Is Anxiety Making Your Life and Business Decisions with Victoria Duarte (Counselor Endotype)

I am a person who has a thousand words when I get upset—and I have had a difficult time interacting with people who go quiet, freeze, or default to “I don’t know” when they are. So when I sat down with Victoria Duarte, somatic and mindfulness coach and co-founder of Healing Arts Center in Virginia Beach, I learn so much about what’s actually happening in the body during shutdown, why “simple questions” can trigger threat response, and how to stop misreading silence as avoidance or defiance. Victoria breaks down somatic practices in a way that’s useful for real life: turning inward when anxiety spikes, noticing when your body shifts away from hope into distance, and learning quick tools to come back to the present—without forcing yourself to “talk it out” before you’re regulated. We dig into the idea her business partner, Mark Berry (retired Navy SEAL), teaches: there are two directions for energy—creative or destructive—and when you don’t express what’s in your body, you often take it out on the people you love. (Also yes: I tell the sock puppet story. It’s as ridiculous as it sounds, and it worked.) And here’s a phrase you’ll remember: “We can have quiet panic attacks.” If you’ve ever watched someone go still and thought they were checked out—this conversation will give you a whole new lens. Victoria also shares how Healing Arts Center was built around safe, trauma-informed care and includes modalities like medical hypnotherapy, yoga nidra, breathwork, and Reiki—with virtual options for people who aren’t local. Timestamps 3:24 — Why Healing Arts Center exists + “creative vs destructive energy” 7:03 — What somatic work is (body-centered, not just mindset) 10:40 — My sock puppet communication experiment 13:57 — Why “How are you?” can trigger shutdown 17:20 — Simple grounding tools (senses, breath, warmth, movement) 20:49 — “We can have quiet panic attacks.” 27:42 — Building a mission-led healing center + choosing safe practitioners 33:12 — Values-based marketing: “We don’t care about what sells.” 44:44 — Reminder: “You’re worth taking a minute.” Guest Bio Victoria Duarte is a somatic and mindfulness coach, writer, and co-founder of Healing Arts Center in Virginia Beach. Her work helps people understand nervous system patterns, listen to emotions without getting overwhelmed, and build grounded, compassionate relationships with themselves. She brings years of experience in education, community work, and trauma-informed practice to every session. Victoria also offers medical hypnotherapy, yoga nidra, breathwork, and Reiki. Guest Links + CTA Website: www.healingartsvb.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healing_arts_center_vb/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/healing-arts-center-2bb698292/ Listen to Raving Coaches ➤ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7pNiUG0d05CTFM0MNJeuFE?si=dd985373802a470b ➤ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raving-coaches/id1673460023