My journey to Coaching

“Choose life”

from Trainspotting, the movie

And that’s exactly what I did back in 2013 on the hospital bed in the emergency area as I slowly regained consciousness from what began as (yet) another panic attack and quickly escalated into a faint episode, triggered by a long overdue job burnout. 

And right there and then, my own “Hero’s Journey”officially began.

Crossing the Threshold 

Leaving the safe corporate working environment of a big company in the midst of a country wide financial crisis for the road less travelled, in my case getting to the core of who I truly am and what brings me fulfillment, was the boldest act I had ever taken in the first half of my life. 

 Ever.

And probably the first to take trusting my gut. 

 And my heart. 

 Not my head.

Blindly following the latter for way too long, came with a high price: emotionally and physically. And most of all, spiritually.

It was high time to align all three moving onwards, for a life of integrity, authenticity and sovereignty. 

And sanity. 

It was set - I was drilling for the deep stuff.

The Challenges

In the second half of my life, when I consciously chose life over the galloping onset of depression, the journey began with exploring up-close-and front my long accumulated fears and past demons of self-doubt and criticism, rumination, people-pleasing, overthinking, procrastination, perfectionism.

Quite a list, huh?

Initially, I (re)turned to counseling and dramatherapy,  incorporated physical exercise and healthier eating habits, experimented with various healing modalities, practiced meditation and yoga, and alternated periods of reflective solitude, deep conversations with my supportive life partner, Yannis, and carefree playfulness with my then three-and-a-half year old nephew.

I owe you little Harry, big time.

The Reward

Slowly, but steadily transmuting my fears and befriending my demons called for everyday small courageous acts on my part.

 Showing up everyday, with mindfulness and self-compassion, gradually allowed me to embrace, rather than fight, my dark side alongside the luminous one, on my journey to becoming whole. 

One step forward, three, not two, steps back. 

Determined, though, to never go back.

“Out of my comfort zone, into my brilliance”. New motto.

The Road Back

And somewhere down that road, coaching and I crossed paths. And as Tom Hanks said in Sleepless in Seattle (oldie, but goodie), “it felt like coming home, unlike any home I’d ever known”.

And so, in my P.C. days (that is, post-corporate), after experiencing first-hand the life changing impact of coaching as a coachee first and then pursued coaching studies, I gradually and steadily, morphed into a Deep Transformational Coach.

As such, my passion is helping people get to the core of the challenges they face in everyday life and move gracefully through life’s transitions, all the while respecting their autonomy and innate wisdom. 

Through my one-on-one coaching and workshops, I am unconditionally committed to raising your self-awareness by challenging your O/S (aka, values, beliefs, habits, behaviors, attitudes, patterns of thinking) and helping you align all three sources of deep intelligence, head-heart-gut, so that you may live a more authentic and meaningful life.

 With rock-solid self-belief and increased emotional resilience.

In deep connection with your true self.

Return With Elixir

So, reclaiming my self-belief, courage and self-worth to live the life I deserve, organically and naturally evolved into the core of my coaching work.

Supporting magnificent souls that choose to consciously evolve in life has become my life calling.

My approach is mindful and effective, research-based and pragmatic. 

With a pinch of compassion and a grain (ok, lots of!) of unconditional acceptance. 

Life Choices 

I now know that life is a series of consequences based on the choices you make.

My choices become my reality.

What do your choices say about your life?

About you as a Being?

…

Let them Be wiser!

Choose to Be. Wiser.