Hi! My name is Romy Verbaan (34). Born in the Netherlands and currently living in Ibiza.

All my life I have been drawn to creative and spiritual outlets. From a young age I have been painting and writing al lot, to give shape to my inner world.

Growing up in a troubled and uncertain environment, I felt from an early age a deep need to search for answers. I always wanted to make sense of the world, and to understand people and situations on a deeper level.

At the age of 24 I started writing a book about my childhood and family history. And especially how the stories of my parents gave shape to my life. This writing process was a greater catalyst than I could have ever imagined at the beginning.

In the years that followed I made a deep dive into my own psyche.

During this period I also discovered plant medicine work and underwent various therapeutic treatments like EMDR, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy, among many other things.

Deeply inspired and in great awe of the possibilities of the inner quest, I started educating myself in the field.

My work started to take shape when, during many plant medicine ceremonies, I ran into more and more people who did not really know what they were getting themselves into, let alone how to integrate their experiences. I was lucky enough to learn about this work through a family member. From the very beginning I felt completely safe to surrender. But I now realised, most people are not so lucky.

To know how to prepare and, most importantly, how to integrate makes all the difference between just having an otherworldly experience and experiencing a life changing turning point.

So this is how my work came to be. I started offering therapeutic support outside of the ceremony space, to truly help people prepare for the experience and most importantly integrate afterwards.

As time went on, I realised that there has been much more to my own journey than only plant medicine work. Making art, creative writing and having the right people around me that could offer me patience and clarity when I needed it, was just as essential.

What generally drives me in my work is the great potential of every individual. However deep the darkness I have been in myself, what kept me going was the gut feeling that there must be a version of my life that is colourful, vibrant, light, peaceful, beautifully fulfilling and loving. In still moments when I saw so much beauty around me, I refused to believe that this beauty was not meant for me as well.

I figured that what I see has already been done. And so I can do it too. If I am capable of imagining my dream, I must be able to create.

And so I walked towards the light. It was not easy, far from it. But it was possible. I believe that living the most brilliant version of your life is always possible, as long as you are willing to walk in truth.

This is the beauty of this work. If you truly want to, there is no need to live a life seen through the lens of your trauma. Deep inner work that is rooted in honesty to the self, followed by concrete, manageable tools, can change your life in a magical, extraordinary way. I have lived this myself.

In my twenties I dealt with alcohol and substance abuse, saw addiction all around me and lived out very unhealthy patterns. Through the practice of deep honesty, curiosity and courage, I can proudly say that I am now living a completely different life.

I am so grateful for where I have landed now. I have health, live in beautiful nature, with a loving partner, a calm nervous system and creative expression as a daily practice.

I would have never thought this would be possible. But it is. And it starts with a deep belief that life is not supposed to be a fight.

On the contrary, I believe that life is meant to be lived and enjoyed fully, whatever your starting point has been. And that everything that holds you back from the life you want is merely a theme to work through, not a concrete wall that keeps you stuck.

I wish all people their highest, lightest, most worry free life, by working step by step every day in saying yes to truth and no to dishonesty.

If you have read until here and this work resonates with you, get to know me in a free introduction call and let’s see how we can uplift together.