Coaching for Creatives and Cultural Workers
The Stinging Nettle
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named after the plant: wild, clear, ready to touch a nerve.
You have the talent. You have the training. But sometimes everything feels heavier than it needs to be.
Going to the studio takes effort. The exhibition opening triggers unease. Your self-doubt is louder than your intuition. The projects that matter most to you, you keep pushing them away.
The problem isn't that you don't know what to do. The problem is how you feel doing it.
A 1:1 coaching program for artists and creatives who want to change their inner states. So networking feels easier. So you go to the studio with joy instead of resistance. So you show your work without losing yourself in the process.
We work on what's really holding you back: your relationship to fear, doubt, overwhelm. So you live both freedoms – the artistic and the entrepreneurial.
I help you move…
From "I suddenly don't know how to do this anymore" to clear execution. The exhibition is coming up, but you're staring at your experiments and don't know what should be finished. We tackle this concretely. Not philosophically – practically. Until you know again what you want and how to get there.
From "I've been putting off my most important project for weeks" to: You just go to the studio. Not because you force yourself, but because the inner heaviness has dissolved. You experiment again, playfully, without every step needing to be perfect.
From "Networking is transactional" to real connections. You talk about your work without twisting yourself. You build relationships with galleries and colleagues – in your way. Not according to a marketing formula, but because it feels right.
What becomes possible for you
Let your nettle abundance grow: In the right location, this wild plant grows magnificently lush, powerful, vital. You flourish in your work. You enjoy going to the studio again. Your creative phases feel alive, not exhausting. Your work radiates this, because you're back in your power.
Communicate your nettle boundaries: The nettle communicates her boundaries with extraordinary certainty. Overwhelm and anxiety? They still visit sometimes. But they don't stop you anymore. You communicate clearly what you need in collaborations with galleries, publishers, clients. You take vacations. You take breaks. Without guilt.
Tend your nettle roots: This plant’s rhizome forms extensive networks that enable her abundant growth. You take your place in this world calmly, because you feel you belong. You know your values and know how important your creative work is for the world. Imagine your favorite song was never written. Your project is exactly that favorite song for someone. From this inner certainty, networking becomes easier, in your way.
Get the support for all
the freedoms you need.
In the 60-minute trial session, we find out if we're a fit and what support you need.
Is this how you feel right now?
You've already put so much into building your creative career. Years. Courage. Nerves. You've overcome countless difficulties.
And now you're at a point where you no longer know what for. Is it still worth it?
Your quiet time in the studio? It's gotten less over the years. And when you do manage to get there, there's no flow anymore – just this heavy feeling. Because it's all not good enough anyway.
You don't know where to get support. In the art world, many act like competitors. Genuine, trusting connections? Rare.
Networking feels fake. You can't connect your deep thoughts with it. It feels transactional, not like building relationships with people you actually like.
If you're nodding right now: You're in the right place.
I know these issues well. From my own experience as an artist, from accompanying many artists in my coaching, and from teaching at art academies.
Testimonials from my clients
Are you curious about what others say about my coaching?
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I knew Jasmin as an artist before and I really like her practice and the way she communicates it.
Initially, I was afraid to open to a professional in my field, whom I highly respect. But soon, I realized that the fact that Jasmin is also my colleague, is an important value and with her expertise and extraordinary empathy I was able to face the fear of appearing completely incompetent.
Many obstacles are related to emotions, which are sometimes difficult to control in everyday life. As I have another job and am a mother, I have to manage my emotions and time constantly.
These different roles during busy days may mix up and cause chaos. Although many things can go on parallel, Jasmin helped to be able to focus with different techniques.
For me, the most valuable lessons were: How to calm down and focus during a chaotic and busy period. How to analyze and pay attention to the moments when decisions are made.
I had never experienced coaching before. I have been to therapy. In coaching I had to contribute a lot myself.
It is a bit like a creative partnership, where you must consider a lot of details yourself to achieve the desired result with new qualities still unknown for you. During the sessions I had to change my own perspective several times to see the big picture.
If you are inspired by Jasmin's social media posts and reading her programme, there is no need to be afraid of joining. Don’t postpone the decision to start working on yourself.
I am very grateful to Jasmin for the time we spent together and also for the difficult questions that took me out of my comfort zone and allowed me to look at my concerns with a fresh eye.
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"After coaching with Jasmin, there has been a very positive change in how I make decisions.
There's a new lightness, and I've gained a much better sense of my intuition. I've become much more playful; everything isn't so terribly serious anymore.
During our coaching, I realized that I was expending an immense amount of time and energy on the decision-making process, and I'm truly tired of giving so much energy to it.
Now, I simply decide because I've become more relaxed. I no longer procrastinate my decisions. Procrastinating decisions is not productive. It's very worthwhile to shorten this struggle.
