Story Time!
Hello Beautiful Soul š
My name is Dr. Erin Lightfoot, CEO of Lightfoot Self and Soul ā which was birthed through my own deeply transformative (often messy) spiritual healing journey.
My passion for mindfulness, self-regulation, and emotional literacy developed from my lifelong struggle with anxiety.
See, I was once a righteous Fearful Avoidant (FA) attachment style with a *heavily* leaning Anxious side. In typical FA fashion, I struggled most of my life with high functioning anxiety, depression, crippling perfectionism, fear of criticism, pent up anger, unexplainable digestive issues, migraines, a vicious inner critic, and a highly sensitive nervous system leaving me in a constant state of āfight or flightā.
Sounds fun, right?! Yeah, no.
In relationships, I kept attracting emotionally unavailable partners & lackluster friendships, which spurred my ruminating thoughts, catastrophizing worst case scenarios, feelings of inadequacy, and unconscious habits of dismissing my own needs in order to avoid the sting of rejection.
I was stuck in patterns of codependency, people pleasing, and relying on judgement and gossiping as a form of emotional connection (which always ended up making me feel worse) or just ignoring everyone altogether (even though I craved closeness).
Consciously, I knew I wanted to feel betterā¦I just didnāt know where to start, or even how to articulate what was going on with me!
Sound familiar?
I will never forget this moment
It wasn't until my first job out of college - and I will never forget this moment - the staff and I were sitting around a conference table being trained in mindfulness breathing techniques. Well, I had never heard the term āmindfulnessā before, though I was willing to try.
This experience became one of the most pivotal moments of. my. life.Ā
I couldnāt help but notice how calm, focused, and grounded I felt onlyĀ minutesĀ after a simple breathing practice - just wow!
I distinctly remember thinking āI donāt know what just happenedā¦but I want more ofĀ that!ā
This ended up sparking my breadcrumb trail toward wellness and healing! I started taking a variety of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation classes ā I just wanted to keep soaking up all this yummy good feeling of calm -Ā cuz frankly, I was tired of feeling like a cat on a hot tin roof ALL THE DAMN TIME!
It got me thinking āhow might my life have been different if I had been taught to breathe as a child?ā Not that I had some tumultuous childhood, though it may have given me language to describe how I was feeling with tools to help me regulate.
Fast forward, I now have a PhD inĀ Mindfulness for Kindergarteners in Public Education, with an emphasis in fostering self-regulation and emotional literacy for relational leadership development.
Learning the emotional world of a 5-year-old has unquestionably shaped my understanding of how to support theĀ inner childĀ of an adult,Ā as this all points right to the subconscious core wounds that were imprinted between the ages of 0-2 (which is *exactly* what I help you reprogram 
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Iām also aĀ certified: Breath coach, Gibson Integrated Attachment Theory coach, IIN Health and Nutrition coach, and a Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor.
I'm now on a mission to hold a lantern for amazing souls like yourself on the path toward deeper spiritual healing in this lifetime ā because it sucks to live feeling stuck in cycles of anxiety.
How might *your* life feel different if you learned simple tools to articulate your emotions with the ability to self-regulate?Ā
Believe me when I sayā¦ I so understand you!
My first ādark night of the soulā occurred 20 years ago after a gnarly heartbreak with a Dismissive Avoidant (DA), who I truly believe was an Earth Angel sent to teach me a valuable lesson about the strength of my soul.
While going through that breakup suuuucked, I am forever grateful for what I learned. It set me on my healing path where I have grown, healed, and completely transformed in ways beyond my wildest imagination!
I realized what was standing in my way were a slew of limiting beliefs that were imprinted into my subconscious mind from a very early age.
This created incessant thoughts & hypervigilance with not being able to trust anyone, fearing Iāll be betrayed, feeling unworthy, unimportant, weak if I was vulnerable, scared people were talking sh*t on me...the list goes on.
Though all this was doing was inhibiting me from living the truest expression of myself.
Why? Because I was letting my subconscious fears take the wheel of my life and sabotage my conscious desires to feel happy & healthy, with a strong sense of Self.
Until I finally said āF that noiseā and set out on a spiritual healing path ~ thatās when things began to shift IMMENSELY!
This is what I'm here to help guide *YOU* toward as well!
Talk about a real life magic trick!
