Shaping Success International

Resilience Coach and Empowerment Facilitator

Ministry of Education Sports and Creative Industries

Head of Department of Modern Langauges. Leading a team of 6 persons with curriculum design and training.

High School Teacher

5 Step Side Hustle Blueprint

Want to turn your interests and skills into a profitable side venture?

It's time to identify your passions, strengths, and market opportunities.

I've helped professionals like you discover and develop a clear and actionable 5-week roadmap tailored to each individual to clarify, identify, and launch their side gigs.

Side Hustle Bestie

TGB Digital

Email Consultant

A lot of emails suck,

Hard truth - but it had to be said.

Don't let yours fall into that bucket.

You see, email is a great way to turn a prospect into a lifelong customer and even a friend.

Do it right, and the world is your oyster,

Do it wrong, well the unsubscribe button could become your nemesis.

But,

You don't have to worry about that if you're writing to your ideal prospect and client.

Someone who wants to hear from you and looks forward to that weekly email in his inbox. 

Here;s how I can help:

1. I work with business coaches and entrepreneurs to implement an effective email strategy that combines content, email, and outreach strategies to increase sales.

2. I get you five sales call booked guaranteed and I don't get paid til you do.

3. I audit your email strategy to find the holes and plug them so that your emails perform the way you want.

You choose.

Let's talk.  Schedule a FREE consult right here: https://calendly.com/tasia_barriero/call-w-tasia-gonsalves-barriero

Email Marketing Consultant

Content Writer

TGB Copywriting and Content

There are 1.9 billion websites
And 600 million blogs

In existence online today.

The chances of your prospects just "happening" upon your content is as easy as finding a bag with $100k on a rainy Wednesday evening😁.

Helping your content reach your target audience is my specialty.

Stop spending money on paid ads that don't work.

Or outdated SEO practices that the 90's want back.

Small changes to your content and how it is presented will produce better results over time.

What are some of these changes?

✅ building your authority on social media platforms
✅ answering questions that your prospects have with the right content

Just the tip of the iceberg.

I create content for entrepreneurs which includes email marketing, content audits, and blog post writing.

Let me show you how I can help.

Schedule a FREE call today right here: https://calendly.com/tasia_barriero/call-w-tasia-gonsalves-barriero

I help you identify and launch profitable side hustles in 5 weeks using my S.H.I.N.E. Method.

From a young age, I knew what it felt like to be unseen. 

Circumstances in my early life left me feeling invisible and unworthy, as though I was navigating the world on my own.

While the pain of those experiences could have defined my life, they instead became the catalyst for my transformation.

For years, I carried the weight of my past, allowing it to shape my self-worth and dictate my choices. But there came a moment when I realized that living in the shadows of my past was holding me back from the life I truly deserved. 

I was done being invisible. It was time to step into the light and reclaim my power.

Through resilience, I learned to let go of the hurt that tethered me to my past. I discovered the strength within me to rise above the pain and to wear my crown proudly as the queen of my own story. 

Visibility became my mantra—no longer would I hide behind the scars of my past. 
Instead, I chose to stand tall, to be seen, and to shine a light for others who are on the same journey.

Today, I help women who have faced their own battles reclaim their power and build the resilience needed to thrive. I teach them how to let go of their past, step into their visibility, and wear their crowns with pride. Because every woman deserves to live a life without regrets, a life where she shows up as her true, powerful self.

The women I work with through my coaching programs and events, have been able to
1. Gain a deeper understanding of their inner strengths and the power they hold
2. Learn practical coping strategies and techniques to stay calm and focused under pressure. 
3.  Feel more fulfilled and motivated, with a clear sense of direction and purpose guiding their daily actions and long-term goals.

If you're ready to stop hiding and start thriving, book a call with me here. Together, we'll turn your pain into power and your setbacks into success.

Tasia Gonsalves-Barriero

Medical Writing Coach | Business Coach for Freelance Medical Writers | Helping clinicians build freedom-focused lives through medical writing ✍🏼

Sophie Ash, BSc (Hons) founded Prospology® after her freelance medical writing business exploded, generating too many brain-picking requests for one person to handle.

