Hello !
My name is Ruth Manou.
I’m a certified Life and Leadership Coach, on a mission to reignite the spark of purpose, alignment, and (self-) connection in every person I meet.
I believe this is how we make our world a better place.
When each of us takes full responsibility for becoming our most authentic and fulfilled self. It's the key to contributing our best to our families, workplaces, and communities in an effortless, natural and joyful way.
It's one of biggest joy and pride to walk that talk alongside my clients.
When I'm not coaching, podcasting or writing, I usually :
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Give amazing concerts (to my self around the house, mostly)
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Create stunning artistic performances (with my children ;-) ),
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Study psychology
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Work out at the gym
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Cook and bake yummy dishes
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Or explore the beauties of Stockholm with my family.
My story.
I am a 30 something French Ivorian gal living in Sweden and loving it.
Music and food lover, mom of 2.
7 years ago, I was an executive living a high paced life in Paris with my family. On paper, it looked like I had everything to be happy. Except well... I wasn't.
Overall, something felt off and it felt like I was simply going through the motions, especially at work. Sure, my job was satisfying on many levels but that wasn't IT for me. And yet, I was putting in the hours because that's what you're supposed to do right...?
And that worked for a while, I kept sweeping the off feeling under the rug and just getting on with my days.
Until I went back to work after having my second child and realised that none of it made sense :
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I was working so hard for a job I had no passion or sense of purpose for
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My family life looked more like a logistics hub than a home
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And to top it all of, I could barely recognise myself... my smile was gone, replaced by a sheer exhaustion, a constant frustration and an utter sadness.
This life that I thought I wanted was costing me my joy and my mental health. I was suffocating.
Through it all, I kept following that little voice inside that nudged me towards a career change because that was the most obvious "problem" for me.
I ended up quitting my job, enrolled in a university to study psychology remotely and at the same time, my family and I moved to Ireland ! Talk about radical changes !
There goes my happy ending right ? Spoiler alert : nope !
I had changed my circumstances, sure...
But the doubts, frustration and sadness I had practiced for so long weren't leaving me.
I started exploring my inner world, understanding the power of my emotions, my intuition and my thoughts... I also healed deeper wounds from a traumatic childhood.
This work felt like an awakening. It was the reclamation of an inner power that I only caught glimpses of every now and then.
I no longer look for a happy ending because I now know that the joy is in the process of writing a powerful and breathtaking story, one that's a reflection of who I am.
And that's exactly what I help my clients do, because it's time for us women to reclaim that power and finally own it.
Are you ready to start your own journey?