About Nathalie

My Journey

I have lived on five continents over the last 23 years and in more than 13 countries. Each time, just as I began to feel at home, we were off again to a new location. This incredible journey led me to ask myself many questions about the meaning of life. How do we remain ourselves when we lose our bearings? How do we cope with this feeling of being uprooted? How do we continue to live in harmony with our values?
Through a continual search for the answers outside of myself, I finally realized that everything I needed was there, deeply anchored inside of me. In the 1990s I left my advertising career for the NGO’s/humanitarian sector. I then decided to build on my professional experience together with what I’d learned about human nature and the psyche to become a coach. In 2012 I achieved certification in coaching at the University of New York, a course based on active listening, positive psychology and neuroscience.
In 2014, I began a training course in Sophrology, and two years later obtained my certificate from the Franco-Swiss Academy of Sophrology, and also became a certified TIPI practitioner. (TIPI is a technique for the sensory identification of unconscious fears, developed by Luc Nicon, a French behavioral researcher and writer.)
Having filled my toolkit with precious, useful tools to be shared with clients, I then launched my concept Connect Expat Coaching.
Connect Expat brings together these practical tools, my experience and know-how, to assist the expat and his or her family to reconnect with themselves and their environment.