Verna Haywood

The First Health & Wellness Coach

What if 2 minutes, 3 times a day, could completely transform your life?

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What if 2 minutes, 3 times a day, could completely transform your life?

Take Your 2 Minute Free Saboteur Assessment Now!

We value your privacy and would NEVER spam you. By entering your name and email above, you are consenting to Felecia Etienne of Level Up and Thrive LLC to email you with selected and relevant emails.

PQ Leadership Programme – Now Open!

Ready to transform your leadership journey? In just seven weeks, this online programme will help you boost your Emotional Intelligence and build Mental Fitness to thrive in today’s dynamic environment. Discover how to lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose. Want to make an impact? Enroll today and start leading with intention.

What My Clients Say
About Me Testimonials

I have been very fortunate to experience Verna’s unique approach first hand both through 1- 1’s and team events and am always inspired and empowered from her sessions. I highly recommend connecting with Verna to learn and live the innate power we can all unlock inside ourselves with Verna’s guiding principles for ultimate health and wellbeing”

Sarah Mills Founder of: The Art of Winning

The coaching experience I had with Verna was one of a kind. Verna was very professional through out our session. She was very attentive and asked very thought-provoking questions. Her approach was one of allowing me to discover the answers rather than being told.

Ananaria Herry

Hi Verna, thanks for another great massage today. "I’ve been seeing Verna for 17 years, and she’s an exceptional therapist. Her personalized treatments are unmatched, melting away stress and leaving me relaxed and pain-free. Highly recommend her!

Matthew Way

I really loved how Verna is so calm and genuine to interview her guests. She has the potential to be great Anchor, Her podcast shares different stories that is priceless to listen to. I rate 5 incredible star for her podcast . Verna Haywood is one of the few podcasts that I love. I highly recommend it!

Perlie Jade Demo

Hi Verna, good to hear from you. Saturday night I had the best sleep I have had for quite some time, got up at 10 and went back to bed for another hour. Neck and shoulder a little achy today. But better than before. See you on the 16th Regards

Linda Anthony

Aaron Lovatt after his massage therapy a short time ago. What a professional, personal, and relaxing experience; couldn’t be happier! Already feeling taller with much more movement throughout my back and neck. Highly recommend Verna to all suffering from any muscular issues.

Aaron Lovatt

For anyone who hasn’t experienced the transformative power of deep-thinking with Verna, you’re in for something extraordinary. During my session, Verna helped me sit still and ask the right questions, allowing me to connect with my inner voice and articulate my true purpose for the first time. Her guidance created the calm and clarity I needed to uncover what I truly want, free from outside noise. It’s a simple yet profound process, and Verna’s expertise makes all the difference. I gained a clear vision for my future and a pathway to achieve it. Verna is truly gifted, and I highly recommend her.

Eleri Cosslett Leadership Team DISC Behavioural Consultant

A Simple, Neuroscience-Based Model Linked to Brain Development
Can Transform Your Life.

Does this sound familiar? The ongoing struggle between your dreams and those subtle, self-sabotaging habits that keep pulling you back. It doesn’t have to be this way. Discover the key to breaking free and stepping into your full potential.

Would you ever...?

  • Struggle with anxiety?
  • Judge yourself or others?
  • Try to control people or situations?
  • Avoid important conversations?
  • Say “YES” when you really wanted to say “NO”?
  • If so, this programme is for you!
Embracing Transformation: The Unstoppable Journey Of Verna Haywood

Hi, I'm Verna Haywood!

Resilience and Mental Fitness Coach sharing Positive Intelligence (PQ).

I combine holistic wellness, PQ Coaching, and my personal journey to support women in their 30s and beyond in rebuilding, growing, and thriving. If you’re ready to turn your struggles into strength and step boldly into your power, you’ve found your place.

Together, we’ll transform every challenge into a stepping stone, creating a life filled with joy, resilience, and fulfilment – the vibrant life you deserve.

Positive Intelligence and its powerful framework transformed my life. Now, it’s your turn to experience the same transformation.

What Positive Intelligence Can Offer You:

Meet the Judge, Your Master Saboteur

The Judge is the universal Saboteur that afflicts everyone. It is the one that beats you up repeatedly over mistakes or shortcomings, warns you obsessively about future risks, wakes you up in the middle of the night worrying, gets you fixated on what is wrong with others or your life, etc. Your Judge activates your other Saboteurs, causes much of your stress and unhappiness, reduces your effectiveness, and harms your relationships.

9 Ways We Self-Sabotage

Which of these sneaky saboteurs is holding you back?

Avoider Saboteur

Finds faults with self, others, and circumstances. Causes much of our disappointment, anger, regret, guilt, shame and anxiety. Activates accomplice Saboteur.

Controller Saboteur

Anxiety-based need to take charge and control situations and people’s actions to one’s own will. High anxiety and Impatience when that is not possible.

Hyper-Achiever Saboteur

Dependent on constant performance and achievement for self-respect and self-validation. Focused on external validation-attention and acceptance from others.

