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Lived experience
A German-American life shaped by migration, motherhood, recovery communities, spiritual practice and the ongoing work of building home across cultures.
Sarah Gordy · The story behind the work
About
Between worlds,
I learned to
build bridges.
My life has been shaped by contradictions, opposites, edges, and things I was told could not coexist. My practice became cultivating a home to hold it all.
Intuition & Intellect
Clinical & Holistic
East & West
The thread through it all
I was told long ago that my purpose was to be a bridge in this life.
For a long time, I didn’t understand what that meant. Still, the words stayed with me because I could sense their truth. I’ve always felt things deeply and followed my heart. That’s what led me from a small town in Germany to Los Angeles at twenty-five.
Along the way, I discovered my passion for spiritual psychology. Its teachings helped me rebuild my life many times over as I moved through divorce, the deaths of loved ones, pregnancy losses, and the challenges of living far from everything I had known.
“The work is not to choose one world over another. It is to find peace in the present moment when life pulls you in so many different directions.”
A practice of living between
A path between disciplines
The edges became
the cornerstones.
My professional work brought me into addiction counseling, recovery spaces, and facilitation in clinical and non-clinical settings. I learned how much can change when people feel seen, consider new possibilities, and are reminded of their potential and power.
For my master’s degree, I chose a non-clinical path in East-West Psychology, an approach that speaks to different ways of knowing and healing I have always resonated with: a blend of Western psychology, spiritual wisdom, the power of community, and deep transformation on all levels of awareness.
Background & practice
What informs
the work.
The foundations of my work are centered around the intersection of mind, body, and soul.
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Professional practice
Years of experience in addiction counseling, group facilitation and curriculum development across clinical, community and educational settings.
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Ongoing study
Graduate study in East-West Psychology, alongside a decade-long exploration of mindfulness, spiritual psychology, somatic practices, and integrative approaches to change.
A little more personal
Beyond the bio.
A few small things that make me, me.
My kind of
morning.
Vanilla latte + dog cuddles
Endlessly
curious about…
Astrology, spirituality & the unseen
Something you
might not guess.
I’ve been a vegetarian since I was eight.
Harry
Potter.
I’ve always had a soft spot for a little magic.
You'll find me…
Traveling & exploring (over 20 countries + counting)
On my
mind lately.
Braiding Sweetgrass & the Honorable Harvest
Wings of a Visionary
A home for people who
refuse to become only one thing.
Here, the opposites are not problems to solve. They are invitations: to listen more closely, live more fully and find steadiness within a life that may pull in many directions.
Education & training
- Certificate of Achievement in Addiction StudiesLos Angeles Pierce College
- BA in Liberal Studies with a concentration in PsychologyAntioch University Los Angeles
- MA in East-West Psychology (in progress)California Institute of Integral Studies
- Institute for Coaching MasteryOne-year program graduate · ICF accredited
- Addiction Recovery and Psychedelic Integration Coach TrainingBeing True to You
- One-Year Shamanic Studies ProgramThe Power Path, New Mexico