About Sophie
Hey, I'm Sophie.
Holistic cancer coach, breathwork teacher and cancer thriver. Someone who knows what it feels like to have your life turned upside down by cancer and to find your way back to yourself.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
My Story
In 2014 at the age of 23 I was diagnosed with blood cancer.
I remember the shock of it. The fear. The feeling of my future suddenly becoming uncertain in a way I couldn't have imagined. I was young. I was healthy - or so I thought. And overnight everything changed.
What happened next shaped the entire direction of my life.
Alongside six months of chemotherapy I made a decision that I believe changed the trajectory of my recovery:
I became actively involved in my own healing.
Not in a way that bypassed my medical treatment - but alongside it. I explored nutrition, mindset work, trauma healing, meditation, breathwork, movement and deeper emotional healing practices. I became deeply curious about what it truly meant to heal - not just physically, but emotionally, mentally, spiritually and within the nervous system too.
Alongside my cancer recovery, something else shifted too. For most of my life I had lived with severe asthma, and over the years that followed treatment my symptoms improved dramatically.
I came out of that chapter feeling healthier, more connected to myself and more alive than I had in years.
THE PART NO ONE PREPARED ME FOR
What Came After
When treatment ended I expected to feel free.
Instead I felt lost.
There was no roadmap for the emotional rebuilding that follows cancer. No one was talking about the identity shift, the fear of recurrence, the grief that arrives alongside the relief, or the nervous system that stays on high alert long after the last appointment.
At the time, I struggled to find support that helped me make sense of the gap between surviving and truly living again- thriving.
That gap is why I do this work.
In 2017, driven by the isolation I had felt through my own cancer experience - I founded Trew Fields Festival, the world's first cancer awareness and holistic health festival. For three extraordinary years it brought together the cancer community with leading voices in integrative health, breathwork, nutrition, movement and healing - bringing thousands of people together and creating something that had never existed before in the cancer space.
I went on to train extensively in healing therapies, meditation & mindfulness, mindset coaching, EFT, reiki, trauma therapy, integration and end-of-life care. Training in breathwork felt like a homecoming for me and to this day, the breath is one of the most transformative and accessible tools I have ever encountered.
I serve as the Mind-Body Medicine Lead on the Yes to Life Advisory Panel - the UK's leading integrative cancer charity - alongside a wonderful group of experts helping people access holistic support alongside their medical treatment.
Over the past decade I have supported thousands of people through breathwork, coaching, courses, workshops and community programmes. What began as my own search for healing has become my life's work.
Sophie is a thriver, role model, mentor and inspiration. She has immersed herself in what it takes to live a healthy, vibrant and purposeful life. She is skilled, compassionate, knowledgeable and dedicated to serving others. She will attend to your mind, body and spirit. I suspect she will save some lives.— Sophie Sabbage, The Cancer Whisperer
THE APPROACH
How I Work
I work in a deeply personal, trauma-informed way.
I believe healing is not just physical. It happens in the nervous system, in the mind, in the stories we tell ourselves, in the relationship we have with our own body and in the community we find around us.
My work combines breathwork, nervous system care, meditation, mind-body medicine, mindset coaching, somatic practices, visualisation and compassionate emotional support.
At the heart of everything I do is breathwork and meditation. I believe they are two of the most powerful and accessible tools we have for calming the nervous system, reducing stress and helping people reconnect with a sense of safety, trust and resilience within themselves.
I don't offer toxic positivity or quick fixes.
I offer honest, evidence-informed and deeply compassionate support for the real experience of navigating cancer - including the fear, grief, exhaustion, uncertainty and the possibility of growth that can emerge alongside it.
I work with people during treatment, after treatment, in long-term survivorship and at end of life. I also support carers, loved ones and organisations looking for meaningful wellbeing support.
Areas of Focus
- The mind-body connection and nervous system healing
- Breathwork for cancer and chronic stress
- Fear of recurrence and post-treatment anxiety
- Post-traumatic growth and identity rebuilding
- Sleep support and emotional regulation
- End-of-life care and guidance
THE FOUNDATIONS
Training & Experience
Breathwork - Somatic Practice
- Transformational Breathwork Teacher
- Oxygen Advantage Breathwork Practitioner
- Somatic Experiencing (Introductory Training)
- Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
Mind-Body Medicine
- Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher
- EFT & Matrix Reimprinting
- Reiki Practitioner
- Mindset Coaching & Belief Change
Specialist Training
- Death Doula & End-of-Life Care
- Psychedelic Integration
Professional Roles
Over a decade of experience as a holistic cancer coach supporting thousands of people globally. Founder - Trew Fields Festival, world's first cancer awareness and holistic health festival. Mind-Body Medicine Lead on the Yes to Life Advisory Panel.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
A Note From Me
I want you to know something before you decide whether to work with me.
I am not your guide because I have all the answers.
I am your guide because I have sat in the uncertainty you might be sitting in right now.
I have felt the fear at 3am. I have wondered who I was becoming. I have had to learn - slowly and imperfectly - how to trust my body again.
Everything I share comes from that place.
And my deepest hope is that through this work you discover what I discovered that, your nervous system and body have an extraordinary capacity to move toward safety, repair and healing, and that the version of you that emerges from this experience might surprise you with their strength.
You deserve support that truly understands this journey.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
Ways to Work Together
Whenever you're ready, here is how we can work together.
7-Day Deep Sleep Reset
£27A gentle audio programme for better sleep during and after cancer. The most accessible starting point.
Start tonight →Calm After Cancer
£147A complete step-by-step course for rebuilding calm, confidence and trust in your body after treatment ends.
Explore the course →Calm Through Cancer
£147Breathwork and nervous system support for people currently navigating treatment.
Explore the course →Thrive Membership
£25.99/monthMonthly live breathwork, community and ongoing support.
Join the community →One to One Sessions
Personalised breathwork and holistic cancer coaching tailored entirely to you.
Book a session →The practices shared through this website are for emotional wellbeing and nervous system support only and are not a substitute for medical care, diagnosis or treatment. Please continue to work with your medical team regarding your health and wellbeing.