Who Am I?

I help women who look strong on the outside - but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or exhausted inside - come back into balance, power, and clarity.

I’m Lydia Petkova.

Embodied Transformation Mentor.

I help women who look strong on the outside—but feel exhausted, anxious, or disconnected inside—create real, lasting change in their body and their life.

My work is not about quick fixes or motivation.

It’s about understanding how your body, emotions, and patterns are connected—and learning how to change them at the root.

My approach is built on my personal journey of healing from Hashimoto and reclaiming my energy, combined with over 10 years of working with clients navigating burnout, emotional imbalance, and chronic stress.

I’m the creator of the ARISE Method—a structured process for deep transformation that integrates body regulation, identity work, and daily behavioral change.

I also created programs like Start Loving Yourself and Start Loving Your Hashimoto, designed to help you rebuild your relationship with yourself and your body—practically, not theoretically.

My book, Start Loving Your Hashimoto, is both a step-by-step protocol and a personal story of what real transformation looks like from the inside. Over the years, I’ve worked with clients, led workshops, and shared my work through interviews, podcasts, and live events.

But the essence of what I do is simple:

I help you stop living in survival mode—and start feeling stable, clear, and in control again.

This work requires honesty, responsibility, and commitment. But if you’re ready for real change—not just temporary relief— we can do it together.

— Lydia

“You helped me look beyond limiting — and often deeply ingrained — beliefs. Thank you, Lydia. The incredible journey is just beginning. I’m extremely satisfied with our work together. Because of you, I became clear about where I stand — and more importantly, I found the direction in which I want to grow.”

- Tz. G. from Sofia

“You work with patience and give people the freedom to grow at their own pace. Everything unfolds naturally and with ease. I feel your care, responsibility, and love — and I trust you completely. There is deep intuition and lived wisdom in you. And something else very rare: presence. I can only admire the way you create and guide.”

- Maria M.

THE BOOK

“Because this book is not just about Hashimoto at all. It is actually least about it, despite all the invaluable recommendations and pathways for treating it that you will find inside. It is about how a person ends up in the centrifuge of their own fate, to reach their lowest point, and then… then they put themselves back together. And they rise above their life to rethink it and rearrange it going forward, as they wish. With conviction and openness.”

– Maria Kasimova-Moasse, journalist and writer

* The book is available in print from Kibea Publishing, as an e-book on ozone.bg,

and as an audiobook on Storytel.

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INTERVIEWS & TALKS

NTV

Talk Show

EURONEWS

Interview

BOOK EVENT

An open discussion on Hashimoto’s, wellness, and self-love at my book launch in Sofia.

“What mattered most was that Lydia never pressured or imposed. She offered guidance and alternatives, walking beside me at my own pace — like a trusted companion who gently helps you reflect when you lose direction.”

- Martina S., Sofia

one happy customer

“Lydia, THANK YOU! Thank you for always being ready to talk whenever I needed guidance and advice. These three months in the program helped me build a strong foundation that will support me on my ongoing journey toward myself. Thank you, Lydia, for sharing all of this with us!”

- A.M. - participant in first program

another happy customer