NAMASTÉ!

My path to this point

I was HR Manager at Ford. Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, ten years in corporate, and at the end responsible for an entire site.

From the outside, that looked like success.

From the inside, it was a slow disappearing.

But you know what's crazy? I didn't even want to leave.

The pay was good. The security was real. And I kept telling myself: You're not leaving. That would be insane. I held the door of my golden cage shut myself – and called it reason.

My spa, the NAMASTÉ, I opened on the side. Not as an escape plan. But because I wanted something that was truly mine. A passion project. My vision back then was: three days Ford, two days Namaste. Security and freedom. Somehow both. I thought I could hold onto both.

Then came the pandemic. Then came my son – right in the middle of that quiet, strange time. And then came the promotion into management.

I thought: Now. Now I can really make a difference. Now I can protect my team. Now all of this makes sense.

I had a manager I trusted. For too long.

I worked more than full time – on a part-time contract. My free Wednesday existed on paper. In reality, that was exactly when the important meetings were scheduled, decisions were made – without me, over my head. A quiet message: Give more. Or: We don't need you.

I gave more.

I poured all my energy into the people who truly needed it – the employees at the Aachen site, which was being quietly shut down. I didn't want to leave them alone. That turned others against me. I was played off. talked down. And my manager? Did not have my back.

That was the breaking point.

I felt it physically first. Migraines every single day – sometimes twice. At night I lay awake going over everything again. The meetings. The words. The moments where I could have reacted differently. Wondering if it was my fault. If I just wasn't strong enough. If I had expected too much.

Four weeks of vacation. I thought that would fix it.

Spoiler: it didn't.

I came back. They moved me to a new position – as if I were a chess piece on a board that was never mine. And after three weeks I was sitting in front of my laptop again. And I simply couldn't anymore. I just stared. Tasks, problems, expectations – and I was empty.

But the worst part wasn't the exhaustion.

The worst part was that I couldn't feel anything anymore. Nothing at all. Emotionally completely switched off. As if someone had simply turned off the light.

And then came that one moment.

I was sitting with my son and I laughed. And in that laugh I realized: this isn't real. I'm performing happiness for him. I'm laughing so he can't see how indifferent I've become to everything. How empty I really am.

My child deserved a mother who really laughs. Who is really there. Who doesn't just function – but lives.

In that moment I knew: I have to get out.

Not because I was brave. I wasn't brave. The burnout pushed me out – not my courage. And I say that this honestly because I know so many women are standing exactly there. In a golden cage. With the thought: I can't just quit. I need this security.

I know that thought. I was that thought.

And that's exactly why I'm not telling you: just jump. Throw everything away. Be brave.

I'm telling you: start on the side. Build something while you're still standing. A second foundation that grows – quietly, in parallel, at your own pace. So that one day you don't have to jump anymore. You just walk away.

That's what I'm doing today. With my spa, my concept store, with Ringana. Step by step. Not at the finish line yet – but on the way. And I show other women what that path can look like.

Not the perfect path. Mine.

What you can expect from me today

🌿 Facials & Wellness Rituals
Individually tailored to your skin condition — using naturally based products (free from parabens, silicones, mineral oils, and artificial fragrances).
I’m not an anti-aging expert, I’m a slow aging expert — with a focus on prevention, regeneration & true skin health.

✨ Every treatment includes extensive facial massage & nervous system regulation techniques — for more balance, more energy & more you.

💚 RINGANA Skin & Body Consultation
I show you how to care for your skin holistically and improve your wellbeing with fresh natural cosmetics and supplements.

🚀 RINGANA Business Mentoring
Would you like to extend your maternity leave, not return to your old job afterward, or simply step out of constant functioning mode?
I guide you — step by step — in building your own sustainable RINGANA business.
No pressure, no cold outreach — but an authentic, growth-oriented partnership.

You can find more information about the RINGANA business and my personal reasons here.

Are you currently at a point of change?
Do you want to do something for yourself — for your skin, your nervous system, or your professional future?

Then you are exactly in the right place with me. 💛