I’ll be honest: lately, I’ve felt like I’m saying “yes” to everyone except myself. So, when I sat down for our latest Spotlight Around Town interview with Brenda Winkle, the force behind Your Yes Filled Life, I wasn’t just hosting—I was taking notes for my own sanity.
Brenda is a somatic coach and breathwork expert who bridges the gap between high-level leadership and “the science of woo.” And let me tell you, she stepped all over my toes in the best way possible.
“Pay attention to when you have to go to the bathroom and notice how often you are delaying your own body’s functions for someone else’s convenience... It is a doorway into boundaries and self-trust.”
I realized right then that holding my bladder is metaphorical for every other area where I’m not honoring my needs. If I can’t even manage my own physical boundaries, how am I supposed to lead a business with conviction?
“Eighty percent or so of the neurological signals that are coming to the brain come from the body. They flow upward... only twenty percent of the brain’s signals flow downward. If we’re relying only on our brains, on our structured mind to make our decisions, we’re missing out on most of the information.”
When we’re stressed, our bodies view our goals as a “threat.” That procrastination we all feel? It’s not laziness. It’s a nervous system loop.
“There’s this myth that there are certain people who have worked through every issue... and that’s just not true. We are all humans. The arrival fallacy is truly a fallacy. It doesn’t exist. We’re always evolving and growing into the next phase of ourselves.”
“The most regulated nervous system in the room is the most powerful person in the room. If we can start with our leadership and get really well regulated, we’re gonna be making more sound decisions, we’re gonna be less reactive, and more responsive to our people.”
Blending decades of experience in leadership and education with intuitive gifts, energy healing, and trauma-informed somatic work, Brenda supports high-capacity leaders—executives, educators, physicians, creatives, and spiritual seekers—through transitions that demand more than mindset alone. Her grounded yet expansive approach helps leaders come home to themselves and lead from presence, not pressure.
Known for her calm authority, psychic precision, and nurturing presence, Brenda creates high-frequency spaces for deep recalibration—whether she’s speaking on stage, guiding breathwork, conducting a choir, or working 1:1 with clients ready to step into their next chapter.
If you’re feeling like your 'Yes' tank is hitting empty, Brenda has a free 10-minute Energy Audit that helps you pinpoint exactly what’s fueling you and what’s draining you. You can grab that at brendawinkle.com/audit.