Transform burnout, self-doubt, and feeling low into being on FIRE and in the FLOW with Soul Authority Coaching 

I empower BIPOC and highly sensitive (HS) feelers, healers, and leaders (intuitive empaths, industry experts, creative entrepreneurs, and top-level execs) with spiritual guidance and self-mastery skills that help them to Heal Love Lead with Soul Authority® and Own their Natural Genius Zone.

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I empower BIPOC and highly sensitive (HS) feelers, healers, and leaders (intuitive empaths, industry experts, creative entrepreneurs, and top-level execs) with spiritual guidance and self-mastery skills that help them to Heal Love Lead with Soul Authority® and Own their Natural Genius Zone® .

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MY UNIQUE AREA OF EXPERTISE

 

Hi there! I'm Loraine Van Tuyl.  I am a transformational Soul Authority coach - the natural offshoot of my roles as a clinical psychologistst (Lic PhD),  shamanic eco-psychologist, ordained minister, and certified Depth Hypnosis practitioner (CHT - DH is an integration of regression therapy, Buddhist and transpersonal psychology, energy medicine, and Earth-centered wisdom traditions). For more info on the accumulation of this unconventional toolbox, click About Me & My Big Why page.

I have 30+ years of professional expertise in helping gifted, neurodiverse, and creative empaths transform Shame© and self-blame (posing as impostor syndrome) with this core Soul Authority tenet and claim: 

 

We CAN'T prove OURSELVES if we're NOT TRUE to ourselves. Our true nature unfurls from the inside out and bottom up, not from the outside in or top down. Letting go of survival masks becomes much more comfortable after learning to ground in a safe inner sanctuary that protects our sacred authentic self from oppressive patriarchal patterns and harmful pathogens and viruses, just like our no non-sense computer firewall and immune system do.

 

"If it doesn't make you glow, grow, or flow, HELL NO."

- Michele Y. Smith, CEO of MOPOP, the Museum of Pop Culture

 

HEAL LOVE LEAD with SOUL AUTHORITY® is my ONE-STOP (not the same as one-size-fits-all!) transformational system for serious students and clients who are:

  • Crystal clear what their issues, trigger points, or patterns are, but confused and unclear what to do next to CATALYZE CHANGE
  • Done with trying new FREE things that cost them what matters most: TIME & ENERGY
  • Not interested in more DAPPLING or another patch to sew on a haphazard, PIECE-MEAL spiritual practice
  • Aware that it's HEAT (courage and energetic boundaries), not just LIGHT, that alchemizes and transmutes patterns
  • Need A FIRE-TESTED transformational system to take BRAVE BABY STEPS© in ALIGNED VS BLIND ACTION©.
  • Tired of their (and other people's) BIG FEELINGS and MOODS BOSSING them around or LOGIC trying to OUTSMART their inner WISDOM
  • Ready to exchange MONEY FOR MOMENTUM, LASTING RESULTS, and EXPERT GUIDANCE through the use of my easy-to-remember signature mnemonics, infographics, and soundbites.
  • KNOW in their BONES that it is their time and turn to OWN their NATURAL GENIUS ZONE®
  • CAL students who have WELLFLEET (I'm a UCD alum with 28 yrs experience working with UC undergrad and grad students)  
  • On a budget? Start with my FREE podcast appearances, Soul Authority talk series, my articles and books, and my low-cost SELF-PACED courses

 

CLICK HERE: ABOUT ME & MY BIG WHY

These are the three most common blocks and blindspots at home and work that my sensitive clients learn to transform into key strengths:

 

HEAL - Emotional overwhelm –> psychological resilience

LOVE - Conflict avoidance –> authentic relationships

LEAD - Risk aversion –> lasting, positive impact

 

What CLIENTS (some are aliases) and COLLEAGUES say about SOUL AUTHORITY:

  
"This is a totally unique set of practices, yet also universal. I really love the framework that Loraine has created. I’ve never seen anyone teach it in this way, but it’s drawing on things anyone can tap into: nature, the elements, trees, animals. And each person brings their own understanding and wisdom to the practice, which is all celebrated and incorporated. In fact, each student is their own foundation for the practice, so it’s a very creative process that comes from within, though guided by Loraine!"
 
