A reflective space for life stories, professional practice, and meaning-making
Explore Your Life Story is a place for careful listening, reflection, and orientation.
I offer mentoring and consultation for individuals and professionals who want to understand their experiences more deeply, think with greater clarity, and find their own way forward – without being rushed, fixed, or directed.
My work is grounded in narrative thinking, creative reflection, and many years of experience accompanying people in complex personal and professional contexts. At the centre of everything is your story: how you make sense of your life, your work, and the situations you find yourself in.
Online sessions offer a pause from everyday demands – a space to listen inwardly, to reorder thoughts and experiences, and to allow new perspectives to emerge at your own pace.
Meet your guide
I’m Colette – a Narrative Specialist and Art Therapist (M.A.), and a reflective companion for people navigating change, uncertainty, and transition.
Before working therapeutically, I spent more than ten years in the tourism and creative industries and lived and worked in various countries, including Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. These experiences shaped my sensitivity to context, culture, and the many ways people make sense of their lives.
My cultural roots are Dutch, German, and Polish. I work fluently in English, Dutch, and German, and I specialise in culturally sensitive mentoring and consultation for people with multicultural backgrounds or lives shaped by movement, transition, or migration.
My professional background includes work in psychiatric and psychosomatic settings, which informs my careful, grounded, and ethically aware way of working.
Ways we can walk together
My offerings are distinct, yet connected by a shared reflective approach.
Life Story Conversations (for individuals)
Life Story Conversations are narrative-informed, reflective sessions for individuals who want to explore their experiences, patterns, and questions with depth and honesty.
These conversations are not therapy and not coaching. They are a space for reflection, meaning-making, and orientation – especially during times of change, uncertainty, or inner questioning.
Sessions are shaped by what matters to you. We may explore:
- Personal experiences, memories, and recurring life themes
- Emotional patterns and inner tensions
- Questions of identity, belonging, and values
- Moments of change, loss, or reorientation
Creative approaches such as writing, photography, or artistic exercises can be included when they support reflection in a meaningful way. They are always optional.
Many people come because they want to think out loud, be understood without judgement, and find language for experiences that feel complex or hard to articulate. Learn more about the ways life story conversations can be helpful.
Reflective Case Consultations (for professionas)
Reflective Case Consultation is a structured, consultative space for helpers, educators, facilitators, and professionals working in relational or emotionally demanding fields.
These sessions support you in examining professional situations, cases, or patterns – and in developing your own perspectives, ideas, and possible ways forward.
Depending on your needs, we may:
- Reflect on specific cases or professional situations
- Explore emotional responses and inner reactions
- Notice recurring professional patterns or dilemmas
- Examine assumptions, values, and roles
- Develop new perspectives that inform your professional judgement and presence
Narrative and creative methods may be used when helpful, always in service of reflective thinking and professional clarity.
Reflective Case Consultation is not formal supervision or evaluation. It is a protected space for thoughtful dialogue, professional insight, and sustained reflective practice. Learn more about the benefits of Reflective Case Consultations.
Common themes in my work
While every conversation is individual, many people bring questions related to:
Meaning and orientation
Questions of purpose, belonging, identity, and direction — especially during periods of transition, migration, or personal reorientation.
Emotions and patterns
Exploring emotional clarity, recurring inner dynamics, and the messages carried by thoughts, dreams, and feelings.
Change and self-care
Navigating uncertainty, pressure, role changes, and life transitions with greater self-compassion, boundaries, and resilience.
A glimpse into my world
My personal life is shaped by curiosity, movement, and an appreciation for quiet, meaningful moments.
Whether I’m walking through unfamiliar places, spending time in nature close to home, creating simple nature art, or capturing scenes with my camera, these practices help me stay grounded and attentive.
This way of noticing deeply influences my work. It supports presence, openness, and care – qualities that matter just as much in reflective conversations as they do in everyday life.
On Instagram, I share glimpses of these moments and reflections:
- @coletteonwalkabout – personal impressions, microadventures, creative moments
- @exploreyourlifestory – educational and behind-the-scenes insights into my professional work
These spaces are not curated brands, but windows into the atmosphere that informs my approach.
Start your own journey
Whether you are seeking a reflective space for yourself or professional consultation, you are welcome to begin with a Compass Session. This is what I call a first Consultation call.
In this first meeting, we slow down, explore what brings you here, and sense together whether my way of working fits your needs.
My sessions are available as:
- 30 minutes (€50)
- 60 minutes (€100)
You are invited to approach this as a first orientation – not a commitment.
Site Notice
In line with § 5 TMG:
Colette Sosinski, Stettiner Straße 26, 48147 Münster
Contact by email: colette(at)exploreyourlifestory.de
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