Already living her dream life—travelling the world, working remotely, and leaving suffocating, depleting jobs in her rear-view mirror—Sophie set out to help other ambitious professionals achieve the same level of freedom with their own particular flavour.

With exceptionally high standards and a knack for community-building, Sophie developed The ‘Thriving & Free' Framework™, which delivers the perfect blend of business psychology, practical tools, and inspirational content to show her students what’s possible for them.

Prospology® is the leading conduit for aspiring freelance medical writers worldwide, namely because:
✦ Its signature coaching program is rooted in freedom lifestyle design to ensure burnout is a thing of the past, replaced by a fully authentic, deeply fulfilling way of life.
✦ The company goes far beyond writing technique, tackling the topics no one else is talking about—from overcoming imposter syndrome, to securing high-paying clients with ease.
✦ The Prospologers Community is highly exclusive and collaborative, allowing its students and graduates to build and grow their businesses in a safe and uplifting environment.

Prospologers are HCPs, pharmacists, scientists, academics, medical translators, and/or journalists who want to take charge of their workload, schedule, and finances and create more freedom and flexibility by becoming successful freelance medical writers. 

Most have never had a business before, or don’t feel confident with branding, marketing, sales, negotiations, networking, and all the other things that come with entrepreneurship. But, with Sophie’s support and fully customizable 1:1 coaching program, they learn!

Featured on ABC 7, ABC 13, ABC 27, FOX, and KRON News, Sophie is regularly asked to speak at international conferences, on leading podcasts, and in established writing communities on burnout recovery, lifestyle design, and authentic self-leadership.

Graduates of The 'Thriving & Free' Medical Writer Program™ describe it as:
➤ Unlike anything they’ve experienced before.
➤ Transformative and well worth the investment.
➤ Changing their whole outlook on life.
➤ Giving them the tools to run their business with confidence.
➤ Helping them become the person they always wanted to be.
➤ Life-changing for those who put in the work.
➤ A gift that keeps on giving.

For your chance to become the next Prospologer, submit an application at Prospology.com.

Sophie Ash

🚨 Freelance writers, stay alert. Scams are circulating right now that you must be aware of.

We’re seeing increasingly realistic scams where someone:
• Creates a convincing replica of a real person’s LinkedIn profile
• Uses a fake email address to appear credible
• Contacts writers with project requests that look legitimate

These emails can be extremely detailed, including full scopes, content outlines, budgets, and timelines.

Ironically, that level of detail upfront is actually a red flag. 🚩

In real client conversations, you usually have to ask questions and pull that information out. 

But newer freelancers don't necessarily know that, which is why these scams are working.

Then comes the even bigger red flag, usually something along the lines of:

“I will send a certified bank draft or cashier’s check. Please provide your full name, physical address, and mobile number so payment can be issued.”

At that point, personal information is being requested under the guise of payment. 🚩

Fake bank drafts are mailed to you and deposited, as "proof" that the "client" has money. 

But they soon bounce back, opening up opportunities to request banking information from you.

These scams are sophisticated enough that even experienced freelancers are getting caught in long back-and-forth exchanges before realizing something isn’t right.

If you’re an aspiring or established freelance writer:
✔ Verify who you’re speaking with
✔ Be cautious about sharing personal details
✔ Pause / don't respond if something feels off
✔ Seek input from trusted professionals

This has already happened to someone in the Prospology® community. 

(Thankfully, I caught on immediately because we talk every day about their business development.) 

Let’s keep each other informed and safe.

If you’ve seen similar messages recently, sharing your experience could help protect others.

Comment below if this has happened to you, or if you know someone who's been affected!

Sophie Ash, BSc (Hons), DipION

Freedom Lifestyle Coach | CEO @ Prospology® — Helping purpose-driven professionals launch empowering freelance medical writing businesses.

My first book—a memoir—is about to drop! 🎊

Sharing my lived experiences through powerful storytelling is a gift I didn't even know I needed to bring to this world until recently.

