I reached out to Patrizia because I felt deeply unhappy and disconnected from most areas of my life, especially my professional one. Years ago, I became obsessed with working for prestigious multinational firms abroad and climbing the corporate ladder. My sense of worth and success became entirely tied to this single goal. The problem? When I finally achieved it, I felt frustrated and misaligned. Worse, I felt "guilty" because I worked so hard and changed my life around for something that, deep down, was making me unhappy. Working for smaller businesses didn’t improve things either. A recurring theme in my reflections about my job at the time was the word "meaningless. When I started working with Patrizia, I wasn’t sure what needed fixing or what my next step should be. I was also skeptical that someone could give me "answers" to my "life problems." However, I quickly learned that her role wasn’t to give me answers but to guide me in discovering them within myself. Through our 1-on-1 coaching journey, Patrizia helped me uncover where my pain was coming from and identify what truly mattered to me in order to feel more fulfilled and at peace. The work together has been instrumental in redefining my personal concept of success and reframing what I had previously seen as failures into valuable learning experiences. The most profound impact of our work was on self-worth. I learned to stop accepting thoughts or external opinions—whether from others or rooted in my past—as absolute truths. Each day, I feel like I’m getting better at embracing the idea that self-worth (or even self-love) isn’t about perfection or the absence of flaws. Instead, as I see it—using my own personal metaphor—it’s about navigating life’s challenges and curveballs with the same mindset you would have when skiing down a bumpy slope. It’s not about how often you fall, the difficulties you face, or the setbacks you encounter. What truly matters is how you ride the slope of life: with grit despite the fear, turning failures into learning opportunities, and—most importantly—loving the entire journey, both the fun and the scary parts (though that’s the hardest part). And if sometimes your grit falls short, that's ok, too. You shouldn't judge yourself for that. What matters is that you keep seeing yourself as the creator, not the victim of your life. I’ve never felt so welcomed, understood, and fully accepted by any professional I’ve worked with. If you’re looking for someone who is genuinely authentic and pure, she’s the one. We worked together from 2020 to 2021, helping Giulia Celli start her career as a freelance English teacher and then, later in 2024, as a job coach with the group coaching mastermind.