About

About Me!

Hi! I’m Laila Morcos Zissis, and I inspire change focused on "WHOLEsoul" living through strategic planning, mind organization, and connecting to inner wisdom. I am an Intuitive Coach who brings evidence-based techniques coupled with visionary and spiritual solutions to my work to help you move into joy and higher levels of living at ALL times. I have a passion for helping you remove blocks hampering your success and desire to have your Exquisite Life Revealed.

How do you know I’m the right person to help you on this journey? Because I have been where you might be right now. Stressed but alive with dreams of achieving more, seemingly unable to get out of my own way. Stuck with deep knowledge that I am here for more than just getting through the day. Do you know that feeling? Do you have that feeling right now? If so…read on or reach out to me now!

Even if you feel you’re in the darkest of places right now, you can move into the light. You can regain control of your mind, body, emotions, thoughts, and ultimately your destiny. Doesn’t that sound fantastic?

You see, I don’t believe we are on Earth to live a life that is status quo. I don’t believe we should age before our time. I do believe that we are in control of reaching our potential. I do believe that with help, anyone can clear the blocks that manifest ailments and stop your destiny. I believe we are here to live life with ultimate joy, with ultimate energy, with the path towards success clear, and with beautiful synchronicities. I believe that we all have the tools within us to have our Exquisite Lives Revealed.

My Life

On paper, my life looked great. I was an anchor/reporter at my first television market at 22.

I jumped on board the television news track with my sights set on eventually returning to my hometown of New Orleans, a fast-paced news market with no shortage of fun to be had. After a few years of moving to different television markets, I finally returned home. It was perfect. I loved feeling like my work was important and I was helping my community. However, in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans with bullet strength … and that storm kickstarted me (and most everyone) on a path of stress, being overwhelmed, and in overdrive.

In my mind, I was fine. The effects of stress and being in fight or flight for a prolonged period of time never crossed my mind … and I sure did enjoy my wine to wind down and coffee to jump start my early mornings. Little did I know, I was running on adrenaline. After multiple years working in disaster-response mode, I started to feel some internal rumblings calling me to take more control of my life and my own destiny, and not be owned by a broadcasting entity or any company, for that matter. TV news was slowly changing into an industry I didn’t fit into anymore. I wanted freedom of self and creativity.

The universe agreed, and introduced me to my now husband Tim. It was special, different. I was on a roller coaster of love! I also decided to make a strategic career move and took a job outside of broadcasting for the first time in 15 years as a Public Relations Executive in a mid-sized agency. It was my opportunity to get my communications “master’s degree.” I was upgrading my operating system and learning how the business/corporate world worked. But in time, that opportunity that gave me so much education started to deteriorate my soul. I was not an office kind of girl. Every day I walked into that building, I felt like I was walking into a coffin. I was stifled … bored. It didn’t fit my personality.

And opportunity came calling again. An opportunity to move out of that space also brought multiple financial figures, the chance to work from home, create my own schedule and own my territory - a job in tourism sales. A very lucrative position that gave me and Tim freedom in many ways. But making lots of money isn’t always that easy. Numbers and goals have to be met and you don’t always have control over the final sales. Again, my destiny was not in my hands. And when Covid came barreling through, I got my pink slip. As cliché as it sounds, it was the best thing that ever happened to me…

Health Issues

MRSA

Tim and I were engaged and happy. But we were faced with a huge challenge … a scary diagnosis. What presented as excruciating knee pain ended up turning into a life-threatening situation for Tim. Tim had ACL and meniscus tears in his knee – but also MRSA – Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus! He went straight from exam to emergency surgery. Three months later, after multiple surgeries, and very scary moments, Tim’s body was responding to the treatments he was receiving. Needless to say I ignored my own health for quite a while.

Fast forward, Tim is happy, healthy and back to his athletic self. And we are happily married.

BREAST CANCER

While Covid 19 was quarantining people across the globe, I was getting a routine mammogram in November 2020. After multiple biopsies, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Breast Cancer in my left breast, which was followed by a single mastectomy and 6 months of chemotherapy. HER2- ER+ breast cancer – fueled by excess estrogen in my body. Was it from fertility treatments and IVF? Was it from the stress I had experienced in my life previously? What caused this? Again, another emotional and difficult time for our family. The work continues to nourish and build back my strength and immunity from all the treatments today.

FERTILITY TREATMENTS

After we got married, we wanted to have a baby. For 5 years, I took hormone injections that yielded nothing but weight-gain and sadness. Then we turned to IVF. It was emotionally and spiritually taxing. Expensive, cold. It didn’t feel right, but since we weren’t getting pregnant, we felt like we had to try. I traveled to St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri to meet with a world-renowned fertility specialist. Back and forth, back and forth from New Orleans to St. Louis – all unsuccessful trips and failed pregnancies. We decided to stop and realized that a baby may not be a gift we would experience together. It was devastating. I went on to therapy to heal that pain and be able to live with loss.

You see, for YEARS AND YEARS, I didn’t stop. Through it all, however, I maintained my happiness, my motivation, my joy, and most importantly – my Spirit. I was always drawn to human development and how to live successfully – and I wanted to help others avoid the pitfalls that can come with overwhelm, challenges, and fear. And if the pitfall comes, to help people navigate in a way that is more peaceful and loving to self, still experiencing joy, love, and difficult emotions all at the same time.

My desire to help others became so overwhelming that I went back to school to become a Coach. Currently, I’m an ICF Professional Certified Coach, a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach, a Certified MentorCoach, and I work with The Institute for Transformational Leadership at Georgetown University. I am also trained in Akashic Records Readings and bring spiritual modalities to my work with clients. All of that coupled with the scientific, evidence-based tools and techniques rooted in psychology, marry the yin and the yang of coaching – the head and the heart.

I know we can all make changes from the inside out! I’m proof – and many of my clients are too!

You see, deep down, I know there is more for you, just like I knew there was for me. You have the answers inside you, and you may just need a little help with the reveal! That’s what I’m here for. To help you find what is going to work for you to achieve the life you want to have your Exquisite Life Revealed.

Disclaimer: I am not a psychologist, medical doctor, naturopath, nutritionist, counselor, or therapist. I am a Professional Certified Coach, a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and a Certified MentorCoach. I am also a great motivator, cheerleader, and change-maker. If you suffer from serious health or mental issues, it is best to seek appropriate help from a medical or mental health practitioner you trust. Nothing on this website is intended as medical advice.