Karen Leigh

Mindset Coach & Hypnotherapist

Karen Leigh feels passionately about us all experiencing true self-belief and self-worth, as, growing up as a child, teenager, and right into her twenties, she suffered a sense of worthlessness, her self-belief almost non-existent.

On reflection, she realised that this feeling of low self-worth affected every aspect of her life: Her friendships. Romantic relationships. Her jobs. Her quality of life.

It later became apparent, after much reflection, that an eating disorder that spanned three decades, which Karen Leigh assumed was about insecurities around her weight, was actually just her way of trying to take control of her life.

It took a breakdown, aged twenty-five years old, for her to find her inner drive (which she believes is inside of us all) and begin the ascent to a life which fulfilled her desires. She dug deep, unraveled layers, let go of emotional and mindset blocks. Unlearned, re-learned.

It would seem that a series of events that could be called coincidences, pulled Karen Leigh down the rabbit hole of NLP and Hypnotherapy, and the power of our subconscious mind!

It was then that she really gained an understanding of just how significant certain events and behaviours had impacted her childhood and subsequent years, and how she could finally address and get to the root of the emotional residue and mindset blocks which had developed as a result! The limiting beliefs about her capabilities and possibilities in life could finally be let go.

Karen Leigh completed her training in NLP and Hypnotherapy, and started working with clients immediately, giving up her corporate job 5 months later. She’d gained so much belief in herself and her ability to make this new venture a success, and had a vision so clear (which came from within - no more living unto societies standards!), that she knew she would make this work out for her!

There was a sense of injustice she felt, that her peers, and the next generation, did not know of the power they held to create a life that really felt good for them. That life didn’t need to be hard. There was a sense of injustice that our goals and dreams are not nurtured. Instead, we are told that we need a Plan B, or that we’re daydreaming.. Karen Leigh intends to shake up that reality that we, as a society, seem to have succumbed to!

Speaking to students at Colleges around Scotland, Karen Leigh provides them with tools and hacks to navigate anxiety, and explains where our limiting beliefs come from and how we can switch them to empowering ones!

She has appeared on several podcasts sharing her own personal challenges and triumphs, as well as her wisdom and motivation for those who wish to tap into their inner power!

Eventually founding the Soul Sanctuary mindfulness classes in Glasgow, Scotland, which eventually turned into her own space (Soul Sanctuary HQ), where she could hold other events and her powerful services, bringing together souls who wish to connect, let go, and grow together.

In her personal life, Karen Leigh practices what she preaches, and feels she is making up for lost time, having restored her birth-given self-worth, and replaced limiting beliefs (negative self-talk) with empowering ones, she has achieved things beyond anything she thought she’d ever have the confidence to do.

She made the decision to homeschool her son, on her own, while only nine months into her business (talk about juggling!). She sold her home, gave away her belongings, and took her children to Texas for a while to see if living abroad was for them. It wasn’t, and they went back to Scotland. She didn’t find it hard to start again.

She believes their is an abundance of possibilities and opportunities out there for us all, and dedicates her career to having an impact on those who find her work. She has pushed the boundaries, showing others that they can do it too. She believes that we can all live a life that gives us butterflies!