When Logic Fails and A Story of Heart-Led Breakthrough
- Brainz Magazine
- Aug 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Written by Elena Karnaukhova, Holistic Therapist
Elena is a holistic therapist specializing in nutrition, emotional healing, and spiritual growth. With a background in biology and a past as an athlete, she combines science and intuition to help people release trauma, regain balance, and reconnect with themselves.
In a world where logic often takes the lead, we can forget the power of listening to our hearts. This article shares the transformative journey of a successful attorney who, overwhelmed by the pressures of career and life, learned to trust her heart over her mind. Discover how embracing heart-led breakthroughs can bring clarity, peace, and true success, and how you too can shift from thinking to feeling for a more fulfilled life.
Listening beyond the mind
In our fast-paced, success-driven world, we’re taught to rely on our brains for every decision. But what if the answers we need can’t be calculated? What if they can only be felt?
The client who couldn’t hear herself anymore
One of my clients, a successful attorney in her early forties, came to me completely disoriented. Her work demanded constant thinking, strategizing, and winning. At the same time, hormonal changes added to her emotional storm. She was stressed, sleepless, and often in tears, juggling her career and motherhood with no energy left for herself.
Shifting from thinking to feeling with the heart
In our sessions, we moved away from logic and toward the heart. I guided her to listen to her body's signals, needs, and quiet wisdom. Instead of asking, "What makes the most sense financially?" we asked, "What makes you feel alive?"
Choosing herself
Over the months, her energy shifted. She realized that true success isn’t measured by money alone, but by joy, health, and alignment. She made the courageous choice to put herself first. She’s still on her journey, but she is lighter, calmer, and truly smiling again.
Your turn
If logic isn’t bringing you peace, maybe it’s time to listen differently. Your heart might already know the path. Will you be brave enough to follow it?
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Elena Karnaukhova, Holistic Therapist
Elena is an international speaker, holistic therapist, and founder of the High Vibrations community, supporting people on their path to growth and self-discovery. Having overcome a turbulent childhood, emotional abuse, bullying, migration across several countries, divorces, and countless ups and downs, she now helps others find healing and strength from within. Based in the Netherlands, Elena runs a thriving practice where she combines orthomolecular nutrition, spiritual psychology, and emotional release techniques to guide people back to themselves.
