YOU`VE DEDICATED YOUR LIFE CARING FOR OTHERS
It`s now time to create a life you can call your own!
Carlien Doevendans
As an Expat trailing spouse, I know-first-hand what it feels like to invest years in juggling the kids, work, friends and community to only discover at mid-life … those kids don`t need you and for society to perceive you as not even visible, let alone desirable.
I work with women who are done battling their pasts, bodies and self-esteem and are looking for a more authenticity and joy in every aspect of their lives, work, relationships and even parenting. I bring all of my hard-won life lessons, my innate compassion and optimism, along with my degree in psychology and certification as a life coach to create safe environments for women to explore and discover their true worth.
Living your life by design
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Just imagine if …
You threw out some of your beliefs on how life is meant to be, overcome resistance to make changes and live your life by design.
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Just imagine if …
You accepted your bode – wrinkles, cellulite and all – learned to age with grace, dignity and self-acceptance.
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Just imagine if …
You could finally leave the past behind and break free from the emotional triggers that keep you stuck.
Living your Life by Design
Personalized Coaching
I offer my clients a safe container unpacking values and limiting beliefs that not longer serve. Through our work together you’ll see and accept who you really are, have clarity on what you truly want AND find the courage to make it real. What you`ll get from me is:
Personalized Guidance
Customized coaching to address your unique needs and starting point
Transformative Experiences
Creative, out-of-the-box approaches that thought-provoking fun … and really work
Supportive Community
Compassionate guide who has been through and seen it all – nothing you can throw at me will shock or overwhelm me (or evoke judgement of any kind)
Client Testimonials
My husband and I moved back to our home country in August of 2019 and since that time we had not really felt settled. Her thoughtful questions helped me unlock aspects of my thinking that I had been stuck on for months.
I believe that her thoughtful approach to coaching allowed me to get to a place where I can thrive as a mother, wife, professional and individual
Beth Dyson – Chief of Staff
I felt very much like and expatriate to my own country and reached out to Carlien because of the uncertainty and emotions of being literally “stuck”. I am a lot calmer, more engaged in the present, possess greater clarity and cheerful!.
Carlien has a nurturing nature. Her caring thoughtfulness shines through in conversations and anyone who works with her can only thrive.
Hester Appoyer – Communication Specialist
Life coaching with Carlien has been so very helpful for me. There was so much I needed to do to mentally, physically and spiritually prepare for my last overseas move and my husbands upcoming retirement.
The question of what should my retired life look like and more importantly, what is the Lord leading me to do, had become overwhelming. Through her gentle and very wise guidance my path became more of a joy and I feel peaceful rather than fearful and disorganized. She helped me develop the tools I need to weed out the things that are distractions and overcome the obstacles. I am now excited about the possibilities and have a greater sense of what I need to do in order to find the direction that is best suited for me.
– Erin Smith