De Vuurproef
Painful…
and liberating

De Vuurproef:
shaped by lived experience
Prior to my burnout, I willed myself to be the strongest. I never permitted myself to ask for help. If it couldn’t be perfect, I felt it wasn’t worth doing. I was a chameleon: I became quite good at being anyone…except myself. And talking about emotions? I was queen of pushing them aside or ignoring them. But after so many years of living this way, the person I had become, disappeared. On the 18th of August 2014, I fell apart. What remained was a shell of the person I thought I once was. Inside I felt only a painful void and an uncontrollable will to survive.
Recovery for me became a quest to discovering who I was. The biggest obstacle? Myself. It was scary to let go of the person I thought I was. Uncovering and unlearning old patterns, having my masks revealed to me and allowing myself to let them go was a cauldron of trials and tribulations. Incredibly painful to go through, but how liberating to discover that everything I needed to live differently was inside of me.
These days, my ‘imperfections’ are the things I find most interesting about myself: endless curiosity, a proudly sensitive person and long past feeling shame for this part of my past. Although the packaging was pretty ugly, my burnout turned out to be the most valuable gift of my life. It is this experience which has motivated me to help others along their journey to recovery.
How can I help you?

Let’s chat and get a feel for each other. Without obligations.

Does it feel like a good fit? Let’s start on this journey together.
Before we get started, let’s talk about what has brought you to this point. Recovery is a process of growth and can begin only when there is nothing standing in the way. Only you can plant the seed. If we both have a good feeling that the time is right, then we can start on this journey together.
De Vuurproef: shaped by lived experience


