I co-founded THE YOULISTIQUE together with Julia and I am a certified integrative nutrition health coach. People and their stories are my passion and I believe very strongly that we can take control of our health and happiness to create the change we want in our lives.

I have a business background and worked as a PR manager for a large international luxury goods group for over ten years in London, Geneva and Munich. This line of work involved lots of travelling and socializing. Stress levels were always high but I was used to it, as I had grown up as an expat child – moving from one city and country to another every 4 years due to my father’s career. I struggled with weight fluctuations and often felt depleted, overwhelmed and depressed but never questioned it. I thought it was just “normal life” and I was happy taking any medicine I was prescribed to keep on going.

When I came off the pill, I had to deal with hormonal issues such as acne, mood swings and more weight fluctuations. I felt helpless and like I was pre-destined to be sick my whole life.  Little did I know at the time how much could be done to change my health, my mindset and ultimately my wellbeing and lookout on life. I finally started to make real changes and I became increasingly interested in nutrition, lifestyle choices and prevention of chronic diseases.

Finding my “why” and understanding what effects food and lifestyle choices can have were a game changer. Especially stepping away from the “I want to be skinny” mindset to the “I want to be healthy” mindset made all the difference for me. This journey then culminated in the decision to pursue further education at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) in New York and I became a certified integrative nutrition health coach. This enables me to pass on my experience and knowledge to help others with their individual health and wellbeing concerns.

As Co-Founder of THE YOULISTIQUE, it´s my goal to inspire you to start your own journey towards living your best life. I am always on the hunt for new trends, recipes, beauty secrets, and tools and I have a huge vision for THE YOULISTIQUE, so stay tuned and get ready for it!

I’ve always been very passionate about all things beauty, self-care and wellness, which made me start my career as a beauty editor at a women’s magazine in 2005. I was able to combine my passion with my job, as I researched and wrote about trends and tools, spoke to the leaders in the industry and tested treatments and products all around the world – always searching for the holy grail in terms of feeling good and of course looking good.

I really loved what I did, but the result of travelling constantly, working crazy hours and a highly stressful environment led to a burnout right before I turned 30. I decided it was time for a change, so I quit my job and began working on a freelance basis jumping into various creative marketing roles for beauty and lifestyle corporates. Even though I was now extremely happy and fulfilled with my job, I still felt like I was on the edge most of the time. I was constantly exhausted physically and mentally, usually battled some form of infection every few weeks and my energy levels were always low.

This time I really looked at my bigger picture and changed some habits and circumstances for good: I moved from Munich to Berlin, changed my nutrition and workout routine sustainably, dropped more than 10kg without a single day of deprivation, gained strong muscles (yeah!), and finally felt healthy and energized. I want to share everything that has helped me and I am passionate about building a community around this spirit.