Hi, I'm Ava, founder of Limitless with Ava and a mother to two divine souls.
My vision is a world where we journey to heal ourselves and become the highest version of who we’re meant to be. Our healing will ripple out to provide our children with safety, acceptance, and compassion. We consciously create a world where children will be accepted for who they are, and as a result, they can thrive. How much can this world heal, in a generation, if we all work on ourselves and break generational patterns of passing down trauma, dysregulation, and limiting beliefs? This vision was born out of a personal journey that I've embarked on and continue to navigate every day.
My Story
I followed the prescription and got my MBA. I worked hard and hustled, and I got promotions and bonuses. Why did I feel so burnt out and hollow? Many of us can relate to this struggle.
I got married, had children, and devoted myself to raising them the best I could. Why was I never present and playful anymore? Why did the seemingly small things garner such a massive reaction from me?
Why was I in my forties with all kinds of unhealthy coping mechanisms - constantly busy, a calendar so full that there was no time for rest and play, so functional yet so exhausted, people pleasing, fixing, rescuing, hyper-independent, hyper-vigilant? I often numbed myself with Netflix, social media, and a bag of chips (salt & vinegar, to be precise). Where was that “pot of happiness?” Why was I feeling so disconnected from everyone? I was in a deep hole. Catastrophizing everything, constant anxiety, GI issues, a lot of darkness. I felt a lot of guilt for not being the parent I wanted to be and a lot of sadness over feeling that I was a failure and missing the point of it all. What WAS the point? Four simple words jarred me to the core in a shockingly rude way. What followed was weeks of me trying to pretend that I never heard those words, but I felt them in my core.
There was no way to bottle it up and suppress it, even though I was a queen of suppressing my feelings and emotions. I had no connection to my body after years of unprocessed trauma. I had completely disassociated. How, then, was I feeling this everywhere? I was lethargic. The feelings of unworthiness were becoming too heavy to carry. My nervous system had no flexibility. The slightest things could send me into fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. I felt like a complete failure because I wasn’t the parent that I wanted to be, and I thought that I had given it my all.
I was longing to escape. I wanted to feel liberated! I no longer wanted fear and conditioning to run my life for me. I spent years reading books and taking online courses, but I could not embody the wisdom I so resonated with. I knew it wasn’t working, and I now know why. I was working from the outside in, and I needed to change that. I needed to do deep inner work, and that would radiate to outer actions. “From deep pain comes growth,” and “your children are your true awakeners.” These two sentences, that I heard from Dr. Shefali, started an avalanche of inner work for me.
“In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety”
Abraham Maslow
I was ready to take my power back; for that to happen, I needed support! I chose to take a step forward, or truth be told, I dived in head first. I was going to create the life I wanted. I spent a better part of a year in an intense, immersive program taught by Dr. Shefali, where I did difficult, deep inner work of processing traumas I had not even acknowledged or spoken of before. I would not have made it without being held by a community of like-minded, growth-oriented, compassionate humans. Next, I worked on my nervous system - from educating myself on it to learning breathwork and dedicating myself to a consistent practice to taking a pause every time my body tried to communicate with me. I started to train with the Institute of Coaching Mastery because it became abundantly clear that this journey within had brought me to align with my purpose. Being supported and held while I did this work was a game-changer! The support, the community, the connection that made it possible for me to heal and evolve, I wanted to offer it to anyone courageous enough to undertake this journey. I feel privileged to guide my fellow human beings on this path where we do our inner work, and as a result, our families and the collective thrive.
I want to acknowledge my mentors and guides, who have helped me integrate their teachings and profoundly impacted my life.
Emma and Eleanor, the founders of The Reconnected Parenting, inspired me to create the life I want for my family. Their wisdom and teachings about parenting, the nervous system, breathwork, and spiritual practices have elevated my being.
Alyssa Nobriga, the founder of the Institute of Coaching Mastery, for training me in her methodology, tools, body of work, and guidance in creating a soul-centered business. She has been profoundly transformational for me.
Dr Shefali Tsabary - Conscious Parenting put me on the path of healing and set me up for this journey that I can only call miraculous.