Welcome to 'SAGE ET SAUVAGE' - Wise & Wild Coaching!
I welcome you to this magnificent space, I am so happy you found your way here.
In a world where conformity, high performance, optimisation of body and mind, often stifles the spirit or soul’s purpose, there exists a sanctuary for those who dare to listen to their true selves.
Welcome to "SAGE ET SAUVAGE", Wise & Wild Coaching, where I support you to reconnect to your wisdom within, where wisdom meets wildness in an exciting dance of authenticity and freedom.
I envision to open your portals to ancient wisdom passed down through generations,the Sage - the wise elder who imparts knowledge, insight and guidance. To the Maga/the Healer archetype, which embodies the integration of two fundamental aspects of human existence: the magical or mystical realms and the healing and nurturing of the soul. I do believe that within each of us lies the potential for profound understanding and enlightenment, waiting to be awakened.
Yet, alongside this wisdom resides a wildness - a primal force that yearns for expression, sacred sexuality, healed sexuality, adventure, creativity, and untamed exploration. It is this call of the wilderness, the roar of the untamed spirit echoing through the ages, time and space.
At Sage et Sauvage, we believe that true liberation comes from embracing both aspects of our nature - the SAGE ET SAUVAGE/the WISE and WILD one. It is in this balance that we find our truest selves, liberated from the constraints of societal expectations, conditioning, family systems, beliefs and developmental trauma. Becoming more and more free to chart our own path.
I invite you on this journey - a journey of self-discovery, healing, sensuality, transformation and empowerment.
How is it you want to live your precious life? What makes you jump up and down, filled with joy? What makes you laugh, love and enjoy life? Welcome to this transformative journey of embracing both your wisdom and wildness, to live life to the fullest, loud and silent, with peace of mind and authenticity.
Welcome to "SAGE ET SAUVAGE", Wise & Wild Coaching.
Welcome.
You’re here because something has shifted.
Maybe not dramatically.
But enough to be felt.
Midlife has a way of bringing questions to the surface — through the body, through intimacy, through relationships that no longer respond the way they once did.
You might feel tired, disconnected, uncertain.
You might notice changes in desire, closeness, or how present you feel with yourself or your partner.
And you may not have words for it yet — only a sense that pushing forward is no longer the answer.
This is a space to slow down.
A space for midlife intimacy coaching where nothing needs to be fixed, optimized, or performed.
I work with men, women, and couples navigating midlife transitions — particularly around intimacy, sexuality, identity, and connection.
This includes men's sexuality and sexual performance issues, menopause and intimacy, and couples reconnection during midlife.
My approach is grounded, embodied, and relational.
Rather than offering quick solutions, I help you listen to what your body and your relationships are already communicating — often quietly, sometimes uncomfortably, always honestly.
In this work, we don’t pathologize what’s happening.
We explore it.
We look at patterns that once made sense and may no longer serve.
We create safety where pressure has taken over.
We make room for presence, honesty, and intimacy to return — without force.
Whether you come alone or as a couple, this is not about becoming someone else.
It’s about coming back into relationship with yourself — and with those you love — in a way that feels true, grounded, and alive.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to begin.
You only need a willingness to listen.
I'm Melanie Zimmer, and I help
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Coming from a wealthy background, I was so fortunate to have the financial space to really look into the development of my soul, my life purpose, my spiritual growth. After working a few years in finance/economics, following my father's lifepath in business and trying to fit in, i realised that my calling was a very different one.
In my twenties and early thirties I travelled a lot and explored different areas of this beautiful planet:
Polynesia, New Zealand, Hawaii, always fascinated by indigenous culture and spiritual wisdom. I lived in the north of Sweden, working with sled dogs. I drove through India and Nepal in an old camper van. I travelled through Canada and Alaska, hiking, paddling the Yukon River, living a few weeks in a simple cabin in the woods in Alaska, working on a campsite in Inuvik, NWT, on the Mac Kenzie Delta far, far, up north. I went to art school to do my Bachelor of Arts/Sculpture. I spent months in Norway, working for and learning from artists & sculptors, creating and working my own sculptures - a real rock'n roll lifestyle as an artist.
