Who am I really?

Yes, I'm a certified professional coach from Lumia Coaching, aiming for ICF accreditation. But to be honest, above all, I am a woman in her fifties who has long sought her place in this world.

For more than 30 years, I've built a fulfilling career in teaching and educational leadership. I earned degrees (two master’s degrees, a doctorate) and navigated through many environments: academic, public, private, governmental... To many,  from the outside and on paper, I had an eclectic but ultimately successful career.

But life has its own plans, doesn’t it? Uprooting expatriations, career changes that shake everything up, the arrival of a child that shifts priorities, that separation at 45 that I never wanted and that forced me to completely redefine myself...

I’ve lost count of how many times I've found myself with that question you may also be familiar with: “Who am I when all my landmarks change?” I remember those terrifying moments when I wondered if it was still possible, at my age, to start over, or to want more or something else. I still remember those moments what I was overcome with fear of disappointing those who counted on me or those who had created an image of me.

Everything changed when I understood that you can reinvent yourself without betraying who you are, that you can evolve without sacrificing our deepest self. I discovered that between total upheaval and status quo, there's a middle path where well-being, responsibilities, and dreams can coexist.

Today, this is the path I want to help you discover for yourself, through my transformational coaching. Because we are better guides on the paths we have travelled ourselves, I have a deep desire to support professionals who are exhausted from helping others, leaders who have lost sight of their mission, and all those women (and men too!) who wake up one morning asking themselves: “Is this it? Is this my life?”

I know from the inside what you’re going through. I feel the doubts that eat away at you and the cravings for more that guilt you. But what I also know is the immense joy of finally finding yourself again.