You may have noticed that expat life feels different from what you expected.

You might miss connection and balance. Maybe you’ve retreated into your expat bubble or buried yourself in work.

Or maybe you know it’s time to take real steps toward building a life that truly feels like yours.

I help you gain clarity and take concrete, practical steps forward.

You are an executive or senior expert who has moved to Amsterdam.

On paper, things are sorted. But something feels off.

Outside your expat bubble, you feel the gap:

• It is hard to connect when you barely speak the language.
• You miss the cultural finesse that once made you confident.
• Your reputation from home does not carry weight here.
• Your family is adapting in ways that feel unfamiliar.
• Old relationships become distant and digital.

You are someone who tackles issues head-on. You want to take responsibility and shape your life here with intention.

You are looking for a coach who helps you gain real insight into yourself and your situation — and a mentor who knows the territory.

You want to go beyond "and how do you feel about that" questions and hear from a person who has experienced the situation of an expat first-hand – again and again. And you want to feel true, deep resonance and build the courage and conviction that grows when you see what's actually possible.

I grew up in Hamburg and worked in Paris, Chicago, and Bonn before moving to Amsterdam in 2010. More than 20 years of my working life have been spent abroad.

I know what it means to arrive professionally — and still need time to arrive personally. I also learned how strongly family life shapes the expat experience: as a source of stability, and sometimes as a reason to stay within familiar circles.

There are things I wish I had understood earlier. Conversations I wish I had had. Encouragement that would have helped. 

That is what this work is about. And that is my way of giving back.