My STORY

I am primarily a Men's & Integration Coach and Men's Group Facilitator based in Portland, Oregon. I was born and raised in the Swiss Alps and have lived in the USA since 2007.

My life was the typical daily 9-5 grind with gym after and drinking on the weekends, all on repeat. Mindlessly living by, having a good time, but feeling left unfulfilled. Something was always missing but I was not able to pin it down. So I attended a “find your purpose” workshop…that changed it all!!!
 

In fall of 2019, I created the Men's Group Men's Enlightenment with the idea to set aside two hours for myself each week to focus on personal development work as I felt stuck not having a mission in front of me. I had no idea what I was searching for, but this calling felt right in that moment (little did I know!). 
 

During that weekly ME-TIME I would nerd into Brene Brown books, listen to the latest human optimization podcasts, stroll on various life coaches’ websites, or simply journal my thoughts away. In that process I would learn about my deepest hidden shadows, work with all of my parts to map out my inner environment, and simply learn how to be with myself. One of many interesting things I discovered was how to learn from others! 
 

Now a recovering people pleaser, putting myself first was very challenging. Most of my life I wanted to help my friends and supporting my partners in any way I could even if that meant to sacrifice my own needs, simply to find out that I did not show up with my true authentic Self.  
 

 After a few weeks of offering a safe space to others, the first souls started to show up and join me in my spiritual endeavour. The first person who showed up regularly was a 72 year old white male man with very strong opinions about the world. Two months later the second person to show up was a black 58 year old queer man (who is still a very dear friend of mine!). About three months in, we started to see up to 10 men in-person on a regular basis, all in the hunt to find something bigger within themselves. I am overwhelmed with all the friendships this group has given me in the last 3 years!
 

As I was hosting the Men’s Groups, I started to realize that I am as much of a participant as all the men who were attending this free service. Men from all age ranges showed up sharing similar stories and challenges they were facing. No matter the age, each of us had a contribution to our healing. I am a strong believer that we all have it figured out but simply need guidance in this complex spaghetti chaos we live in. The group would simply carry the responsibility of helping each single man. Some men showed up for weeks and then disappeared, they got the ‘dose’ they needed. Some came back after months (some even after a year) and recharged their batteries before heading back out into the wild world.
 

My MISSION is constantly adapting as I make my way through different levels in life. At present I am here
to help each Man find, activate, express, and cultivate their true authentic Self.

 

As I am updating this writing, I am already a step ahead formulating my next steps in this meat suit. And I can tell you that involves not just men, but All Genders!

Check out the events page as I will have exciting news coming. 

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Due to high demand I started offering ONE-ON-ONE Coaching which I do in an intentional format around personal development, integrations, and nature connections. As of this year I shifted my focus more on monthly in-person Group Workshops, Retreats, as well as Breathwork Events! The focus on Men only is slowly shifting to an all gender inclusive. This month I hosted an ALL GENDER inclusive Breathworkshop that was very well received.

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See 'My Approach' tab on top of this page for more details about my work. To get in touch with me, simply send me a message purposefulsteps.pdx@gmail.com or fill out the sheet at the bottom of this page.