About

Laura Purnell, Ph.D., ACHT

I’m a mom, grandmother, friend, teacher, coach, healer, and spiritual BE-ing. I’m committed to helping raise human consciousness and I’m willing to be vulnerable, and authentic, in the process. This is the debut of my first book!

While managing the on-going “diet riot” in my head, I began integrating my experiences as an urban school superintendent focused on educational equity, with my experiences and training in Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy (ACHT), Comprehensive Energy Psychology, Integral Breath Therapy, Reiki, and Treating Trauma.

I offer experiential training programs and transformational coaching focused on leadership, equity, wellbeing, and consciousness. I also use a variety of healing practices with individuals seeing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual coherence.

My hope is that the story of my Hero’s Journey will resonate with others who are tired of carrying the weight of a “diet riot” in their head. I’m a teacher at heart. My purpose is to stimulate curiosity and compassion in others as they explore their baffling obsession with food, dieting, and body image. I imagine supporting people on their healing journeys and celebrating with them as they live authentic, healthy, joyful lives, having made peace with food and hunger.