Welcome to Explore Your Life Story – a safe listening space for biographical work, creative professional reflection, and searching meaning and direction in life. This is a place for you, your story, your experiences, and your wish to shape your life and/or work with more clarity, awareness and a sense of purpose. Using creative, narrative and therapeutic methods, I support you in reflecting on your experiences, emotions and perspectives, re-ordering them, and drawing ideas, clarity and strength for whatever lies ahead.
In my online sessions you can pause, listen inwards, make sense of things and explore – entirely at your own pace. In a world that is often loud and demanding, the spaces I create offer you the chance to gain new perspectives and give more room to your inner voice.
Meet your guide
I’m Colette – a Narrative Specialist and Art Therapist (M.A.), and a creative companion for people navigating times of change or uncertainty. My cultural roots are Dutch, German and Polish. Before working therapeutically, I spent over ten years in the tourism and creative industries. I lived and worked in various countries – including Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam and Cambodia. These years shaped the way I see people. I’m fluent in English, Dutch and German, and specialise in culturally sensitive mentoring and consultation for people with multicultural backgrounds.
Ways we can walk together
- Life Story Conversations (for individuals): Narrative mentoring, optionally enriched with creative approaches such as writing, photography or artistic exercises. This is not therapy, nor coaching – but rather conversations for clarity and change, integrating evidence-based techniques that place your stories at the centre.
- Reflective Case Consultation (for professionals): Structured reflection sessions for helping professionals, educators and those in similar fields. These sessions provide space to look at cases, emotional responses and work patterns. Drawing on narrative and creative methods, we explore – depending on your needs – the emotional impact of your work, encourage shifts in perspective and strengthen your capacity for self-reflection and self-care.
Common themes in my work
- Existential questions: How do I find meaning in my life? Where do I belong? What gives my existence direction and depth? I support people exploring themes such as identity, values, belonging, inner emptiness or feeling out of place – especially during periods of transition, migration or personal reorientation.
- Emotions and patterns: What do I truly feel? Which patterns repeat themselves in my life? What are my dreams, thoughts and emotions trying to tell me? This is about emotional clarity, recognising unconscious dynamics and deepening the connection to your inner world.
- Navigating change: How can I take good care of myself? What helps me cope with crises? How do I find stability when things feel uncertain? How do I adjust to a new role (as a mother, a leader, a carer)? I help people develop healthy coping strategies, manage internal and external pressure, set boundaries and build self-compassion – especially in challenging phases such as career transitions, loss, separation or new beginnings.
Glimpse into my world
My personal world is shaped by curiosity, movement, and an appreciation for small, beautiful moments. Whether I’m wandering through a foreign city, exploring nature close to home, creating simple nature art, or capturing quiet scenes with my camera, these moments help me stay grounded and connected to what feels real and meaningful.
This way of noticing and reflecting influences my work deeply. It keeps me attentive, open, and present – qualities that matter just as much in a conversation as they do on my travels. Many of the people I support appreciate that I understand bot the challenges of daily life and extraordinary travel experiences.
On my Instagram account @coletteonwalkabout, I share glimpses of these wanderings and creative moments: microadventures, nature impressions, personal reflections, and artwork. It’s not curated content or a brand – simply a window into the world that inspires my approach.
If you’re curious, you’re welcome to follow along and get a sense of the atmosphere behind Explore Your Life Story.
If you are seeking more behind-the-scenes information on exploreyourlifestory for educational content, check out my Instagram business profile @exploreyourlifestory.
Start your own journey
Whether you’re seeking a reflective space for yourself or looking for thoughtful consultation on your professional work, you are welcome to begin with a Compass Session. In this first meeting, we slow down, talk through what brings you here, and get a genuine sense of whether my approach fits your needs. You can book a 30-minute session (€50) or a 60-minute session (€100).
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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