How Find Your Sparkk Began: The Story Behind the Sparkk

Sometimes we don’t lose ourselves. We simply lose touch with the parts of ourselves that make us feel alive.

There are moments in life when you realize you’ve been moving so quickly that you haven’t stopped to ask yourself a very simple question:

When was the last time I actually felt like me?

Not productive.
Not responsible.
Not needed.
Not successful.

Just… alive.

That question, in many ways, became the beginning of Find Your Sparkk.

What is a “sparkk”?

When I started imagining this brand, I kept coming back to the idea of a spark.

That tiny flicker inside us that makes us curious.

The part of us that feels connected, creative, playful, hopeful, passionate, grounded, or inspired.

And yet, life has a way of making that spark harder to feel.

Trauma can do it.

Grief can do it.

Anxiety, burnout, difficult relationships, major life transitions, family expectations, heartbreak, and years spent taking care of everyone except ourselves can do it too.

Sometimes there isn't even one defining event.

We simply wake up one day and realize:

I don't feel connected to myself anymore.

I don't believe that means your spark is gone.

I believe it may simply be waiting for you to reconnect with it.

And that is the heart behind Find Your Sparkk.

Why the extra “K”?

Yes, Sparkk has two K's.

It isn't a typo.

The extra K makes the name personal to me. It carries a piece of my own identity into the brand and reminds me that Find Your Sparkk didn't emerge from a textbook or marketing strategy.

It emerged from lived experience, professional growth, curiosity, and my own evolving understanding of what it means to come home to yourself.

But while the name carries a piece of me, the sparkk represents something different for every person.

Your sparkk might be creativity.

It might be confidence.

Movement.

Connection.

Purpose.

Sexuality.

Play.

Peace.

Adventure.

Your voice.

Or simply waking up and feeling interested in your own life again.

There isn't one correct way to find it.

The Body Was Always Part of the Story

My work as a therapist eventually led me deeper into something I had already intuitively understood:

We experience life through more than our thoughts. We experience it through our bodies.

Sometimes we can intellectually understand exactly why we feel the way we do and still feel stuck.

We can tell ourselves to calm down while our heart races.

We can know a relationship is safe while our body braces for rejection.

We can understand that something happened years ago while our nervous system responds as though it is happening right now.

This is part of what drew me toward somatic therapy and the mind-body connection.

Healing isn't always about finding the perfect words.

Sometimes it begins with noticing.

Your breath.

Your shoulders.

The tightness in your chest.

The urge to move.

The instinct to pull away.

The feeling of your feet against the ground.

The moment your body softens.

The moment you realize:

Oh. I'm here.

The Inspiration Behind the Mood Board

When I created the mood board for Find Your Sparkk, I wasn't simply choosing pretty photographs.

I was trying to capture a feeling.

Breath.
Harmony.
Resilience.
Stillness in motion.
Transcendence.
Synchronicity.
Aspiration.
Insight.
Sensorial connection.

These words became part of the visual language of Find Your Sparkk because they represent the experience I hope people begin cultivating in their own lives.

The flowers, sunlight, movement, journaling, nature, hands, bodies and open spaces all represent something important to me:

Coming back into contact with life.

Not a perfectly curated life.

A felt life.

Therapy and Coaching: Two Different Paths

Find Your Sparkk has two distinct sides: somatic therapy and life coaching.

Therapy provides a clinical space to explore mental health, trauma, attachment, relationships, emotional patterns, the nervous system, and experiences that may be keeping someone stuck. My psychotherapy services are provided to clients in California within the scope of my professional practice.

Coaching is different.

Coaching is not psychotherapy or mental-health treatment. It is a space focused more on personal development, clarity, goals, accountability, transitions, confidence, and creating intentional movement toward the life someone wants to build.

Different people need different things at different points in their lives.

Both can begin with curiosity.

Where am I now?

What matters to me?

What have I lost touch with?

What makes me feel alive?

Who am I becoming?

Maybe We Don't Need to Become Someone New

Personal growth is often marketed as transformation.

Become better.

Become stronger.

Become more disciplined.

Become the next version of yourself.

I understand the appeal of that language, but Find Your Sparkk is rooted in a slightly different idea.

Sometimes growth isn't about adding more.

Sometimes it's about remembering.

Remembering what you enjoyed before everything became an obligation.

Remembering what your body feels like when it isn't constantly bracing.

Remembering what you wanted before you became consumed with what everyone else wanted from you.

Remembering your curiosity.

Your boundaries.

Your voice.

Your weirdness.

Your creativity.

Your softness.

Your strength.

Your capacity for joy.

Maybe the person you're searching for isn't some future version of you.

Maybe parts of them are already here.

So, Where Is Your Sparkk?

I don't think your sparkk has to be dramatic.

It might be dancing in your kitchen.

Taking the long way home because the sunset is beautiful.

Painting badly.

Starting therapy.

Leaving something that no longer fits.

Beginning something you've been afraid to try.

Setting a boundary.

Taking a breath before saying yes.

Writing again.

Dating again.

Resting without earning it first.

Laughing until your stomach hurts.

Or realizing that, for the first time in a long time, you're genuinely excited about what might happen next.

Those moments matter.

Pay attention to them.

They may be telling you something.

Because your sparkk doesn't have to arrive like lightning.

