Love stories

Nadja heeft mijn leven gered. Zomer 2018. Ik had mijn ergste terugval in de anorexia ooit. Ik was er heel slecht aantoe en ik moest (weer) opgenomen worden in een eetstoorniskliniek. Ik was bang en voelde veel weerstand want hoe kón het dat ik na zoveel therapie, GGZ-psychologen en klinieken wéér zo’n terugval had? Ik was mijn vertrouwen in de reguliere zorg compleet verloren. Ineens kwam Nadja op mijn pad. Het voelde alsof er iets in mij “klikte”. Ik besloot te vertrouwen op mijn intuïtie en dwars tegen alle gangbare adviezen van de eetstoorniskliniek in besloot ik een ander pad te bewandelen: ik koos voor een heel intensief 1:1 behandeltraject bij Nadja. Hier begon de reis naar mezelf pas écht! Nadja leerde me dat gedachtes géén feiten waren en dat de manier waarop ik met mezelf communiceer bepaald hoe ik me voel. Ik leerde om de schijnveiligheid van de anorexia te ontmaskeren waardoor ik (voor het eerst sinds 20 jaar!) alle illusies van het aankomen recht in de ogen keek waardoor ik stapje voor stapje een gezonde relatie met mezelf leerde opbouwen. Wat ik nu ervaar is zoveel meer innerlijke rust, vertrouwen en vrijheid. Dank je wel lieve Nadja voor alles wat ik van je geleerd heb.

Asha-Margot

Na al meerdere vormen van therapie te hebben gevolgd kwam ik op een punt waarop ik dacht; heel fijn dat ik dit nu allemaal te weet ben gekomen en beter een plek kan geven, maar hoe nu verder? Hoe ga ik nu ineens anders reageren op situaties of mensen? Kon iemand me maar de tools geven om dat te doen?

Via een instagram post kwam ik bij de podcast van Nadja terecht. Na die tijd was ik nieuwsgierig geworden wie zij nou eigenlijk verder was en kwam op haar site terecht.

Haar persoonlijke verhaal greep me ontzettend aan. Vooral het punt wat ze net zo omschreef als waar ik tegenaan liep: hoe nu verder?

Ik heb bij Nadja de 1:1 sessie gevolgd voor 3 maanden. Ik kan toch echt wel zeggen dat dit de beste keuze ooit is geweest en zo goed paste bij waar ik nou eigenlijk naar opzoek was. Veel momenten waren pijnlijk en kwamen er ontzettend veel tranen naar boven. Dit maakte het zeker niet altijd makkelijk, maar absoluut helend! Ik ben tot veel inzichten gekomen, in deze relatief korte periode, waar ik Nadja enorm dankbaar voor ben. Het is voor mij nu een kwestie van deze inzichten toepassen in de praktijk. Helaas is dat geen switch die je in 1x omzet, maar dit gaat stap voor stap. De eerste stapjes zijn al gemaakt en weet zeker dat de stapjes steeds groter en makkelijker zullen worden. Bedankt Nadja! Ik had me geen betere coach kunnen wensen!

Ella

Nadja is voor mij de coach geweest die mijn ogen letterlijk heeft geopend. Door op een liefdevolle manier -en zonder oordeel- gesprekken te voeren over mijn verleden, mezelf en mijn doelen kon ik mij veilig voelen en mij openstellen. Hierdoor heb ik met haar aan mijn blokkades, trauma’s en zelfbeeld kunnen werken. Het was (en is) een pittig proces, maar Nadja hielp bij elke stap. Door met Nadja te werken kon ik alle oude dingen die mij niet meer dienen in de ogen kijken en loslaten. Samen met Nadja heb ik de basis gelegd voor zelfliefde en daar ben ik haar erg dankbaar voor.

Nicolette, teacher

I am so happy that I messaged Nadja to ask her about her full coaching. It was very down to earth with a lot of practical examples that everyone will recognise but also with a lot of different meditations. She is very relatable and understanding and makes you see what needs a bit of work and what changes will benefit you. Now I am back in Holland living my busy life, the sessions still benefits me everyday. I now listen to signals of my body and I can see things more in perspective and know I have a choice to react out emotion or respond in a mindful way. I can honestly recommend her to everyone! Read more about my coaching session here.

Esmee Noelle, Chief in editor Cosmo Girl

I AM ENOUGH. 3 powerful words that I now say to myself daily and believe it. This is all thanks for Nadja! When I met Nadja I was in the middle of the marathon journey of my recovery. I’d been through a lot; rehab, pyschologists, courses, counsellors etc. You name it, I’d done it. Yet despite all this, I still didn’t believe I was ENOUGH. I felt I wasn’t pretty enough, skinny enough, successful enough, smart enough, etc.

