment, Human Design, and the Way of the Six. I’m also the Executive Director of Eco Roots Sanctuary, a nonprofit dedicated to reconnecting families and children with the land through regenerative learning and community stewardship.

My mission was never born from a business plan—it was born from remembering. Remembering what it feels like to be in right relationship with yourself, with others, and with the Earth. Everything I build now is a reflection of that remembering.

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.

My name is Nicole Marie, and I’m the founder of Roots of Purpose and the Executive Director of Eco Roots Sanctuary. At the heart of everything I do is one mission: to help people return to their natural rhythm—through land, energy, and purpose.

Roots of Purpose is a space for personal transformation and energetic alignment. I guide individuals through The Way of the Six, a nature-based embodiment journey rooted in ancestral wisdom, Human Design, and elemental awareness. Through retreats, sessions, and digital tools, I help clients remember who they are—beyond hustle, beyond burnout, beyond inherited expectations.

Eco Roots Sanctuary is a nonprofit dedicated to regenerative education and land stewardship. We work with families, educators, and local leaders to reconnect children and communities with the land through immersive nature-based learning. Our nature school, outdoor events, and conservation efforts are grounded in the belief that the Earth is not just our environment—it’s our teacher.

What sets my work apart is how deeply integrated it is—energetically, practically, and spiritually. I don’t offer quick fixes or surface-level advice. I create spaces where people can hear their inner wisdom again, where healing and creation are honored as sacred acts. Whether guiding a Projector through burnout, helping a child learn through play and dirt, or leading a mother into her next creative chapter, I bring my full presence.

I’m most proud of the way this work continues to ripple—not just through clients, but through communities, councils, schools, and sacred spaces. I want people to know: we are not broken, we are remembering. And there is a way to build a life and business that reflects that truth.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

Resilience, for me, hasn’t been about bouncing back—it’s been about reclaiming my voice after being buried.

I’ve lived on limited income as a disabled veteran, navigating a system that put me in a box before I even knew who I was becoming. I had to unlearn how I thought, how I spoke, and even how I carried myself—because the truth is, what I stand for makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

I built organizations around things that most of society dismisses: the subconscious, human energy, ancestral remembrance, land connection, spiritual ecology. I’ve been labeled “too much,” “too blue,” or “not grounded enough.” I’ve been ignored, overlooked, sidelined, and silenced. And still—I speak.

Resilience, for me, looks like using my voice anyway. Leading conversations no one else wants to start. Holding space for what’s unspoken. Birthing vision into form even when resources are tight and recognition is absent.

It’s hard to be the one who tells the truth others feel but fear. But I’ve learned that just because they don’t see it yet doesn’t mean it’s not real. That person—the one who keeps showing up anyway—that’s me.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

A lesson I had to unlearn was that I had to make myself digestible to be taken seriously.

For a long time, I believed that if I just softened the language, packaged the message better, or made myself more “palatable,” then people would listen. That if I made myself more like them, they’d stop dismissing me. Especially as a disabled veteran, as a single mom, as someone talking about energy, intuition, ancestral connection, land stewardship—topics people often avoid—I felt like I had to translate my truth just to be heard.

But that approach slowly chipped away at my spirit. I realized I was shrinking in rooms that I was meant to root.

The truth is, the frequency I carry isn’t meant to be comfortable. It’s meant to be catalytic. I had to unlearn the habit of dimming myself to protect others from their own resistance. I had to let go of trying to sound “professional” in the corporate sense, and instead stand fully in my own embodiment of professionalism: presence, precision, and purpose.

Now, I lead from my truth—even when it’s raw. Even when it’s disruptive. Because my work isn’t about fitting in—it’s about clearing the way for what’s real.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Rootsofpurpose.life
• Instagram: @everlastingme.nicolemarie
• Other: Energeticlearning.community

Image Credits

Photo credits are to go to Katelin Seiler