Sometimes it begins as the smallest flicker.

And sometimes the work is simply learning how to notice it.

Your sparkk is still there.

Let's find it. ✨

Katherine (Ekaterina) Karapetian, AMFT #138833
Founder, Find Your Sparkk — Somatic Therapy & Life Coaching
Psychotherapy services available in California. Life coaching is separate from psychotherapy and is available beyond California.

Redefine Success

Confidence doesn’t always arrive with a bold entrance. Sometimes, it builds quietly, step by step, as we show up for ourselves day after day. It grows when we choose to try, even when we’re unsure of the outcome. Every time you take action despite self-doubt, you reinforce the belief that you’re capable. Confidence isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about trusting that you can figure it out along the way.

The key to making things happen isn’t waiting for the perfect moment; it’s starting with what you have, where you are. Big goals can feel overwhelming when viewed all at once, but momentum builds through small, consistent action. Whether you’re working toward a personal milestone or a professional dream, progress comes from showing up — not perfectly, but persistently. Action creates clarity, and over time, those steps forward add up to something real.

You don’t need to be fearless to reach your goals, you just need to be willing. Willing to try, willing to learn, and willing to believe that you’re capable of more than you know. The road may not always be smooth, but growth rarely is. What matters most is that you keep going, keep learning, and keep believing in the version of yourself you’re becoming.

Confidence Isn’t Something You Find. It’s Something You Build.

Confidence doesn’t always arrive with a bold entrance.

Sometimes, it begins quietly.

It happens when you speak up even though your voice shakes. When you take the walk. Send the email. Set the boundary. Apply for the opportunity. Try something new. Or simply get up and show up for yourself on a day when staying exactly where you are would feel easier.

We often think we need to feel confident before we act.

But psychologically, it often works the other way around.

We act, and confidence begins to follow.

Every time you move through uncertainty and discover that you can handle what comes next, you give yourself another piece of evidence: I can trust myself.

And that matters.

Because confidence isn’t knowing exactly how everything will turn out. It’s developing a relationship with yourself that says:

Whatever happens, I trust myself to meet it.

Start before you feel ready

One of the easiest ways to stay stuck is to wait for the perfect moment.

When you feel more confident.
When you have more time.
When you’re less afraid.
When everything finally makes sense.

But growth rarely begins under perfect circumstances.

It begins with what you have, right where you are.

Big goals can overwhelm us when we stare at the entire mountain. Our minds start calculating everything that could go wrong, everything we don't know, and how far we still have to go.

So make the step smaller.

Then smaller again.

Take the walk around the block. Make the phone call. Write one paragraph. Spend ten minutes working toward the thing you've been avoiding.

Small actions may not feel transformative in the moment, but repeated over time, they become something powerful:

evidence of your own capacity.

You don't have to be fearless

You don't need to eliminate fear before moving forward.

You just need enough willingness to take the next step while fear comes along for the ride.

Willing to try.
Willing to learn.
Willing to get something wrong.
Willing to begin again.
Willing to discover that you may be capable of far more than you imagined.

Growth isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it looks messy, uncertain, and remarkably ordinary while it's happening.

And then one day, you look back and realize:

I'm not standing where I used to be.

Maybe that's where we begin to find our sparkk, not in one enormous breakthrough, but in the tiny moments when we choose ourselves again and again.

So if you're waiting to feel completely ready, consider this your invitation:

You don't have to see the whole path. Just take the next step.

Turn Intention Into Action

Confidence doesn’t always arrive with a bold entrance. Sometimes, it builds quietly, step by step, as we show up for ourselves day after day. It grows when we choose to try, even when we’re unsure of the outcome. Every time you take action despite self-doubt, you reinforce the belief that you’re capable. Confidence isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about trusting that you can figure it out along the way.

The key to making things happen isn’t waiting for the perfect moment; it’s starting with what you have, where you are. Big goals can feel overwhelming when viewed all at once, but momentum builds through small, consistent action. Whether you’re working toward a personal milestone or a professional dream, progress comes from showing up — not perfectly, but persistently. Action creates clarity, and over time, those steps forward add up to something real.

You don’t need to be fearless to reach your goals, you just need to be willing. Willing to try, willing to learn, and willing to believe that you’re capable of more than you know. The road may not always be smooth, but growth rarely is. What matters most is that you keep going, keep learning, and keep believing in the version of yourself you’re becoming.

Make Room for Growth

Confidence doesn’t always arrive with a bold entrance. Sometimes, it builds quietly, step by step, as we show up for ourselves day after day. It grows when we choose to try, even when we’re unsure of the outcome. Every time you take action despite self-doubt, you reinforce the belief that you’re capable. Confidence isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about trusting that you can figure it out along the way.

The key to making things happen isn’t waiting for the perfect moment; it’s starting with what you have, where you are. Big goals can feel overwhelming when viewed all at once, but momentum builds through small, consistent action. Whether you’re working toward a personal milestone or a professional dream, progress comes from showing up — not perfectly, but persistently. Action creates clarity, and over time, those steps forward add up to something real.

You don’t need to be fearless to reach your goals, you just need to be willing. Willing to try, willing to learn, and willing to believe that you’re capable of more than you know. The road may not always be smooth, but growth rarely is. What matters most is that you keep going, keep learning, and keep believing in the version of yourself you’re becoming.