About

Experience, perspective and the work of being human.

I am Shevy Cardoza, a trauma-informed life coach and writer. For more than a decade, I have worked with people navigating emotional complexity, difficult transitions and the patterns that can keep them feeling stuck. My work is grounded in sustained relationships, careful attention and respect for the full complexity of a person’s life.

A substantial body of work

I founded Shevy Cardoza Coaching in 2012. Since then, I have worked with more than 100 private clients, many of whom have stayed in relationship with my practice for years and returned for support through significant moments of change. I have facilitated workshops for groups of up to 80 people and developed educational resources, guidebooks and writing to support reflection, resilience and personal growth.

My professional background also includes communication arts, media development, teaching and curriculum writing. I have taught in Japan, including in environments where communication and professional etiquette required care and cultural fluency. These experiences have shaped the way I listen, communicate and work with people across different contexts.

I hold a BFA in Communication Arts from the New York Institute of Technology. My work has always brought together communication, education, observation and a deep interest in how people understand themselves and relate to the world around them.

Lived experience and ongoing growth

My understanding of healing is informed not only by my professional work, but also by the life I have lived and the work I have done within it. I have been sober for seven years. I have done meaningful work to heal longstanding shame and to build a more compassionate, affirming relationship with myself and my body. I am deeply body positive, and I continue to grow and heal. I do not approach this work as someone who has arrived at a finished version of herself. I approach it with lived understanding, self-awareness and respect for the ongoing nature of being human.

Coaching, writing and sexual shame healing

Writing is an essential part of how I think and engage with the world. I write essays and reflections on human experience, relationships, trauma and healing, and I am also an erotic writer. My writing makes room for subjects that are often treated with discomfort, silence or judgement.

Alongside my ongoing coaching practice, I offer a premium sexual shame healing experience for people who are genuinely ready for the depth of that work. It is a specialised offering for those prepared to engage seriously and thoughtfully with their relationship to sexuality, shame and self-understanding.

Across my work, I value honesty, discretion, curiosity and the freedom to examine our lives without surrendering authorship of our own stories. I believe people deserve to be met as whole human beings, not reduced to the hardest things they have lived through.

Trauma-Informed Life Coach & Writer