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Meet Evanye Lawson of The Self Love Center

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Evanye Lawson.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Growing up, I was a shy kid. I was afraid to speak to anyone that were not my parents or closest friends. I was always anxious about social situations. I was super self-conscious; always doubting myself, second guessing myself, avoiding conflict, and staying silent. I got into a habit of keeping my voice silent because I held the story that if I actually told people how I really felt, what I truly thought, and what I want to do, then they would judge me. So, I stayed silent. The only way I could get my feelings out was to keep it to myself and my journal. Over time, I developed anxiety. This anxiety turned into phobias, a restricted eating disorder, and panic attacks. These things ruled my life. There was a moment in college where I was having panic attacks every day. No one understood what was happening; not even the therapist I was seeking help from. I ultimately decided that if my own therapist couldn’t help and if everyone else couldn’t understand me, then I was doomed for the rest of my life. So, I stayed silent. I couldn’t have healthy relationships because the anxiety was too overwhelming. In those relationships, I went along just to get along. I became a people pleaser. I didn’t rock the boat too much and I stayed in my lane. I stayed silent about things to keep me out of conflict and decided it was just too scary to be someone that disappointed everyone else. So, I stayed silent. Ultimately, every area in my life became so boxed in because the anxiety continued to tell me that “If you say what you want to say then you will not be liked. No one likes an unlikable person.” So again, I stayed silent. Listen, I was an expert at holding back and keeping my voice just beneath the surface in order to be the good girl that everyone liked and loved. I played that role well. Then one day, I cracked.

I had gotten so tired of living my life in fear, that I decided it was time to get even more help. I had been through three therapists and all of them were helpful up to a point. I always felt that there was something missing; something deeper and I could not put my hands on it. By this time in my life, I had found energy healing and the world of metaphysics, so while I was consuming this knowledge, I was also going back to school for my masters in counseling. The program was not teaching me what I knew I wanted to learn. I had to go seek someone who could blend psychology, metaphysics, energy healing, and deep soul work together. I stumbled upon my first teacher in my healing journey who I didn’t know at the time was about to introduce me to myself. I thought I was going to him to learn how to integrate these two worlds, and he said to me “in order for you to learn this work, you will have to embody this work.”

So, we started doing some deep soul work where he used breathwork and deep coaching to really help me find my way back home to myself. We did not even talk about my anxiety. We got to the root of all my issues. He showed me how to find my voice. The voice I had kept so silently all those years. The voice that had been aching to speak. Within six months of our work together, the panic attacks, phobias, and the restrictive eating disorder were finally gone. I have not had those issues in over seven years. We did breathwork every week for two hours and processed everything that was coming up for me. When we ended our work together, he said these final words “you are the author of your own book. You can write the chapters to the pages of the book however you want.” Those words set me free. I finally knew that my voice was my superhuman power.

My voice; the one I kept silent for so long, started to feel how I prioritized myself, my needs, my pleasures, and my wants. I finally felt safe to speak. I finally started feeling confident within myself and my identity outside of anxiety. I ultimately started loving myself and wanted to make sure others knew how to do this too.

I started teaching others how to find their voices. I knew how powerful the teaching of breathwork was for my transformation and I wanted to make sure others had the opportunity to experience breathwork and go through their own shift, in combination with deep therapeutic work. I started helping people beyond their symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma. Ultimately, I created a method that gets to the root of the issue; what I like to call their core wound or the unique code that is activated for a person when triggered. I help them to rewrite that code to have a healthier system- mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. People started walking away truly knowing what loving themselves actually looks like. It goes beyond positive affirmations and self-care routines.

Imagine the freedom of finally living where you are saying what you want, doing what you want, and being who you are without the guilt, shame, and fear. Now, that is freedom. Anyone can have this. This is why I created The Self Love Center. I wanted people to know that who they are matters and that they are lovable no matter what.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
The road was not always easy. It took (and still takes) a lot of deep continued work facing my fears, saying NO, prioritizing my pleasures, and communicating what I need. That may sound simple, and it is challenging workto rediscover who I was within myself and within my business.

So, as you know, we’re impressed with The Self Love Center – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
In my business, I purposely call myself a Love Propagandist because my core purpose in life is to educate and empower women to fall in love with themselves and be who they are no matter what. That is living unapologetically in alignment with your dreams, your needs, your feelings, and ultimately your voice.

I offer one on one psychotherapy sessions and a 90-day coaching program all online. I offer retreats, breathwork, meditation, and wellness classes throughout the city and other states.

My work is deeply intuitive and rooted in my embodied sense of self-awareness. I know myself enough to guide people to find themselves. I do not claim to be the expert. I work collaboratively with clients to help them learn to trust their own intuition so that they can make better choices, and ultimately reduce the chaotic cycles keeping them feeling unwell.

What sets me apart from others is my unique knowledge of how people are wired or coded. Most people come to therapy looking to work on what they think are their problems (anxiety, depression, low self esteem-these are not the problems). When they work with me, they walk away knowledgeable about their own unique system and are now empowered to alleviate their triggers and activate their core purpose in life.

So, what’s next? Any big plans?
I plan to do more traveling to other states and overseas to offer breathwork + wellness events. This will allow more people to learn how to fall in love with themselves and their lives.

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