ReNae Ione Schramm
My name is ReNae Schramm. In my coaching practice, I go by ReNae Ione (pronounced eye-own). Ione is my middle name. I'm a Mind Body Woo Coach, which means I blend traditional life coaching with alternative healing modalities like Reiki, hypnotherapy, breathwork, tarot, Human Design, and numerology.
That title, Mind Body Woo Coach, came after years of searching, clarifying, tuning into myself, and slowly finding my way back to who I am and identifying what I'm here to do.
I grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the youngest of three kids raised by a single mom. My parents divorced when I was six. My dad moved to Colorado, then Texas and I rarely saw him. He didn't pay child support, send birthday cards or Christmas presents, and truly became an absentee parent.
My mom worked multiple jobs to support us and finish building the house she and my dad had started together. She didn't give up. She busted her ass for years to pay off that house and complete the interior. I learned work ethic from her. I learned resilience.
At 16, I drove down to Texas with my brother to visit my dad and started rekindling that relationship. At 19, I moved there briefly with a boyfriend. I would have stayed, but he wanted to move back... so we did. The relationship with my dad was reestablished, but it was never what I'd hoped for as a kid.
Three Marriages, Two Divorces, and Lot of Learning
I got married at 23. It didn't last. I felt like a failure.
My second marriage started when I was 29. We dated for four years before tying the knot. I was looking for red flags, trying to be smarter this time. We had moved to Arizona in 2001 so he could attend flight school. Then 9/11 happened, and the aviation industry collapsed. He never pursued his pilot's license.
About six months after we got married, and shortly after that we had a miscarriage. Then we got pregnant again, and along came a daughter. I'd always wanted to have a girl.
Throughout that journey, I started seeing the red flags I'd missed. Alcohol being the biggest one.
Over the next 12 years, I watched the ups and downs of an addition. He had lost his job shortly after our daughter was born due to a workforce reduction. Getting a job at the same level proved difficult without a degree. Depression set in. The drinking got worse. I supported him, enabled him, watched his drinking spiral. I blamed myself, I blamed him, I held onto hope... and somewhere along the way, I lost myself.
I thought it was my fault. I tried everything to fix him, change him, get him to stop drinking.
I stayed in that marriage far longer than I should have because I didn't trust myself. I didn't know who I was anymore.
The Turning Point
A therapist recommended I join a codependency group. I'd never heard that word before.
About 11 of us started that group. We became codependent on each other (funny how that works). The group lasted three years (was supposed to have been six weeks). We watched each other learn and grow and remember where we'd started. It was transformative.
Around the same time, a woman in the group mentioned she'd seen a psychic. I was shocked. I could never do that, I thought. Yet curiosity started growing within me and I booked my own session in early 2014.
I showed up for that session not knowing what to expect. She had me lay on a massage table and started doing energy healing on me (I didn't know that's what it was at the time). Initially, she picked up my right hand and said, "ReNae, you give too much." Then, she became quiet and continued working on me. I felt warm and tingly at times. She didn't say much though so I was convinced she couldn't read me or I was doing something wrong. Then, she sat down and started telling me things about my life she shouldn't have known.
That session blew my mind. It piqued my curiosity. I wanted to know more.
That's when I found Reiki. And oracle cards. The more I learned, the more I wanted to know.
Divorce, Life Coaching School, and Rebuilding
I finally got the courage to leave my second marriage. It wasn't easy. Reiki helped me get through it. I used it to calm my racing thoughts at night when I'd imagine worst-case scenarios about the process.
After the divorce (and a lot of work on myself), I told my therapist, "I've been thinking about becoming a life coach." She affirmed that she could see that in me. And so it began!
I stumbled across Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, Arizona. Funny how you don't know something exists until you're ready to receive it. I took advantage of their guest pass program, which allows you to attend the first four hours of a class for free. I enrolled in life coaching. Then I saw they offered hypnotherapy, and I did both programs simultaneously.
By that point, I'd gone through a workforce reduction at Target (the credit card division). I'd worked there for 16 years. My daughter and I were on our way to creating a new life for ourselves.