But now that my first book is almost here, I feel clearer than ever about the type of impact I want to make and who I want to support and inspire.

This is for you if you've ever wondered if your life is really your own. 

Or if success hasn't tasted as sweet as you thought it would.

Or if you woke up one day wanting to burn it all to the ground, but hoped you didn't have to resort to that.

I'm excited to share more on the themes the books covers in the coming weeks. 

But, for now, please appreciate this beautiful artwork and celebrate this milestone with me 😃.

#author #memoir #writer #betheperson

Sophie Ash, BSc, DipION, DipLCM

Freedom Lifestyle Coach | CEO @ Prospology® — Helping integrity-driven professionals launch empowering freelance medical writing businesses.

This screenshot pretty much sums up the last couple of years. While it may not seem like anything's going on on the surface, it most certainly is.

I'm not posting this to get sympathy. I'm posting because it's important to shed light on what entrepreneurship can look like behind the scenes.

As much as becoming self-employed was an empowering choice, it was also a necessity.

I simply could not function working inside other people's rigid structures or environments, or alongside inflexible, insensitive people.

I needed to be able to prioritize meeting my own needs first without ever letting a spinning plate drop (my livelihood and high standards for myself).

And now that my health is worse than it has been in a long time—through no fault of my own—I'm more grateful than ever to myself for "getting there."

For making 100% of my own decisions in my life and work.
For working only with people who respect my values and needs.
For living in integrity and operating as my full authentic self.

My work funds my dream lifestyle.
I just enjoy it when my body allows, and that's okay.

I don't think it's a coincidence that I've been working with increasing numbers of people with their own version of endometriosis—things that require special attention or consideration.

And it's an absolute joy to guide them in finding their own version of a freedom-focused lifestyle, with no apologies.

If you're looking not only to launch a freelance medical writing business but to do so in a way that allows you to fully accept yourself and get paid to be you, let's talk.

You deserve far more than just courses on tactical stuff or certificates on writing technique.

You deserve to have a life that you're incredibly proud of.

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I help ambitious professionals transform burnout 🥱 into financial freedom 💸 by healing their relationship with work ❤️‍🩹 and aligning with their true purpose 🎯.

👩🏼‍💻 Become the next Prospologer
📧 sophie@prospology.com

The best books are the ones that immerse us in stories we can't help but relate to. That was my aim with Be The Person.

We all face so much BS in life, especially entrepreneurs. Yet, no one ever prepares us for how to deal with it.

This book uncovers as much of it as possible through my raw, real-time experiences so that you can feel less alone in your journey.

Thanks to Andrea Welsh for being an early reader! Here's her full-length review:

"Be The Person reveals a shared trauma with different flavors, a vulnerability that allows us to see the pieces in ourselves that stand with Sophie as she walks us through her transformation. This is a story we can all sit with, live with, and learn from."

Publish date: TBD—very soon!!

I didn't set out to write a book that made me look good or sound impressive—that wouldn't have been valuable to others. 

I set out to draw readers into my struggles, breakthroughs, and inner/outer questioning so they could see themselves in the story.

This book is going to make you reflect on your life, your level of fulfillment, your happiness, and ask yourself, "What needs to change?"

These are the hard questions that most of us need to ask yet don't feel safe asking. Hopefully, by me going first, it'll be that much easier for you to do the same.

Here's the full-length review:

🗣️ "Most entrepreneurship books sell you a highlight reel. Be The Person does the opposite. Sophie's vulnerability in sharing her struggles, in business and beyond, sparked a genuine reflection on my own path. Every entrepreneur needs this one on their shelf."

P.S. The official publish date is TBD but it will be very soon.

It's easy to let life take us on a journey, instead of grabbing the bull by the horns and controlling the trajectory.

But sometimes that approach only works for a short period of time.

Then you wake up one day feeling like your life isn't really yours.

That's what 'Be The Person' is about.

