My name is Valerie Schmidt. I am a mother, a wife, a successful finance professional, a certified wellness coach (CWC), and the creator of Navida. Translation: I know firsthand what it feels like to be caught in the demands of modern life!

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For nearly a decade, I experienced periods of anxiety that came and went throughout different seasons of my life. After becoming a mother, I faced my greatest challenge yet: a year of intense postpartum anxiety that left me feeling trapped in a constant fight-or-flight state and searching for a way forward.

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Through years of learning, experimenting, and making intentional changes to the way I lived, I discovered that finding balance was not about a single solution or quick fix. It came from returning to the foundations of well-being: spending time in nature, nourishing my body, moving regularly, creating space for stillness, building meaningful connections, and living in alignment with what humans naturally need to thrive.

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These changes transformed not only how I felt, but how I viewed life itself. I created Navida to share the principles that helped me rebuild a sense of calm, clarity, and connection, and to create the kind of framework I wish had existed during my own journey.

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