In the coaching sessions, Jasmin organized my jumble of thoughts and feelings and made tangible for me.Her questions made my thought processes and individual problems very concrete, making them much smaller and solvable. We sorted out the big dramas and very banal little things."
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During coaching with Jasmin, I unlocked an important connection: I realized why I was feeling resistance towards my goldsmithing routine. I now see that I had tied the entire burden of my financial security to it. In itself, it's a beautiful craft that allows me to work freely and creatively, and I’m grateful that I can sustain myself through it.
This understanding doesn’t completely erase the pressure and worries I sometimes feel, but it helps me separate them more consciously from the actual work. I now have a deeper appreciation for what I do.
I absolutely love the journeys into the subconscious, they have given me important insights. It's very easy for me to draw strength and new ideas from these experiences. This will influence my painting, it feels very alive and is more of a dynamic process that has been set in motion.
Since I didn’t come into the coaching with major problems, I realized that Jasmin’s coaching doesn’t have to be problem-oriented. It can also be a fully immersive, creative, and inspiring adventure. So amazing!
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"Coaching with Jasmin was great, because it focused clearly on my project, and I had all the space I needed for it.
That's also the difference to therapy. There, you can't spend hours talking about the work process and developing concrete solutions.
Coaching is much more concrete, structured, and forward-looking than therapy, and therefore, it has its own unique value for me."
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Before entering Jasmin’s coaching program I had trouble seeing myself as the center of my business and as a professional practitioner within the field.
Jasmin’s method of stepping in to the burning point of the issue in order to regain control of the fear was a good exercise that will stay with me.
I have gained deeper insights to my own patterns and gained several methods to faster locate and regain control of the fears that have prevented me to see myself as a professional.
I had never thought about coaching and rejected the idea at first. But kept coming back to the idea of it as I would not have been able to precise and move forward by myself.
As with most things you might get a lot or at least get something and whatever that might be, should be considered a win in the long term to gain more perspectives and awareness.
Florian, Artist
"A significant change through coaching with Jasmin is that I've found a much gentler approach to my self-criticism. This has allowed me to make space for my thoughts, which can now just be and also have their validity.
I've become more confident and stand much more firmly by my viewpoints, and consequently, I can act accordingly.
Particularly helpful was improving my relationship with unpleasant thoughts and feelings, especially concerning my work, career trajectory, and interactions.
As a result, I've found myself choosing more often to go out and be more active. I've reconnected with galleries and colleagues and confidently presented my work.
One exercise where I confronted uncomfortable feelings was particularly valuable. It allowed me to give these feelings space and to acknowledge them.
Additionally, Jasmin's questions helped me to challenge and reflect on my thought patterns.
I recommend Jasmin's coaching to those who are emotionally and mentally stuck in their creative endeavours.
Jasmin's work is for people seeking to engage with their own thought patterns and emotions.
The tools you learn are geared towards personal development and are not purely pragmatic, business-organizational tools like marketing.
The coaching enables you to find yourself and your own values; it's not about optimization."
How we can work together
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The Leaf
For the ONE issue that’s keeping you up at night.
One Month with three sessions 1:1 online.
Price: 450€
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The Stinging Nettle
The Deep Dive: We go all in.
Where are you now, where do you want to go and how do you get there? Together, we dive straight into action.
9 sessions 1:1 online
Price: 1200€
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Rooted Artistic Practice
Group programm
Imagine your art sitting next to you at the table. Maybe your business too. They look at you, cross their arms, and say, ‘Listen, we need to talk.’
These are exactly the conversations we will have in Rooted Artistic Practice.
A space for artists and creatives who want to root their practice more deeply, so it can carry them through unstable phases as well.
About Me
I've been making art for 20 years. Studied at two art schools, taught at art academies for many years. In 2023, I completed my coaching training at the Life Coach School, since then further training with Melissa Tiers.
I know what it means to dive into artistic and creative processes. To get lost in them. To emerge again. In the best case with new work that surprises even me. With a power that comes from deep within.
I know the doubts that won't let go. The inner drivenness to stick with projects. I know what failure feels like, big drama, grinding everyday life, or both. I know what success feels like: relief, joy. And then the realization that visibility can be damn uncomfortable too.
In my artistic work, I've observed the plant stinging nettle for many years. She shows you how to feel your boundaries and relate to others with intention. She grows abundantly on nutrient-rich soil and transforms used material into new fuel, a capacity we can also use mentally and emotionally. In my coaching, I support artists and cultural workers in integrating these principles into their own lives and work.
As a teacher at art academies and as a coach, I've accompanied many people through these processes. I see it again and again: artists and creatives put all their energy into their work. But they forget they need space too. For breaks. For boundaries. For their own pace.
You're allowed to live both: your artistic passion and your entrepreneurial sovereignty.
It's time to set this straight.
Let’s chat!
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In the 60-minute trial session,
we find out if we're a fit and what support you need.