My Story

I was born in Austria and grew up in a small village that was sitting on a rolling hill just north of the Danube. Life was good and predictable.

I felt like the world could be bigger. So I started to explore it. And that is how I landed in Canada. My goal was to live as far north as possible, where the human population is not dense, and nature is to live with and not to cultivate. I found the Yukon Territory, where I spent 12 years as wilderness guide, as teacher, and as homesteader in the wilderness.

Unfortunately, I needed to learn that I could not live with a (good) man and his alcoholism, so I left, and I moved myself and my then four-year-old daughter to Ontario, where I was very fortunate to find another little paradise in the form of an old house by a babbling creek, not unlike the ones I knew from Austria.

As a single parent it was my prime goal to take care of my child, while renovating my house – all that while make a living. A skill I had learned when I was living in the wilderness came in very handy: to improvise and to trust that I can do it. So, step by step, my child has been growing up, and the house is getting to a point where I still see the need to fix up things wherever I look, but I am not overwhelmed anymore. Instead, I know that I can do it.

Today, my life is full of love and content, and the world is part of our lives. As a life coach, I assist my clients in gaining the confidence to know they can create the life of their dreams.

Professional Training

Master’s degrees in Social- and Economic Sciences and in Teaching, as well as training and certifications as a Professional Life Coach serve as foundation of my Life Coaching Services.

Why I am a Life Coach

I discovered the field of life coaching while I was working in related fields:

– As a professional teacher: I have been teaching languages to adults for more than 10 years. Teaching morphed more and more into life coaching as my services are highly individualized and my clients are goal-driven, self-directed and very intelligent.

– As a sociologist and social worker: My second professional root is sociology. I worked in a number of different social management positions. Without fail, a holistic view of a client always led to the most sustainable results. For example, I worked as a social worker with unemployed youth. The program was rigid, and success was defined as finding and keeping work. The most sustainable results were achieved when the whole person was supported.

– As a wilderness tour guide: I worked as a guide for camping and hiking tours in the Yukon Territory and in Alaska. My job was to drive a 13-passenger van, cook dinners, guide hikes, manage campsite-setup, and mediate social interactions between customers. Seeing everybody as whole, capable and resourceful was the absolute best approach in that kind of work: during strenuous hikes, long drives, never ending rainfall, and conflict situations.

– As a writer: I have lived in the Canadian wilderness for 11 years. For 8 of those years I lived off grid, without road access, power or running water. During that time, I began to write about my life, the challenges and the revelations. The things I learned about self-reliance have shaped my world-view and are part of my repertoire as a life coach.

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