MARIEBURNS
Live life to the fullest.
Tired of overriding your instincts and masking who you are?
Welcome, I'm Marie, I help women live their life true to themselves.
35 years ago I was given a mental health diagnosis that pathologised me, labelled me as 'disordered' and was commonly referred to in therapy as 'untreatable.' Following a lifetime of masking who I was to try to fit-in, I became masterful at self-blame and continually feeling that I need to try harder. When we pretend our body revolts, mine brought me me to a halt aged 43, the average age for burnout in women (for neurodiverse women it can also take up to 9 years off our lives). This challenging period of my life included changing my career and becoming a single mum. It was my invitation to live life differently.
Today my past makes sense. I'm a neurodivergent woman who did my best in a world that rewards some skillsets over others and stigmatises certain behaviours. For decades I masked to appear 'normal,' and it was extremely exhausting and dibilitating. It has taken it's toll. I've grieved for the years of silent struggle for over-riding my instincts and ignoring my own needs to fit in; I have learnt to accept the chronic pain and autoimune conditions caused by holding my emotions so tighly in my body; and forgiven myself for not being the 'me' I could have been had I known better
My Work & Bio
I help women rediscover their spark and what lights them up, so thy can live life true to themselves. I create transformational spaces to free entrenched beliefs about who we are...personality, duty, attachment or emotional regulation and at the same time promote dreaming, desire and growth.
Because of my personal experience I had lost faith in maintream mental health which came as a professional wake up call too, a Chartered Psychologist at the top of my game. Today i'm guided by ancient as well as modern philosophies, rituals and practices. My works draws on experiential and Jungian Depth psychology, verdanta yoga meditation and earth based traditions. For over a decades I worked alongside Professor Chris Parker's of IMD Business School consulting; produced events for the world stage for nearly two and taught qualfication programmes in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy for almost three. I host a daily yoga meditation.
Prior to all this, I worked as a Chartered Psychologist with BBC Radio, HM Treasury and Coca Cola. I'm a city girl, gone Western Highlands of Scotland...living next to a loch.
