Sonja, Finland

"Dara has a way of listening and sorting what is said in a way that shows real attention and care to what is actually being said. It's been so valuable to me to have felt heard - not judged or needing to be fixed - but validated and supported in my needs."

Over the course of autumn 2024 I have had a series of self development sessions with Dara. Over the past years I have been going through a process of change and uncertainty mainly in my personal life, which eventually resulted in a medical burnout.

When I first came in contact with Dara I was mid-recovery and had already started to make necessary changes for my health - doing things that I intuitively felt were good for me, but still feeling quite lost in terms of direction. In the sessions, I would talk about my situation - big and small things I was worried or unsure about as well as things that felt important. The conversations always felt very open and easy, and with Dara's guidance, knowledge and perspective I was able to deeper explore my everyday issues and pinpoint things to focus on. I always left the sessions with a feeling of more clarity and inspiration. After a session I would receive rich notes detailing the session, with our main talking points including Dara's thoughts, with suggestions how to proceed and more related advice, such as practices, books or tools, a wide variety of options. Any advice or guidance was always given very openly and with no sense of pressure to accomplish, which I've much appreciated. 

It's difficult to really put into words how this has helped me, because it seems like a simple thing to talk and listen, review and advice. Above that, in my experience I would say the experience has empowered me. The sessions have really shown me that I already have the knowledge and capacity I'm reaching for. What I needed was space and guidance, help with clearing the view, as well as mapping out which steps to take and where to start - which I would say is what Dara does so amazingly and naturally. I would warmly recommend this experience to anyone, it has truly been a great help to me.