Hi, I’m Anna
As a coach, I help clients grow into a life of greater ease and flow. With support to feel seen and supported, and find the answers inside themselves, I help people move forward with clarity, purpose and alignment.
I spent 14 years working in human rights and social change, before turning to coaching and alternative healing to support the deep personal transformations I believe are critical for our individual and collective well-being.
Born and raised in Singapore, I am rooted in Toronto, Canada, where I’ve called home almost my entire adult life. I’m thankful for the opportunity to learn and be supported by many modalities, including shamanism, energy work, reiki, and coaching from the Co-Active Training Institute.
My Story
My journey began with the desire for a better way to live and to be. Despite working in human rights, over the years, I started to feel a growing gap between what I thought was a humane and heart-centred space, and my personal mission to work towards a more compassionate world.
It was finally out of desperation that I rebuilt my life from the inside out. When a toxic job led to health issues, I was forced to rest and go inward to recover.
Working with a coach and healer, I saw how my past experiences had created limiting beliefs and unconscious behaviours that ultimately led to staying too long in a work culture that felt deeply dehumanizing.
Worse, I saw how these lifelong coping mechanisms had been holding me back from experiencing life’s joys to their fullest.
Change begins from within.
Our reality is created from our beliefs, thoughts and intentions.
To change my reality, I had to first change how I felt and thought about myself - my sense of worthiness, my thoughts and beliefs about money and relationships.
With the right support, I was able to understand and process many of the subconscious layers of trauma that underpinned my old way of being.
It transformed every aspect of my life.
I let go of all the things that were no longer nourishing me. My old career, my apartment, relationships and bad habits. I faced many painful childhood feelings and memories, in order to rewire my brain and overcome lifelong dissociation and freeze tendencies.
I created more capacity for healthy relationships. Without the fog of pain, there is more room for joy and love. I can appreciate the complexity and quirks of loved ones, because I found a way to honour healthier boundaries and without abandoning my own needs.
I accepted that my passion and purpose had changed. Without each of us doing the deep and personal inner work that creates more capacity for love and compassion, I believe that any human rights gains will only be short-lived.
I took the tools and resources that helped me, many of which I had been learning for years, and turned them into offerings to help others.
I’m especially thankful for those who were able to hold space and support me, on my own terms.
Having the right support makes a huge difference. I hope to be able to offer the same as a coach and healing practitioner.
May we all have the opportunity to grow, play and create from a place of inner clarity, wisdom and creativity.
To explore working with me, book a free 1:1 Discovery Call here.