The Vulnerability of Shedding: How Courage Leads to Transformation

This month, under the lunar guidance of the Wood Snake, I find myself enchanted by its quiet power — mysterious yet intentional, unassuming yet wise. Across cultures, the snake is a symbol of renewal, a keeper of ancient wisdom that teaches us the sacred art of shedding. It does not resist transformation; it surrenders to it, trusting the cycle of release and rebirth.

Shedding has been the undercurrent of my sessions, my conversations, my own reflections. Whether in the sacred container of coaching or the intimacy of shared dialogue, the same truth emerges: we all carry something ready to be released, something lingering at the edges of our awareness, waiting for permission to dissolve. And yet, we hesitate—not because we cannot let go, but because letting go requires us to step into the unknown.

I, too, walk this path. We are all like the patient snake, moving through the tangled woods of life, guided by an inner knowing that transformation is inevitable. Shedding is uncomfortable—messy, vulnerable, tender—but it is also exquisite. On the other side of release, there is lightness. There is space. There is the freedom to become.

This month, I have been fully immersed in this practice. I’ve noticed the weight of old behaviors I still enable, boundaries I hesitate to uphold, commitments I maintain out of habit rather than truth. These patterns have woven themselves into my identity, and unraveling them is not easy. But the greater challenge is not the shedding itself—it is the awareness that they are still there, pressing against the edges of my being, asking to be seen.

Awareness is the beginning. And I am grateful to have the tools of meditation and self-inquiry to navigate this terrain. I am even more grateful to be held by my own coaches, my mirrors, my guides—those who help me witness the layers I might otherwise miss. When we hold these realizations with softness, we allow the shedding to unfold in its own time.

This is the work I do with my clients. Again and again, I see the weight they carry—the beliefs, roles, and patterns that dim their light. I see the fear beneath the grasping: What will happen if I let this go? Who am I without it? The resistance is rarely about the thing itself; it is about the stories we have wrapped around it. And those stories live in the body—a tightness in the throat, a heaviness in the chest, a restless ache in the belly.

Through coaching, somatic awareness, and visualization, we unravel these knots together. When we sit with our resistance rather than run from it, something shifts. The body softens. The breath deepens. The grip loosens. And in that moment, letting go is no longer an act of force—it is a natural unfolding. It is inevitable.

So, I ask you this: What are you still holding onto? What presses against your ribs, making it hard to breathe? What weighs on your spirit, keeping you tethered to an outdated version of yourself? What is quietly asking to be shed?

If this process feels overwhelming, I invite you to walk this path with me. My coaching blends intuitive guidance with meditative psychology, therapeutic tools, and deep self-inquiry to hold you through this transition. Shedding is not just about releasing—it is about stepping fully into the space that emerges. It is about becoming.

When the time is right, I am here to support you in discovering what lies beneath your holding on. What is the story? What is the fear? And what would it mean to shed fully and freely—to step into the wild, untamed, and beautifully transformed version of you?