About Me

There’s so much power in those three little words. It’s a question that, for most of my life, I didn’t know how to ask myself, let alone answer. It’s a question I’ve been diving deeper into since I started immersing myself in my self-empowerment journey. And it’s a question I will forever be answering as I grow, change, and evolve.

It’s also a question I help my coaching clients answer for themselves. It has become my mission as a Self-Empowerment Coach to help women deepen their connection with themselves so they can live an authentic and meaningful life. I’m here to guide women towards discovering their most honest and true answers to the questions “Who am I?” and “What do I most desire?”.

It’s difficult to express the full essence of who I am through words on a page. I’m continuously trying to understand and embody this essence myself. But that’s one of the many beauties of being human.

At the top Layer of My Being, my name is Shealyn Ivany. I identify as a woman, she/her. I was born in 1995 and I am currently 27 years old. I live in Ontario, Canada. I have a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toronto, where I studied English, Professional Writing and Communication, and Sociology. I also have a Life Coach Certificate from Rhodes Wellness College. I am a writer, speaker, podcaster, and Self-Empowerment Coach.

This top layer consists of tangible characteristics, surface level qualities that are integral to who I am but don’t really tell my full story. Let’s go a level deeper.

I am a daughter, a sister, a girlfriend, and a friend. I proudly come from a mixed race family; my mom is from Jakarta, Indonesia and my dad is from Newfoundland, Canada. I have a small number of close friends and I’ve been in a relationship with my boyfriend since 2013. My sister is five years younger than me and our family cat’s name is Nemo.

Now you’re getting a fuller picture. But we can go even deeper.  

Three layers deep into my being, I am an introvert, an empath, and a highly sensitive person.

I’ve lived with generalized and social anxiety my whole life and I experience periods of depression.

I am a lover of reading and writing.

I’m obsessed with podcasts and I love watching TV shows.

I am thoughtful, sensitive, and emotional.

I often live from a place of urgency, scarcity, anxiety, resistance, and fear. I’m actively exploring and reframing these forces in my life.

My favourite ways to move my body are long walks, nature hikes, and yoga.

I don’t believe hustling, grinding, and working hard 24/7 is the only path to success.  

I’m a thinker, a feeler, and a dreamer.

I love spending time alone, I’m an aspiring avid traveler, and I’ve always loved the idea of working for myself and living a flexible life of adventure and freedom.

I live my life with a deep connection to my divine feminine energy and an awareness of my tendency to slip into my wounded masculine energy.

I’m a spiritual seeker and I believe in the infinite power of womanhood.

I’m on a never-ending journey of allowing myself to trust, to surrender, to rest, to listen to and follow my intuition, to accept everything I am and everything I am not, and to live a life that feels honest and true to me.  

Whew, now we’re really getting deep! For awhile, I thought the layers ended there. But as I’ve immersed myself more fully into spirituality, I’ve discovered there is yet another layer, not just for me, but for all human beings.

In this deepest layer, at my core, I am consciousness. I am energy. I am spirit. I am light. I am love. I am.

So that’s me. I’m an imperfect miracle, a constant work in progress, and a woman who is committing to herself, over and over again.

The three word question we started with is a big one, probably the most important, powerful, and soul-opening question you’ll ever ask yourself. Who am I?

Attempting to answer these questions can be daunting, scary, and overwhelming. Committing to this journey will require you to face the darkest parts of yourself and the parts you’ve neglected and run away from. It’s magical and it’s wild and it’s profoundly moving. It is your birthright, your highest privilege, and your deepest quest.

I truly believe that when you deeply know, accept, and honour who you are, you’ll have infinite access to the magic and beauty of living the life you truly desire.

Abundance, fulfillment, and love, so much love, is waiting for you. All you have to do is answer the call.

You have the power to awaken your authentic self and live an empowered life. I’d be honoured to walk alongside you on your journey home to yourself.

Check out my Coaching Services page for everything you need to know about how our coaching relationship could look.

And for more on how I got to where I am now, head to My Story page.