Jessi Christian - Life Coach

What would happen if you let your guard down? Instead of constantly carrying your armor, your sword, and your shield, you would let them fall onto the floor. There you would stand, vulnerable, naked, but open to receive. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We spent so much time at war, not fighting for a greater good or a higher purpose but fighting with who we are. Judging ourselves for the decisions we made, the life we lived, the person we were. Comparing ourselves to others who seemingly have it "better". ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But the moment you let down your guard, your armor, your protection, you might realize that it's not serving you. It keeps you slow, it weighs heavy on you and it makes breathing harder. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Without this heavy armor you are suddenly free to be who you want to be. Without the war against yourself you can be you. Truly you. Whatever that means for you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Got many new followers on the page, so I wanted to reintroduce myself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'm Jessi, a self-love coach. I love guiding beautiful intuitive women like you to stop hating all over themselves and fall in love with who they are. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You deserve to know that you are enough in your gorgeous body and that your voice needs to be heard in this world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I work with clients from all over the world, from Hong Kong over Barbados to Seattle but I'm based in Finland myself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Originally I'm born and raised in Germany and my father is from Romania. As a second & first-generation immigrant, I love chatting about identity, and ex-pat lifestyle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'm a huge feminist, I believe in the importance of intersectionality and that all genders need to be equal in order for our planet to be able to thrive. ⠀⠀
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Also: I love cats, even though I'm severely allergic to them. I used to work at a cat shelter and would have to take anti-allergic each time before doing my shift. That's some devotion right there for you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'm multi-passionate but most and foremost I love writing, storytelling, and coaching. Slightly obsessed with anything cultural, I'm the one who makes the obscure pop-cultural references to musicals, Netflix series, or stories from Greek mythology. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'm currently taking in new clients for summer, so if you are interested in the work I do, book your free connection call (link in bio). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We believe that fears are always about something bad happening. But the ultimate fear is having something amazing because it means you can lose it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Most of us are not even aware of how we are subconsciously self-sabotaging our life. I've done it for years with relationships, not seeing the wonderful people I had in my life and instead sticking to the ones that were destructive and toxic. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Today, I can celebrate that I let go of fear and embraced a beautiful life. Because today my boyfriend and I celebrate our one year anniversary. It's been an intense year with many changes for me but my boyfriend has always been a constant. My safe harbor that I can come back to, my guiding light in the dark. He supports me with everything that I set my head to and is there for me when I stumble and fall. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
For years, friends told me that once you meet that kind of person that loves you unconditionally, you will know. It will feel different. Easy. Light. Safe. Now I understand what they meant. A love like this doesn't need drama to stay true and passionate. It's like the sun. Even when the clouds are out, you always know that her light is still shining above. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
How do you want to let go of fear and take the next step towards your amazing life? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim friends and believers all over the world. I can’t really imagine how hard it must be not to meet for Iftar with family, neighbors and friends because of isolation. But I hope this time connects all of us through compassion, kindness and patience. Cooking Carbonara today for first Iftar (boyfriend’s wish). Quite happy to get to spent it with him since his family is not in Finland.

I wish someone would have told me a long time ago that you do not have to be at war with your body.
I wish they would have found a way to open up this perspective to me, when I was ready to receive it and to grow.
Instead, I collected the bits and pieces all by myself, slowly learning that my body wasn't my enemy, that I did not have to feel bad for eating and that movement was actually fun.
Thankfully, I got the beautiful chance to share some of the things I learned over the years on how to feel happy in your body with the lovely and .lifecoach in their beautiful show Girls Get Powerful.
If you find yourself feeling bad for eating a burger, looking down at your belly and wishing you could just cut it off or going to the gym to finally have that perfect body - this episode is for you.
Cause none of that matters at the end of the day. It doesn't matter what your body looks like, how many calories your food has or how many hours you spent in the gym.
At the end of the day, it matters how you showed yourself love and compassion. How you were true to yourself and hold yourself and your body close saying "you are enough".
(Link to episode in bio)




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In these crazy times, I cherish the fact that I can still go outside in Helsinki. One of the easiest ways for me to feel calm and connected is just sitting by the sea, listening to the waves and feeling the sun on my skin. And in this case having traditional Finish korvapuusti or cinnamon buns.

Today I ordered pizza at a little restaurant nearby (take away obviously) and an old voice came up.
“How dare you?” She said. “How dare you eat pizza? How dare you parade it out on the street at your size? Shouldn’t you be hiding, ordering in or best of all not eat that pizza?”
It hit me for a second. Somewhere in the depth of my mind that little voice was still screaming, getting upset and annoyed.
But instead of getting mad at it, I realized why it was screaming. This voice - it’s not myself. It’s my inner critic and she wants to protect me.
She knows how many times I’ve been bullied, the kind of s**t I heard about my clothes (at your size you should be wearing a tent not a skirt) and the stories I’d been told about my body (you could be so beautiful if you’d just lose the weight).
And she’s afraid. She thinks it’s easier to dug, to run away, to follow the rules. That’s what kept us alive and sane. But I’m not a child anymore, I don’t need to be protected. I have gorgeous people in my life who love me like I am.
So I embraced that little voice and I told her: “It’s okay. We’re safe.” And took a bite out of my pizza.

There was a time in my life where I’m not sure I would have come up with that answer at all. Where me would have been the last thing I thought about when it came to things I loved.
Thinking about what has shifted, I remember the first step towards was acknowledging that I did not like myself. I had a wonderful talk with my gorgeous friend where she asked me: “What if it’s okay that you don’t like yourself?”
Somehow I felt relieved, as if someone took off a huge stone from my chest. So yeah, what if? What if that’s okay? What if I don’t owe self-love to anyone? What if self-love is not on my to-do list but it’s something I choose freely?

One thing I love a lot about Helsinki is how it’s both urban and incredibly filled with nature. From that spot, we’re literally a five minute walk from an island which is called „blueberry land“. How sweet is that?