Client Stories

I was living in Denmark, feeling stuck across every area of my life: work, relationships, friendships, even the weather. I had tried everything I knew to get out of it, and nothing was moving. Then I had a job interview that didn't go well, and I just sat down and thought: life cannot be this. There's so much more. I just don't know how to get out of this situation.

What I didn't see yet was that I actually knew exactly what I wanted. I just wasn't allowing myself to want it. Living somewhere sunny, doing work that felt purposeful, being surrounded by people who energized me. It was all there. I had just written it off as impossible.

I don't like being stuck for a long time. I do my best to get myself out of it, and if I can't do it alone, somebody else will. I remembered Maren from a few months earlier and reached out on Instagram. I said: I feel stuck, and I don't know how to move forward. Two days later we had a call. Two days after that, I was all in.

The first call was a turning point. For the first time, I allowed myself to name what I actually wanted and realized the problem was never that I didn't know. It was that I didn't trust it. Once I made that decision, I really calmed down inside. It felt so aligned, so natural.

From there, things moved fast. Within a month, I handed in my notice, no new job lined up, for the first time in my life. Then I moved to Spain. Two things that, honestly, the version of me from a year ago would have never done.

The deeper shift was in how I saw myself. I reconnected with my resilience. I stopped absorbing other people's fears as my own. I started making decisions from alignment instead of from security. I was reminded that I am a courageous, resourceful person and that I will figure things out.

I'm calling from Valencia, my new home. Morning bootcamps on the beach watching the sunrise. Dancing in the evenings. Building my own business. I feel so grounded. I feel that this is my place. I can trust myself to create the life that I actually want.

Something I didn't expect: people around me have been saying they're inspired. Some are even considering making their own changes, because I showed them it's possible.

Reach out to Maren. And then just do it.

What made the difference for me was having someone who understood the full picture. Not just a cheerleader, but someone who had been through the process herself and knew what was a normal part of the journey. The approach was personalized. It wasn't a rigid course. It met me where I was.

Here's what I've learned: if you ask for help and you want to change something, why not go all in? What will you lose? Do it scared, but do it anyway.

I had built a career as a UI designer and front-end developer, stable, well paid, logical. I'm also a painter, making feminine, ethereal artworks on the side. On paper it made sense. Inside, it didn't. I'd always longed for a more free life, but I had this fearful, logical mindset where I couldn't really see opportunities. When I was laid off, I hit a crossroads. I had two pulls: a more flexible work life and becoming a full-time artist, with no clear path to either.

The belief underneath it all: it's not possible to live off your art. I had held that one for a long time.

I had been following Maren on Instagram for years, watching her live and work remotely from Africa. Every time I saw her stories, I could feel that longing inside of myself. I also wanted to live more from my heart instead of this fearful state of keeping everything certain and safe.

When I was ready, I reached out. Honestly, I was just getting really tired of myself. I couldn't take action. I needed someone who could witness my journey, help me shift my mindset and call out my own bullshit.

The biggest transformation was the mindset. Going from "it's not possible" to actually questioning that belief and watching it fall apart. One question changed a lot for me: are other people not already doing it? That cracked something open.

I started posting my art consistently on Instagram and LinkedIn. Within six months I had four exhibitions: a group show in London, an online exhibition with a London gallery, a group show in Copenhagen, and my art shown in the New York subway. A dream I had said would take ten years, maybe.

Then, while visiting Maren in Kenya, a company found me on LinkedIn out of nowhere: a part-time web role, full flexibility, everything I'd been looking for. I hadn't even applied.

Here's what I've learned: when you actually start believing something is possible and take consistent small steps, opportunities show up in ways your logical mind could never have planned.

I'm building my own business full-time now. Every day I do one task that moves me toward the goal. Right now that's growing my Pinterest for my art, and I'm already seeing the compound effect of consistent small actions.

I still have doubts. I'm still in the transition. But something has fundamentally shifted. I have a clear sense of purpose now, and it changes everything. I feel a lot more motivated because I know that if I don't do anything, a nine to five is waiting.

Go for it. You can't do this alone.

What made the difference for me was working with someone who was already living the life I wanted to live. I didn't have people around me who wanted the same things and I was really craving that. The approach went deeper than I expected. On the surface it sounds like: I just want a flexible job, I want to be an artist. But when you actually do this work, it becomes a very psychological journey. It's working with your beliefs, your identity, the wounds underneath the fear.

Here's what I've learned: when you're going through a transitioning period, it's really important to get some kind of help. Whatever that looks like for you, just go for it.