Hyper-Rational

Intense and exclusive focus on the rational processing of everything, including relationships. Can be perceived as uncaring, unfeeling, or intellectually arrogant.

Hyper-Vigilant Saboteur

Continuous intense anxiety about all the dangers and what could go wrong. Vigilance that can never rest.

Pleaser Saboteur

Indirectly tries to gain acceptance and affection by helping, pleasing, rescuing, or flattering others. Loses sight of own needs and becomes resentful as a result

Restless Saboteur

Restless, constantly in search of greater excitement in the next activity or constant busyness. Rarely at peace or content with the current activity

Stickler Saboteur

Perfectionism and a need for order and organization taken too far.

Victim Saboteur

Emotional and temperamental as a way to gain attention and affection. An extreme focus on internal feelings, particularly painful ones. Martyr streak.

These behaviors might be sabotaging your path to a happier, more
successful life. But here's the good news—you can change!

Origin of the Saboteurs

Saboteurs start off as our guardians to help us survive the real and imagined threats to our physical and emotional survival as children. By the time we are adults, we no longer need them, but they have become invisible inhabitants of our mind. Our Saboteurs’ patterns of thinking, feeling, and reacting become soft-coded in our brain through neural pathways. When these neural pathways are triggered, we are “hijacked” by our Saboteurs and instantly feel, think, and act using their patterns.

But Aren’t They Good for Me?

Your Saboteurs claim they are good for you. For example, your Judge tells you that constantly badgering you over your mistakes and shortcomings causes you to improve and achieve.

And pain can be good for you. If you put your hand on a hot stove, it is good to feel pain so you take corrective action.

But negative emotions, like pain, are only helpful for a quick second to alert you. If you stay stressed, frustrated, or unhappy, you will be tunnel-visioned and not capable of finding the best solution to problems, which your positive brain can do.

So if you’re in negative emotion for more than one second, your Saboteurs are holding your hand on the hot stove and complaining that life is hard.

Building New Neural Pathways

To conquer your Saboteurs, you need to exercise and build the three core components of mental fitness.

Catch Your Saboteurs

If you’re in negative emotion for more than a second, you’re in Saboteur mode. Label your thoughts and emotions in that moment as Saboteur and let them go. To be able to do that, you need to have studied your Saboteurs and discredited their lies and limiting beliefs.

Energize Your Sage Brain

Boost your ability to command your mind to quiet the Saboteur region and amplify the Sage region. Using 10-second PQ® Reps, you learn to run your brain, rather than allow your Saboteur-hijacked brain to run you.

Use Your Sage Powers

Your Sage is the one in you that handles challenges with a clear and calm mind, and positive emotions. Your Sage accesses five positive powers. For peak performance, you learn to boost all five powers and know when to use which power.

 

Unlock the Transformative Power of Mental Fitness

Imagine climbing a steep hill. Without physical fitness, the strain feels overwhelming. The same is true for your mind—without mental fitness, stress, anxiety, and frustration can weigh heavily on your work and relationships.

Why should I do this?

I’m so glad you asked!
If you’re human, chances are you can relate to at least one of these common struggles:

  • Procrastination
  • People-pleasing
  • Trying to control people or situations
  • Multi-tasking to the point of overwhelm
  • Overworking without balance
  • Striving for perfectionism
  • Overthinking every decision
  • Battling anxiety
  • Feeling like life is out of your control
  • Judging yourself harshly

You might think, “This is just who I am,” stuck in stress and worry. But here’s the truth: it doesn’t have to be that way! If I can rewire my brain, so can you.

This course introduces a simple, neuroscience-backed system that makes managing stress, improving relationships, enhancing your health, and navigating life’s challenges so much easier.

The best part? The possibilities for your growth are limitless.

Ready to transform your life? Let’s do this!

This Programme is for You If...

  • You’re human (yes, really!).
  • You’ve felt stress or struggled with negative emotions.
  • You’re on a journey of self-awareness and growth.
  • You’re seeking more love, compassion, and meaningful connections in your life—including a supportive online community of like-minded individuals.
  • You’re ready to boost your productivity in work, relationships, family life, and beyond.

This Programme is NOT for you if:

  • You’re so blissfully zen that nothing ever ruffles your feathers.
  • You believe you’ve done all the inner work you’ll ever need and aren’t open to renewing your mindset.
  • You have no interest in connecting with your emotions or embracing change.

FAQ's

Positive Intelligence Coaching empowers individuals and teams to strengthen their mental fitness and build emotional resilience, enabling them to thrive in every aspect of life.

PQ stands for Positive Intelligence—a proven framework for enhancing mental and emotional well-being through practical techniques and strategies.

PQ Certification equips individuals with the knowledge and tools to become certified Positive Intelligence coaches, helping others unlock their potential and achieve lasting transformation.

In the context of mental health, Positive Intelligence (PQ) focuses on cultivating a positive mindset to reduce stress, improve relationships, and foster emotional well-being.

Don’t Miss This Opportunity!

Join the Becoming 2024 Program today and start your journey toward transformation.