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At Purposefully You™, Midlife Becomes Sacred

You don’t have to survive midlife — you can rise through it.

Here, ancient wisdom meets modern reinvention. I’ve woven Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles with my Phoenix Process™ so you can realign with your natural flow, release what no longer serves, and step into your next chapter with confidence, purpose, and balance.

This is your moment to come home to yourself.


Why this Matters

Midlife is more than a phase — it’s a turning point. Most of us treat it as a problem to fix, but what if it’s actually an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and come home to yourself?

This approach isn’t about quick fixes or surface-level “hacks.” It’s about tending to your energy, your inner seasons, and your emotional architecture so your transformation feels aligned from the inside out.

 What “TCM + Phoenix Process™” Means

Ancient Roots, Modern Application:
TCM teaches that flow, harmony, and balance are the foundation of health. I translate that wisdom into tools, rituals, and coaching that help you move through midlife with grace.

Energy Over Effort:
We work with your internal seasons — not against them. Release, rest, renew — in a way that honors your body, mind, and spirit.


The Five Elements: Your Inner Blueprint for Reinvention

At the core of the Phoenix Process™ is your guiding element — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water — each aligned with a distinct season of transformation.

These aren’t just energetic archetypes — they’re phases of reinvention your body and spirit move through as you release the old, reclaim your voice, and rise into who you’re meant to be next.

Whether you’re in a season of rest, release, radiance, recentering, or rising…
the element you’re most aligned with can show you where you are — and what you need most.

Through The Phoenix Process™, we guide you to:

  • 🌊 Root in your truth (Water) – deepen rest, intuition, and trust.

  • 🪙 Release what no longer serves (Metal) – let go of old stories, roles, and grief.

  • 🔥 Radiate your joy and power (Fire) – reignite passion, intimacy, and expression.

  • 🌍 Recenter with intention (Earth) – ground yourself in clarity, care, and nourishment.

  • 🌳 Rise into purpose (Wood) – reclaim vision, courage, and aligned direction.

When your element is in conversation with all five, you begin to feel aligned — not just in your thoughts, but in your body.

✨ Want to Explore This More Deeply?

Download the FREE Traditional Chinese Medicine Midlife Clarity Guide 
A beautifully designed resource to help you begin your reinvention journey with clarity and confidence.

  • 🌿 Discover how the Five Elements show up in your energy and emotions
  • 🌸 Align with the seasons of life for deeper flow and purpose
  • 🔥 Begin your journey through the Phoenix Process™ with ritual and insight

Already took the Midlife Quiz? You may have this guide — but it’s always worth revisiting when you need to reconnect.

The Seasons of Midlife: Your Elemental Path to Reinvention

Midlife isn’t a crisis — it’s a sacred cycle of change.

Just like nature, we move through seasons: releasing in fall, resting in winter, blooming in spring, radiating in summer, and returning to center in late summer. When we stop fighting those cycles — and start honoring them — transformation becomes not just possible, but inevitable.

This is the heart of the Phoenix Process™: a guided path through the phases of Root, Release, Radiate, Recenter, and Rise. It’s built on the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine — Water, Metal, Fire, Earth, and Wood — each representing a phase of healing, an emotional lesson, and a somatic truth your body already holds.

Elemental Wisdom in the Body

In TCM, each organ system reflects not just physical health — but emotional memory and energetic flow. Your midlife story lives here:

  • Kidneys (Water / Root Phase): fear, exhaustion, loss of direction

  • Lungs (Metal / Release Phase): grief, perfectionism, difficulty letting go

  • Heart (Fire / Radiate Phase): joy, overexcitement, burnout

  • Spleen (Earth / Recenter Phase): worry, overthinking, depletion

  • Liver (Wood / Rise Phase): frustration, anger, blocked growth

When these systems are supported through ritual, reflection, and rhythm, your entire being begins to shift.

We use elemental rituals, breathwork, journaling, acupressure, and seasonal practices to help you feel what’s been buried, release what’s been held, and restore your natural flow.

Because reinvention isn’t just mindset work.
It’s body wisdom, energy realignment, and soul-level integration.

Your Journey With This Approach

Your midlife reinvention is personal, powerful, and rooted in both ancient healing wisdom and modern coaching tools.

Here’s what your journey includes:

  • Elemental Discovery (quiz + reflection)

  • Seasonal Journaling (aligned to inner & outer cycles)

  • Elemental Nutrition & Movement (aligned with your element)
  • Emotional Decoding (organ-mapping & ritual)

  • Energy Rituals & Visualization (practices for clarity and renewal)

  • Coaching + Integration (1:1, group, on-demand or membership)

This is more than life coaching—it’s holistic midlife transformation, an energetic return to your soul’s blueprint, and a chance to rise into the chapter you were born for.

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Devon Vernetti
Tal - Executive Coach & Reinvention Risk Taker

“Devon’s transformational coaching helped me look inward and discover a part of myself that I needed to listen to. This was a truly transformative experience and I highly recommend for anyone that is looking to heal and discover what is meaningful to them!!!”

Executive Coach & Reinvention Risk Taker

Ready to Reclaim Your Power in Midlife?

Take the Midlife Reinvention Quiz to discover your unique archetype — and uncover the elemental and seasonal wisdom that reveals why you feel stuck or drained and the exact next step to move forward with clarity and confidence.

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