"Fine" is not as good as it gets
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Reclaim your potential by navigating life's shadowsYou’ve done all the right things, but life still feels a bit disappointing
You’re introspective, self-aware, and have done the work—therapy, mindfulness, self-help. You’ve gained tools and insight, but something still feels off.
Despite everything, you’re left wondering: Is this as good as it gets?
Maybe you hoped that by now, life would feel more satisfying, but instead, there’s a lingering sense of dissatisfaction, as if life is passing you by.
Even in moments of calm, there’s a quiet disconnection—a sense that something is missing.
The truth is, much of what shapes your life lies in hidden generational patterns and existential questions—patterns that influence your sense of self, your relationships, and how you engage with the world.
How These Hidden Patterns Show Up
These deeper patterns aren’t things you can easily see or think your way out of. Instead, they show up in subtle but persistent ways, such as:
• Inner Conflict: Competing desires and inner battles leave you feeling stuck, unsure how to move forward.
• Emotional Weight: You’re constantly managing undercurrents of anxiety, sadness, or guilt that never fully go away.
• Overwhelm & Avoidance: You cycle between periods of overwhelm and procrastination, feeling paralyzed by too much responsibility.
• Struggles with Belonging: Whether in relationships or at work, you feel disconnected or uncertain about your place.
• A Search for Meaning: Even when things seem fine on the surface, there’s a persistent question—What’s all this for?
In my experience, these challenges aren’t personal failings or signs of weakness. They’re often the result of unseen ancestral patterns and existential questions about belonging, purpose, and identity—forces that live in the shadowlands of our inner world.
Although exploring this territory might sound daunting, you don’t have to go it alone.
Hi, I'm Sara Taylor, PhD.
I help people who feel dissatisfied with how life is going despite having done a lot of personal work (esp. around anxiety and depression). I help them to access more of their potential, meaning, and momentum.
As a former behavioral neuroscientist and psychology professor, I specialized in understanding how stress impacts mental health.
Over time, I realized that a life worth living doesn’t come from just managing symptoms—it’s through addressing the hidden patterns and deeper existential dilemmas that shape how we experience and make meaning out of life.
Now, I combine my background in neuroscience with systemic family constellations, existential psychology, and somatic and Norse shamanic techniques to help clients move through the deeper influences that hold them back.
A different kind of support
This isn’t about quick fixes or surface-level changes. It’s about navigating the shadowlands of your inner and inherited landscapes and emerging with greater potential, satisfaction, and momentum.
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The 3 Core Components
Generational
Hidden patterns and emotional imprints passed down through generations shape your behaviors, relationships, and sense of self. By recognizing and working with these influences, you can transform inherited burdens into sources of strength and freedom
Existential
Periods of existential suffering—questions about purpose, identity, and belonging—can leave you feeling stuck or disconnected. Together, we’ll explore these questions, helping you make sense of your experience and reorient toward what truly matters.
Self in Relationship
True integration happens in relationship—with yourself, others, and the world. This work supports you in cultivating self-leadership, emotional adaptability, and deeper connection, so you can engage more fully and authentically in life.
Key Benefits of Engaging This Work:
- Increased access to motivation and creativity, helping you innovate and contribute more effectively.
- Increased focus and presence in your work, enhancing sustainable productivity and satisfaction.
- A more connected sense of purpose and belonging, improving your overall satisfaction in life and career.
- Improved relationships with family, business, career, and money promoting sustainable success and well-being.
- Greater confidence and self-trust, enabling decisive action and alignment with your goals.
- Letting go of unnecessary responsibilities, focusing your efforts on what truly matters.
- Enhanced ability to lead and navigate your life and work actively engage with challenges as opportunities for growth instead of freezing up and shutting down.
Please do know that results vary depending on how much work you’ve already done, how actively you engage this work, how much ancestral entanglement you carry, your personal life experiences, and your current life circumstances.
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Uncover insights into elusive barriers and ancestral experiences that hold you back, while reassessing your strategies and support to identify why you’re stuck and navigate a way forward.
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Resources
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