Hi, I’m Cassandra Light-founder of The Confident Shift and a certified Mindset Coach.
I know what it feels like to look successful on the outside while quietly burning out inside. For over a decade, I worked in tech, managing Fortune 500 clients and climbing the corporate ladder. On paper, I had “made it.” But inside, I was exhausted, chasing validation, and silently wondering if this was really all life had to offer.
Then everything unraveled.
My mother was diagnosed with cancer and passed away just six weeks later. In one of our final conversations, she told me:
“I can’t believe I’m leaving knowing you’re so unhappy.”
Her words cracked something open in me… but I was terrified of what change might mean. So I stayed. I pushed it down. I tried to keep going.
Eventually, life forced me to change. The company I’d dedicated 10 years to stopped paying me… no warning, no explanation. At the same time, I uncovered betrayal in a relationship I had trusted. Layer after layer of grief left me no choice but to begin again.
It took me years, and it took hitting rock bottom, to finally choose myself. That’s why I do this work now… so you don’t have to wait for life to break you open. With the right support, you can collapse the timeline of what took me years and create the shift faster, and on your own terms.
And it worked. Today, I have all of that… and so much more. Peace. Purpose. A beachside dream life with my golden retriever. And, most importantly, the power to choose what truly aligns.
Now, through my signature coaching method, The Confident Shift™: 90-Day Breakthrough to Purpose & Certainty, I help high-achievers stop performing, release perfectionism, and rebuild self-trust from the inside out.
Because healing isn’t about doing more. It’s about choosing yourself… with clarity, courage, and the confidence to live a life that feels like home.