Nadja has been able to help me more than anyone been able to. This is a big thing coming from me, because with the amount of therapists I’ve seen I’d consider myself quite the expert. She is so easy to talk to. Her expansive experience and depth of knowledge in mindfulness and self-love gave her the ability to break down my problems and guide me through how to tackle them. Every step of the way she was so supportive and understanding.

Because of this amazing woman, I have now changed the way I talk to myself, I’m on my way to finally getting rid of a decade long battle with an eating disorder and I’ve learned to let go of negative belief patterns. I hope she is able to help more people like me, the world would be a much loving and calmer place!

Jane, internet marketeer

Beginning of November I decided to fly to Bali as a start of an inner journey. Little did I know that I would find my true self again! Thanks to Nadja, I re-connected with myself again. As I worked 80 hours (or more) a week I was always on-the-go and always looking for what I should do next, in the future. I used to DO yoga, DO my meditation and found myself in conflict often as I actually didn’t have the time for it. During our sessions I learned to embrace and recognise what IS. I learned to just BE and hear my thoughts and see my emotions. I let go checking off my to do list and punishing myself for forcing myself into DO-ing, and it gave me serenity and spontaneity in return. Since I returned back home I’m taking each step I take in Love for myself instead of in Fear for what I must do. I’m indefinitely thankful for opening up to the world of mindfulness. Read more about my coaching session here.

Fatma, author De Yin Koningin

I had the most incredible experience with Nadja I had been struggling with myself for a while and wasn’t very happy with my life and I knew something had to change. I wanted to work on myself but hesitated because I do not see myself as a spiritual person but after some research I discovered mindfulness was actually quite down to earth. I met up with Nadja and right away and she instantly gave me a safe and comfortable feeling. She provides a very safe space so it is easy to actually open up and be vulnerable because she is very open too. She saw right away what the underlying problems were without my even having to say too much, she gave me the feeling that she understood me. After a few sessions I got more and more insights in what was happening and underlying issues that I did not even know I had because of my past. I was led by fear instead of my intuition and had become quite far removed of my authentic self. It wasn’t always easy to be that confronted with myself but it was so worth it. I know now to trust myself, follow my heart and listen to what my intuition has to tell me. Dear Nadja, I am so so grateful for all the insights, tools and wisdom you gave me, you completely turned my life around. Read more about my coaching session here.

Marije, Personal Trainer

Nadja made me feel very comfortable during our coaching sessions. At first I was a bit scared that it would all be too woolly for me and she would be the ‘tree hugging’ type (so many prejudgments already), but nothing could be further from the truth. She is very down to earth and relatable. I experienced the meditations with her as very pleasant and liberating almost. I learned a lot about my self during the course and I apply her tools now in my daily life. I feel more aware and put less pressure on myself. Really great guidance! Read more about my coaching sessions here

Daisy, online entrepeneur and author

I have been running three businesses and as you can imagine have a very busy life. I was at the point that I felt overworked, I had too much pressure on me and knew I needed to make a change. This is why I did some coaching with Nadja. I learned how to prioritise myself more, how to say no with more ease and gain clarity around some big choices I had to make in life and business. She gave me very helpful tools that I still use in my daily life that helps me manage my stress and feel happier. I can very much recommend her if you need some more mindfulness and self love in your life!

Aranka, Founder Fitgirl + Yogha + Pretty ambitious

After being in a negative cycle for already 1,5 years where I felt unhappy and lost in life I knew it was time to do something. I already tried going to a therapist and a psychologist but that did not help me much and I did not how to break through this negative pattern. I had someone recommending me to get in touch with Nadja and to start mindfulness to help me find clarity and self love again. When I started I was super nervous but when I met Nadja I felt calm straight away. Nadja knows so much about mindfulness, psychology, personal development and self love and really knows how to apply this to your particular situation. You can tell she has a lot of experience in coaching and knows what she is doing. I could really feel that she had no judgement at all which makes it so much easier to actually be yourself with her and share what is going on. Nadja actually made me work on myself, my beliefs systems and my patterns which lead to so many insights and break throughs. I can honestly say that this helped me so much more than spending 6 month with a psychologist. Now I am back home again I actually started my own company within 2 weeks and I have my very first client! This is something that I would not have even dreamed of before. Nadja teached me how to look at life completely different and actually be present and find joy and happiness again. She helped me to accept and love myself and gave me confidence to follow my dream. This coachings traject was worth every single cent and I am eternally grateful for what it has given me!