Dana Stewart, MSW
Social Worker 

 

 

"Working with Loraine has been truly transformational. As someone with high-functioning anxiety and always navigating the complexities of introversion and neurodivergence, her holistic and integrative approach deeply resonates with me. Loraine masterfully blends practical guidance with spiritual grounding, helping me see my sensitivities and unique traits as powerful strengths rather than challenges. Her multicultural and multidimensional insights have profoundly supported my personal growth, career confidence, and spiritual practice while starting and graduating from a competitive MBA program, applying to and landing an internship, a full-time job, and acceptance into a part-time law program. During the weeks before and after my wedding, she helped reduce family conflicts and health issues related to stress. She has supported me through the loss of a close friend that triggered complicated grief related to the death of a parent and childhood trauma through deep regressions as well as practical tips so they don't interfere with the present. I highly recommend her compassionate, empowering coaching to any empathic executive or entrepreneur seeking genuine alignment with their authentic self. "
 
 Marcus Dario, MBA

 

 "Loraine van Tuyl has been an invaluable partner to Dutch Leadership Development. She has helped us deepen the connection between body, mind, and soul within our leadership programs. Our programs serve C-suite executive leaders from all over the world, and Loraine has played a vital role in bringing our vision to life—and taking it to the next level. Working with her has been a truly meaningful and impactful experience. Her guidance and engagement with our clients have been effective and professional. If you're looking to elevate your leadership skills for yourself or your team and integrate body, mind, and soul in your work and journey—Loraine is the one to work with."
 
Mireille Bergraaf, MCC, ESIA, Founder, Dutch Leadership Development
   
"This is a totally unique set of practices, yet also universal. I really love the framework that Loraine has created. I’ve never seen anyone teach it in this way, but it’s drawing on things anyone can tap into: nature, the elements, trees, animals. And each person brings their own understanding and wisdom to the practice, which is all celebrated and incorporated. In fact, each student is their own foundation for the practice, so it’s a very creative process that comes from within, though guided by Loraine!"
 
Dana Stewart, MSW, Social Worker 

 

CLICK HERE: SUCCESS STORIES
 
How I sold my soul for $ 90K (not 9 figures - excuse the Freudian slip!) along with 9 Heal Love Lead with Soul Authority® and Own your Natural Genius Zone® live e-courses and masterminds (don't laugh) in 2020-2021 and how I diligently earned it back through aligned instead of blind action.
The masterminds, intensives & year-long courses and mentors I mention and the information I have since then digested and integrated to create my brand and all website content: Jeffrey Davis – Tracking Wonder business, book & branding coach, Marie Forleo B-school, Amy Porterfield Digital Course Academy, Selena Soo, Julia McCoy, Susie Moore, Brenda Cadman, Meg Burrage, Lucas Lee, and Gabby Bernstein – business strategy, content and e-course creation, Canva graphic design, Kajabi and UX web design, publicity, marketing, social media posting, guest article submissions, and book development, proposals, and writing.

 

CLICK HERE: PODCAST INTERVIEW

WHAT'S A SUPER EMPATH? 

A super empath is a well-adjusted, self-actualized empath who's masterful at transforming stress and daily overwhelm into creative inspiration for personal and collective healing. Super empaths are a lot like Mother Trees and Redwoods. They're spiritually mature, generous, and interconnected.

They're optimally wired to serve the greater good, but they're also very susceptible to absorbing tension and negative energy that aren't theirs due to their sensitivity, big hearts, and tendency to put themselves last.

They have trouble advocating for themselves because of their avoidance of conflict and risk. For that reason, they're underappreciated and neglected (at best) and "endangered" (at worst) especially in top positions. They need and benefit from protection, support, and empowerment that compliment their unique strengths, mindset, and lifestyle. 

They thrive when able to set fierce, protective boundaries, resource from within, and use their gifts to create transformational impact through their life missions.  

CLICK HERE: SUPER EMPATH ACADEMY

On FiRE & in the FLoW EMPATH QUIZ

Wondering if you may be an empath too? Take this 2-minute free empath test and learn about common challenges that trouble empaths. Find out if you're similar to the sensitive healers and leaders I work with to help determine if we are a good match.

AM I AN EMPATH? QUIZ

As a child, I cried at the drop of a hat because I carried a lot. I spent hours fretting about a harsh reprimand or mean look or tone. I preferred to be alone and play in the magical Amazon rainforest that covers 95% of my native Suriname, imagining that I was Mowgli. 

After a military coup uprooted my family, we moved to the concrete jungles of Miami. I coped with the loss of my safe sanctuary and most trusted lifeline to my true self during the awkward middle school years by becoming selectively mute, pretending not to speak English. I didn't know how else to hide.

Decades later, my rigorous studies, certification, and extensive training in clinical psychology, shamanic practices, meditation and mindfulness fundamentals, energy medicine, Buddhist psychology, regression therapy, eco psychology, and Depth Hypnosis quantum leaped my healing. Despite these shifts, I continued to struggle with public speaking (and past-life persecution) terror and resisted stepping into my calling as a transformational healer and trailblazer.

I was most comfortable behind the scenes. Not heard, not seen,
happy as a clam in my cozy private practice . . . playing small & hiding  

UNTIL MY BIG SOUL MISSION NO LONGER LET ME GET AWAY WITH IT.  

Supported by my dream team of spirit guides, I wrote and shared my story in Amazon Wisdom Keeper: A Psychologist's Memoir of Spiritual Awakening in 2017. Since then, I have talked to audiences, big and small, online and in person, on podcasts and radio shows, at conferences, retreats, and book stores. I'd learned so much about overcoming crippling public speaking fear that I even became a WomanSpeak (transformational Toastmasters) group leader for a few years!

