I was raised to trust logic over emotion, head over heart.

 

I studied hard and then worked hard. I pushed myself to be better and better, to prove to everyone - including myself - that I was good enough.

 

It was hard in a world that often made me feel, as a girl and young woman, that I was somehow lacking.

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So I pushed harder. And I built a successful life.

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For 28 years, I worked as a strategist in advertising. I managed teams, led global brands, travelled the world. 

I chased the traditional version of success - focused on buildng a career, getting the titles, receving recognition and even winning  awards.

 

I looked successful, but inside I felt hollow. I had built a life that worked. And yet it no longer felt like mine. 

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Then midlife hit.

Hormones went wild. Time felt shorter. And I just could not silence the voice inside that told me that I was not on the right path. 

 

It is a familiar story - the search for one’s true self - and for most women it starts in midlife. You get to a point in life - it could be your 30s, 40s, 50s or even later - when you begin to challenge whether you’re really being who you were meant to be. And as time goes by, you start to fear  you may never find out.

 

Call it crisis or awakening – either way, for me the call was impossible to ignore. The problem was that I had no idea what I wanted to do next, and the thought of starting from scratch felt seriously scary.

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My journey back to myself began when I decided to train as a yoga teacher, in 2014. Little by little I learnt to quiet my busy mind and start to reconnect with my body. That path led me to coaching, and eventually to somatic coaching with the Strozzi Institute, where I finally found my ‘home’. ​​​

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My way back to myself was, quite literally, a way back to my body.

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There is so much we hold in our muscles and tissues – old conditioning and old stories.  Working through it can open the door to an entirely new way of being.  

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Reconnecting with my body, and finally hearing what I truly wanted, gave me the courage to leave my corporate career and create my own business. A choice that once felt impossible. 

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Today I help other women navigate the messy transition that is midlife, supporting them in figuring out who they truly are and what they truly want. So they can build a life that feels like theirs, whether it is in the corporate world or outside of it.