What if your personality is how your soul expresses itself—so you can live soul-led, not ego-fed? This perspective fills the gap that external methods can’t, helping you align with who you truly are: a spiritual being having a human experience.
I was standing onstage, about to receive the travel industry’s version of an Oscar, when a quiet voice inside asked, “Is this what you want?” The answer was an immediate: No.
What followed was a fast unraveling — marriage, career, home, health, and savings all gone within months. It was a tsunami–not a punishment. An invitation to stop living on autopilot.
I returned to what I knew: personality, spirituality, pattern recognition, travel, and new experiences of navigating a midlife season of change. It’s when things became clear — traditional personality typing explains logic, but the soul is where truth lives. Our traits aren’t flaws or accidents; they’re the specific tools the soul chose for this lifetime.
That realization became Spiritual Personality Typing℠ — a kind of alchemy that elevates and expands the realms of logic and spirit. Its goal, is to bring your humanness into a ripening of the senses while the soul brings deep meaning, presence and purpose.
It’s the premise for all of my books. My new book Walk n’ Wonder is due to release fall of 2026!
Nina, Was Just What I Needed
“It was just what I needed! I’m excited to move on with blind spots resolved.”
Judith Wilms, Author, TedX.
Nina’s Is A Rare Voice
“She guides you in reconnecting with your true self, before the world shaped your identity. Her combination of spiritual insight and practical wisdom offers both healing and empowerment.”
Host Michelle Sims Beauty In The Mess Listen Here.
I Know What Lights Me UP
“Nina Zapala’s coaching session was completely fantastic! … I now have a deeper understanding of who I am and what lights me up.”
Allison Miller @alysonmillerartandmusic
Many women in midlife frequently find themselves at a crossroads where their old stories no longer resonate, yet a new story has yet to emerge.
If you’re wondering, “Who am I? How did I get here?” my work supports you using Spiritual Personality Typing℠, the exact method I developed to navigate my own midlife moment. It helps you understand who you are now, why the past no longer fits, and how to move forward while being true to yourself.
UNPACK YOUR PERSONALITY: LET YOUR INNER GUIDE BE YOUR TRAVEL GUIDE
My debut book, Unpack Your Personality, illuminates how your personality interacts with a place, a culture, and people. It shifts the landscape of travel to align with your true self to enrich worldly pleasures while exploring the inner world of the soul.
It’s a vibrant alternative to classic “checklist” travel. It’s intentional, offering ease in decision-making, and it shapes ultra-personal travel versus the one-size-fits-all tourism escape.
WALK N’ WONDER: A NEW AWAKENING AT MIDLIFE
Reading Walk n’ Wonder walks you back to your true self—feeling connected, clear and confident. I offer a repeatable daily pathway so you never lose site of yourself again. Here’s what you’ll learn:
Your personality type → has a walking style
Each trait → becomes a reflection prompt
Your daily walk → is the micro transformation
You begin to identity your spiritual traits that lead to best outcomes, decisions and fresh starts. When you finish a walk you’ll know “Something shifted in me—and I now know why”?
COMING FALL 2026
On Shine Within with host Gina Kunadian we dive deep into: Unlocking Your True Self.
On The Midlife Makeover, with host Wendy Valentine we talk about: Aligning our personality with our soul as a new way to explore midlife transitions, purpose. Living soul fed and intentional.
On Reinvention Rebels with host Wendy Battles we discuss; Reinvention at 66: Nina’s Journey to Embrace Imperfections and Ignite Purpose.
Ready for drop-mic moments? Think we might be a good fit? Let’s Chat.
Every traveler has a natural rhythm. Every place storied, with a dynamic, soulful energy, that waiting to be explored.
Through Spiritual Personality Typing℠, I help individuals reflect and travel intentionally. While my work with hospitality partners enables them to create deeply personalized travel experiences for their guests. This is travel designed to feel meaningful, memorable, and true. It’s what I do to help brands communicate “personality of place
