May 8I have earned those white hair, son.My 6-year old asked me the other day: “ Mom, why do you have some white hair?” I answered: “I’ve earned them son.” I have lived, I have loved, I have been hurt, I have hurt… I have lived in many different countries, I had to adapt, I have felt…Women Empowerment3 min readWomen Empowerment3 min read
Apr 27Asking for what you need is a gift you give to yourself and othersFor years, my husband answered to the question: “What would you like for dinner honey?” with “Whatever you feel like darling.” This very frequent answer used to annoy me royally. …Personal Development6 min readPersonal Development6 min read
Oct 27, 2022The 7 biggest obstacles to creating self-disciplineAnd how to overcome them As a somatic and developmental coach, my role is to support humans in the journey towards creating new habits of the mind and body. Very often I witness accomplished people come up against hurdles with self-discipline. Creating new habits is more of an internal job…Coaching8 min readCoaching8 min read
Sep 24, 2022Not everyone is looking at youAnd who’s looking or not does not really matter anyway “Not everyone is looking at you Dorothee”. That is what a classmate told me one day at recess as my teenage self was insecure about my unshaved legs showing with the skirt I decided to wear that day. The comment…Coaching4 min readCoaching4 min read
Sep 20, 2022The 3 words I wished I had told my mother before she passed awayAnd why it might so hard for you to say those words to your loved ones “It is hard.” Those were the words my mother told me on her hospital bed. She had being diagnosed with cancer a month before and there was no time left. I was 26. I was wordless. I had nothing to say to her to reassure her, to help her go…Spirituality5 min readSpirituality5 min read
Jan 2, 2022To a 2022 filled with compassion!The transformative experience with my first Buddhist retreat. A “NIL through mouth” retreat to purify mind body and actions. Well I spent the last few days of 2021 and the first few days of 2022 on a Buddhist retreat named Nyung-Ne. I am not a Buddhist in anyway. As a yoga teacher I have some strong affinity with eastern philosophies. but can’t say I know much about Buddhism apart…Coaching11 min readCoaching11 min read
Nov 5, 2021What is self-love?Self-love is the permission you give to yourself to truly accept every parts of you. Self-love is accepting the parts of you that your inner critic judges to be “not good enough”. Self-love is releasing the judgment of yourself. Self-love is observing your inner critic with curiosity and compassion. Self-love…Self Love2 min readSelf Love2 min read
Oct 6, 20217 Ways to stop procrastinating on social mediaAnd regain control, energy and … many years of your life! 6 years and 8 months. It is the estimated time spent on social media for an adult over a life. (Reference at footer) I am not sure about you but I don’t want to spend 6 precious years of…Mindset5 min readMindset5 min read
Sep 18, 202110 ways to care for your heavy emotionsAnd shift your energy to a place that serves you better in the moment We are truly living in an interesting time, where globally, humans are rubbing each others the wrong ways, disconnected, sometimes frustrated, lonely. I have definitely felt waves of big emotions coming up within me this year…Coaching4 min readCoaching4 min read
Aug 27, 20215 ways to cultivate a state of contentment in your lifeAnd stop getting frustrated by your circumstances Are you resisting your life circumstances? Do you often tend to question the relationship you are in, the job you have, the house you live in, constantly wanting more or resisting in some ways how life is right now? …Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read