Hi.. my name is Cathrine.. well, it was the name I received when I chose to incarnate into this life in 1982.

So.. who are we..?!

The meaning of life and existential questions have always been a recurring topics for me throughout my life, specially where attachment and relational trauma have been a major focus. Having separation anxiety and being terrified of losing those I love have made me scared for bonding to new people, as the fear of not seeing them again has been huge.

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the spiritual/ paranormal, which in recent times have made me read a lot of alternative literature, been attracted to environments and arenas where such topics have been in focus. For the past 12 years I have traveled alone on retreats and attended various courses around the world, courses in the holistic, that includes reiki, shamanism and mediumship. And that itself have give life many impressions and not at least time to reflect on the big questions and mysteries of life. This has been incredibly interesting and very evolving for me, as I have more or less been on a constant quest all my life. Which also mean that my interest for the "direction in life" did not come to fruition until later in my life, when I realized that everything was about the deeper aspects of life.

I have always been a conscientious soul, or a "diligent ant" whom I was called as a child, who always showed great care for others. So for me, the choice to educate myself as a nurse became the only thing that felt natural. Then the nickname Florence Nightingale took over for the "diligent ant".

First 8 years later I chose to study psychiatry as I have a strong drive towards understanding the human mind on a deeper level, seen up towards a spiritual perspective. The hunger for the understanding of healthy and sick, to be able to see the connection was major and still are. And not at least death, that has been something I have worked closely upon, and which also have had a major impact on my private life.

With over 18 years seniority in health care, I now sit with an authorization as a psychiatric nurse and a rich life experience in so many ways. It was in 2015 that I chose to break with the system, which many regarded as completely absurd. To break out of what is perceived as safe, to have a permanent job etc.. for me only became a limitation and gave me a feeling of not been able to breathe. I know inside me that there is something more I need to do with my life than to constantly be limited and let myself be limited by others. I know that for many it can create fear, fear of not fitting in, but for me I didn't see any other solution. I’m now embarking on a new chapter in my life, where I will create something out of all my experiences and knowledge. But to finally dare to become visible and be exposed to the world, for who I really am, have not been a dance on roses. And sometimes feels exhausting since we are all marinated in the collective "good-girl syndrome", which is constantly experienced as a chewing gum under the shoe. 

I have chosen to create my own business where I can coach people, with different types of offers. In the established system I experienced having less and less time for the individual and the methods that were used was something I could neither conduct nor stand up for, as I saw a very dominant contour in the treatment services where medical treatment is given an unreserved amount of space. I believe that a physical or mental problem is never accidental and always has a deeper context, and that medicine is only symptom treatment.

During the education as a nurse at the countries colleges, there is an obligation to be taught and equipped to meet the patients spiritual needs. In practice, this should be an equally high-priority topic as on the same rate with physical, mental and social needs. In this way, the patients spiritual needs become a part of the health care professionals care and not a private practice for the individual health care provider. I find that this very important topic is neglected in practice. For some, spiritual care is about religion, while for others it is about what gives hope or strength. It is especially when life becomes extra vulnerable that the patient can express a stronger urge to be met with their spiritual needs. For me I nearly can't believe that the system is mostly based on the fact that we only have a physical body to pay attention to.. what kind of “glasses” are they looking through?! We are so much more than that, after all, we have a SOUL that should be "seen" as it quickly can goes from a "feeling to suffering". Why not have the ability to prevent more, than only treat. But instead we perceive life through a broken lens, and the problem is that most people have forgotten that they are wearing those cracked glasses. And because of that, they live most of their lives believing that they are their own thoughts and limited mental identities. Just like a fish who have forgotten what the concept of water is.

I have, through personal experiences and through conversations with people experienced the connection between physical illness and life itself. When patients were given time and space to talk about past life experiences, they often saw their own disease in a different context. As the patient became aware of this, the experience of taking part in their own illness increased and the illnesses could be turned into a healing process. For me, that’s why the therapist-/ coach role is important, as everything is about "holding space" for another person. It takes a great deal of self-insight and love to oneself to be someone else's helper. I have experience from working with stress management, conflict resolution, empathic communication, trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-image, burnout, grief, abuse, and spiritual quest to name a few.

When I coach, I pay extra attention to energies and bodily changes, as I coach intuitively. I have a very good developed sensory system so I recognize subtle emotions in people's faces and read the emotional aspects of a situation. So for me, my intuition is my navigation- and working tool.

