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I had lived in four different countries by the time I was eighteen, in more houses – even hotel rooms – than I can count or remember. With each move came a new school, new friends, and new languages.
Those years sound chaotic, but they’re the foundation to my fascination and love for human behaviour.
With each move, I watched. I listened. I learned.
Aged five, my parents moved us from Austria to South Africa. My childhood was in many ways idyllic – living in a beautiful country, with beach holidays and safaris. Being one of six kids, home was always a happy albeit loud place.
It was also peppered with tragedies; the most impactful were when a sibling I had longed for passed away shortly after childbirth, my brother was in a terrible car collision, and my youngest sister was left disabled after an illness.
I learned very early on that no one’s life is perfect – our stories are filled with beauty and pain, joy and loss.
Living in a Land Down Under
Age sixteen, we relocated to Australia.
Arriving from South Africa to ‘First World’ Australia was a culture shock. For one there’s ‘Australian English’ – my trainers were now runners, my swimmers were togs, and my duvet was a doona – it felt like learning a new language. Back in South Africa, I’d tried out for every school play, and my new Australian school had a drama department which meant I would love it there.
However, just a few weeks shy of my high school graduation I found myself sitting above the clouds at 32,000 feet – this time, to England.
We were moving, again.
This move was bittersweet as my family’s ‘dream’ didn’t pan out.
England did mean I could go to drama college and pursue my own dream of being an actor, so it was the start of another new adventure.
All the World's a Stage
I’ve been an actor for thirty years. In that time I’ve also become a wife and a mother. Worked as a teacher, producer, waitress, writer, and support worker (am almost certain I’m leaving something out).
In 2020 the Pandemic happened and everything changed for me.
Did life change for you too?
I think of change as an event that has momentum and possibly even progress – yet it was the opposite. Looking out of my living room window the world appeared motionless.
My acting career, as I had known it, stopped.
I felt lost and disorientated.
Who am I, if I'm not this?
What do I do, if I don’t do this?
Who was I,
if I wasn’t this?
What do I do,
if I don’t do this?
I was moving again. This time it wasn’t to another country or house. Something inside of me was moving.
It’s easy to create a ‘blame list’ for where I found myself, but I needed to engage in where I found myself, and make choices to move forward.
My Faith has always been part of my journey – helping me maintain a sense of peace and excitement. I enjoyed painting again. I chose to look at what I have, rather than what I didn’t have.
An opportunity arose to support adults with learning difficulties. Then another, to work as an actor in the wellbeing space. I started learning about human behaviour and communication in new and exciting ways.
I’ve had many opportunities in my life – all connected by the enjoyment of humans. I’m intrigued how we all see, feel and experience this world uniquely and that has led me to become a life coach.
Walk Your Story
I’m a transformative life coach, working in the training and wellbeing space for the last five years. As you can see, I’m the sum of a lifelong journey full of amazing people, places, and stories and so are you.
When I’m not life coaching, I work as an actor from time to time as I love creative expression – including painting. I continue to remind myself to engage and be a part of my own story – to not let life just ‘happen’ to me.
Our coaching sessions are a space to engage in your story – a time to safely think through challenges, opportunities, frustrations, and dreams, and help you find ways to move yourself forward.
This is not a dress rehearsal, this is your life, your story, your chance to make it the best it can be.
With confidence and clarity,
Kerstin
“I've had a number of sessions with Kerstin and without exception, after each one I have come away knowing what I am going to do next. I felt heard. Kerstin asks questions that help you find your way with clarity and kindness.
She is extremely approachable and put me at ease from the start in a non judgemental environment. I felt relaxed to talk through the things I wanted some clarity on.
The questions Kerstin asks, allows you to think about your actions from a position you might not have considered. She highlights statements made, which, when you say things back and think harder about them can help you see things more clearly.
I am very happy with the outcomes of the sessions I’ve had with Kerstin and will continue to book sessions with her.
If you you might need clarity, direction and focus, then contact Kerstin. I wholeheartedly recommend her.”