Ingrid, Entrepeneur

I can honestly say that this helped me so much more than spending 6 months with a psychologist

When I started my coachings sessions with Nadja I was completely over worked and my life was ruled by my endless to-do list. I was working insane hours, tried to be there for everyone and completely forgot myself. I was running on automatic pilot and my ‘have to’s’ and ‘should’ where at that point more important than my health or well being. I realise now how close I was to a burn-out and the coaching sessions saved me. When I came back I followed my heart and started my own hair salon. I work normal hours now, I don’t have to do that much of myself and make myself a priority again. I am incredibly grateful for this because I actually have my life back! I am proud of myself and that is all thanks to our sessions. During the sessions I slowly started to feel like myself again. It was the best present I have ever given myself! And… I made my dream come true and bought a puppy called Abby. Everyday she comes with me on the bike to my own salon. I am a happy girl again!

Nicky, owner hair salon

Since I passed 25, I felt a little stuck in my life. I didn’t liked my job anymore and I was questioning myself if Amsterdam – and al its hastiness – still was the place for me. I was willing to work on some needed self growth, in order to get my mind more clear. And there Nadja appeared. I remember our first session, after talking for a bit, I got chills because of the things she said. She just knew how to get to the core of my issues instantly. Amazing. The course is nothing like learning from a book, my experience was that it has been very personal. And because of her openness about her own struggles in life there was no such thing as discomfort. Instead, there was much ease, space and above all, time, during the sessions. After every session I was surprised with the input and what it did to me. The meditations we did were intense, but very healing. She brought me to places I never have been before.

Now, I still enjoy the benefits of the coaching every day. I believe in myself enough again to follow my heart and start writing and singing again. She gave me the strength to change my life. So again, Nadja, thank you honey!! Read more about my coaching sessions here

Loekie, singer and writer

I find it difficult to put into words how much Nadja has helped me. I have struggled with various mental health conditions for over a decade and have seen several counsellors/psychologists over the years. However, with Nadja’s approach I was finally given the practical tools I needed to dramatically and radically improve my quality of life. It is quite amazing how a few simple tools provided by Nadja can very quickly create a happy and healthier self. I highly recommend anyone and everyone to undertake at least the mindfulness workshop with Nadja, even if you are not suffering any mental health conditions. The whole human race would benefit from meditation and mindfulness practices. Nadja is very experienced and I really appreciated how she tailored her approach to my particular set of life experiences and ongoing life struggles. On top of being experienced and professional, Nadja is just a genuinely kind, generous soul who has a lot of love and wisdom to share. Thank you so much Nadja, i will be forever grateful that you came into my life.

Lucy, human rights lawyer

Het verhaal van Pauline

I went through a really rough year and decided to travel on my own to give myself a break and leave everything behind for a while.When I met Nadja I was sad, exhausted en saw everything in a negative light. Thanks to her this slowly changed and I started to feel better about myself and about everything around me. Nadja is someone that knows what she is talking about. She is a licensed coach and has a lot of experience. I felt immediately comfortable with her and felt like she understood me. I feel like a different person now, I have more confidence in myself and I learned how to set healthy boundaries. I have more clarity and also the courage to start following my dream to start for myself, which is what I am doing now. And above all, I learned to love myself again. The course brought me so much more than I expected and I am still grateful every day for it.

Rosalien, entrepeneur

The summer of 2016 I started my education at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute which I was so excited about. How, ever a few months I started to have health complaints, I started to get panic attacks and ended up in hospital. I was so perfectionistic and set the bar so high that I burned out. I had no choice but dropping out for my own well being. This event made me very insecure and I started doubting myself. I knew something needed to change. Someone recommended me to get in touch with Nadja. I went to our first session without any expectation. I have to say I experienced it as very confronting but Nadja’s presence felt really good. She knew exactly where my pain was coming from and how to work on that. She teached me how to meditate and how to listen to myself and my body again. This has been just the start of my journey and I have all the tools that I need to continue working on myself now. Investing in myself and following Nadja’s coaching is probably the best decision I have ever made. Thank you for all the love, wisdom, tools and insights!

Nanda, student

After my mother passed away in July 2015, I was desperately looking for things that I could do to take away my sadness. As a result, I spent a year running around from place to place, while I actually had no idea why and for whom I was doing some of the things I did. I wasn’t giving myself the time and space to think about how I really felt, or what I really wanted in life.
When I met Nadja for the first time, I did not know what to expect, but I immediately felt that I came to the right place. I had a good connection with Nadja and she made me feel comfortable immediately through her open and warm character. Doing the coaching was the best decision I could have made for myself. Nadja is a great teacher, and a great person. Her guidance changed me in a profound and positive way. The main outtakes that I gained from the course are the following:

I have learned how to find peace with myself, by developing more self-love through self-acceptance and self-compassion. This self-love has resulted in higher self-confidence and happiness.
I have gained a much stronger awareness of the thoughts that I have. As a result, I can make more conscious decisions instead of making them on auto-pilot.
I have developed a greater understanding of who I am and what I am good at by being honest and true to myself. As a result, I have created a clearer idea of what I want to do in life, and have gained a better understanding of certain (past) behaviour.
I have learned how to be more ‘present’ in the here and now, allowing me to appreciate more moments in life and show more gratefulness.

