I was born in Graz, Austria. I started school at Bern, Switzerland, then High School at German School of London, Petersham, London, GB with an additional year at Budesreal Gymnasium Graz. Then did O levels at United World College of S.E.A. Singapore, South East Asia and graduated at Lake Forest High School, Chicago, USA in 1989.
During 1989 – 1991 I studied at United World College of S.E.A. (Singapore South East Asia) obtaining an International Baccalaureate
I qualified in the following:
1992 – 1993 Massage & Reflexology – Institute Herricht, Vienna, Austria
1993 – 1994 Touch for Health 1-4 – School of Massage Fochler, Vienna, Austria
2002 – 2004 Life Coach and Counselor – Wifi, Vienna, Austria
2005 – 2006 Validation 1 by Naomi Veil Red Cross, Vienna, Austria
2007 – 2008 Alzheimer Trainer MAS, Bad Ischl, Austria
2010 Coaching for Burn-Out Wifi, Vienna, Austria
2010 – 2011 Family-, Structural & Business Constellation Persepektiefe, Vienna, Austria
2010 – 2012 Mediation subject to civil law ÖTZ – NLP & NLPt, Vienna, Austria
I have been employed in various fields, the most recent being:
2008 – 2012 self-employed, Coaching, mediation, family & structural constellations, body work, team building, life orientation, support groups (focus Alzheimer, messy syndrome, anxiety, addiction, burn-out)
I moved to South Africa in 2012 with my daughters, Nana, who is studying in Pretoria, and Lea, and spent a year working on the U’fumene Game Lodge of my parents in Alicedale where my duties included SA Guest relations, lodge management, managing and training staff, organizing hunting safaris and assisting the hunts, horseback safaris, managing farm animals, back up administration, masseur. At the end of that year, I moved to Grahamstown where Lea is a day girl at Kingswood College
After experiencing the Alzheimer disease in my own family with my grandfather and experiencing the passion I have for working with old people, I decided to specialise in the field of dementia. I was fortunate to work in a private home for aged where I worked with and around 60 dementia patients in a facility that was state of the art. Over the many years I have been able to accompany many people who have suffered from Alzheimers and their families, evaluating the situation, finding and creating a space as good as it gets for all involved.
I dedicate much of my time to create awareness that Alzheimer is just a disease and that with knowledge we can all create a future in “living well with dementia”. I call my talk “living well with dementia” giving a practical insight of the disease from the side of the sufferer and the caretaker.
My Voluntary Work includes:
46 xx network (women’s network); Board Member, Focus Charity Conception, leading the organization, various project implementation, team coordination, fund raising.
Alzheimer Support Group Grahamstown; Supporting the Rhino Foundation of South Africa & K9 Rangers Rhino dogs by raising funds
My Hobbies and Interests include:
Life, wildlife, outdoors, hiking, CrossFit, psychology, food & cooking, massage therapy, hunting, reading, dogs & horses, protecting the Rhino
