"You've always had the power, my dear - you just had to learn it for yourself."
-Glinda the Good Witch
I believe the greatest power we have is choice.
And we get to choose how we move through this life. Whether we move through the world braced for the next thing - or open, curious, and awake to everything that's available to us.
For a long time, I didn't know that was a choice. I thought life was something that happened to me, and my job was to hold it together.
As it turns out, we can flip that script any time we choose - and it is a powerful thing to take back control!
The Long Way Here
I'm Yvette "Evie" Trapani - divorced single mom, US Army veteran, and certified mindful performance coach. But I didn't start here. I served in the US Army, married, became a mother, divorced, then spent years rebuilding a life, leading wellness, resilience & performance programs inside the federal government - high-stakes, high-pressure rooms.
And living in a state of constant stress without realizing it.
When my agency asked me to develop a strategy to address the toll stress was taking across our workforce, I went looking for answers for everyone else. I found them. And because the proof is in the pudding for me, I did the practices -
And it felt like the sun came out after years of clouds.
Mindfulness handed me back the thing I'd lost: the sense that my life was mine, and that I got to decide how I moved through it.
WHAT I DO
I show people how to reclaim themselves - beginning with the mind and the body. First, I’ll empower you to calm your nervous system and rest your mind, quieting the noise.
Then, once you can hear yourself again, we uncover what you truly want and start trusting that it's available to you.
And then let's bring back that feeling that the world is a friendly place full of wonder, curiosity, and opportunitygrow to appreciate all the highs and lows we get to experience during this beautiful life.
CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE
I've worked with and learned from some of the leading experts in the field of mindfulness, performance, & recovery. I’ve lead teams that taught mindful performance from east coast to west. I've done the deep, serious work in serious places - most importantly within myself. It's exactly what lets me hold space for you to discover your own path to a more enriched life!
My education and certifications include:
Mindful Performance Enhancement Awareness & Knowledge (mPEAK)(2021), University of California San Diego
Equine Facilitated Learning (2023), HERD Institute
Organizational Mindfulness Facilitation (2025), Institute for Organizational Science & Mind
Mindful Leadership (audited 2025), Institute for Organizational Science & Mind
My experience at a glance:
Creating & implementing a Mindfulness, Wellness & Resilience initiative for a federal workforce of 10K employees
Program Architect & Manager for a National Mindful Performance Program training 800+ employees in mindfulness
Designed and provided an 8-session series “Mindful Living” community program
Designed and provided a 4-session series “The Happiness Project” community program
One to one mindful coaching
Created & presented “Back to Baseline” a recovery and reset training to private company
Created & presented “Navigating Change” Mindful Change Management to federal client
Co-created an Optimizing Mind & Body course
