My Journey To Creating Grounded Living
SEPTEMBER 1995
Leaving For An Adventure of a Lifetime
At 21, fresh out of university, I took a leap into the unknown and moved to Sicily to teach English at the foot of Mount Etna. What was meant to be a seven-month adventure turned into seven incredible years immersed in the magic, mystery, and vibrant intensity of one of the world’s most passionate cultures.
SEPTEMBER 1996
The Hustle and the Hidden Struggles
I built my freelance business from the ground up—teaching at companies, schools, universities, and privately. Outwardly, I was “successful.” But behind the scenes, I was running on empty.
The long hours, constant pressure, and fear of an uncertain future weighed on me. I stayed in a relationship that no longer felt right because I was too afraid to face change. The stress and the need to keep going led to a secret roller coaster of sugar addiction—chocolate, ice cream, cakes, and cookies.
My body became the battleground for the problems I avoided. My thoughts and emotions spiraled out of control, and I felt ashamed, lost, and unsure of how to break free.
APRIL 2009
A Wakeup Call From My Body
At five months pregnant, preparing for my wedding, I received a diagnosis that shook me to my core: gestational diabetes.
It was a moment of reckoning. I had spent years ignoring the signals my body was sending me. Now, I had no choice but to listen. The diagnosis meant strict medical supervision, a restrictive diet, and constant monitoring. But it also sparked something within me—an unshakable determination to heal.
MAY 2009
Reclaiming My Health, Mind, and Power
I immersed myself in learning everything I could—nutrition science, stress management, the mind-body connection, neuroscience, and habit formation. I didn’t just change my diet; I rewired my beliefs, my habits, and my entire approach to life.
Doctors told me I would inevitably have gestational diabetes again with my second pregnancy. I proved them wrong.
That was the moment I truly understood: we have far more power than we’ve been led to believe.
SEPTEMBER 2016
A Journey Inward
As my marriage began to unravel, I felt another deep shift happening. I had spent years working on my health, but now, I needed to work on me.
With two young children to care for and my job at risk due to corporate restructuring, everything in my life seemed uncertain. But instead of breaking me, it awakened me.
By the end of 2016, my husband and I made the difficult but conscious decision to part ways—choosing to co-parent with mutual respect while each following our own path of growth.
FEBRUARY 2017
Stepping into My Calling
For years, I had been fascinated by the power of the mind, neuroscience, and the principles of deliberate creation. But it wasn’t until I fully stepped into my own transformation that I realized—this is what I’m meant to do.
I became a certified professional coach and mindfulness teacher, dedicating myself to helping others navigate their own transitions and unlock their fullest potential.
During this time, I was invited to teach at a prestigious business school in Italy, where I authored a training manual on Coaching & Neuroscience. This deepened my understanding of how our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs shape our reality.
MARCH 2018
The Birth of Grounded Living
Inspired by my own transformation, I launched Grounded Living Coaching—a space where entrepreneurs, leaders, and seekers could cultivate alignment, confidence, and sustainable success.
I developed the Grounded Living to T.H.R.I.V.E. Method, a powerful framework that blends neuroscience, mindfulness, energy alignment, and the science of deliberate creation. It wasn’t just about business success—it was about creating a life that felt deeply fulfilling, balanced, and abundant.
FEBRUARY 2020
From COVID Crisis To Opportunity
When COVID-19 swept across the world, uncertainty was everywhere. Instead of retreating into fear, I chose to expand.
I took my coaching practice fully online, building a thriving global community of conscious creators. In a time when many felt lost, I was able to guide people toward inner peace, alignment, and purpose.
JANUARY 2021 TO NOW
Helping People Manifest Health, Freedom & Abundance
Since then, I’ve coached clients in 15+ countries, helping them break free from doubt, overwhelm, and worry so they can create lives of deep alignment, ease, and abundance.
This work goes beyond mindset—it’s an energetic shift. It’s about turning hesitation into confidence, struggle into flow, and fear into trust. When you align with your true self, the results become inevitable.
Blending the wisdom of Abraham Hicks with neuroscience, mindfulness, and self-empowerment, I guide my clients through profound inner transformation—so they can finally step into the freedom, joy, and success that’s already waiting for them.
Everything you desire is within reach. There is nothing you cannot be, do, or have. And I’m here to walk with you every step of the way.
Are you ready to claim it? Let’s begin. 🚀
Tracy O'Leary
- Professional coach, Professional Coach Training Certificate, CIMBA Italy
- Abraham Hicks Universe Approved Coach
- LIFE Leadership training, CIMBA Italy
- Coach Trainer, ICF Coach Training Program, CIMBA Italy
- Writing the coaching manual for the ICF professional Coach Training program, CIMBA Italy
- Mindfulness Practitioner, Mindfulness Educators, Milan, Italy
- Presence, Integration, and the Cultivation of Wellbeing, The Mindsight Institute
- Team Coaching, The Neuroscience School of Coaching, Milan, Italy
- Mindfulness Life Coach, Transformation Services
- Accredited NLP Practitioner and NLP Master Practitioner, The Priory Academy
- Accredited Law of Attraction coach; The Priory Academy;
- EFT & TFT Tapping Practitioner Certification; The Priory Academy
- TEFL, RSA Cambridge
- Masters in Translating and Interpreting, University of Portsmouth
- BA (Hons) in English Literature, Royal Holloway, University of London
Worked and collaborated with training and coaching for:
- CIMBA Italy
- Forema and Punto Confindustria, Veneto, Italy
- Allnex Italy Ltd.
- The NEP group
- Fami Plc
- Baxi Plc.
- Vimar S.p.A.
- Pedon Plc.
- Special Springs S.R.L
- Manfrotto, Vitec Group
- Miriade Ltd.
- Ancora Collanti Ltd.
- Social Vision Ltd.
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