Community Highlights: Meet Lucy Price of Shift Your Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lucy Price.  

Hi Lucy, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start, maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers.
Things began with me having panic attacks in my corporate office’s bathroom. That’s when I started to realize how trapped I felt in my life. I was working a dual role as a marketing coordinator/administrative assistant and going through the ripples of an emotionally abusive relationship. I felt like everything should be easier. On the outside, I had what I wanted- what most people wanted- but on the inside, everything felt wrong. Then- my grandfather passed away, and I had the reminder of how short life is and how I didn’t want to spend it feeling trapped no matter how good it looked on paper. So- I quit. I went to a yoga teacher training for a month in Massachusetts and went through a soul-filling experience that completely altered how I saw the world and my life in it. 

When I came back to Michigan, I started teaching yoga. Around that time, things with the ex got worse- but I was still struggling with being anxiously attached, afraid of abandonment, and unable to set boundaries- so I stayed in the relationship. Because of this relationship, I needed somewhere to redirect my focus (and heart), so I poured it into my classes. After class people would come up to me and tell me about the moving experiences they had in the class or things they were struggling with in their lives. We would talk, I would give advice, and they would come back later and tell me how much it helped them. I didn’t know about this whole “coaching” thing until years later- but I loved to study. You could always find me knee-deep in self-help books, watching training videos on YouTube, or listening to entrepreneurs on podcasts. I also had some real-life experiences to draw on when I was chatting with people. The combination of these things led to some insightful questions and the next steps that helped people- I just didn’t know that it could be my career yet. When I did learn about coaching, I dived into learning how I could be a coach and what were the steps to get started. I started coaching to help people change their unhelpful and limiting beliefs about themselves. To give them actual tools that would help them. I saw how it helped my life, my anxiety, and my relationships. I wanted to give that to other people. Working with clients and seeing them grow has been an incredible experience and has aided in my growth as well. 

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
My biggest challenge was getting out of my own way and caring too much about what other people thought. There were also some practical skills I had to learn and a different mindset I needed to step into for me to succeed. For a while, I was really terrified of my ex seeing my work or what other people were saying. I was also afraid of all the standard things- that I wasn’t good enough, people didn’t care what I had to say, this was never going to turn into anything, and who was I to be helping people with their relationship issues. It’s cliche- but it’s true- you can either be your own best cheerleader or your own worst enemy. That is why I’m so passionate about mindset work- because I had to become my own best cheerleader, or at the very least my own ally, in creating everything I have up until this point. Another obstacle for me was getting my work out there both in a practical sense and in a “getting over myself” sense. I had to show people who I was, what I do, and how I can help them. I think that takes bravery, and I wasn’t always brave. 

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
As a Life & Relationship coach- I help people have incredible relationships with themselves and others. Most of the people who come to work with me are people who struggle with relationship anxiety, getting over an ex, or know they didn’t have the best example of relationships growing up. They want to learn how to communicate, set boundaries, and avoid or resolve conflict in a healthy way. Some of them have figured out every other area of their life like career or health- but they still don’t feel good about themselves, or they haven’t quite figured out romance. They have all of these beliefs and stories about who and what’s possible for them. Most of these thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors are what holds them back from feeling confident and really creating the relationship and life they deeply desire. They want to feel confident in themselves, love themselves, and have healthy lasting relationships. Together we work on mindset, emotional intelligence, and practical skills to create the results they want to see, experience, and feel. 

Can you talk to us a bit about the role of luck?
I think as people we are dealt a hand by the universe, and it’s up to us how to play those cards. I often think of myself as a very lucky person because of the various hands I was dealt- but I also chose how to play those cards and how to take advantage of opportunities when they arose. There were many times in my life when I look back and see there were opportunities, but I didn’t know how to play the hand at the time. Nowadays, when I think about the way that luck plays a role in my current and future success- I think about, “What can I do to be ready for luck? What kind of person do I have to be to create my own luck? How can I spot luck when it comes?” So- I do think luck played a role- but I also think I was ready for that luck. I think I knew how to utilize that luck. I think spotting, accepting, and creating luck is actually a skill we can all cultivate. I try to focus on that because that’s the thing that I can control. I think it’s more helpful to put our energy into the things we can control rather than worry about the things we can’t. 

Contact Info:

• Website: www.shiftyourstory.net
• Instagram: lucy.m.price
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lucy.price.18
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywN_hjn15D0VVt5zf5D_pA
• Other: TikTok: Lucy.m.price

Image Credits
Nate Juliar