Welcome,
I’m Miriam.
I have a passion to help people understand themselves and the people around them. Our relationships with others are such an important part of our lives, and can easily determine the state of our health and mental health. This is why I focus so much in communication and connection.
Healing starts when you stop trying to fix yourself and start getting curious about who you really are.
This being said, a lot of what is brought into relationships (of any sort) is not only based on what dynamic, but carries wounds from our past. That’s why one of my biggest focus when working with individuals is about healing attachment wounds, as they very easily show up in our lives.
The way I approach inner work goes way beyond CBT, I support people into rebuilding themselves and becoming and more peaceful and confident version of themselves so that life can finally feel enjoyable, so that relationships can finally be a source of love instead of conflict, and that our days can feel purposeful.
What led me to this path was both my own struggle, and my seemingly innate ability to help others. I struggled greatly with my mental health growing up (and lived with anxiety and depression till my 20s as a result of CPTSD), and at the same time my friends and people around me seemed to confide in me quite easily.
Throughout the years, in the hope to feel life was a little less heavy, I dove deeply into philosophy, psychology, and spirituality. I learned a lot of fascinating concepts, but the problem seemed to be that only learning something isn’t enough, if it isn’t shifting something inside of you. Therefore, while I could hold vast knowledge, my emotional pain turned physical and I developed chronic pain (vulvodynia), autoimmune issues, including Hashimoto’s, and overall my mental and physical state declined very quickly during my mid 20s.
Those were some of the hardest years of my life, because I lacked answers. Growing up things weren’t easy, but I had the hope that when I grew up, I would finally find the answers. But in my mid 20s I was a grown up… and the answers I had found thus far weren’t enough to turn my life and health around.
Naturally, me and my stubbornness decided: if no one can tell me how to heal, I’ll find the way myself and help others too. (Cue dramatic drumroll.)
It sounded better in my head, the reality was much harder than I imagined, but also very rewarding. The knowledge about humanity that this journey gave me was invaluable, and I am very appreciative of the insights I gained. While I really value my formal education, I do feel I gained a much deeper understanding through experiencing and overcoming challenges myself.
In this process, I realized healing doesn’t only mean becoming free from pain, but building a version of yourself that interacts with life and with the world in a different way. Our foundation is what holds everything else in place and this element of deep transformation is quite present in a lot of my work.
But I know this all sounds very serious, and I am not only that. Quite the opposite. Of course, there is space for seriousness when needed, but I laugh a lot, I love humor, and I love that I finally get to experience life in a way that feels peaceful and enjoyable. I didn’t do all this inner work to stay somber, I did it so that I can actually enjoy life and have meaningful relationships.
I think we are all trying to feel at home in ourselves, so if you’d like to start this work together, please feel free to get in touch.