I'm Talya Pardo, founder of Phoenix Rising Mentoring.

I believe lasting change begins with awareness. I don’t believe that awareness alone changes us—but it does light the way to helping us choose differently because we understand what we're actually experiencing.

For much of my life, I believed my struggles were about anger. Over time, I came to realize they were really about awareness, emotional regulation, and the patterns I'd developed to navigate difficult emotions and relationships. That realization changed everything for me: It set me on a path of studying neuroscience, emotional regulation, communication, resilience, coaching, and human behavior—in order to understand myself, to understand others and to people understand themselves.

Today, my work helps people move beyond reacting automatically and begin responding with greater awareness, clarity, and choice. Whether through coaching, writing, courses, workshops, or practical tools, my goal is always the same: To help people understand what lies beneath their reactions, strengthen their emotional resilience, and develop the capacity to choose differently.

I don't believe anger makes someone broken, I believe anger often points toward something that deserves our attention. When we learn to understand it rather than fear it, it becomes an opportunity for growth, and growth invariably leads to change. Everything I create—from the Phoenix Reflection Journal to The Phoenix Path workbook, my courses, and my coaching—is built around one simple belief: Real change happens when we begin seeing ourselves more clearly, develop the skills to respond differently, and learn to lead ourselves with greater awareness, compassion, and intention.

A Few Things That Have Shaped My Work:

• Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS-I)

• Jay Shetty Certified Life & Success Coach

• Twenty years in public libraries, including as a Children's Librarian and Library Director

• Author of The Phoenix Path: Transforming Anger into Awareness

• Years of studying emotional regulation, communication, resilience, and human behaviour

• Most importantly, my own lived journey of learning to respond differently.

If my work resonates with you, I'd be honoured to walk alongside you.