We recently had the chance to connect with Lydia Richard and have shared our conversation below.
Lydia, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What do you think is misunderstood about your business?
You know, I think what’s most misunderstood about my business, Wounds2Wealth, is that people hear words like healing, trauma or spiritual and immediately picture incense, crystals, and kumbaya circles. Don’t get me wrong, energy and intention matter, but my work goes much deeper than what people call the “woo woo.”
What I do bridges the gap between the spiritual and the strategic. I use trauma-informed healing, psychology, and philosophy to help people understand themselves on a cellular level, then layer in practical self-development tools, business strategy, and even financial literacy. It’s not about escaping reality; it’s about mastering it.
My approach is grounded, holistic, and human, it’s about transforming pain into power and building a life that’s not only emotionally free but also financially and mentally secure. So no, it’s not just another healing program. It’s a system for creating wholeness and wealth from the inside out.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi, I’m Lydia Richard, a trauma-informed coach, creator, and author who believes healing shouldn’t just make you feel better, it should help you live better.
My work bridges healing, psychology, philosophy, business, and financial literacy, because true empowerment means being emotionally free, mentally strong, and financially independent. I teach people how to turn their pain into purpose and their purpose into power through practical, soul-centered tools that create real change, not just temporary relief.
What makes my approach unique is that I don’t separate personal development from business, I merge them. I help people heal the parts of themselves that hold them back while building the strategy, mindset, and systems to thrive in life and work.
Right now, I’m expanding my programs, working on a Passion Project with the intention of bringing Humanity back into Psychiatric Care, that I intend to make impact globally in the next few decades, all while writing my book Lessons in Literature and selling my previously published, “Dark Pit of Passion” which is a trauma centered poetry book.
At the heart of everything I do is this truth: healing is only powerful when it becomes practical.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
A moment that really shaped the way I see the world was when I finally realized I had been giving meaning to something that was, in truth, meaningless — my trauma. For so long, I built my identity around pain, trying to make sense of the senseless, trying to find purpose in what was simply human cruelty and circumstance.
That realization shifted everything. It taught me that not everything that happens to us is meant to teach us, some things just happen. But what we create from it, that’s where the meaning lives.
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
There were many moments I almost gave up, especially as a child. I battled my own mind long before I understood what mental health even was. The darkness felt endless back then, like there was no way out of the pain or the chaos inside me.
But looking back now, I’m filled with immense gratitude that I kept going. Every time I thought it would be easier to stop trying, something deep inside me, maybe resilience, maybe purpose, whispered, “not yet.” And I’m so thankful I listened.
If I had let depression win, I wouldn’t be here doing what I do now, helping others find their light, strength and power. My work exists because I didn’t give up. The same darkness that almost took me became the soil that grew everything I now teach: that pain can be a portal, and survival can evolve into purpose.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
My closest friends would say what matters most to me is truth, living it, speaking it, and helping others find theirs. They know I care deeply about people becoming who they really are beneath the pain, the conditioning, and the masks life teaches us to wear.
They’d tell you I’m passionate about growth, integrity, and impact, not in a surface-level, motivational way, but in the raw, human sense of turning struggle into strength and using it to serve others.
They’d probably also say I’m relentless about purpose, that everything I do, from my trauma-informed coaching to the way I parent, create, and build my business, comes from a place of wanting to heal, elevate, and contribute to humanity in a real, lasting way.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
If I knew I had ten years left, I’d stop waiting for the “right time.” I’d stop overthinking, overworking, and trying to perfect every plan before taking the next step.
I’d stop shrinking myself to make others comfortable and stop carrying responsibilities that were never mine to begin with. I’d stop giving my energy to things that don’t feel like truth in my body.
Because the truth is, life isn’t waiting. And if ten years was all I had, I’d want every day to reflect what I actually stand for: love, freedom, impact, and presence. I’d spend more time creating, teaching, traveling, and laughing with the people I love.
And I’d double down on my mission, helping others heal, lead, and live with purpose now, not “someday.” Because ten years isn’t long… but it’s more than enough to change the world if you live like you mean it.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://lydiarichard.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wounds2wealth
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@wounds2wealth?si=lzsxXVK33QtXVsMQ
- Other: What I Offer: https://stan.store/wounds2wealth
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