Andrea Lakeman Ford

✨ After 36 Years in Corporate… I Chose Me

For two years, I worked two jobs.
By day: a demanding 9–5.
By night: building the business I knew I was meant to create.

No social life.
No nights out.
Just a quiet determination to build something that mattered.

And now?
I’ve left corporate behind.
I work for myself, helping women heal anxiety naturally—every single day.
I no longer have to be the loudest in the room.
I get to be me—calm, grounded, thriving.

If you’re dreaming of something more, this is your reminder:
It’s possible.
You’re not too quiet.
You don’t have to force yourself to fit.
You can build a life that feels like you.

💬 Let me know below if this resonates with you.
And if you're on your own journey, I'm cheering you on 💛

11 months ago | [YT] | 0

Andrea Lakeman Ford

Feeling anxious when you wake up?
Come and join me tomorrow morning at 8am for some anxiety busting breathwork!

Hope to see you there

1 year ago | [YT] | 0

Andrea Lakeman Ford

Feeling anxious? Join me on Monday 17th Feb at midday (GMT) for a live session, where I'll show you two easy but effective somatic practices that you can use at any time to reduce levels of anxiety.

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1 year ago | [YT] | 0

Andrea Lakeman Ford

Feeling anxious? Here's a 10 minute breathwork that you can do anytime you need during the day.

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1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 0

Andrea Lakeman Ford

I’m interested in your views on this…
I don’t like the term ‘healer’ for 2 reasons
1. It implies an element of mystical about the ‘healer’ I don’t call myself this because I believe everyone has an ability to heal. What I do is show them what I’ve learnt and I know that will kick start or start the self healing
2. It can mean that people expect to be healed, without having to do much work themselves. As anyone who’s been on a healing journey will tell you ; healing is bloody hard work!

So what’s your view on the term healer?

1 year ago | [YT] | 0

Andrea Lakeman Ford

This week I’ve crashed, good and proper exhausted; can’t go anymore. It’s been a lesson for me and got me thinking. When I feel bodily or mentally tired but nothing really breaks I have a bit of an ‘it’ll be ok’ attitude and I keep pushing.
If I could see the break - like each time I tried to push on I lost something from my body, I’d stop a lot sooner. So the lesson is to listen to the gentle warning whispers of the body.
I also want to thank @lisabeanuk in this post for shifting me to the next cohort of Straight Line Through. It’s such an amazing programme but I had to put my big girls pants on and admit I needed rest and that I’d be much more able to soak up and hold Lisa’s amazing teachings if I let myself properly recharge. #selfcare #burnout #lifelessons

2 years ago | [YT] | 0

Andrea Lakeman Ford

This is resonating today
For 2 weeks I ‘fought on’ despite not feeling good. At the weekend, I allowed my body to rest and literally slept for 1 1/2 days.
Today I feel like I’m getting back to normal. This is still a lesson in progress for me - listening to my body and not my head. It’s a journey I started with my Breathwork training and one I’m still on now!

There’s a phrase we use a lot in the west ‘mind over body’ I disagree; we should be focused more on body over mind

#lessonslearned #somatichealing #bodyovermind

2 years ago | [YT] | 0