EDUCATOR · AUTHOR · SPEAKER
Helping people live and lead with greater awareness.
Natalya Rakevich, Ed.D., explores mindfulness, narrative awareness, and whole-person well-being through education, writing, speaking, and transformative learning experiences.
| Ph.D. in Educational Leadership | Creator of Narrative Awareness |
| Founder, Vela Well-Being | Educator, Researcher & Speaker |
PHILOSOPHY
Awareness creates space for choice
Natalya’s work begins with a simple premise: the stories we carry influence how we understand ourselves, respond to difficulty, and relate to others.
Through mindful observation, reflection, and meaning-making, people can recognize the narratives shaping their lives—and decide what to keep, what to change, and how to move forward with intention.
Awareness allows us to see the stories we live by – and choose how they continue.
A guiding idea behind Narrative Awareness
THE WORK
Where research meets lived experience.
Natalya brings together educational research, trauma-informed practice,
mindfulness, and narrative reflection.
Research & Well-Being
Research into the well-being of helping professionals, particularly amid prolonged trauma, and the practices, relationships, and sources of resilience that sustain those who support others.
Explore research and experience
Narrative Awareness
An original framework for observing, understanding, and intentionally reshaping the stories through which we experience life.
Discover the framework
Vela Well-Being
Trauma-informed education, consultation, and professional learning for educators, psychologists, and helping professionals.
FEATURED FRAMEWORK & WORKBOOK
Narrative Awareness
A research-informed framework for understanding the stories that shape how we experience ourselves, others, and the world.
Developed by Natalya, Narrative Awareness brings together mindful observation, reflection, storytelling, and conscious choice. It helps people recognize the narratives influencing their identities and responses, explore what those stories mean, and intentionally choose what to keep or change in support of greater well-being.