I’m Elisabeth.

You’re not here because you haven’t tried hard enough.

You’ve read, reflected, and done meaningful inner work, perhaps therapy or coaching, you understand yourself more clearly than most.

And yet anxiety and its ripples, restless thoughts, and the quiet pressure to hold everything together continue to return.

Here’s the truth: you’re not “an anxious person.” You are not broken, and you don’t need saving.
You learned to survive by carrying too much for too long.
Now your mind and body are ready for support that works in a deeper way.

Outwardly, you may appear capable, composed, and successful.
Inwardly, you are independent and deeply self-reliant, with a high threshold for asking for help.
Even when you’ve sought support, including therapy, insight may have come more easily than lasting calm.

Rest itself may feel unfamiliar, as though your nervous system has forgotten how to settle.

If you’ve found your way here, a part of you may already know something needs to shift.

This is not a failure of effort or awareness.
It is a learned pattern of sustained stress.

Meaningful change does not come from pushing harder.
It begins when the nervous system is supported in a different way, allowing calm, clarity, and emotional steadiness to emerge naturally.

This is the work of empowering change.
A deeper shift in how you experience yourself and your everyday life.

Disclaimer: My approach is not a replacement for medical advice or treatment. However, as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist I often collaborate with licensed professionals on a referral basis, as this work can enhance or accelerate the positive effects of medical care. Individual results may vary. Always seek medical advice from a licensed healthcare provider for medical concerns.

Does Any of This Feel Familiar?

• Over-carrying the load, people-pleasing, or struggling with boundaries

• Fear, guilt, or shame loops that quietly undermine confidence

• Overthinking, perfectionism, procrastination, or mental spiraling

• Physical stress responses, tension, tightness, fatigue, despite, “everything looks fine”

• Anxiety or panic that appears before big moments or out of nowhere

• Restless sleep, brain fog, or feeling drained before the day even begins

• Pulling back socially, feeling unseen or misunderstood

• Reaching for distractions to take the edge off, without real relief

If so, this isn’t a failure.
It’s a sign your nervous system has been in survival mode for too long.

When Logic and Willpower Aren’t Enough

I understand this space deeply.

My Root & Rise approach grew from my own experience of rebuilding from the inside out, learning that lasting change doesn’t come from pushing harder, but from reconnecting with what’s already within.

Surface-level strategies and quick fixes rarely last. Logic and willpower alone can’t override a body and mind stuck in survival mode, which is why affirmations, meditation, or talk therapy often don’t bring the lasting relief you’re hoping for.

This work supports you in gently releasing what’s been building beneath the surface, resetting long-standing responses, and accessing real calm, clarity, and confidence. Change that’s felt, not forced.

This isn’t about fixing you.
You don’t need “saving”, and you’re not broken, yet the patterns rooted in fear and worthiness can keep you from feeling calm, focused, and confident.
It’s about realignment and creating sustainable change from the inside out.

The Truth About Feeling “Stuck”

You’re not weak, you’re resourceful.
You adapted. You coped. You kept going.

Now it’s time to release what’s been weighing you down and allow your body and mind to recalibrate, so calm, clarity, and confidence can become your new baseline.

Life will always bring challenges. But you don’t have to keep living in fight-or-flight.

When your inner narrative shifts, change ripples outward, into how you feel, how you choose, and how you move through your life.

What Becomes Possible

• feeling centered and grounded in yourself

• creating emotional harmony and inner steadiness

• balancing work and life without constant strain

• clearer focus, stronger confidence, and better decision-making

• healthier boundaries, with yourself and others

• effective stress regulation and resilience

• improved communication and self-trust

• navigating transitions without burnout

• a deeper sense of contentment and ease

  This work isn’t about dissecting or reliving the past. It’s about relief that finally feels real, and lasts.