About Julia

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I’ve always been drawn to the deeper layers of human experience — the stories we inherit, the identities we build, and the transformations that reshape who we become. However, my path into coaching wasn’t linear; it unfolded through a lifelong exploration of literature, philosophy, therapy, and writing.

I was born and raised in Lebanon during the civil war, within a family rooted in public life and political legacy. Early trauma, loss, and responsibility taught me to navigate complexity and to fight for inner freedom. Losing my father as a teenager ignited both resilience and a fierce commitment to living meaningfully.

In my early twenties, I moved to London and built a career spanning over a decade in financial services — from structured products at Credit Suisse to investor relations in private equity. I was driven and ambitious, building a new life on my own terms. Yet the more I achieved, the more I felt a dissonance between external success and internal truth. I understood, from the inside, what it means to inhabit a high-performing life that no longer fits.

Motherhood became a turning point, guiding me away from corporate life and toward work that more closely reflects my authentic values and inner code.

Through years of self-inquiry, study, and personal evolution, I came to understand that transformation is less about pushing forward and more about learning to sit with what is — holding intention and surrender in equal measure. From my own inner shifts grew a genuine desire to support others as they navigate their own.

I trained as an ICF-accredited life coach, NLP practitioner, and neurotransformational coach, with a strong foundation in the science of transformation and consciousness. I am also currently completing a master’s in psychotherapy, deepening my understanding of the mind, emotion, and the narratives that shape us. My work today is shaped by everything that brought me here — the wounds and the wisdom, the search and the becoming.

At the heart of my coaching is a simple belief: we are all works in progress.

Transformation is not about becoming someone new, but remembering who we already are. I offer a grounded, compassionate space for people navigating transition, seeking clarity, or longing to reconnect with their truth — so they can live lives that feel aligned, whole, and deeply their own.

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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

– Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning