An Inspired Chat with Elizabeth Corey of Atlantic City

We recently had the chance to connect with Elizabeth Corey and have shared our conversation below.

Elizabeth, 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 others are secretly struggling with—but never say?
I think the thing people struggle with most—but rarely say out loud—is the quiet fear that they’re not living in alignment with who they’re meant to be. So many feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in a life that doesn’t quite fit, but they mask it under productivity, perfectionism, or being ‘the strong one.’

What we don’t talk about enough is how universal this is. Most people aren’t lacking capability—they’re lacking clarity, emotional safety, and the tools to regulate their inner world. Once they feel supported and seen, they stop pretending and start transforming and that’s where real change begins.

People know something feels “off,” but they don’t have the language to name it—or the tools to shift it. They’re overwhelmed by emotional clutter, misaligned habits, and the stories they’ve inherited. The truth is, most don’t know how to ask for help without feeling as if a ‘burden’ to others. What they truly want is a safe space to exhale, to be seen without judgment, and to be guided back to themselves.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi, I’m Elizabeth Corey. I own a coaching company called Vibrant Elephant Mindset—a women’s empowerment and alignment company dedicated to helping driven, high-performing women step into the next chapter of their lives with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

I specialize in supporting entrepreneurial and professional women who are outwardly successful but internally exhausted. Through my signature framework, I help them realign their identity, regulate their nervous system, and build a mindset that matches the level of success they’re trying to lead. My work blends psychology, biology, energy practices, and strategic mindset coaching so my clients can make decisions from alignment—not adrenaline or obligation.

What makes Vibrant Elephant Mindset unique is that it was built from lived experience. I rewrote my own life after addiction, trauma, and years of misalignment. Now I teach women how to break out of the patterns that keep them small. This isn’t about motivational quotes; it’s about equipping women with the internal architecture to sustain the businesses, relationships, and opportunities they’re creating.

Right now, I’m expanding my digital programs and building an ecosystem that supports women as they evolve—professionally and personally. My mission is simple: to help women reclaim their voice, their energy, and their power so they can lead their lives, not just manage them.

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
The part of me that believed I had to keep everyone happy just to feel safe. I spent years tiptoeing around other people’s emotions, managing their reactions, and shrinking myself to avoid conflict. That version of me was born from survival, not truth.

She kept order, yes—but it was an order that cost me my voice.

I’m releasing her now. Not with anger, but with gratitude. She protected me when I didn’t have the tools or the language to protect myself. She doesn’t belong in this chapter. She can’t come with me into a life built on alignment, honesty, and self-respect.

The woman I am now doesn’t negotiate her worth to keep the peace. She doesn’t carry other people’s discomfort. She speaks clearly, stands firmly, and lets things fall where they need to fall.

That old version served her purpose.
I’m choosing the one who can actually breathe.

What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
The defining wounds of my life have come in waves—the deaths of people I loved, miscarriages that broke pieces of me I didn’t know existed, relationships marked by abuse in every form, and the abandonment that shaped much of my early identity.

Each wound carried its own flavor of loss.
Each one carved a different kind of silence inside me.

In early recovery, losing people I cared about forced me to face mortality before I even understood my own life. Miscarriages taught me about grief that doesn’t have a name or a funeral. Abuse taught me how easily love can be weaponized. Abandonment taught me to expect very little from the world and even less from myself.

But the healing?
That came slowly—like learning a new language from scratch.

I healed by telling the truth about what happened instead of trying to outrun it.
I healed by rebuilding safety inside my own body, breath by breath.
I healed by choosing sobriety, choosing therapy, choosing myself again and again even when it felt impossible.
I healed by teaching other women how to find their voice—and finding my own in the process.

These wounds didn’t disappear; they transformed.
They became the compass for the work I do now.

I help women reclaim their power because I know exactly what it feels like to live without it.
I help women realign their lives because I spent so many years living out of alignment with my own truth.
My brand—my mission—is born from the parts of me I thought were ruined.

The wounds shaped me.
The healing refined me.
And the woman I am today is the proof that pain can be rewritten 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. Is the public version of you the real you?
Yes—what you see publicly is real, but it’s not all of me.
The woman you see online is the evolved version of me: the one who has done the inner work, reclaimed her voice, and chosen alignment over approval. She’s honest, grounded, spiritual, strong, and deeply committed to her purpose.

I don’t perform empowerment—I live it.

My public presence is not a persona; it’s the expression of the work I’ve done to come home to myself. The rawest parts of me aren’t hidden—they’re integrated. I just no longer use them as armor.

So yes, she’s real.

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What are you doing today that won’t pay off for 7–10 years?
What I’m doing today is building the version of me—and the version of my business—that will exist long after the hype cycles disappear. I’m planting seeds that require patience, depth, and devotion. The payoff isn’t now. The payoff is becoming a woman whose work, presence, and impact continue evolving for years.

Napping won’t pay off this week. But in 7–10 years, it will show up as longevity, creativity, emotional stability, and leadership endurance. I’m not building a brand that burns out. I’m building one that evolves—and rest is the compound interest.

In practice, it looks like giving myself permission to nap when my body asks for it. Not pushing through. Not overriding signals. Those naps don’t create immediate productivity—but they stabilize the version of me who will still be leading Vibrant Elephant Mindset a decade from now.

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