I’m not going to lie to you. These are unprecedented times.It’s hard to stay calm. The news shifts every hour. And it’s getting harder for many to find good news.The Netherlands is basically on lockdown until April 6th.This is how I deal with times of uncertainty. I get creative. I do research. I breathe. And […]
This is me. This is me mad. It doesn’t happen a lot, so what happened today really took me by surprise. The next picture shows me (ok, my shoe!) waiting in a big room full of very nervous teenagers who were about to take their Cambridge English Speaking Exam. I was there with my son. […]
HELLOOOO! See how excited I am. I missed you so much I’m saying hello IN CAPS! You may or may not know but I just got back from Bali. And it was a life-changing experience for me in many ways.I had a couple of Soul Goals for this trip, and I am so thrilled to […]
So many people have asked me what actually happens before, during and after my Great in 8 English coaching program. What really happens and does it really work? I could tell you about the 8 weeks of personal coaching, feedback, and online support on so many aspects of Business English, grammar, writing, and vocabulary development. […]
This weekend I was listening to a podcast and I heard something that stopped me in my tracks. A famous comedian, Amy Schumer, was talking to Oprah about what it’s like to be in the public eye, and be vulnerable on stage. I was laughing so hard at her brilliant way of seeing life and […]
Before I get to the heart of my heart, let’s start with something cool and sweet – I was truly honored to have 3.5 minutes of fame on Shownieuws last week! You can catch my segment here. It was so much fun to do, and more media is coming! Ok. Now back to our regularly […]
It was so great talking to Shownieuws about my career, my fabulous clients, and my darling Jeangu and the Song Festival! You can see the full fragment here!
Hello my darling! Happy new….decade! How’s yours going so far? Well, I’m back and chock full of good news! This is what has happened so far since I last mailed you: I went to Berlin for 5 days I moved house*The movie ‘April, May en June’ that I worked on as Linda de Mol’s English […]
My coaching heart is exploding with joy as I can finally (I’ve been sworn to secrecy forever!!) announce that my client Jeangu Macrooy is the Dutch entry for Eurovision 2020! We’ve been working together for years on his lyrics and pronunciation and I am so thrilled that the world will now hear from this amazing […]
I was so honored to work closely with Linda de Mol on her role in her new film ‘April, May, and June’. We worked so hard on making sure the script was in natural, American English, and making her feel confident and accurate when performing, especially during the emotional scenes. I was invited to the […]
