Daily Inspiration: Meet Diane Stakoe

Today we’d like to introduce you to Diane Stakoe.  

Hi Diane, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today.
Sure! Ever since I can remember I have had a deep understanding that there is so much more than what we think of as our realities, and have had a strong connection with the natural and spiritual world and the rhythms of life in all forms.  When I was faced with a health crisis many years ago, I instinctively knew that my body was designed to heal and that I would go on to help others do the same, however, at that time I had no idea how! I held a deep trust though that I would be shown.

It wasn’t until after leaving an unfulfilling profession in corporate and nonprofit marketing work back in 2005, and giving birth to my two daughters, that I  began my own healing journey and education into holistic health and wellness.  At this time I enrolled simultaneously in both a yoga teacher training and massage therapist certification program (where I was introduced to the subtle yet profound effects of energy healing), where I learned that EVERYTHING, including all life forms, are made of energy and vibrate at different frequencies and that we have the ability to change and upgrade our own vibrational frequencies, genetic and ancestral patterns, and programming, as well as our DNA!

The physical and emotional effects I had been experiencing, stemming from childhood trauma, slowly subsided as I learned to reconnect with the healer I had within.

It is not only my passion but my soul’s purpose to empower others to tap into their divinity and ignite their own healer within, the place of unwavering peace, heartfelt joy, love, vitality, and abundance!

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?
The road to living an awakened and purpose-filled life is never smooth. I have had many challenges and “dark nights of the soul” along the way, second guessing myself, trying to fit into social norms and what my mind was telling me I “should” be doing vs. what my heart was saying.

The biggest obstacle for me, as is for many of us, was getting out of my own way. It has taken many years of stillness, and by that, I do not mean physical stillness, but rather the stillness of quieting my mind and listening deeply to my heart, to what and where my Higher Self, my own intuition, and my spiritual guides were speaking and leading me to.

Quieting our minds long enough to really listen and connect to the wisdom of the heart is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves and to this world. Unfortunately, most people reside too much in their minds to listen and connect with the information their hearts hold, which is ALWAYS the truth and the right path for us.

And here’s a fun fact… the heart has the largest electromagnetic field in our body, even larger than the brain!  It actually receives information 5 seconds faster than the brain does!

When we can learn and practice to live a heart-centered life, versus a life from our protective personality (a place of fear, judgement, lack, shame, guilt, anger, unforgiveness, jealousy, comparison…), then we are able to fully step into the life that we were created to live, this is what’s known as living out our Divine Blueprint!

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar, what can you tell them about what you do?
As an energy healing therapist, I work with the way people’s mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies (their holistic self), as well as their environments, are affecting them and limiting them and/or keeping them stuck and from living into their fullest potential.

Everything is made up of energy! Everything we see and everything we are vibrates at different energetic frequencies. Most people are going through life on auto-pilot – stuck in their minds with racing thoughts and fears about the past and future, not fully being present with their emotional state, which drives the energy frequency they are emitting. Their day-to-day stressors, anxieties, depression, comparisons to others, unresolved past traumas, and striving for more all the time leaves them feeling depleted, unfulfilled, and emitting very low vibrational frequencies of energy, which is a recipe for chronic mental and/or physical health issues.

My job is to gently guide people back to a state of remembering and living from the Truth of who they really are, releasing what is no longer serving them to their greatest and highest good, and awakening to the joy, love, abundance, and vitality that is their birthright!   We all have a physical body, and we all have a mind, but those are just things we have temporarily while we are alive here on this planet. Our true essence is one of Spirit (the energetic force within a human being that gives the body life, energy, and power: also known as your Soul).

Through a variety of tools and techniques that can include coaching, spiritual guidance, energy healing practices, nature therapy, guided meditation, breathwork, and hands on healing work, I facilitate clearing of energetic blocks on all levels (mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual).  This opens the doorway for people to begin to start living again from their soulful (heart-centered) self, rather than their protective personality (mind-centered) self, which again, keeps us from living a life filled with love, joy, unwavering peace, excitement, abundance, and vitality – no matter what may be happening externally in their lives and in the world.

My extensive training and background in holistic health and wellness, having experienced past trauma and my own healing journey, and having a deep, intuitive connection to the natural and spiritual worlds, which include receiving channeled messages, have all brought me to where I am today in the work that I bring into this world.  A world  that needs so much love and healing.

My greatest joy as an energy healing therapist is that it has a ripple effect. When we can reconnect and live from our Higher Self, we are emitting higher vibrational frequencies of energy, which in turn affect our family members, our work environments, social circles, communities, and beyond!

It’s important to note that Energy healing therapy should never take the place of acute medical care.  Energy healing therapists are not licensed to diagnose any mental or physical illnesses or diseases.  Energy healing therapy is a powerful alternative and/or addition to traditional medicine and therapy.

Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
The most important attribute to my success is my authenticity and connection to others through love and my vulnerability.

Diane Stakoe sees clients both in-person and remotely.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://dianestakoe.com
• Instagram: Instagram.com/diane_stakoe
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dstakoe
• Soul Rising: Healing and Awakening for Women (A private FB group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/soulrisingwomen
• Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ diane-stakoe-73a99210
• Bio.site/dianestakoe
• TikTok:  @diane.stakoe

Image Credits
Amanda Taylor