I finished life coaching and hypnotherapy in 2017 knowing that this was the business I wanted to get into. The business of helping people achieve the version of themselves they wish to be.
Meeting My Partner Through Our Kids (Yes, Really)
In 2017, my daughter started dating a boy. His dad and I ended up chaperoning their dates, and found we liked hanging out together. Our families started doing things together... frozen yogurt runs, escape rooms (one of our favorites), movies, dinners...
The two of them dated for about eight months. By the time they broke up, the dad and I were dating.
We've been together ever since. In 2020, during the pandemic, we got married (in secret! Lots of reasons for that, but truly a story for another day). Shortly after, I left my corporate job, stepped into 1099 work, and then launched my business full-time in 2021.
Our relationship isn't perfect (no relationship is), but it's healthy. We communicate. We challenge each other. We're learning to balance independence and partnership. He's a 22/4 life path, 5/1 Manifesting Generator. I'm an 11/2 life path, 4/6 Splenic Projector. In Human Design, we're a 9-0 relationship dynamic, which means we balance each other well, yet we have to be mindful to let others in.
What Transformation Looks Like
You start as:
A people-pleaser who doesn't trust herself, playing small, making up stories, afraid to speak her truth
You become:
A confident woman who sets boundaries, asks for what she needs, honors her body's wisdom, and shows up authentically
The clients who transform the fastest?
They do the work. They try the tools. They journal. They practice catching their patterns. They expand their comfort zone.
The Business Struggle (Let's Be Real)
I had launched Heart to Soul Wellness in 2017. At first it was just a side gig, then it was a full-time gig. In 2024, I realized a name change was needed. Although I liked the name, I was hiding behind the generality of the name. I needed to embrace who I was, what I did, the tools I used, and the work I do.
So I rebranded! My hunny and I had brainstormed the name, Born to be Woo. I didn't realize at the time it would become my business name, but it did! It's playful. It's in-your-face. It says, "You're my people, or you're not." I love it.
Here's the truth though... launching a business is work! You don't get the job description and the paycheck. You have to wear many hats and some of them you don't like very much! Over the years I've felt scattered, overwhelmed, and stuck in an income ceiling I couldn't seem to break through.
I had (and have) SO many ideas! Courses I want to create, books I want to write, retreats I want to offer, products I want to produce, talks, workshops, oh my! The list is lengthy!
I'm learning that as a Projector, I'm not designed to hustle and grind like a Manifestor or Generator. I'm designed to work in flow, to follow my energy, to wait for recognition and invitation. That's been a hard lesson (yet, an eye-opening one).
What's Next: Real Estate, Radiance, and Rising
I'm in my 50's, coming "off the roof" (in Human Design terms), entering a Personal Year 9 (endings and completions) with a Universal Year 1 (new beginnings). The energy is potent!
It's time for some new! In January 2026, my partner and I are both getting our real estate licenses. We're launching a real estate team. One that blends his analytical, science-based approach with my intuitive, woo-based approach. I'll bring numerology, energy clearings, Human Design, and more along with relationship coaching for couples buying homes together.
I'm also launching my first group program: Trust Your Gut: Do I Stay or Do I Go? This is a 6-week course for women trying to decide about relationships, jobs, or major life changes.
My word for this year is Radiant. Radiant and ready. Radiant and ready to receive. Radiant and ready to rise. I opted for a "being" word this year over a "doing" word.
2026 is a year to finish what I start. A year of creation. A year to launch the courses that are bursting out of me.
Why I Do This Work
I do this work because I know what it's like to lose yourself. To not trust your own judgment. To feel trapped, scared, and unsure of who you even are anymore.
And I know what it's like to find yourself again. To set boundaries and have them respected. To ask for what you need. To trust your gut and make aligned decisions. To show up authentically and feel at home in your own skin.
If I can do it, so can you.
That's not just a motivational quote. It's a fact. The vision you have for your life exists because it's possible for you. You're drawn to this work because it's meant for you.
I'm here to be your lighthouse. To shine my light so you can find your way. To help you find your own inner light so you can shine it for others.
Let's Connect
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No pressure. Just possibility.
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