Facilitator · Coach · Speaker
In their bodies. In their honesty. In the decisions that follow. Larissa Bell designs empowering experiences — retreats, workplaces, circles, one-on-one — where people stop abandoning themselves long enough to hear what's actually true for them.
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"It's not that people don't know what's true for them — they've been trained to abandon themselves before they can hear it. My work is teaching people how to stay: in their body, in their honesty, and in the decision that follows."
— Larissa Bell
The bridge
Most people treat "corporate" and "soulful" as opposite ends of a spectrum — structure on one side, authenticity on the other — and assume you have to leave part of yourself at the door to fit into either one.
A decade of working inside both healthcare tech companies and women's circles, boardrooms and retreat tents, taught Larissa the divide isn't real — we've just been conditioned to show up as only part of ourselves, depending on the room we're in.
Her work closes that gap. It names the compartmentalization directly, then helps people find real, practical ways to bring their full range of gifts, qualities, and talents into the spaces where they'd least expect to use them.
The skill isn't picking a side. It's knowing how to create the conditions that make honesty possible, wherever the room happens to be.
The framework
Come back into the body before anything else.
The opposite of self-abandonment. Presence, residing fully in the body, supporting the nervous system's state — moving out of logic and intellect alone and into felt sense.
Meet what's actually true, without sugarcoating it.
Radical honesty. Meeting reality on reality's terms — no gaslighting, no rushing past what's present, even when it's challenging. Bottling and suppression only create more pressure.
Find the next right step — without abandoning the rest.
Using what's accessible in this moment, trusting the next step will yield more insight. Owning your zone of control. Conscious decision-making, in service of the highest good for self and others.
Work with me
Organizations & Workplaces
Workplace wellbeing programming and consulting that doubles as a mechanism for real insight — into how your team is actually doing, not just how they say they're doing.
Retreats, Festivals & Co-Facilitation
Co-hosting, workshop leading, and yoga facilitation for retreats, festivals, and communities.
1:1 Coaching
One-on-one coaching for people ready to stop abandoning themselves for someone else's comfort.
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Or email directly: larissa@shadowlightwellness.com