Danielle Pashko

founder of Soulhakker

author of: SMILE at your CHALLENGES & WEIGHT LOSS MISTAKES even HEALTHY CHICKS make

MEDIA bio

Danielle Pashko – Functional Nutritionist | Cancer Survivor | Soulhakker™ Founder

Danielle Pashko is a Functional Nutritionist, Certified Health Coach, author, and the visionary behind Soulhakker™—a cutting-edge wellness platform that merges ancient energetic practices with modern science to catalyze healing from the inside out.

With over two decades at the forefront of New York City’s elite wellness scene, Danielle has collaborated with leading physicians, developed custom supplement lines, and helped thousands transform their health through detoxification, nutrition, and mind-body integration. Her training spans functional medicine, yoga, massage therapy, somatic healing, and internal martial arts. But her true authority comes from what she’s lived through.

After losing her mother to cancer at 13, Danielle became fiercely committed to health—by the time she was 16, she was living alone in Manhattan, working multiple jobs while pursuing a vision of invincibility through wellness. By her early 30s, she had become a trusted expert in the field—but her own cancer diagnosis, followed by chronic Lyme and post-COVID complications, shattered the illusion of control.

Despite doing everything “right,” she got sick. That reckoning became her awakening.

What healed her wasn’t more optimization—it was nervous system regulation, unprocessed grief, and ancient practices like Qigong and Tai Chi. Danielle now teaches what she had to learn the hard way: true healing is not about perfecting your health—it’s about reconnecting with yourself.

Through Soulhakker, Danielle now offers an integrative model of healing that combines clinical precision with trauma-informed emotional work and energetics. She’s redefining what resilience looks like for a new generation of men and women—those who are ready to stop pushing through and start healing for real.

Danielle is the author of Smile at Your Challenges and Weight Loss Mistakes Even Healthy Chicks Make. Her work has been featured in FOX News, USA Today, CBS, ABC, NY1, Reader’s Digest, PIX11, and The New York Post. She has held positions at prestigious institutions including The Sports Club/LA, Equinox, Exhale Spa, and The Peninsula Spa, and has worked in collaboration with renowned health expert Oz Garcia.

Today, she is a sought-after voice on holistic health, the emotional roots of chronic illness, and the future of energy-based healing.

ways to WORK with DANIELLE

  • GUEST SPEAKER

    Looking for a speaker who leaves the room buzzing with possibility? Danielle delivers high-impact keynotes that blend soul, science, and strategy—perfect for conferences, retreats, and company events that crave depth and direction.

  • PODCAST GUEST

    Danielle shows up with grounded insight, wit, and warmth—making her a favorite for meaningful, real-talk conversations. She’s an ideal guest for podcasts exploring wellness, purpose, mindset, and bold reinvention.

  • BRAND COLLABORATION

    Danielle partners with aligned brands that prioritize integrity, innovation, and soul-centered impact. If your product or service speaks to conscious consumers, let’s create something powerful together.

topics DANIELLE 
CAN SPEAK on

  • In a culture that glorifies productivity and performance, the body often pays the price. Danielle explores how true resilience is born not from doing more—but from learning to regulate, rest, and repair the nervous system. This talk redefines success through the lens of energy conservation and sustainable wellness.

  • Why do some people do everything "right" and still feel unwell? Danielle reveals how the missing piece isn’t more effort—but energetic alignment. This topic unpacks how unresolved trauma, chronic stress, and emotional stagnation silently drain the body, and what it really takes to restore your inner power source.

  • From lab results to supplements, modern wellness offers tools—but often lacks the depth of energetic truth. Danielle bridges the gap by showing how energy management and subtle body work can unlock breakthroughs where traditional methods fall short. It’s where science meets soul, and where healing begins

  • Sometimes the healthiest diet still doesn’t deliver results. Danielle dives into what your body might really be asking for—nervous system safety, emotional release, or energetic reconnection—and how to recognize when it's time to shift from fixing symptoms to healing the system.

  • Tai Chi, Qigong, and internal martial arts aren’t just gentle movements—they’re precise tools to recalibrate the body’s energy and rebuild its resilience. Danielle shares how these ancient practices can rewire the nervous system, clear emotional debris, and support profound healing at the cellular level.

  • The nervous system holds the key to healing everything from autoimmune flare-ups to chronic fatigue. In this eye-opening talk, Danielle introduces a powerful, trauma-informed lens on health—revealing how a dysregulated system may be the root cause behind your most persistent health struggles.

  • When conventional labs come back “normal” but you know something’s off, you’re not crazy—you’re likely missing a deeper trigger. Danielle breaks down common hidden culprits behind chronic illness, including energetic depletion, limbic looping, and trauma imprints that never got released.

  • Danielle shares her personal journey through Lyme disease and post-COVID complications, revealing the surprising physiological and energetic overlaps between two of today’s most complex and misunderstood illnesses. A must-hear for those navigating chronic symptoms with no clear diagnosis.

  • As chronic illness rates climb, the path forward won’t come from protocol alone—it will come from integration. Danielle paints a compelling picture of what’s next in wellness: a fusion of somatics, science, and spiritual wisdom that treats the body as an ecosystem, not a machine.

  • "As a spokesmodel, looking fit is important. I was shocked by the diet and exercise mistakes I was making until I read this book."

    CLAUDIA

  • "Danielle offers easy, concrete food tips along with encouraging mindfulness. A fantastic guide for lasting health and wellness."

    RENEE

  • "This book taught me to laugh at my past mistakes and empowered me to create new habits with confidence."

    JACKIE SCANLAN

  • "Not only is Danielle's book funny, entertaining, and to the point, I can totally relate to it! I've tried every possible diet and after reading this I have a new look on my eating habits and all the trends I've tried. Following her advice I've lost weight and feel a lot less stressed and obsessed about food!"

    KERRY SMITH

  • "Danielle's book really distinguishes the difference between men and women and why following a program that works for my husband just can't work for me. The author's tips I've applied have already led to noticeable changes in my body.”

    BEVERLY AGOADO

  • "As a fashion model giving up my favorite foods seemed impossible and when I would diet the results would only be temporary, frustrating leaving me feeling hungry. After hiring Danielle as my nutritionist and buying her book I have the body I've always wanted"

    ALLISON

  • "Danielle Pashko cleverly details the mistakes that even those who consider themselves well versed on this topic make on a daily basis. Breaking Your Fat Girl Habits is a soup to nuts bible detailing common misconceptions in our food choices, how we may actually be sabotaging our workouts, the dark side of juicing and more..."

    LESLIE DALE

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Danielle Pashko is a functional nutritionist, thyroid cancer survivor, and founder of Soulhakker™, a wellness platform that blends modern science with ancient energy practices to support true mind-body healing. With 20+ years of experience in NYC’s elite wellness world, she now teaches others how to move beyond symptom-chasing and finally come home to their bodies.

select articles & podcasts

🎧 Podcasts & Interviews:

  • Happiness Solved – “The Intersection of Chronic Illness and Emotional Wellness”

  • Oh My Health… There Is Hope! – “Long-term COVID and Lyme Disease”

  • Tick Boot Camp – “Full Spectrum Healing”

  • Authentically Raw with Jamie Berris

  • Healthy Truth Exposed

  • NotSalmon.com Q&A – “Breakfast of Weight Loss Champions”

📰 Articles & Publications:

  • The New York Post

  • USA Today

  • PIX11 NY News

  • Yahoo Shine

  • Galtime

  • Reader’s Digest

  • The Jewish Week

  • NY Wellness Guide

  • Black Tie Magazine

  • Betty Confidential

  • Thrive Global (Contributor)