Testimonials

“In May 2026, I had a fall that left me with intense right hip and gluteal pain. I could barely climb stairs, and every step was painful. As an RN of 35 years, I followed the usual path—my primary care physician, orthopedic care, injections, and physical therapy—with no relief.

I reached out to my lifelong friend, Debra Sheehan. Through her knowledge, training, expertise, and compassion, she helped me understand the connection between my body, nervous system, emotions, and past trauma.

Using Somatic EMDR, HeartMath coherence, and Craniosacral work, Debra guided me through a process of healing that went beyond simply treating where the pain was felt.

After living with intense physical pain every day, I walked out of my second session pain-free.

I am deeply grateful to Debra and would absolutely recommend her to anyone experiencing pain, trauma, emotional stress, or the challenges of daily life. She creates a safe, peaceful, and compassionate space for healing.” ~ Debbie Doran RN

“Debra Sheehan is a Heart Math guru! Her deep understanding of this technology and her confident teaching skills make her an excellent workshop provider. Debra spent several hours with my leadership team at the college where I worked, and our learning experience with her was so rich that we continued the discussion long after the program was over and went on to integrate Heart Math in our work with students and colleagues. Debra’s work with groups and individuals is compassionate, wise, and profound. I can’t wait to be a part of another group learning experience with her.” ~ Mickey Hay, Ph.D. Thriving In The Third Act

“Having awareness to emotions and their impact on health. Doability, applicability, incorporation of science and scientific evidence!

“When in a negative space, take a minute to reset my baseline” Liked the group activity!

“Bring the heart centered feelings, based on science and physiology, toward myself”

“Learning and knowing the benefits of a coherent field”…the relational energetic segment!

“The idea of coherence and the TRUE benefit of taking the time to center myself”.

“Learning how to monitor my own physiology when stress happens in work environment””

“As a leader we can implement some of these techniques we can experience more compassion, collaboration and cooperation toward each other”. ~New Mexico Child Advocacy Center staff what they liked about the training

We have been using Heart Math/Coherence training at St. Margaret’s House (SMH) now for several years.  Debra brought it to SMH in an effort to teach our women how to help themselves out of stress.   The guests of SMH all struggle with poverty and poverty is stressful.  So living with stress everyday can be debilitating.   As each woman learns how to help herself out of the stressful situations through Heart Math/Coherence she gets a new and better way to confront stress and a way to better health.   We have had many stories from our guests about how they were able to calm themselves with Heart Math and not let their anger and frustration take over.   Debra also trained our volunteers on how to use Heart Math during a volunteer retreat.  We are so grateful to Debra Sheehan for bringing Heart Math to SMH.   ~ Patricia Marvel, Associate Executive Director St. Margaret’s House

“I am aware of the benefits of therapeutic massage! I have included this as an essential component part of my overall personal health maintenance  and wellness program for many years.”  ~ Don Rowe, retired YMCA Director

“Tim is model master of this craft and understands this issues of healing and health in an exemplary way.”  ~ TM Professor Notre Dame

“I started with HeartMath during a time in my life of great stress and anxiety.  I didn’t want to turn to drugs but I knew I needed to be proactive.  I also knew and trusted Debra as a phenomenal healer with both skills and wisdom to share.  Together, HeartMath’s tools and Debra as a HeartMath trainer, provided me with an effective approach to managing my stress. I was able to get clarity on how I was contributing to my sense of distress through my own thoughts and habits.

I know that meditation and prayer are powerful instruments for gaining inner peace, yet I tend to be active and restless, or fatigued and distracted.  The HeartMath emwave tool, along with the coaching and books, allowed me to enter into peaceful states of being and build awareness of my barriers to achieving that peace.  I could then take that practice with me into stressful situations and begin to feel not just relief, but more clarity and calmness.

Debra is a wonderful coach.  She has a graceful way of supporting and nudging at the same time, and led me through the process and past my sticking points. I see so many applications for this work.”  ~ Bonnie Bazata, non-profit director

“Using the tools that you helped me learn and understand so well – I am centered and peaceful so much more in my life!” ~ Jill C., RN

“Our work together prepared me for everything.  I can choose any path because I now know that my body, mind, thoughts and feelings work together.  I became in touch with myself.  What a gift!” ~ M.F. Counselor Elkhart Community Schools

“Gaining and sustaining coherence can be a tremendously difficult endeavor.  When I first started working with Debra and using my Emwave,  I was particularly receptive to the Debra’s guidance and the Emwave’s feedback.  Debra’s coaching was intuitive, direct, compassionate, and nurturing.   These tools emerged through coaching sessions with Debra who helped me find a resourceful state every time I needed it.  Of course, like any new diet or exercise regimen, once the honeymoon stage is over, and life begins to interfere with one’s focus, good practices can fall away and familiar and long-used coping mechanisms get selected in lieu of the new habits.  This happened to me in the form of a life-changing loss.   The good news is, as soon as I remembered that Debra had taught me something that could actually lift me out of my despair, I remembered and was able to access all of what I gained in our coaching sessions.   The power of Debra’s coaching lies in her ability to intuit the deepest aspects of a person’s resourcefulness and deliver that to them in such a way as to illuminate their way on the path to peace.” ~ M. Hay, Dean of Students, Southwestern Michigan College