About Me
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Hi there, my name is Tessa and it’s been almost a decade since I started working as an Empowerment Coach. It was on a 24 hour bus ride from Ecuador to Colombia that I decided to turn my passion and vision into an actual business, through which I aim to support people in “unwrapping” themselves, undoing themselves of the constructs, beliefs and stories they have gathered in their lives, so that they may live fully, joyfully and intentionally.
Even though this bus ride may have been the pivotal moment in which I decided to not wait any longer in following my dream, the dream itself was in the making for a longer time already.
As a child I always thought I was going to be a teacher, but as I grew older I decided that studying Psychology would bring me closer to what I was looking for: a way to best support other people. But during these studies I realized that something was missing. Yes I was intrigued by the neuroscience behind our behavior, and the tools and protocols through which people can find relief from their burdens. But it was the same protocols that made me feel limited and the complete lack of interest in one’s spirituality that made me realise quite quickly that I was going to start my own business as a psychologist/coach in the future. The how and when were still to be discovered though.
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So after my master in Clinical & Health Psychology in the Netherlands I decided to first move to Berlin for a short time (which turned into 10 years) and explore different options. I worked in gastronomy, event management, traveled for 1 year in South-America, explored energetic healing methods and in 2017 I decided to take the leap and jump.
Since then I’ve had the absolute greatest pleasure to work in 1:1 sessions with highly sensitive and ambitious women. I've guided 100+ people through intense and liberating Dance Meditation sessions on festivals and in private. I had the opportunity to host an Ikigai workshop for post-docs of the renowned Charité Hospital in Berlin and hosted 5 successful retreats in Germany and the Netherlands.
All from the same longing: to bring a sense of lightness, clarity, freedom and joy to whomever I encounter.
And having such a longing is a funny thing actually. It moves you through life in ways that the rational mind might not necessarily agree with. If you truly listen to it, you’ll be invited to move beyond the doubts, fears, thoughts and comfort zone, into a space of adventure, devotion and not-knowing. To follow this dream has been one of my best decisions so far.
One of my favourite things about being able to do this work is that I get to spend time with other women (and the occasional man) who are so deeply ambitious about life. They want to grow, know, feel, live and expand. Just the way I like it.
As long as I can remember I have always been on the search for… something. For understanding this life. Asking the big questions, even as a young girl, which especially during my teenage years was starting to take up the space of my innate joy- and playfulness.
I know from my own experience what it’s like to get stuck in over-thinking, in perfectionism and being too harsh on yourself - it’s exhausting and so far away from how life is meant to be lived. I have explored my boundaries, crossed them multiple times and exhausted my body.
And I learned so much from it.
I know what it’s like when you are your own worst critic and it becomes difficult to find the joy in everyday life. And I also know what it’s like to fall down on your knees crying, feeling like your heart is going to explode, simply because life is so overwhelmingly extraordinary and beautiful.
To me life is a playground in which we all get to decide what and how we do it. We are allowed to experience immense joy, we’re allowed to receive, to give fully, to try and fail, to seek and live with ease, following our intuition. And what a wonderful gift this is.
The reason why I’m sharing this is because my work is always rooted in my own embodied wisdom. I’m not the type of person to read a book or protocol and simply apply it to people I get to work with. Instead I live by trial and error, embodying the newfound knowledge so that it becomes wisdom before passing it on to others. I live my own practice. I have my business and spiritual mentors, a daily yoga practice, an unquenchable sense of curiosity and continue to grow and expand on purpose.
Because this is how I choose to live.
And I love it.
You’ll therefore also notice that the work that I offer is continuously changing, as I am. You might not currently find a retreat or workshop on my website, but I’m sure they will come back when the time is right. More importantly, if you feel the pull for a workshop, talk or retreat, you are more than welcome to reach out to me. I love sparks like that and I’m always happy to develop something together.
Other questions or thoughts you’d like to share are also welcome and you can best reach me in a DM on Instagram or per email.
Thank you for reading all the way and I look forward to connecting with you.
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With Love & Devotion,
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Tessa