Natasja Spaans

Natasja spaans

Coach ISA Power
Practice in Amsterdam
Languages: Dutch and English

The courage to go somewhere you're afraid to go to.

My most significant insight over the years is to feel love for the person you already are while being curious about what else lies hidden within yourself.

For years, I struggled with accepting myself. I tried to always give my all and do everything right, partly not to be a burden to anyone and partly in search of acceptance. I particularly enjoyed things I was good at, like dancing, because I felt "seen" in them. But no matter how good I was at everything I did, I always felt just not good enough. Do you recognize that?

Engaging in the struggle with my eating disorder and the search for myself is the most beautiful gift I could ever give myself. I learned to look at myself and the world in a different way, to listen to my body and my feelings, to talk about my feelings instead of suppressing them, and to ask for help instead of trying to do it alone. By filling my life with more and more beautiful things, there was less and less room for my eating disorder. In fact, it no longer had a function to fulfill.

The survival mechanisms you have developed over the years have had a very important function, namely to keep you alive. But when this starts to get in your way and you long for the time or person you used to be, it's time to give yourself such a beautiful gift too.

The path you are now walking may feel like one where you walk on gray, dull asphalt, down into deep valleys, up and down small hills, and occasionally in circles around the same tree. But there is also another path, a path with color and music, where you can skip and dance, occasionally trip over your own cheerful feet, and people help you to get up again.

The fact that you are here is your first step in finding that other path. We are going on a journey together, in search of yourself and who you can be beyond everything you already are. Step by step, at your own pace, and above all, you don’t have to do it alone. That other path is real, you just haven't found it yet.

Don't be too strict,
Don't be too hard,
Be proud of yourself
even if you've just started
For every step
Big and small
And never forget to be kind
to yourself.

natasja’s Expertise

• Anorexia, Boulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and emotional eating

• Automutilation

• Depression, burnout and suicidality

• Dance and (high performance)sport

• High sensitivity

• Positive mindset

• Menstruation, hormones and fertility

natasja’s Certificates & Diploma’s

• ISA Power coach

• Hormoonfactor trainer

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

• Intestinal Vitality

Are you looking for an English speaking coach? Schedule an intake with me. My dog Joey is part of my coaching practice and can offer warmth and comfort during sessions.