The Rise After the Fall: Healing Pathways to Soul Reclamation

Dear Brave Soul,

Welcome to my world. Welcome to Soul to Soul Stories—a sanctuary for healing, creativity, and deep reconnection.

I’m Corina Thomas—Founder of Straight TALK™, trauma-recovery therapist and confidence coach, creative healing advocate, storyteller, and artist.

Born in Romania and now living in England, I carry the deep knowing of what it means to bear silence, to face trauma, and to emerge—step by step—into light.

I have walked through the shadows of narcissistic abuse, burnout, displacement, and childhood wounds. I know the ache of isolation that clings long after the world moves on, and how trauma can settle deep in the bones, in the voice, in relationships, health, and faith.

But here’s the truth I live by:

💥 Trauma is not a life sentence; it is a story etched in the body until met with compassion and safety.
💥 Confidence is not loud bravado—it’s the tender, quiet return to your own voice, even when it trembles.
💥 Creativity is a healing pathway, a medicine that transforms pain into power beyond words.

Why I Write & Coach

I write to give name and space to the invisible grief so many carry—the gaslighting, the emotional neglect, the loneliness that hides behind strength.
I coach because I know what it means to start over repeatedly, to be unseen, and to feel the sting when your truth doesn’t fit the expected molds.

Healing is possible when someone sees you fully and walks beside you—with tenderness and tools, with ancient wisdom and modern insight.

I Understand Displacement

Leaving a country, a career, a role, or an identity is a sacred journey. That in-between space where the old no longer fits and the new has not yet emerged—that is where healing begins, where roots stretch deeper.

Introducing: Straight TALK™
My signature 6-week 1:1 program blends:
✨ Trauma-informed therapy
✨ Expressive arts therapy
✨ Practical healing tools

Together, we:
🌿 Regulate your nervous system
🌿 Rebuild authentic confidence and boundaries
🌿 Transform pain into creative power
🌿 Design your next chapter—a life that feels like home

Explore more on the Work With Me page.

What I’m Building Now

I’ve launched the Straight TALK YouTube channel to reach women rebuilding from grief, betrayal, burnout, and trauma—especially those overlooked after 40.

Here, we honor healing pathways—creative, soulful, natural ways back to ourselves.
On YouTube and Substack, I share:
🎙 Personal stories & healing tools
🎨 Creativity as medicine
💬 Gentle coaching insights & soulful prompts
🌾 The real, raw journey of reclaiming life and dignity

Find my art on Fine Art America and Redbubble, my writing here on Substack, and ways to connect through Ko-fi or direct bookings.

This is more than an About page. It is a lighthouse for women feeling lost:
You are not too old.

You are not broken.

You are not alone.

👉 If my words resonate with your soul, please like, share, subscribe, or reach out. Let’s grow this space of soul reclamation—together.

With resilience, creativity, and soul-deep truth,
Corina 🌿
Artist. Coach. Reclaimer of Light.