I am passionate about helping women realize their full potential and do their best in personal and professional life. I know that it takes courage to admit to yourself that your life might not be what you want it to be and it takes even more courage to figure out what you want and start acting on it.

Personal development has been a part of my life throughout the past decade. It has helped me to go through all my major life changes and continue growing. I moved to the US right after I graduated from university with a major in translation and interpreting and human resource management. First few years, I felt so lost, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I couldn't find a good job that would accept my degree from Russia. I was very self-conscious, being in a foreign country with a different language, people and way of life. I was feeling like a failure because I knew I had knowledge and potential to do something with my life but somehow I couldn't figure what and couldn't see the opportunities around me. Boy, why did no one told me about life coaches back then?! I could have surely used one! :) Things slowly started to change after I realized that while yes, there are circumstances and people that I can't control, what I can do is choose what I do with them, be myself (unapologetically!), and care about myself first, before anyone else, and do my personal best every day. I found my dream job in a great company, where my knowledge and skills were valued.

Another turning point for me was after my first baby was born. The first year felt hard and very isolating. My family was very far away and I didn't really have a support network. I felt guilty leaving my daughter at daycare all day while I had to work. I was trying to find balance between a full-time job, an infant, family life, and taking care of the house. (Forget taking care about yourself, who has time for that, right?!) No one really teaches you how to do it but everybody around you seems to have it, and it's so easy to fall in the trap of putting all the blame on people and circumstances around you or feel like something is wrong with you. I also felt like I was losing myself... At the same time, having a baby made me realize even more that life goes by so fast and I started to wonder - what kind of impact do I want to have in this world? What kind of example do I want to set for my daughter? I was fortunate to live in a free country with limitless opportunities and I felt like I wasn't taking advantage of it. And while I loved my job, I also realized that there was a big part of my potential that I wasn't tapping into and that was crying to come out. I started exploring more opportunities and came across a wonderful coach who helped me figure out what else I'd like to do. That's how I found life coaching and knew that was exactly what I was looking for.

After working as a project manager in a great company for almost 10 years, I am now transferring my project management skills into my coaching practice to help my clients fulfill their dreams. It is amazing to see how people change their lives and it is so humbling to be a little part of it. Today I know anything is possible, no matter where you start from.