I was working as an economic adviser to a politician in the European Parliament in Brussels. I enjoyed the fast-pace high intensity tasks I was doing, but at the same time I had been emotionally burned out for a while and more often than not dreaded going to the office. I had wanted to see a change long ago. I had the rough idea to work with women, to work for women’s causes, to actively engage in women’s networks, but didn’t really know how to or what to do exactly. Then Yvonne came to speak at an event in the European Parliament and I resonated so much with her story. I got in touch with her and eventually enrolled into the course shortly thereafter. 

 Starting from week 1 of the course, I was required to systematically work on the areas of my life that I wasn’t satisfied with and write down how I actually wanted to see my life. For the first time ever, I heard about “limiting beliefs” and how to “reframe” them. I saw that the exercises did not only have an impact on my professional, but also on my private life. The Facebook Group and active exchange with Yvonne encouraged me to go deeper and seeing that the other participants had very similar issues motivated me to reach for more. 

 In the months to come, I resigned from my job, traveled to South-East-Asia, studied Yoga Philosophy, Meditation, Reiki and actively participated in women’s circles. During this time, I always kept in touch with Yvonne. We started doing several 1 to 1 coaching sessions via Skype, in which she asked me to write down my ideas and put them into order. We worked on my possible future clients, options for short- and long-term, my limiting beliefs, my strengths and weaknesses and how to work with them. 

 Today, I live in Berlin and successfully host workshops and retreats for women, with a focus on transformational healing with the help of yoga, meditation, breath work, dance and feminine embodiment work. On a daily basis I am grateful for the changes during this past year – this journey has been so rewarding!

The tools that I was given in the course can be used on a daily basis and for all areas of life, even after officially finishing the course. Thank you so much, Yvonne!

(Life Designing Online Course and 1×1 Coaching Sessions)