Leading with emotional alignment
9D Breathwork facilitator, podcast host, and author — using breath and somatic work to help people release what's stored in the body and reconnect with who they truly are.
A New Way of Relating to Emotions
One of the myths I address most often is the belief that emotions are something to fear or avoid. In my work, we redefine emotions not as burdens, but as powerful signals that offer insight into our inner world. When we allow ourselves to feel deeply and move through emotions with clarity, we free ourselves from their grip — creating space for more peace, presence, and personal power.
Most people don't realize their thoughts and beliefs are what trigger their emotional states. By understanding the mind-body connection, we discover that stress doesn't have to take a toll on our physical health, and overwhelming emotions don't have to end in burnout. When we shift how we think and feel about life's challenges, we open new pathways to healing, growth, and transformation.
What Inspired Living Means
Break Free and Breathe
Releasing the grip of societal expectations that were never yours to carry in the first place.
Feel and Heal
Tending to the hidden wounds that quietly shape your choices, relationships, and self-worth.
Step Into Alignment
Living in alignment with who you truly are — with clarity, purpose, and self-trust — beyond fear or self-doubt.
Meet Tess
I help reveal your unique callings and give you the clarity and confidence to implement and lead authentically. Through coaching, workshops, and breathwork, I create spaces where authenticity, vulnerability, and resilience aren't just welcomed — they're celebrated.
My own journey — from silencing my inner chaos to becoming a guiding voice for others — fuels everything I do. Whether I'm coaching clients one-on-one, leading group programs, hosting my podcast Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls, or facilitating 9D Breathwork sessions, I bring a grounded, science-backed, and soulful approach to every experience.
Through my signature coaching framework and 9D Breathwork facilitation, I help you turn breakdowns into breakthroughs. Whether you're seeking direction, healing, nervous system regulation, or the courage to live fully on your own terms — Inspired Living is here to help you claim it with confidence.
Life beyond the work
I'm a grandma, a wife of 32 years, and a mom to grown children who still let me worry about them a little. My husband and I make our home here in San Diego, where the coastline gives me plenty of excuses to stay outside.
Then there's Tucker — my four-year-old golden lab and honorary fur baby. With the kids grown, he's the one who keeps the house lively, greeting me at the door like it's the best moment of his day, every day.
You'll usually find me on a hiking trail, out on a paddleboard, on a bike ride or a run, doing laps in the pool, or elbow-deep in the garden — with a good cup of coffee and a book never far away. If I had to name my best attribute, it wouldn't be patience or discipline. It's curiosity. It's what keeps me a student of this work, and of life.
Also in Print
Inspired Lives
A collection of stories from voices who chose transformation over the status quo — Tess's chapter draws on her own path from inner chaos to emotional alignment.
View on Amazon →Overcoming Mediocrity
A compilation from Christie Ruffino bringing together stories of people who refused to settle — including Tess's perspective on breaking free from self-doubt.
View on Amazon →Community Leadership
KPHRED Advisory Council
Chief Guest Management Officer (CGMO)Tess serves on the KPHRED Advisory Council, the group of entrepreneurial show hosts who guide the direction of KPHRED Radio & Video's community programming — including her own podcast, Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls.
Meet the Council →People4People
Leadership TeamTess is part of the leadership team behind People4People, contributing to a growing community built around connection, support, and showing up for one another.
9D Event Specialist
Bringing the 9D Breathwork experience beyond one-on-one sessions and into communities — leading group events, retreats, and gatherings designed to help people reconnect individually, and reconnect together.
Book a 9D Event →Let's start the conversation.
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