Coach Sandra - Compassionate Queen of Straight Talk

Coach Sandra - Compassionate Queen of Straight Talk "What's Holding YOU Back?" Break those Chains and choose Humour as you Learn to lighten your stress AND Lead with Impact! Speak Up with Confidence and Clarity.

Transform the Power of your Voice/ your Communication. You can do it! I can help. A highly effective speaker and communications specialist who coaches others in personal and professional communications and presentation skills;

Distinguished Toastmaster - 30 years and growing - teaching All Things Toastmasters on Steroids
Powerful Results - Highly interactive and engaged - Find Your Voice again and "Speak Up"

Speaking Up - even with an Accent - means Grounding yourself and using the Power of Words in boosting your Energy and Impact so that you Speak AND Live with Ease & Flow! A 40 year financial advisor locally known as Valks Financial. Financial workshops around 'Dealing with Debt' and 'Freedom from Debt' are experiential and fun while transforming your thinking around your relationship with money, coming to understand money as a flow of energy. Has enjoyed a rich and abundant life included in world travel, singing, entertaining, speaking, teaching, volunteering in prisons, missions in Honduras. As a military wife, created community at each posting. Even years as a singing waitress was additional and unusual fun! All of this has crowned a delightful childhood in a small farming community, attending her Dad's old one-room school and one-room church. If the children weren't on stage (for Sandra, on stage from age 5), then it wasn't happening in the community.

Breaking Point: From Collapse to Courage is a 2026 self-help and memoir book by Sandra J. Valks. It explores how hitting...
09/23/2026

Breaking Point: From Collapse to Courage is a 2026 self-help and memoir book by Sandra J. Valks. It explores how hitting a personal breaking point—due to chronic people-pleasing, perfectionism, and burnout—is not a failure, but an invitation to rebuild life with boundaries, self-compassion, and renewed courage.Core Themes and ToolsThe Collapse: Acknowledges the hidden exhaustion of maintaining success on the outside while falling apart on the inside.The Serenity Prayer: Used as a practical compass for daily decision-making.HALT Method: Reminds you to check when you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.Boundaries: Frames setting limits as a form of sacred protection rather than selfishness.Inner Child Work: Focuses on reparenting yourself with deep compassion.What the Book AddressesFeeling constantly exhausted yet unable to stop.Experiencing guilt or feeling that rest equals failure.Saying yes when you really want to say no.Reclaiming your authentic voice after years of performing for others.If you'd like, I can:Share more details about specific coping strategies mentioned in the bookExplore how to start setting boundaries in your daily lifeDiscuss ways to recognize early signs of burnout before a collapse happensLet me know how you would like to proceed.Amazon.caBreaking Point: From Collapse to Courage eBookYOUR BREAKING POINT IS NOT THE END. IT'S THE INVITATION You've held it together for years. Built the career. Raised the family. Sh...Amazon.sgBreaking Point: From Collapse to CourageBook overview THE TRUTH NO ONE TELLS YOU IF YOU'VE EVER FELT LIKE THIS Exhausted but can't stop. Rest feels like failure. You say ...GoodreadsBreaking Point: From Collapse to Courage - GoodreadsBreaking Point: From Collapse to Courage. Sandra J. Valks, Kellan Fluckiger (Editor). 5.00. 1 rating1 review. Want to Read. Kindle...

09/16/2026

Breaking Point - from Collapse to Courage
DIVORCE was my Breaking Point - my Wall that finally broke and let the pain out and began my healing journey. Whether yours was Divorce or Separation, Grief or Burnout, there really IS a healing journey to Freedom!

08/31/2026

About the Book - Breaking Point: from Collapse to Courage

I didn’t know I was at a breaking point. At least, not at first.

This morning, I’m reading a short passage from my book, Breaking Point — From Collapse to Courage.

Because sometimes we don’t recognize a breaking point while we’re living it.

We only recognize it when we finally stop long enough to look.

08/25/2026

Indeed, Your Gut really does Already Know.
Divorce was my own Breaking Point and it was painful of course. What I didn't realize was just how painful and how long the pain would last!
By reaching out for help and taking one step at a time, I was able to come out of the darkness and eventually build the life that I chose to live.
Are YOU prepared to Stop. Breathe. and then Decide each baby step ahead?
I'm just a call away! We can explore making clear decisions together.

My Future Self was watching all along - through the pain and depression.Gradually stretched out over 10 long years, I we...
07/23/2026

My Future Self was watching all along - through the pain and depression.
Gradually stretched out over 10 long years, I went through the cycles of circling around with self-blame, then anxiety, next overwhelm and pushing my way along – until I collapsed.

My Future Self was watching all along - through the pain and depres...

STOP BEING NICE!  It can cost you thousands of dollars!
07/20/2026

STOP BEING NICE! It can cost you thousands of dollars!

Stop Being Nice.BEING NICE can cost you thousands of dollars.And...

You can't wish away difficult Relationships.  They require personal work, Decision followed by Action!
07/13/2026

You can't wish away difficult Relationships. They require personal work, Decision followed by Action!

You really CAN'T Wish This Away! Whether or not it's narcissistic...

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