Mariella Borschow Is Studying Stress Management Techniques & The Mind-body Connection To Help Others Find And Function In Their Zone Of Genius

Mariella is the Founder and Lead Facilitator of Coaching by Mariella. She has spent the last nine years studying stress management techniques and the mind-body connection to help others find and function in their zone of genius. Her desire to follow this path came from personal challenges that arose from a lack of stress management tools. Mariella spent three years as an investment consultant and four years working in startups including going through an acquisition and an IPO. She is formally trained as a life and leadership coach through iPEC and the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, a yoga instructor by Strala Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga with 250 plus hours of training, and is currently being certified as a mindfulness coach. Mariella has made it her mission to help clients overcome their subconscious limiting beliefs to feel and function physically and mentally at their absolute best. Mariella crafts and implements personalized programs, working both one-on-one and in group or corporate settings. She has led many stress resilience and mindfulness workshops as well as wellness retreats both in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and New York City and worked with over 500 clients.

What advice would you give to your younger self about starting a business?

Starting a business is fundamentally about self-improvement. When you uplevel yourself and break past a subconscious limiting thought, you allow your business to do the same. So investing in yourself and your personal growth is one of the most important things you can do! Additionally, stop thinking that once you hit a revenue goal things will be easier or better. Think more about being present in the process. With revenue increases come different challenges and that's all it is, it's a challenge! Case and point for why doing the mental work on yourself is so important. If you can see things as challenges and know there are always solutions (this means trusting in your ability and knowing when to ask for help) the road will have much less friction.

Also grounding yourself in your values is vital. Without being grounded in your values, each time you achieve a goal you risk losing time wondering what's next and getting lost in the mind game that often leaves us with. If you are grounded in your values you know what you are working towards and goals are just stops along the way.

What is your biggest piece of advice for overcoming self-doubt?

If you want to overcome self-doubt you need to become the master of your mind and have a document you look at daily that reminds you of what you have already overcome and where you are going. To create this document you need to know what your values are, how you want your life to look, your personal mission, and vision as well as your company's.  Without those, it can be easy to let the tendrils of self-doubt seep in.

How are you using your platform to empower other women or promote positive change?

My programs and coaching methods help thousands heal their relationships with their body and food, empowering men and women to find self-love and healing so that they can live at their highest potential. This has a rippling effect on the world -- empowered, strong, centered, healthy, and easeful women create the same for the world.

My goal is to continue this movement for women to step out of the societal stigma that we can only be loved and successful if we look and feel a certain way and into finding food freedom and body love. I help women uncover what THEY want to look and feel like regardless of what society says, discovering their big “S” self or their inner wisdom and allowing that to guide them over external voices and influences. By healing women’s relationships with themselves and learning to love themselves it becomes easy to change the way they look and how they live their lives. This creates mental space and energy to focus on their dreams. My teachings are deep, effective, and produce surprisingly quick results.