abroad with my family of four and dog, initially in Oxford, England and in Maastricht in the Netherlands. As it was not possible for me to work in my job as an IT consultant during this time, I started training as a Mental Coach at the Akademie Gesundes Leben in Oberursel near Frankfurt in 2016, more out of personal interest than anything else. For me, the course was almost like therapy - it was fascinating to see the possibilities we have through mental training. Unconscious forces can be used to define and produce new paths, goals and wishes. Everyone can benefit from mental training in one way or another. I wanted to make the knowledge I had learnt available to other people and offered individual courses in English and German after I graduated.

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At the same time, I continued my education. I was interested in how to deal better with stress and what you can do to stay healthy despite high demands. The training to become a Stress Management Trainer was an exciting mix of learning about the causes and consequences of stress for body and soul as well as measures that provide effective help (nutrition, vital substances, naturopathy, exercise, relaxation techniques, sleep hygiene). A large part of the course consisted of teaching various coaching techniques from the NLP (Neurolinguistic Programme). The topic of my final thesis was "Phytotherapy for stress".

 

With the knowledge I learnt and the coaching techniques, I expanded my offer beyond mental training. Nevertheless, I wanted to learn more about the physical connections, the human anatomy, clinical pictures and - above all - the prevention of diseases.

 

In November 2017, I therefore started training to become a Health Counsellor with an IHK certificate. We learnt about the human body in detail, the causes and symptoms of the most common illnesses and holistic methods of treating illnesses or providing relief for more serious illnesses. I chose the topic "Vitamin D" for my final thesis.

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I have been working as a holistic health coach since July 2018 and am constantly continuing my education. In February 2020, I was certified as a Vitamin D Consultant by Dr von Helden, the author of the bestseller "Healthy in Seven Days". At the end of March 2019, I completed the very interesting seminar "Specialist Consultant in Nutritional Medicine" with Dr Jens Freese at the German Trainer Academy in Cologne.

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I returned to Germany in June 2020 and now live in beautiful Munich with my family and dog.