My world was wonderful. 

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Not perfect - but vibrant, inspired, soulful, and successful in a way.
Happily married. A wonderful son. Living in a spiritual community.

A profession that matched my passion for healing and inner growth.

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COLLAPSE

 

I will never forget that night before Christmas in 2010 when my former husband revealed to me that he would leave our relationship after nearly 20 years.

 

I remember my world collapsing.

I felt as if my insides had been taken out.

Gutted and desperate. 

Could barely eat and sleep.

Burst into tears at every chance.

Wasn't able to continue working.

 

At that point I couldn't imagine that this painful loss would ever turn out to be a gateway to the next beautiful version of my life.

 

Beside missing my former life partner, I was also worried that I might have lost my credibility as a successful couples therapist - a devastating combination of pain and shame.

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DEEP TRANSFORMATION

 

Fortunately these self-judging thoughts were not true.

 

The truth is, this chapter of life took me into places of growth where no seminar or training could have brought me.

With the support of both friends and professionals, I was able to turn the challenging situation into an intentional journey of transformation.

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Here are just some of the accomplishments that I acquired during this ride:  

 

• I became skilled in how to ground myself so that I was able to calm down and get centered even in the face of scary uncertainty.

   

• I learned how to deepen my intuition and to listen to my inner guidance, so that decision making was no longer such an agonizing act of overthinking and second guessing.

   

• My self-love unfolded in a way that melted perfectionism or feelings of shame and guilt.

   

• I discovered that trusting my "Soul's Flow" makes it so much easier to receive the gifts of life, so that I could let go of pushing myself and trying so hard.

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• I understood how crucial it is to align my mindset with my Soul's purpose, so that life becomes more about manifesting a future that wants to come through me instead of being stuck in the painful past.

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NEW LIFE

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Being able to embody those competencies helped me in creating a thriving therapy- and coaching practice, mentoring so many clients to navigate through times of major life transition in a centered, clear and confident way.

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In 2018 I transitioned again and even made my dream come true, living near the sunny beach on the canary island of La Palma. Although this was an intentional change that I looked forward to, at the same time it also was a bit vulnerable to move to a country whose language and culture I was not familiar with.

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TESTED BY NATURE

 

In September 2021 I was tested by nature itself, when I lost my beautiful home due to a volcanic eruption that wiped out the entire village where I lived.

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During those weeks and months of being evacuated, having lost a major part of my material belongings and facing comprehensive uncertainty, I was incredibly grateful for every tool and skill I had learned to deepen my trust in life and listening to my intuition.

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This doesn't mean that I was not affected by what happened to me!

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Over many weeks I woke up every morning experiencing a subtle vibration of fear in my body as an effect of this trauma on my nervous system . I also had moments where I painfully missed my friends who lived in my neighborhood but had now ended up in different areas.

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But instead of getting lost in those symptoms, I was able to connect with an underlying flow of trust and manifested a beautiful new home in a way that really was magical.

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I am grateful for been able to integrate the learnings from those frightening and quite vulnerable transitions I have experienced.

And sure..I am still facing all aspects of being human in my life ;-)

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Shit happens -  but transforming it into shifts and gifts that let me flow with life in a way that feels aligned makes a huge difference to me.

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AT THE HEART OF MY MENTORSHIP

 

If you are currently dealing with the effects of a significant change in your life, helping you to shape this shift in an empowered and confident way is at the heart of my mentorship.