Early reader, Siddharth Mohan, MPH says:

"Be The Person is an invitation to look inward with courage. Its emotional depth challenges us to face our struggles and honour our triumphs, reminding us that life isn’t about reaching a perfect destination but about “becoming” through the journey itself."

We're always learning. Growing. Becoming.

This book will help you feel supported on that journey.

Release date: TBD (but very soon!)

One thing I love about being self-employed: no two weeks are the same and I can't predict it accurately.


What I thought I'd be doing:


Monday: Lunch + friends; 1:1 coaching

Tuesday: Pop-Up Event; group coaching (for me) 

Wednesday: 24hr spa (Substack, journalling)

Thursday: Launch a book; dance videoshoot


What I actually did:


Monday: Off sick; 2x naps; 500x teas

Tuesday: Off sick (+ unexpected writing surge)

Wednesday: 24hr spa (10x marking; journalling)

Thursday: 2x meetings; dance videoshoot


Friday is supposed to look like this:

Off (birthday); Human Design reading; another spa (+ boyfriend)


But the Universe might have something else in store! Who knows? 😅

All I know is my cat looks super cute when she rests her head on my tissue box and we're in this together.


What's your relationship with change? Love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between?

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Thanks to Karina Tonon, MSc, PhD for the kind words. Karina is such a talented writer and a fantastic consultant for life sciences companies. ✨

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I just watched the Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere and it got me thinking about freedom of all things.

Many of the influencers in the film talk about independence, power, and not caring what anyone thinks.

And to be fair, a lot of the themes resonate with people—myself included.

➡️ The desire to be self-sufficient.

➡️ The drive to provide for your family.

➡️ The appeal of building wealth without having to rely on institutions or employers.

What struck me, though, was that many of the same people preaching independence are also completely dependent on others to survive.

🚫 Their income relies on views and vitality.

🚫 Their relevance relies on approval and engagement.

🚫 Their business model relies on saying things that keep people reacting.

When your livelihood depends on staying relevant to a specific audience.

You have to keep streaming.
Escalating.
Saying things that spark outrage.

And they can't really go too far.

What they're most afraid of is actually becoming boring—people moving on and forgetting about them altogether.

Because then they don't get paid.

That dynamic creates a strange paradox.

The people talking the loudest about freedom are also the ones serving the algorithm every day.

➡️ Their business works because they understand marketing, human psychology, and how persuasive confidence can be. 

➡️ They know how to activate the fear of missing out to keep people interested. 

➡️ They know that certainty and boldness attract followers, not bullet-proof logic or consistency.

But it also means their influence depends on constant validation from people online.

That’s a very different form of independence than the one many well-educated professionals are actually seeking, which is far more sustainable.

One of the reasons I’ve always loved freelance medical writing as a profession is that it offers a path to autonomy that doesn’t require you to become a public personality.

🚫 You don’t need to chase views.

🚫 You don’t need to provoke reactions.

🚫 You don’t need to build an audience to make a living.

✅ You build genuine expertise.

✅ You solve real problems for trusted clients.

✅ You create income based on value rather than fleeting attention.

For those who burn out in traditional careers, that kind of independence is incredibly powerful.

All in all, I'm far more interested in genuine independence than performing it online.

Both paths promise freedom. 
But they operate very differently.

Have you watched Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary yet? How has it changed your views on freedom?

If being productive in your writing business feels like pushing a boulder uphill, it's not a discipline issue. There are many complex factors at play:

→ An inner child who resents being micromanaged
→ Procrastination that’s actually a form of protection
→ Old survival programs still running in the background
→ A lack of self-trust that leads to over-structuring
→ Energy rhythms you’re fighting instead of working with
→ And the uncomfortable truth that sometimes… 
     You just don’t want to do the thing.

Learn more in my latest Substack! 👇🏼

https://lnkd.in/e-S8ViFm

Thanks to Bariya Malik for this heartfelt recommendation! Bariya is an incredibly talented writer who would be an asset to any mental health-related project.

We’re taught that productivity is a game we play with ourselves that we don’t really want to play but feel like we have to.

