I have had the pleasure and honour of working with Alina for just on 2 years. I hesitate to say "work" because to me she has become more than a life and career coach: she is akin to a mentor and guide as though she has been teleported from an ancient time and place. I credit the fact that I opened my heart to a mutual friend of ours about what I was experiencing at the time, which led to Alina and I being introduced to each other in the first place. Alina has taught me that many of the tools which I had subconsciously used in my 20s and 30s - that whilst they worked back then when I was a student, or made many of my dreams come true- were not really serving me in my late 30s and needed upgrading given that I am a mother of 2 young children. I had weathered a return home from a decade abroad, fertility losses, grief, family death, marital breakdown and career change. Through our journey we set monthly themes. We do not focus on goals, or end outcomes: we frame each month anchored by a triangle of values /intentions that have guided us since the beginning of our work: service/impact. sovereignty/self-worth. presence. My professional achievements have skyrocketed since returning to Australia : I have learnt how to consciously harness core professional skills smarter, artfully monetise hidden parts of myself, bring my passions to the world in an impactful and meaningful way. I have learnt to fail forward, reduce procrastination on large ventures and distill faster where I can make the biggest impact. I operate from the playing field: where there is uncertainty, anything is possible. It is a conscious shift away from my 20s where things seemed to materialise and manifest as though unforced, now there is the added mental lawyer of mothering which means every action is much more conscious. I feel the fear but do things anyway with grace, humour and vulnerability. In essence Alina has taught me that there will always be tough times in life: yet together we have honed in these traits that are now part of my raincoat. Whenever there is a bad day/bad moment, acknowledge these are thoughts/emotions, I am NOT my emotions and these will pass. Like raindrops they fall off the raincoat, onto the footpath. Through the exercises including active reflection, literature reviews, cognitive reset, focus on selfcare/health, finetuning intuition, I know I can confidently live from the heart and womb not always the head. I can understand and proudly tap into the wealth of knowledge from my family and ancestry and discern the thread of both positive patterns and also know what family patterns do not serve me. Alina is truly a rare soul and I can be the best version of myself through this life changing experience.