Having to "earn a living" sucks, huh?
You started a business to improve yours and your clients' lives, but you are still exhausted. Well, lucky for you, I've survived through the trenches of extreme burnout and now know what actually works for people like us.
I combine my psychology knowledge and analytical skills to offer hands-on business support for chaotic brains like mine, at a pace that suits you. I love getting to know your quirks and preferences, because they are essential to your long term success.
After a few years of working full time as a corporate girlboss, burnout came for me HARD. Not knowing about my neurodivergence for almost 30 years left me with disabling chronic illness. I had no choice but to finally honor my needs.
Once I started decolonizing my relationship to productivity (and existence in general), there was no way back. I am excited to merge the skills that helped me succeed in my past with a healthier approach and a fresh perspective. I use this approach both in my own work, and in how I support your productivity.
What's Behind The River Way Approach?
Look, I get it, you don’t want to trust just anyone with the intricacies of your brain and business processes (understandably!) - so let me take you through my credentials and some personal facts :)
✔ BSc in Psychology & continued education on brain functioning, trauma, wellness and productivity through a decolonial lens
✔ 10+ years of corporate and volunteering experience managing team projects & processes through tech systems
✔ Lived experience balancing chronic illness & neurodivergence
✔ Socially-conscious values & business foundations
✔ Queer & involved in building local community infrastructure
✔ Russian immigrant living in the Netherlands (with roots in Kazakhstan and Ukraine)
✔ Grew up obsessed with detective stories - put me on The Case of Missing Productivity!
✔ Virgo Mars & Chiron in 8th house, Gemini Mercury in 5th house, and Capricorn Uranus in 12th house (iykyk ;))
✔ You can often find me spending hours on my PC watching drag content or building the next best city, hotel or zoo 🌇🐘🌎
I support collective liberation, freedom and self determination for all indigenous peoples.
I refuse to engage in exploitative, dishonest and manipulative business tactics often encouraged by mainstream advice.
I am committed to decolonizing my practices and my mind to facilitate collective return to our shared humanity and respect for nature.
My business and personal life practices are built and refined around this foundation.
Life is hard enough already, let's not hide our humanity from each other!
Show up however and wherever you want (even from bed with your pets if that’s how you work best!). All I ask for is a stable internet connection and somewhat quiet background so we can hear each other clearly (otherwise I am not able to support you at my best!).
If you are distracted by personal life or a flare up but still want to have our session, I trust your choice and will adjust our meeting to accommodate your current state - we can take extra breaks, or lower the scope to go slower.
I welcome your "no's" - if a suggestion doesn't feel right for you, tell me! It shows us how to course correct.
No need to censor swear words around me either, I see them as speech seasoning ;)