Jill Young sits down with her friend Sophia Qadri, a registered herbalist and Reiki master, for a rich conversation about coaching, healing, and the power of energy exchange. Together they explore how plants can support us as human beings, how coaches can think about themselves as healers, and why replenishing energy matters just as much as giving it.
Three Takeaways:
1. Coaching is an energy exchange
Sophia shares how she learned the hard way that giving too much without receiving back can lead to burnout. The conversation reframes coaching as something energetic, not just transactional, where support flows best when there is a healthy exchange.
2. Plants can teach us how to support and restore
Jill and Sophia connect herbalism to coaching by exploring how plants communicate, nourish, ground, and guide us. The episode highlights schisandra as a “five flavor berry” with qualities that support stress, focus, digestion, and overall resilience.
3. Healers come in many forms
One of the most expansive ideas in the episode is that healing does not have to look one way. A healer might be a coach, a herbalist, a shop owner, or even someone helping others feel better in a bank. The episode invites listeners to see support, care, and presence as part of everyday human work.
Meet Sophia!
Sophia Qadri is a registered herbalist, Reiki master, and the owner of Spring to Healh Apothecary in Keller, Texas. She supports people through herbal medicine, energy work, and holistic practices that help mind, body, and soul. Sophia brings a grounded, intuitive, and expansive perspective to the conversation about healing and coaching.
Resources & Links
- Visit Spring to Health Apothecary
- Caroline Myss books, including Anatomy of the Spirit and Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can
P.S. Remember, you are magic!
