Hello there!
I AM MYMZA
A CERTIFIED LIFE COACH, AN INTERNATIONAL AND A MOM. IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
I was born in the Netherlands to a Bolivian mom and a half Dutch and half Indonesian dad. When I was little, we moved a lot as a family - besides the Netherlands, I've lived on and off in Bolivia, Kenya, and the UK.
Having lived on other continents for most of my life, I dreamt of moving to Europe to continue my career. I imagined how I would be traveling in the trains, walking the streets in Europe...I could really see it happening.
To be honest, I knew it would be tough to start from scratch. It wasn't the first time I was doing that. Yet, it was the first time I'd do it on my own. I was out of my comfort zone, and every setback meant a double challenge. I had to figure out how to arrange my life in a new environment.
To add to this, when I moved to the Netherlands, I was embarrassed that I didn't speak the language even though I had a Dutch passport. So I promised myself: I'll only reply Dutch when talking to the locals. Because of that, for the first six months, I barely spoke to people at all...
I started feeling isolated, lonely, but I didn't realize why. It took me a while to figure out how much we depend on human interaction when moving to a new country. Only when I allowed myself to make mistakes, I finally dared to speak Dutch.
My relationship failed, and I lost my job in the middle of the 2008 crisis. The only thing I could hold on to was my Master's in Urban Design. I knew I couldn't fail there. So I reached out to a life coach to help me with my motivation and time management skills.
Little did I know….a new chapter of my life was about to start.
After coaching, I realized why the relationship ended, why I was making certain relationship choices and how to move forward. I learned how to cope with significant changes and got the tools to continue working on myself. It became my way out and the start of my self-discovery journey.
Two life coaches and several training pieces later, here I am, supporting you when you are feeling stuck, need to make an important decision, plan a career change, or just want to find yourself again.
I believe that every person is a treasure waiting to be discovered. You will see so much more within yourself!