👉🏻 Tighten the schedule.
👉🏻 Put better systems in place.
👉🏻 Boost discipline in any way we can.

Because that’s what school, employers, and professional life trained us to do.

But when you start building a freelance career, productivity suddenly acquires a whole new meaning. One that’s far less defined and often confusing.

And what looks like procrastination or inconsistency isn’t laziness at all. Your inner child just wants autonomy.

After years in highly structured, demanding environments, part of you resists recreating the same rigid systems for yourself.

So when you over-structure your day, you might notice resentment or resistance creeping in.

Other times, procrastination is protection.

A part of you is afraid of getting it wrong.
Afraid the client might hate your work.
Afraid your reputation could take a hit.

So instead of starting, you watch one more video, reorganize your to-do list again, or check your emails for the hundredth time.

And you don’t even enjoy the distraction, because you’re aware you’re avoiding something.

The habits influencing how you manage your time often aren’t about today. 

They come from how your time was managed growing up.

Approval tied to productivity.
Constant pressure to perform.
Or feeling like you had no control at all.

Early on in building a freelance business, it’s also normal not to fully trust yourself yet.

So you lean on rigid routines or overworking because it feels safer than stepping away and trusting you’ll come back to the work.

Then there’s energy.

Some people work best jumping straight into their biggest task and resting later.

Others need care, movement, or joy first before they’re ready to work.

There isn’t a single “right” sequence.

Productivity improves when you work with your brain and body instead of copying someone else’s routine.

And at times, resistance is telling the truth.

The task in front of you is a “should,” not a genuine want.

And if there’s no real desire behind it, forcing productivity will always feel like pushing a boulder uphill.

A more useful question than “How do I make myself be more productive?” might be:
“What part of me needs attention right now?”

Because when you stop fighting yourself and start listening instead, productivity stops feeling like something you have to force and starts supporting the life you actually want.

The breakthrough isn’t a better system.
It’s a better relationship with yourself.

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I help ambitious professionals transform burnout 🥱 into financial freedom 💸 by healing their relationship with work ❤️‍🩹 and aligning with their true purpose 🎯.

👩🏼‍💻 Become the next Prospologer
📧 sophie@prospology.com

Pushing harder, marketing more, and forcing visibility never grows my business. Here's what does:

→ Feeling comfortable in my own skin
→ Being more myself than ever before
→ Taking ownership of my life & decisions
→ Gaining confidence through experience
→ Energetic alignment with my services
→ Trusting myself more than I did yesterday

I used to think working more equalled getting better results.
But that only made me exhausted and bitter.

Then I noticed something.

Whenever I took the pressure off myself to get results in a certain way during a specified timeframe, things moved.

→ Opportunities appeared.
→ Ideal clients started reaching out.
→ Conversations turned into work.
→ I became fully-booked in no time.

It was so counterintuitive!
But it was a phenomenon I learned how to replicate.

I experience this time and time again in my business.

Rather than doing more, I focus on becoming clearer and more grounded as a person.

🚫 It's rarely about tactics, strategies, or others' thoughts about me.

🙌🏼 It's usually about self-trust, genuine confidence, and energy flow.

While other business coaches teach tactics first, I teach alignment first.

Because when you are crystal clear on who you are, who you serve, how you serve them, and what makes you unique, your purpose shines through.

You magnetize dream clients and it feels effortless.

You stop forcing things to happen and let them flow.

I will always prioritize internal shifts over external strategy.
365 days of the year.

And I will continue to co-create sustainable visions for my students' businesses and lifestyles that unlock parts of them they never thought they could access.

Because that's the difference between being an on-call freelancer who is a slave to their client's needs and an abundant entrepreneur who sees opportunities around every corner and secures them with ease.

Business doesn't have to be hard.
And I love to show others the way.

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I help ambitious professionals transform burnout 🥱 into financial freedom 💸 by healing their relationship with work ❤️‍🩹 and aligning with their true purpose 🎯.

