Hey There!

I am Marisa.

I grew up in Singapore in a very conservative Chinese family with controlling parents. My mother was emotionally unavailable, critical, and abusive, which led me to have low self-worth. I became the "good girl", the people-pleaser with low boundaries. I was in and out of toxic relationships and friendships. I was once called a "doormat" because I didn't know how to say "No" to others. 

​

Then, at 30, I started doing the inner work- cultivating self-awareness and

self-compassion, healing my emotional wounds, regulating my nervous system, unlearning unhealthy coping mechanisms, and rewiring my thoughts and limiting beliefs. 

​

I started my coaching journey 9 years ago as a holistic health coach.

I slowly began to recognise a common thread among my clients: their challenging mother-daughter dynamic, which affected their self-worth and led to burnout and health challenges. 

​

Now, I support women healing from their mother wound, childhood trauma and stepping into their authentic power. 

​

I'm a trauma-informed coach and a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, and I'm trained in root cause therapy.

But most importantly, I'm a Mother Wound survivor.