Marianne

You hear it everywhere today: you have to love yourself first before you can truly love someone else. This is also the foundation for a harmonious and healthy relationship. But what does that actually mean? In this article, I want to share my own experience with you – as a woman and as a relationship coach. How It All Began My journey into personal growth started at the end of 2019, and at some point the word self-love crossed my path. Back then, I was extremely insecure and anxious. I had...

The Night I Realized: Tired of Holding On – Ready to Let Go It was Wednesday, and we went dancing. And again, it didn't work between us. In that moment, I felt one thing above all: a deep exhaustion and hopelessness. A tiredness that had been living in me for a long time. I know this feeling of inner resistance while dancing with a partner well – from my own past, and even more so through my work as a coach, where I connect relationship dynamics with partner dance. In our relationship, I felt...

Imagine you are standing on a scale. On one side — you. On the other — your partner. Sometimes it tips one way, sometimes the other. And you ask yourself: Why can't I find this balance? And how can we find it together? The answer is not in the other person. It lies in you. Every relationship with another person can only be as good as the relationship you have with yourself. That sounds simple. And at the same time, it is exactly where most of us stumble — myself included. The Scale Between I...