Being extremely sensitive and empathic I see as a; "A blessing and a curse". Being a catalyst for the energies of others is something you cannot just "turn off" as many people think, especially when you come here with this gift if you first become aware of it, as for me is my source of life. After many inner and outer journeys, I have channeled through my inner Heyoka. The modern Heyoka Empath will often say or do something to change energy and change perceptions. This allows others to begin to see more clearly and thus heal. Initially, the Heyoka acts both as a mirror and a teacher, and uses extreme behavior to mirror others thus forcing them to investigate their own doubts, fears, hatreds and weaknesses, thus their shadow sides. They also have the power to cure emotional pain, so the power comes from the experiences as “The Wounded Healer”.

Because I read other people's feelings, I’m able to provide the guidance that is customized to each individual needs. One cannot “heal” anyone at once, but to guide someone through the next step on the journey to become whole. My belief is that no one is enlightened, as enlightenment is a journey, not a destination. I want to show that we are all teachers and students at the same time, and that none of us know everything - as soon as someone think they do, their minds become narrow, restricted, or shut down from learning. Therefore, I believe it is important for me as a therapist-/ coach to be aware of my own spiritual position, as the ability to use myself therapeutically is especially crucial.

I came across the concept of salutogenesis when I studied psychiatry a few years ago. It caught my attention then and have since made a major impact on my own life both, privately and in the work context. Usually, doctors relate to pathogenesis, that is, what makes us sick. But a salutogenetic orientation focuses on the sources of health. It is a complex understanding of health. Being a part of life itself exposes us to stress factors that are impossible to predict how they will affect our health. Antonovsky calls it “the mystery of health” and seeks to find answers through the theory of salutogenesis.

Aaron Antonovsky was an Israeli-American sociologist, known for his research on the relationship between stress, health and wellbeing. He was dissatisfied with the stark distinction between established medicine and modern health concepts between sick and healthy. He developed the theory of salutogenesis, the theory of physical and mental health that focus on what promotes good health and gives individuals increased coping and wellbeing, as an opposite theory to pathology. Within the salutogenic understanding, health has to do with the attitude of life, attitudes to cope with stress and unexpected conditions.

Salutogenesis is not a theory that does provide direct solutions, but which provides a mindset around key concepts that can help and guide us to productive ideas, something I strongly belief in and working towards.

I also saw the same kind of pattern in psychiatry, hence Robert Assagioli, the father of psychosynthesis. According to himself, the human consciousness had more layers than Freud's model showed, psychoanalysis. In other words, a psychology focused on the whole person. Assagioli's main criticism of psychoanalysis was that it had too much focus on the pathological side of the psyche. But again, Carl Gustav Jung had directed the angle more in the depth of the mind, namely our shadow side, hence the depth psychology.

But on my journey through the world of psychology you come across various theories and philosophers who put your view of things in perspective, Sigmund Freud, Carl G. Jung, Roberto Assagioli, and in more modern times Stanislav Grof, Gabor Maté, Joe Dispenza to name a few. But in danger of this being a target for special interested, this can quickly become a bit boring to read for the “common man in the street”, so I choose to leave it with that, or to refer to my own mom; “I hear what you say but I don't understand what you mean”. Although I have a philosophising approach to life, it is not so for everyone. What I study as a human and not least what I study as a soul has made me more accepting, because nothing is obvious and everything has a deeper meaning. For me nothing is neither black nor white, I want to have a humble attitude to life, "an open mind" as I like to say..

I am and have always been a spiritually committed human being, and in the recent years I have experienced the great joy it brings to use even greater parts of the consciousness, to just BE. So in 2019, I started unconsciously with an de-identification of myself and which naturally went towards a more conscious observer to it. This has a lot to do with what I talk about initially, the roles that we are "cast" into, our identity, which is nothing more than a collective term for all of our learning whether we are able to see it from a neutral point of view. I’m nothing else than just a soul who have chose to come here to earth, into a physical body, to study various types of topics, to "awaken" and raise the collective consciousness. I have chose my own Karma, so if I can look at all the challenges life serves me as a learning and NOT fall into "victimhood" which is only constructed by the human mind itself, the ego, the split self.

As you probably know by now, I'm driven by helping people further in life and contributing to personal growth and development. People meetings, everyday events and other experiences make me look at life in a larger context. Until we can take off those cracked glasses, we will continue to see ourselves as isolated and separated little entities who see the world in an A4 format.

So who knows if maybe our paths will meet..