👩🏼‍💻 Become the next Prospologer
📧 sophie@prospology.com

You can't beat a bit of Saturday night proof reading, with Craig's Cookies and a steady supply of hot tea ☕️ #betheperson #newauthor #comingsoon

In case you need this reminder today: 
You don't have to go out and "find clients;" they can find YOU. 😉

🧠 Do you know anyone trained in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) who is looking to grow their brand awareness and get in front of new people?

I have a Pop-Up Event planned for my community on April 2 but the facilitator has just pulled out unexpectedly.

I'd appreciate it if you could tag professionals who might be a good fit for this—ideally someone who works primarily with business owners and enjoys collaborating with like-minded people.

We have plenty of time to sort things out, and all the event details will remain the same. I'll put the link to the event in the comments so you can review and see if it sounds like you or someone you know.

Thanks! 😃

Parents, teachers, and employers taught us to be disciplined with our time for maximum productivity at any cost. But that doesn't fit with a freedom-focused lifestyle.

So, what happens when forced productivity doesn't work for us anymore?

Learn more in my latest Substack:
https://lnkd.in/e-S8ViFm

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I help ambitious professionals transform burnout 🥱 into financial freedom 💸 by healing their relationship with work ❤️‍🩹 and aligning with their true purpose 🎯.

👩🏼‍💻 Become the next Prospologer
📧 sophie@prospology.com

Heading out on your own and leaving the comforts of a familiar career path is pretty terrifying, especially if those around you aren't very supportive of you becoming self-employed.

To most aspiring writers, the idea of asking people in their network to critique their writing or give feedback on a proposal is far-fetched to say the least.

As a 22-year-old coming out of universities and research facilities, I had plenty of medical knowledge and clinical practice under my belt.

But with no formal medical writing training, no advanced degree, and no one I could look up to who was already thriving as a freelancer, I felt like a fish out of water at the best of times.

It wasn’t enough to discover medical writing; I needed to:
  1. Overcome my imposter syndrome
  2. Create a supportive network from scratch
  3. Build a strong brand for my company, and
  4. Figure out how to market and sell my medical writing services

...from scratch, all on my own.

It was really, really hard and stressful.

But I’m so glad I stuck it out because 18 months later, I was making regular $12k months and turning down work because I was overloaded, without having to market myself anymore.

I even turned down a $182k/yr medical writing job so I could retain my newfound (priceless) independence.

Now, I help others break into medcomms and thrive as freelance writers because I get immense joy out of giving them the comprehensive training and direct feedback I never had.

If you're looking for 1:1 targeted support while you establish your medical writing business, get in touch to join Prospology®'s wait list.

P.S. Here's a Win one of my recent graduates shared that you might appreciate:

"I realized today how grateful I am to be able to make my own work-related decisions and never again have to compromise with people whose integrity doesn’t align with mine." 🥰

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I help ambitious professionals transform burnout 🥱 into financial freedom 💸 by healing their relationship with work ❤️‍🩹 and aligning with their true purpose 🎯.

👩🏼‍💻 Become the next Prospologer
📧 sophie@prospology.com

You don't know your own blind spots in your writing. You can't possibly.

There's something magical about working closely with a small team of medical writing professionals who will uplift your writing in every way.

And not only that, teach you how to critique your own and others' writing to pay it forward. ✨

Practice makes perfect.
But first you have to know what to practice.

In September 2024, I woke up feeling like my life wasn't my own. Past decisions had slowly crept up on me until I could hardly recognize the (toxic) bubble I'd put myself in.

Since I'd already bought a $3,000 event ticket many months prior, I decided to go looking for answers. But the answers I got weren't from anybody else...

And so I turned my year long transformation into a book for others to benefit from.

One of my early readers described is as follows:

"Be The Person is an honest and thoughtful exploration of what it means to build a life through work without losing yourself in the process. Clear-eyed and deeply reflective, it addresses ambition, identity, authenticity, and the universal desire to find meaning in what we spend our days doing."

We don't have to settle. 
Ever. 
And this book is proof.

Publish date: TBD (very soon!)

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