Overall, I have become more focused, more stress-resistant, more self-confident and self-aware, all leading to the most important outcome: more happiness! I would recommend Nadja to anyone, and am certain that she can help at any point in your life.

Natalie, student

After I graduated from my studies a period started that I felt very down and unhappy. I felt like I had no goal in my life and didn’t know what to do with myself. I started my fulltime job but even then I always had a void within me that never seemed to leave. I was insecure and I kept engaging in unhealthy relationships over and over again. This summer I decided it was enough and it was time to work on myself. Through Nadja’s coaching I got so many insights that I never had before about myself. She showed me where my thoughts and insecurities were coming from and how I could let go of them. I learned how to take a different perspective on myself and the world and made it easy for me to see thinks more positive. I feel like I became a better version of myself. Now I am back in Holland, I can still notice some negative thoughts coming up but I now know how to let go of them so they don’t take over my life anymore. I have more self esteem and even in my busy job I am able to handle stress much easier. Working on myself in a beautiful place with such an inspiring person as Nadja is the best decision I could have ever made for myself. I can recommend anyone to work with her because it has been truly life changing for me.

Nadine, English teacher

I feel like I became a better version of myself. I can recommend anyone to work with her, because it has been truly life changing for me.

When I started working with Nadja I was at the end of my rope. I was unhappy, battling depression and had many unanswered questions. It was time to do something and I had the feeling Nadja could help me. It was the best decision I ever made, Nadja is so warm, caring and understanding. She has taught me so much, and brought everything back in perspective for me. The meditations are amazing, and is really something you have to learn, but she guided me trough them, I do them almost every day at home and am getting quite the expert, but it is not only meditating. She asked me questions that made me think about my life in a way that I never did. I cried, I laughed it was liberating. After every class I felt more confident, stronger and happier. Since the sessions everybody says that I have changed, and believe me I have, I felt like a failure and had lost myself completely before this experience, but I put Nadja’s teachings into practice almost every day now, and I’m happy with ME, I’m ready to take on the world again. Thank you so much Nadja, you really changed my life.

Astrid, Nurse

Overall, I am a very happy person and am happy with how my life is at the moment. However, a friend of mine who did coaching with Nadja recommended me to work with her and I got curious. I just went in open minded and to see what I could get out of it. It gave me many different insights and the meditations were so good! I had no clue how good it feels to meditate. I actually practice the meditations by myself now and use the tools that I got provided during the workshop. It feels so good to take a moment for myself and to live more in the present moment instead of always planning for the future. It helps me focus and stay calm and also helps me to enjoy the little things in life even more. I’m happy I listened to my friend and did the workshop! I got way more out of it than I expected.

Emilie, founder IMA

Despite the fact I had set up two businesses, have great friends and was able to travel and do all kinds of fun things, I kept feeling unfulfilled and started doubting everything in my life every once in a while.

When I met Nadja and started working on myself it all just ‘clicked’. Thanks to Nadja I was able to resolve underlying issues and let go of negative thoughts and doubts. Nadja is an experienced coach with a lot of knowledge and is very open which makes it easy to talk to her. She guides you through the process, is very supportive and provides you with tools to be able to continue living mindful after the course.

Since I did the coaching with her, I feel more at peace and I am able to recognize (negative) thought patterns more easily. I worry less about things and just go with the flow of life. I can honestly say that the course has changed my way of being in the world.

To Nadja: I hope you may inspire many more women!

Esmee Dohmen, owner CHTP8

Being stuck in a depression, dealing with anxiety and panic attacks every day and feeling lost and unhappy with my life, I knew something had to change. I decided to do a great investment in myself and booked Nadja as my coach. This was the start of my inner journey and little did I know it was going to be a life changing experience! I had absolutely no idea of what was going on in my unconscious and I was completely stuck, trying to be someone I am not, never felt really happy and always felt like I was never good enough, for anything. I was very nervous for my first session but Nadja made me feel very comfortable, she does not hesitate to share her own story and she is very easy to open up to. In 6 sessions she gave me the tools to be more present, recognize patterns in my thoughts, she taught me how to listen to my inner voice, love myself more and how to find my purpose in life. After each session I felt so strengthened and motivated to work even harder on myself. I´m not there yet, it’s an ongoing journey but I know I´m getting closer to my purpose in life and I´m not afraid anymore to follow my heart which I am doing right now. I am taking my first big steps towards my dream. Thank you so much Nadja, I am very grateful for what you’ve done for me and I hope you can inspire many more women around the world.

Lisa Michelle Jansen, Weddingplanner