We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Stephanie Wright. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Stephanie below.

Stephanie, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s kick things off with your mission – what is it and what’s the story behind why it’s your mission?

The calling came in March 2019 when a business school paper sparked my personal development journey. It led me to my coach Rachel Onojafe. Rachel helped me grow my confidence. She helped me to explore the direction I wanted to head down. She held space for me to learn, build and grow. She challenged me to step outside my comfort zone while always making sure I knew she was there for encouragement and support. For the first time, I thought ‘damn, I can do this – I can live my dreams.’ What will stay with me forever is how I felt in our coaching container – excited, inspired, challenged, safe, loved, supported, seen, heard, respected. Rachel gave me the gift of believing in and loving myself.

I want to help women feel and do the same. My mission is to support as many women as possible because I firmly believe that when they realize and embody their worth, magic happens. If you told me four years ago I would leave my corporate career to start a business as a LIFE COACH, I would laugh and tell you that’s the most absurd thing I’ve heard. But I’m here to tell you that this reality I live in today is what life coaching is. It helps you peel back the layers to uncover the most authentic version of yourself, who you want to become and what you want to do.

The experience reminds me of the journey to becoming a butterfly. You are the caterpillar. Your dream life is the butterfly. Coaching is the chrysalis that allows you to dissolve and evolve to get there.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a Life Coach and I offer 1:1 coaching and Astrology readings. I LOVE what I do because it gives me an opportunity to share the tools that have changed my life with others. Coaching and Astrology have given me the gift of self-acceptance.

Throughout my life, I’ve poured so much focus, time and energy into banishing certain parts of myself. I thought ‘if you just didn’t exist, my life would be exponentially better – happier, more fulfilling’. That meant I would finally be one of the lucky special ones life always works out for. I would finally be the person that I wanted to be, which wasn’t me… Funny enough, the attention just caused those areas to grow like weeds. As the saying goes ‘energy goes where attention flows.’

When I discovered my Astrology, I immediately felt seen. I finally exhaled after a lifetime of holding my breath. My soul chose to be ME – all sides of me. Knowing that helped me create space for the parts of myself I wanted to get rid of. I’ve been able to show myself love, kindness and gentleness when I’m in the lowest expressions. I allow myself to be.

Coaching has given me the courage to embrace and integrate all sides of myself. It has guided me back to my inner wisdom and power, which has fueled action-taking rooted in joy, excitement and fulfillment.

These modalities have empowered me when I couldn’t find the power myself. It was the validation I needed to show up as ME – not the pretend version of me that I think society will approve of. They have reminded me that I am a complex and unique multidimensional being. My hope is to help others discover the same.

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

I think the hardest part of doing anything is believing in yourself. Starting something new is scary – you play out all the different scenarios of what could happen in your mind: what may or may not happen, what people will think and say, how you will be perceived and the list goes on. You get overwhelmed and the fear of the unknown is too great. All you want is for someone to confirm “YES, you are a GENIUS! This idea is the GREATEST of all time! Your success is GUARANTEED!!”

Then one day, the cost of living by the rules and doing everything you’re told becomes too much. Becoming an entrepreneur is terrifying…but not as terrifying as the repercussions of staying unfulfilled. I asked myself: is the cost of never knowing what could be > the cost of staying where I am? There’s a story Jim Carrey shared about his dad that has really stuck with me. His dad loved and wanted to be a comedian but he didn’t think it was possible so he became an accountant. Eventually, he was let go from his job. The moral of the story: “you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”

I’ve learned YOU have to believe you can do it – that your dreams are possible. Your belief is the fuel that will keep you going. Every great thing starts with the seed of belief. Bet on yourself otherwise you’ll never know what’s possible. YOU ARE WORTH IT.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I’ve spent my life as a people pleasing perfectionist playing it safe, staying small and seeking permission. My measure of success was how much external validation I received.

Then when I was 40 weeks pregnant with my daughter, I got Bells Palsy. And while my medical team couldn’t pinpoint the cause, I believe it was triggered by stress and burnout. I was so disconnected from myself and my body that I didn’t know when to stop. This was a literal slap in the face to wake up from living for other people. I embarked on a journey to figure out who I was, who I wanted to be, what I wanted to do and how to start prioritizing myself.

In June 2021, I made the decision to leave behind my corporate marketing career to become a Cosmic Life Coach. Today, I’m on a mission to help women, especially mamas, find self-acceptance and love, trust and believe in themselves through coaching, and Astrology. I’m living my dreams and I want to help them live theirs!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.thewrightsteph.com
• Instagram: @the_wright_steph