Arrive well
I help creative leaders reconnect to their original state of clarity, energy and flow. So that they live, lead and create from this powerful and aligned place.
close your eyes, so you can see.
VISION
MY
STORY
The practice of holding both visible and invisible truths is the key to trusting ourselves with ourselves. This is the space where ideas form. This is the work that inspires me.
Coaching is chiropractic - it began when I needed adjusting. When I stopped seeing.
Before my work as a Coach, I spent most of my adult life as a Curator and Art Advisor, working closely with artists, designers, and collectors to build meaningful collections. I've also always studied Eastern sciences as a companion - a continuous index of interpretation.
In my work with artists and designers in their studios I noticed the quiet complexities of self-censoring and the need for audience approval. A kind of crowded loneliness born from our noisy attention economy. So often that noise would translate into performance anxiety - shutting down channels of creation, leading to self-doubt in even the most brilliant creators. And so the spiral would continue. Clarity, excitement and vitality turning to mud.
Working across creative industries. I’ve learned there’s no one way, there’s no magic sauce for aligned creative intelligence, for momentum and flow - but there is groundwork, and the groundwork is the inner work. I've learned that creative output thrives on wellbeing. On the internal spaciousness to receive ideas, on the trust and confidence to hold on to some and to let go of others.
I experienced something similar myself. One day at an art fair doing what I loved, I realised I had stopped seeing.
I felt numb. Overstimulated and undernourished. And in that moment, something inside me said: “You need a reset”.
That led me to the study of Pratyahara, the yogic practice of withdrawing from the senses. Not to escape but to return. When we reset, we remember, and from there we move differently. I wanted to work with these ancient practices in a modern way: to bring people back to themselves, to regulated stillness and to their higher creative intelligence as a compass - inner work for outerwear. Drawn to his blend of ancient wisdom and modern science, I trained with Jay Shetty to become a Coach.
Today, I work at the intersection of pause and power, making space for creative clarity. I ask good questions as a contemplative practice. I help Creative leaders to reset, adjust and loosen tired patterns of success, supporting them to create and lead from a place of grounded clarity, not performance. Inspired, centred and with sharp vision.
I help them to see. And to go from there.
creative
intelligence.
It began when I stopped seeing
MY
STORY
The practice of holding both visible and invisible truths is the key to trusting ourselves with ourselves. This is the space where ideas form. This is the work that inspires me.
Coaching is chiropractic - it began when I needed adjusting. When I stopped seeing.
Before my work as a Coach, I spent most of my adult life as a Curator and Art Advisor, working closely with artists, designers, and collectors to build meaningful collections. I've also always studied Eastern sciences as a companion - a continuous index of interpretation.
In my work with artists and designers in their studios I noticed the quiet complexities of self-censoring and the need for audience approval.
A kind of crowded loneliness born from our noisy attention economy. So often that noise would translate into performance anxiety - shutting down channels of creation, leading to self-doubt in even the most brilliant creators. And so the spiral would continue. Clarity, excitement and vitality turning to mud.
Working across creative industries.
I’ve learned there’s no one way, there’s no magic sauce for aligned creative intelligence, for momentum and flow - but there is groundwork, and the groundwork is the inner work. I've learned that creative output thrives on wellbeing. On the internal spaciousness to receive ideas, on the trust and confidence to hold on to some and to let go of others.
I experienced something similar myself. One day at an art fair doing what I loved, I realised I had stopped seeing. I felt numb. Overstimulated and undernourished. And in that moment, something inside me said: “You need a reset”.
That led me to the study of Pratyahara, the yogic practice of withdrawing from the senses. Not to escape but to return. When we reset, we remember, and from there we move differently. I wanted to work with these ancient practices in a modern way: to bring people back to themselves, to regulated stillness and to their higher creative intelligence as a compass - inner work for outerwear. Drawn to his blend of ancient wisdom and modern science, I trained with Jay Shetty to become a Coach.
Today, I work at the intersection of pause and power, making space for creative clarity. I ask good questions as a contemplative practice. I help creative leaders to reset, adjust and loosen tired patterns of success, supporting them to create and lead from a place of grounded clarity, not performance. Inspired, centred and with sharp vision.
I help them to see. And to go from there.
creative
intelligence.
what I'm known for
intuition
weekend PLANS
family
KNOWN TO SPLURGE ON
white t-shirts
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO HOLIDAY
folegandros
ALWAYS
looking for
masking tape
ENTIRELY UNDERRATED
good kerning
what I'm known for
intuition
weekend PLANS
family
KNOWN TO SPLURGE ON
white t-shirts
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO HOLIDAY
folegandros
ALWAYS
looking for
masking tape
ENTIRELY UNDERRATED
good kerning
METHOD
1:1 coaching in a phased framework that includes-
Awareness & Centering
Contemplation & Emerging Direction
Strategy, Action & Integration
kim stern
PURPOSE
To help creative leaders to reset. To come back to their senses and themselves. So that they arrive at their future selves grounded, inspired, well and by design; with creative intelligence as their compass.
approach
Intuitive, creative and strategic, combining coaching, Pratyahara and visualisation. Contemplative, practical and deep, we'll create the space to hold good questions. We’ll reset, unlock and reframe. We'll process, map and course correct. Rehearsing your next move from this quiet, connected and confident place. We'll go there in your mind, then go there.
Creation is how you spend your life, you cannot divide life and creation.
Shut your eyes, close your ears, don’t use your brain, use your heart, your soul.
- Yohji Yamamoto