The most effective healing modalities that supported my spiritual wellness journey toward living a Securely Attached, Intuitive, & Soul Aligned life included:
- Gibson integrated attachment theory
- Subconscious reprogramming
- Activating my Feminine Energy
- Somatic breathwork for nervous system regulation
- Mindfulness meditation
- Emotional literacy to increase my emotional maturity
- Restorative yoga
- Incorporating an anti-inflammatory whole foods-based diet
- Energetics to increase my vibration
- Following the daily astrological energy flow
- Connecting to my Angels & Spirit Guides
I am *far* from perfect, though I can say I am the happiest I have *EVER* been, and feel better than I have *EVER* felt.
The beauty is that you were not born with these subconscious wounds and stories - they were programmed in, which means they can be reprogrammed out.Ā
Ergo, you can heal at any age - itās not too late! Youāve mastered survival mode, now itās time to LIVE!
Get that sh*t thatās holding you back out of your way so you can move into the next stage of your life feeling effortlessly confident, radiant, emotionally mature with a full on *GLOW UP*!
I help you take your personal growth and spiritual healing journey to the next level by breaking free from the limiting beliefs and stuck emotions in your body that keep you trapped in cycles of chronic stress, anxiety, digestive issues, and trouble sleeping.
This helps you cultivate a deeper relationship with your INNER WORLD in order to feel effortlessly confident with a strong sense of Self and solid life purpose. Talk about sexxxy!!
My goal is to help you gain a deeper understanding of who you truly are *and* why youāre here on Earth by healing and releasing whatās getting in the way of fulfilling your soulās destiny.
My message to you is thisā¦youāve mastered survival mode, now itās time to LIVE! Your soul is craving freedomā¦Iām here to help you make the rest of your life the BEST of your life!Ā
It would be a privilege of MY lifetime to show you the tools I used move from extreme Fearful Avoidant/leaning Anxious to predominantly Secure, so you can feel confident, grounded, calm, happy, healthy, with a strong sense of Self and thriving Soul! LFGGG!!!
My Personal Life
Outside of my professional and academic world, I lead a full life with my awesome partner, our three children, and our sweet kitty, Phoebe! Weāre a giant pack of nerds who enjoy Saturday night movies (which includes fighting over who gets to pick the movie, lol), dressing up for Halloween, LA Sports teams (Go Lakers, Dodgers, and Kings ā woo hoo!), and attending any and all carnival, festival, or arcade in sight! I post more ābehind the scenesā family shenanigans in my Instagram stories 
Fun fact: my son is Autistic, ADHD, and OCD ā so to all of you special needs parents out there ā I see you. I see you and I see your babies, tooā¦because life is not easy for them either. Though I can declare without hesitation that learning how to regulate your nervous system makes life WAAAAAY smoother for both you and your child. Youāre better able to manage the stress and feel at home in your body, even amidst the seemingly never-ending chaos.
I look forward to connecting to see how I can best support you on your journey, beautiful soul š
My Certifications:
What I specialize inĀ
- Feminine Energy activation
- Gibson Integrated Attachment TheoryĀ
- Subconscious reprogrammingĀ
- Mindfulness meditationĀ for anxiety reductionĀ
- Breathwork for nervous system regulation
- Digestion and gut health with a whole foods & plant based dietĀ
- Restorative yogaĀ
- Soul purpose and lifepath alignmentĀ
So you canā¦
- Become a Securely Attached & radiant FEMININE ENERGY GODDESS
- Deepen the emotional connection in ALL your relationships
- Feel sexy, amazing, & alive in your BODY
- Go from chronic anxiety to & living in survival mode to *thriving*Ā
- Feel calm, grounded, centered, self-assured, with a strong SELF-IDENTITY
- Learn how to SELF-SOOTHE
- Increase your energetic vibration
- Learn to TRUST yourself & your INTUITION
- Attract emotionally available people into your life
- Develop strong emotional intelligence & emotional literacyĀ
- Communicate your NEEDS & Speak your BOUNDARIES
- Gain massive depth of connection to Self & Spirit
- Break free from limiting beliefs to living in a state of joy
- Clean up your diet to feel healthy & vibrantĀ
- Develop a mindfulness meditation practice that helps you show up more effectively in life
- Feel effortlessly confident, radiant, joyful, & proud of who you are
- Fall in love with who you are & proudly move through the world knowing you are in solid alignment with your Soulās highest purpose
