You didn't get the childhood you deserved. Your child will.

I help expectant and new parents prepare emotionally and psychologically for parenting — so the cycle of disconnection, reactivity, and emotional unavailability ends with you.

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You love this child more than you've ever loved anything.

And somewhere underneath that love is a quiet fear.

"What if I repeat what I lived?"

What if the impatience, the emotional distance, the not knowing how to connect — what if that's already in me?

You've read the books. Maybe you've been in therapy. You're self-aware enough to know that childhood leaves marks. But nobody is showing you how to translate that awareness into actual parenting — in real time, before the patterns take over.

That quiet fear? That's not weakness.

That's wisdom. And it brought you here.

The parenting world talks about sleep schedules, feeding routines, and the right pram.

The therapy world helps you process your past.

But nobody is bridging the two.

Nobody is sitting with you and saying: here is how your history will show up in your parenting, here is what to do when it does, and here is how to build a different blueprint — before your child pays the price.

That gap is exactly where I work.

I'm Maria.

I've worked at the highest levels of business — driven, successful, focused on achievement. And then I became a mother for the second time and everything I had pushed down came flooding back.

The childhood I survived. The patterns I could already feel myself repeating. The love I had for my children and the fear that love alone wasn't going to be enough.

I left the corporate world — not because it wasn't working, but because something was calling louder.

I became a coach for parents and parents-to-be because I couldn't find this work anywhere else. And because I know — from my own life and from the families I've worked with — that the most important investment you will ever make is the inner work you do before and during raising another human being.

You don't have to have had a perfect childhood to be an extraordinary parent.

But you do have to be prepared.

I'm here to help you do that.

The Cycle Breaker 1:1 Container

For expectant parents, new parents, and parents of children under 2 who are ready to do the work — before the patterns do it for them.
✔ 1 x 90-minute deep-dive intake session
✔ 3 x 60-minute coaching sessions per month
✔ WhatsApp voice note support between sessions
✔ 3 months of full support and accountability

Investment: €2,000 + VAT

The Cycle Breakers Circle — Group Container

For those who want the community, the accountability, and the transformation — at a group level.
✔ 1 x individual intake call
✔ Monthly group coaching call
✔ Private WhatsApp group for support between calls
✔ Maximum 8 participants — intimate by design

Investment: €400 + VAT per month — 4 month minimum

Not sure which is right for you?

Book a free 20-minute discovery call and we'll figure it out together.

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Parents who work with me go from dreading their own reactions — the impatience, the disconnection, the words they swore they'd never say — to trusting themselves in the hard moments. Before those moments even arrive.

Is this therapy?
No. This is coaching focused specifically on preparing you emotionally and psychologically for parenting. If you're already in therapy, this work complements it beautifully — many of my clients do both simultaneously.

My baby is already here. Is it too late?
It is never too late. The first two years are actually one of the most powerful windows for this work. You are still in the formation phase — of your child, and of yourself as a parent.

How is this different from reading parenting books?
Books give you information. Information alone does not create transformation. What we do together is take your specific history, your specific nervous system, and your specific child — and we build something personal. A map that is yours. Not a generic framework written for everyone and no one at the same time.

What if I didn't have a bad childhood?
You don't need to have had a traumatic childhood to benefit from this work. If you want to parent with more intention, more emotional intelligence, and more connection than you experienced growing up — this is for you.

How do I know if I'm ready?
If you're reading this page and something in you keeps saying "this is for me" — that's your answer. Book the discovery call. Let's find out together.

You are already the kind of parent who asks the hard questions.

The kind who shows up before they're asked to.

The kind who refuses to let the past write the future.

Now let's build your map.

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Spots are limited. I work with a maximum of 3 private clients at a time.