Hello dear ones, I'm Merel

Being of service to humanity is a deeper calling I already felt since I was young.
Before I was allowed to work in mental health care, I was doing volunteering work in this field.
I visited people to talk about their day, went to do something together or helped with cooking.
I did choose to study psychology because I was interested in human behavior
and improving this by helping people with their problems.
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I did study psychology for over 2 years, but I did not feel truly connected to their teachings…
Next to that I started to work in mental healthcare where I was really shocked by things I saw there. Giving very young people antidepressants so easily and putting people in separation cells.
As well as working with the dsm5, diagnoses and medication.
Let me be clear by saying that,
I don’t say this system is completely wrong.
I do say that I personally don’t feel connected to this, and don’t feel the call to work in this way.

Nevertheless I do see these methods being used too easily without looking to deeper, underlining causes. I couldn't continue to give my energy to these systems that didn't resonate with my values... So the universe guided me on another path than western psychology, by trusting my intuition to take this path. Finding more alignment in the way I work and use
my energy intentionally on things that align with me.

I feel so much injustice and powerlessness against the medical systems, inspiring me to fight against this destructive. Which brought my calling in life to not fight against these systems, rather like coming out for my wisdom and medicine. Accepting and alchemizing the feelings of powerlessness and injustice into action and creation.
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Because I know how much of our creative energy is kept oppressed in this area, especially for women who are literally able to create life here. I know how many women are struggling with their menstrual cycles and could feel more balanced through it all.
Just by being more aware of what they can do to live in more alignment with their cycle.
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I combine energy work with lifestyle as food, movement and coaching.
Where with energy work I can work in the energetic realm by working on stuck energies and letting your life force energy move freely again. Whereas with lifestyle coaching I work in the physical realm connecting to nutrition and psychology.