These transformations have allowed me to reach and empower hundreds of other spiritual and super empaths— sensitive experts, soulpreneurs, transformation agents, thought leaders, executive directors, coaches, psychotherapists, and academics—over the decades in fields such as mental health, medicine, social justice, law, engineering, conservation, the arts, business, community organizing, and integrative health. 

BOOK INFO: AMAZON WISDOM KEEPER

They inspired me to design my signature e-course HEAL LOVE LEAD with SOUL AUTHORITY®, which draws heavily on my professional and personal experiences and offers struggling empaths the structured guidance, skill sets, and tools they're seeking and needing. My second book, Soul Authority: Liberatory Tools to Heal from Oppressive Patterns and Restore Trust in Your Heart Compass, emerged out of this intention and work and was published in April 2022.

This how-to book aims to help super empaths heal and transform their biggest blindspot: sensitivity shame© and self-blame. These internalizations lead to a lot of heavy and stressful bleeding-heart carrying (instead of big-hearted caring) and blind instead of aligned action. When they feel their sacred central tree in their soul sanctuary having their back, they dare to trust instead of try to outsmart their inner wisdom and start to honor their own needs and dreams.

I consider this work my life's legacy, soul's mission, and highest calling because when super empaths, especially BIPOC healers and leaders, Own their Natural Genius Zone®, everyone around them exponentially benefits and grows.

BOOK INFO: SOUL AUTHORITY
MORE INFO: SOUL AUTHORITY COURSE

It took daily practice to trust myself again . . .

 
starting with YES-NO questions that I alone could answer.

 

Questions that you may be asking yourself right now, like:

 

Does this integrative view of mental health resonate with me? Could my symptoms of mental dis-order be signs of guidance toward greater spiritual order and wholeness?

 

Would you like to explore if this path of self-discovery and self-empowerment might be right for you? Just click on the button below to schedule a soul strategy session with me.

 

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RE-TREE-T© in a SOUL SANCTUARY if: 

  • You want to restore trust in your intuition, emotions, and heart compass thru an inner sense of mind-body-spirit alignment.
  • You want to get clear on who or what to keep in and who or what to keep out of your life–without added outside pressure.
  • You're tired of feeling emotionally overwhelmed, overstimulated, and depleted.
  • You want to reserve your precious energy, empathic superpowers, and natural genius for people and projects related to your soul purpose.
  • You want to unlearn conflict avoidance and become less risk aversive so you can learn the creative conflict resolution strategies and effective leadership skills needed to fulfill your soul mission.
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GUEST ARTICLES

A Ritual To Come Back To Yourself When You Feel Pulled In A Million Directions 

in MindBodyGreen 

If you were lost in the woods, would you follow a compass that was leading you in circles? Would you stay quiet if the guide you were with insisted that their compass was more accurate than the navigational clues you were picking up from the sun, the mountains, and the current of the river?

Of course not. 

And yet, so many of us don't trust our sense of inner knowing on the journey through life.

 
 
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5 Soul Authority Secrets for Unfulfilled Empaths and Sensitive Experts

in MEDIUM 

Many highly sensitive people (HSPs) realize as early as in kindergarten (me!) that something is not quite right. I shed more tears than my siblings, friends, and cousins combined, and was flat-out told that these tears were ‘crocodile tears’ and not real. Why? Because they lacked ‘good reason’ — as if feelings ran on logic. In grade school, HSPs like me often get teased for being cry babies. We get in trouble for being too much or too little in comparison to the norm.

 

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If High IQ Doesn't Necessarily Make Effective Leaders, What Does?

in Thrive Global

The Glitch That High IQ Can't Fix

Arianna Huffington’s signature “tough-love” intervention in her 2018 Open Letter to Elon Musk brings an important point to light. Lack of genius is not the reason why Elon’s leadership abilities are lacking and under fire (called it!) 

Arianna is well-known for leading Thrive Global’s wellness revolution by challenging negative cultural trends, such as the 24/7 work ethic mass delusion and lack of sleep."

 

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An Ecopsychologist On How To Connect To Nature from Anywhere (Even Indoors) 

in MindBodyGreen 

I was born and raised in Suriname, the most forest-covered nation in the world, with 98% tree cover. "Nature Deficit Disorder"—a term that author Richard Louv coined to describe how being disconnected from nature can harm health—was not something I needed to worry about growing up. However, it plagued me nonstop after moving to the concrete jungles of Miami, attending a middle school that had no windows, looked like a warehouse, and felt like a giant freezer.   

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RE-TREE-T© in a SAFE SOUL SANCTUARY

Set up your own inner soul sanctuary with the help of a diagram and a guided meditation read from my book. Master emotional overwhelm by balancing your mind, body, and spirit with an As Above - So Below tree guide.