I’m Milena, a Women’s Liberation Coach and Facilitator. My qualifications include being an ACC Certified Coach, an Animas Accredited Transformative Coach, and a Nonviolent Communication Trainer and Leadership Coach.

Throughout my life, I have challenged the status quo, social norms, my female conditioning, and the expectations imposed on me to pursue a life more connected to my values and purpose.

I studied Arts at university and worked for 20 years as a freelance Art Director. I was told that you need to be good at one thing and stick to it to be successful and make a living. Due to my many interests and creative mindset, I chose instead to follow my intuition, to pursue purpose and a meaningful daily life. At the age of 45, I decided to change my career.

In my adulthood, I was told that women would have trouble conceiving a child after age 36. However, I chose to trust in the flow of life and naturally conceived, carried, and delivered my first child at 38 and my second at 43 through homebirth.

I was told that women needed to marry a man to have a romantically fulfilling life. Yet, I have always been true to my heart and have lived a life full of multiple passions, including relationships with both men and women. For the past 17 years, I have been with the same man without ever making a vow that only death would part us. Our only commitment has been to stay together because we want to be together. Freedom and trust are what bond us.

I was told that to continue receiving work commissions and assessments, I had to accept whatever was offered in terms of money and demands. Instead, I connected with my worthiness and learned how to negotiate my time, energy, and needs in a way that cares for the whole.

I was told that family was family no matter what, and we should let go of any mistreatment and normalize emotional abuse. However, my longing for survival was stronger, and I learned how to protect myself in a way that I no longer engage in relationships that attempt to violate my boundaries, of the authority figure's significance in my life.

I was told that I had to start paying a mortgage to ensure stability and safety. But my need for discovery and community spoke louder, and I moved abroad three times, most recently with two kids and no job contract. Life has shown me that dropping fear and embracing the unknown is the way. For the past two years, I’ve been a dreamer and doer of Colmeia62, an ecovillage project in Portugal, where 15 multicultural families are creating a community life together based on shared power, no property ownership, free will, environmental responsibility, and joy.

I was told that not being a native English speaker would prevent me from using English at work. However, I stood firm in my belief that being understood and understanding others was enough. Despite my imperfect proficiency, I’ve been building a business in English for nearly two years now.

I was told that I should do everything on my own and never rely on other women. But I decided to nourish my soul, and since 2019, I’ve been creating, facilitating, and bringing women together in circles to explore finances, compassionate parenting, nonviolent actions towards life, and authentic living. I have never stopped, and this is what heals me most.

I’m the leader of my life, a solution seeker. With autonomy and choice, I follow my way, embracing my humanity. I welcome my flaws, celebrate my wins, seek support when needed, and create communities of all kinds to navigate through life transitions, personal struggles, celebrations, and breakthroughs.

I am a woman moving toward liberation, no longer subjecting myself to environments full of hierarchical roles and fear-blame-shame dynamics. Throughout my life, no matter what happens, I've remained committed to living authentically. Thanks to my long nonviolent communication practice and my coaching qualifications, I now support women to do the same.