Reflections
The reflections shared here are voices of clients looking back on their experience of our work together.
They do not describe outcomes to be achieved, but inner shifts that unfolded through presence, attention, and honest inquiry. I also added my own reflections.
Reflections from Annabel
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People often tell me I’m deeply spiritual.
I don’t disagree.
I’ve been drawn to God, source, the divine, whatever name we give to that which cannot really be named, since I was a child. There has always been a pull toward something larger, something intelligent and alive. Something that can only be experienced, never fully explained.
And still, I would never call myself a spiritual coach.
Not because spirituality isn’t real, but because of how often it is used as a trap.
When spirituality becomes language instead of lived experience, something tightens in my stomach. I hear people speak in absolute truths, repeated phrases, inherited beliefs. Even spiritual beliefs are limiting beliefs, because truth, if it is truth, is never repetitive. It’s fresh. Alive. Unnameable.
Through my father, I became entangled with a cult early in life. And what I’ve seen, again and again, is how sensitive, open-hearted people, people who genuinely sense something bigger than themselves, become targets. They are drawn in by so-called gurus or leaders who claim to have the truth, the power, the roadmap to freedom.
The promise is seductive: total liberation.
The price is always the same: commitment, money, self-sacrifice.
Freedom is spoken of endlessly, but rarely defined. And when it is defined, it’s always from the perspective of the founder.
I did get out. Thank God.
I seem to have a talent for getting in and out of things. Cults. Marriages. Belief systems. Maybe that’s one of my strengths: I don’t stay where life hardens.
This is also why I don’t call myself spiritual.
Religion, too, when it turns into dogma, becomes limiting. Any system that tells you who you are, what you should believe, or how your life is supposed to unfold replaces direct knowing with borrowed certainty.
What I see so often are beautiful people, hearts wide open, generous and willing, giving themselves away because they believe belonging will lead to salvation, awakening, or worth. But a belief, by definition, is not truth. It’s a belief. You can even hear the word 'lie' inside belief.
What I want for my clients is something entirely different.
I want them to know themselves through direct experience.
Not because I tell them.
Not because a system explains it.
But because they recognize it.
That recognition brings a certainty beyond belief. A quiet, grounded knowing that doesn’t need reinforcement. That’s what I call integrity: being aligned with who you truly are, so deeply that you become unbreakable. Not rigid. Alive.
This doesn’t mean you have to create big things in the world. You might. Or you might not. Everyone gets to live their own expression of life on this physical plane, aligned with their own original blueprint. No guru required.
I’m not here to tell you what you’re meant to do.
And I have no interest in someone else telling me.
What I know to be true is this: life is fresh, moment to moment. Infinitely loving. Perfect, even when it looks anything but. And it is who you are.
You can’t name it. It’s beyond language, beyond logic, beyond the mind.
But you can access it.
You can align with it.
You can let it move through you.
And from there, freedom doesn’t come from the outside.
It frees you from within.
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My favourite poem by Rumi
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Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other”
doesn’t make any sense.
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.
Reflections from Coaches
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Over the past two years, I have been part of Annabel’s coaching supervision group, and I am deeply grateful for the impact this work has had on my development, both as a coach and as a person.
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Annabel consistently creates a space that feels safe, honest, and welcoming. This allows for real openness and trust, and supports deep reflection and learning within the group.
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She balances sharing her expertise with inviting us to explore our own insights and solutions, which fosters ownership and growth. Her generosity in sharing knowledge, tools, and practical approaches has enriched my coaching practice significantly.
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I particularly value her use of silence and short meditations, which have helped me meet clients more fully in the present moment and respond more effectively to what is alive for them.
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I am very grateful for Annabel’s presence, clarity, and commitment to our development. Her guidance continues to resonate in my coaching work.
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Reflections from Clients
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Annabel helped me quickly reconnect with inner strengths I had lost sight of. I feel freer, more spacious, and clearer in my decisions. Setbacks no longer linger the way they used to.
Even months after our last session, I experience more inner calm and resilience. What made the difference is hard to describe precisely, but it has everything to do with her trust in people, her subtle humor, her willingness to gently confront, and her grounded use of different approaches.
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I contacted Annabel after a relationship breakup and a move abroad. From the outside, everything seemed in place: a new job, a good social life, a fresh start. Yet inwardly, I felt lost and deeply dissatisfied.
Through our sessions, I began to see openings where I had only experienced a wall. Rather than trying to break it down, Annabel helped me understand why I had built it in the first place. This allowed me to accept my situation and move forward with more clarity and self-trust.
Without judgment, she helped me uncover inner blockages and offered tools I could integrate between sessions. I learned to listen to my intuition, to let go, and to move forward without self-criticism.
Today, I live more in alignment with who I am. I have taken steps toward working independently and shaping my life in a way that feels true to me. The coaching became both a turning point and a steady thread of support as I found my own direction.
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I was initially skeptical about coaching. It felt like just another trend, and I doubted anyone else could tell me how to live my life.
When ongoing tension at work began affecting my relationship, I decided to try. The sessions turned out to be deeply relaxing, expansive, and clarifying. I encountered myself in new ways and learned how my way of relating to others could shift my experience positively.
I now find more energy within myself and feel stronger and more grounded in life. Annabel’s approach is direct and trustworthy, and her care between sessions made a real difference.
I would recommend this work to anyone who feels ready for meaningful change.
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For a long time, I was unhappy and felt that life wasn’t unfolding the way I wanted. Fifteen years ago, I decided something had to change, even though I didn’t know where to begin.
With Annabel’s guidance, I gradually addressed the patterns that were negatively shaping my life. She helped me take responsibility and dare to be myself. The work required commitment, yet it unfolded with a surprising sense of ease.
Today, my life feels deeply fulfilling. I experience happiness, meaningful success, and a strong sense of enjoyment in everyday living. Looking back, I realize how far I’ve come and how essential Annabel’s presence was in that journey.
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Through Annabel’s coaching, I discovered aspects of myself I hadn’t known before.
At 76, I feel freer than ever and less governed by conventional expectations. This work helped me reconnect with an inner freedom that continues to unfold.
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I am proud that I finally took my life into my own hands. I chose to step out of a relationship and a way of living that no longer felt true, not out of fear or convenience, but out of a desire to live with integrity.
Through this work, I learned to take responsibility for my inner life and to trust that change begins there. As my inner landscape shifted, I felt freer, clearer, and more alive. Old patterns loosened their grip, and a deep sense of vitality returned.
Something essential was released in me. I now live with more trust, intuition, and openness, and with the feeling that my life is once again my own.
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The world is full of advice, expectations, obligations, and warnings. Trying to follow them all left me overwhelmed and disconnected from myself.
Through this coaching, I learned to rely on my own inner compass. It helped me distinguish what truly matters to me from everything else.
It’s not that there are too many directions in life. What matters is learning to follow the ones that are truly yours.