Francine van Dam

I’m a creative coach and a musician. What do those two have in common? Communication and connection from various perspectives. I have always wanted to become a FEMINA UNIVERSALIS, someone who is developing herself in various directions and able to combine different roles in life, such as in music, art, family, other cultures and languages, family and friends. In the metaphor of a tree: I had to get to know my roots and trunk, to let all my branches develop …I found roots where I would never have thought, and it took courage to stick to them. I did manage to empty a lot of suitcases, hence my interest in all cures for the Soul such as psychology, philosophy, shamanism, and spirituality. Being brought up by two intellectual medical doctors was not the warm childhood I wished for, but it gave me the push to choose my road, hoping to become a “Femina Universalis”. I rejected the dominance of the intellect, and became more proficient in matters of the heart and soul, mostly because of my music, painting, writing, and traveling. So I became a musician. Caribbean music and culture have had an enormous pull on me. I lived in Cuba, and later Curaçao and Suriname, ridding me of a Eurocentric perspective So that’s how I became aware of this myriad of perspectives, to follow one’s soul. My work consists mainly of assisting others to create a clear picture of their own ‘tree’, as in their roles in society and personal life, using different perspectives. I’m a certified coach since 2012. Thanks to the internet, I have been able to coach people from different countries since.