You’re Not Crazy —
You’re Untangling Patterns You Built to Survive the Storm.
You adapted to chaos, betrayal, and the kind of pain that rewires a nervous system.
Now your body is still trying to protect you from a past you’re no longer in.
If you feel anxious for no reason, shut down when you need connection, overthink everything, or stay “strong” when you’re actually exhausted — nothing is wrong with you.You’re experiencing the aftermath of survival.And beneath it all, the real you isn’t gone…she’s waiting to come back.
Step Out of Survival Mode.
Step Into Yourself.
Your nervous system has carried the storm long enough.
You don’t have to untangle this alone.
The Woman You Became Was Survival — Not a Flaw.
You didn’t become guarded, soft, fierce, quiet, or hyper-independent by accident.
You became who you needed to be to survive what you went through.
Now you get to choose who you become next.
Before You Begin
This quiz will help you understand the storm-adapted pattern your nervous system built to protect you.
Answer honestly, without judgment.
There are no “right” answers — only the ones that feel true.
Discover Your Storm Archetype
The Guardian
You learned to stay braced and ready for what could go wrong.(High alert. Tight nervous system.
The Performer
Strength, achievement, and control became your shield.(The high-functioning survivor.)
The Anchor
You stabilized everything so nothing could collapse again.(The responsible, steady, reliable one.)
The Invisible
You made yourself smaller to stay safe and avoid harm.
(The self-protective shapeshifter.)
The
Stoic
You fight harder, speak louder, and stand stronger than anyone.
(The unshakeable protector.)
Not ready for the quiz yet?
Start with my “Who You Became to Survive™” class instead.
This class is for women who are tired of surviving and ready to understand their storm.
• Understand why your nervous system reacts the way it does — and what it’s been protecting you from.
• Learn the survival patterns you developed in the storm so you can finally stop blaming yourself.
• Get a clear, grounded path to move from constant bracing… into actual peace.
Meet Niki Ledford
• Life Coach
•Trauma-Informed Practitioner
• Creator of The Niki Effect™
Helping high-achieving women
break survival patterns and rise renewed.
M.S. in Counseling
Trauma-Informed Coach
10+ years in leadership & performance coaching
I’m Niki — resilience builder, storm-walker, single mom, and the creator of The Niki Effect™, a coaching experience designed for women who have spent their lives surviving, performing, or holding everything together until their nervous system forgets what peace feels like.
Why I Do This Work
My work is rooted in both real lived experience and professional training.I’ve lived through betrayal, coercion, emotional trauma, rebuilding from nothing, raising children alone, and learning my own survival patterns one shard at a time.Through every storm, I learned what most women were never taught:The woman you became was never a flaw — she was a response.
Your nervous system built patterns to keep you alive.
Now you get to decide who you become next.
My Professional Background
What I Help Women Do
I hold a Master’s degree in Counseling, I’m trauma-informed, and I’ve spent years coaching and developing people — from high-achieving women navigating betrayal and burnout to leaders, sales teams, parents, and young adults preparing for college and life transitions.For more than a decade, I’ve worked in:Life Coaching (identity, boundaries, nervous system, resilience)Trauma-informed support (betrayal, hyper-independence, survival patterns)Leadership coaching & professional developmentSales coaching, performance training & communication strategyMentoring women through reinvention & major life transitionsCollege planning, academic coaching & future-mapping for young adults
Today, I guide women who’ve carried it all to:understand their survival archetypecalm and retrain their storm-adapted nervous systembreak lifelong cycles of over functioning, perfection, invisibility, and hyper-independencerebuild identity, trust, confidence, and self-leadershipstep into a life that feels safe, grounded, and fully their own
My Philosophy
My work isn’t about “fixing” you — because you never needed fixing.It’s about helping you harness your storm so you can rise renewed.If you’re here, you’re not late.
Welcome to Your Next ChapterWelcome to The Niki Effect™ — where survival ends and self-leadership begins.