About me

Living with Tessa is a website for the young woman who doesn’t believe in living life half-way. 

She believes life is meant to be amazing, and has to be lived to the fullest. 
She believes there is more to life than ticking all the boxes and waiting for happiness to show up at the front door. 
She knows that an amazing life is possible for everyone, but you have to go out and get it. 
She wants to live life on purpose, and do it on their own terms. 
She wants to be successful and unstoppable. 

Does this sound like you?

I am so glad it does. It means you have come to the right place!

I want to help you become that version of yourself. To be empowered and confident. Fully comfortable with you who are and what you want from life.

You might be wondering, who is she to want to do those things?

I am a certified lifecoach and mindfulness coach. After studying communcation & media and business administration, I decided I didn’t really want to go that direction with my life, and I needed to change course to follow my happiness.

That’s when I did my life coaching certification, as well as a mindfulness course.

I got myself a solid job, only to realize I didn’t like it at all. Someone else deciding when I had to work or take time off, what I could or couldn’t do, how much my time was worth, it didn’t work for me at all.

So after my first job gave me a bore-out, and my second job didn’t work out either, I decided to follow my passion and help others.

How do I know I can help you?

Because I have been there.

Unsure of what I wanted my life to be. Making myself smaller to accommodate others. Thinking I wasn’t good enough. Smart enough. thinking I should really have my life sorted by now.

I thought I was the only one feeling this way. Everyone around me had their lives perfectly in order, right?

Until I started asking my friends about it. Turns out, no one has their life in order, and most of us don’t really know what we’re doing either.

And I realized that if I was thinking that way, I couldn’t be the only one. So after working on myself and my beliefs and attitudes, I want to help you. Help you figure out who you TRULY are, so you can live out your purpose and let your light shine on this world. So you can take your rightful seat at the table and do what you’re here to do.

That is why I wrote articles such as ‘be your own life coach‘, ‘how to handle your anxiety‘, ‘how to be kind to yourself‘ and my ‘love yourself‘ series, but also why I became a lifecoach.

Some facts about me

I am in love with Zanzibar, and did an internship there just so I could be on the island.

I am a book addict and read over 100 books a year.

I think self-improvement and personal development are never-ending, and that’s what I love about them.

I believe everyone can be happy, but it’s an active choice to focus on the good instead of the bad.

I live in the beautiful (read cold, wet & flat) country of The Netherlands

I am an avid believer in the law of attraction.

My favorite procrastination methods are youtube, netflix and instagram.

I love anything unicorn

You can always reach out to me here if you want a chat or if there’s anything I can help you with. I’d love to hear from you, and I’m not just saying that! Stay in touch by following me on Pinterest or sign up to the email list down below or in the sidebar!