Then I started my spiritual path over twenty years ago, by becoming a yoga instructor, learning about Ayurvedic medicine and different massage techniques, diving deeper into bodywork and energetic healing, tantric bodywork, the teachings of Daoism and Tantra, and pranayama, the energy of breathwork. I lived in India for a couple of years, deepening my knowledge, my practices of meditation, yoga, breathwork, living in different ashrams and making art. I fell in love with a French man and moved to France, living in the surroundings of Plum Village, the Buddhist monastery of Zen-Master Thich Nhat Hanh, practicing mindfulness.
I then became a mother of two beautiful boys and fulfilled the dream of renovating an old French countryside farmhouse and growing a big vegetable garden and fruit orchard. I enjoyed the ups and downs of motherhood, the bliss and downfalls, the beauty and struggle of being parents and not only a couple anymore. I became a breathwork therapist and a mindfulness trainer.
Because I had my parents as an example, who had been married quite happily for 56 years, I struggled to admit that my marriage wasn't going well and that I was not happy anymore. What was wrong with me? 'I should be able to make this work, I want to keep this family together, I feel like a failure, I can carry even more on my shoulders, I am strong, I can do it, etc' ...these were my daily judgements and mantras.
In 2017 my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer and he died 11 months later. We kept him at home until the end and I was so lucky to spend the last 4 weeks with him, taking care of him. With my mum, my brother, my partner and my kids, we were all sticking around, supporting each other. I was sitting for hours at his bedside, sometimes he was just sleeping. I would meditate, read, read to him, sing mantras. He would talk to me, share memories. We would cry together. He shared about his fear of death with me. Having always been in charge and in control of his life and his business, he was facing his inability to trust and let go of control. Being with him and staying present with whatever he was going through was one of my biggest life teachings. I felt so much love for him, and I was happy when he could finally let go of his body.
His death brought a deep transformation for me, realising how precious every minute of our life is and how quickly it can be over. At this moment I promised myself to take better care of myself, letting go of the 'I should, I must, I have to...'. I promised myself to follow my heart and soul's calling. The first result of this was to get a divorce, which I never thought would be an option. We got a divorce, slowly moving through conscious uncoupling and towards shared custody for our boys. We felt appreciation for what we had built together and what we had shared while knowing that our life path together was over. Working through ego stuff, letting go of hurt and blame, growing up even more - life goes on in its own mysterious ways.
When I was a young child I was sexually abused by my uncle. I was deeply wounded by these experiences, I started to realise that, when I began to explore sexually in my teenage years and in my wild twenties. I spent years in therapy and alternative healing settings, trying to find my path with my history, trying to heal my body, my soul, trying to belong, trying to find my trust in life, in my well-being, in my choices, trying to heal sexually and emotionally from this huge betrayal. When I was sixteen I started to be interested in tantra and the old Daoist teachings. I was looking for ways out of my suffering. Later in life I came back to this and I became a tantric bodyworker. Because I released all this shame and suffering from my own body, I could guide others on their path into connected and joyful sexual expression. I knew that this would be one of my life's big callings, to heal myself and to help others to find freedom, peace, joy and connection in and with their sexuality.
So after the loss of my dad and the divorce I turned my focus to becoming a sex and couples' counsellor, a love, sex & relationship coach, a trauma informed life transition coach & holistic health coach. I fell in love, again with a French man, following my heart's calling even more. I moved again, buying a house this time on the island of Belle Île en Mer, "the beautiful island in the sea" in the south of Brittany.
I now live two different lives: one with my boys and my friends in a small beautiful bastide town in the South West of France, being a mother, working as a coach and counsellor; then, travelling back up north, I slip into me - the woman and artist, creating a lifestyle connected to the seasons, the ocean, nature, nurturing my artist's soul, my deep longing for connection with the wise and wild woman inside of me. I work with plant medicine, the connection with God, the spirit world, cosmic energy, however you might call this, the connection with your soul, your spirit, your higher self.
I turned 50 last year and I received this like a total blessing. I feel very aligned with my inner being, my calling. More and more I follow my own truth, my heart. I am grateful for the life I had and the life I have. What I feel deeply these days is that our whole life's path is a preparation for death, for this last big portal we will all have to take, like it or not. This is our grand finale. And I want to take this one gracefully and consciously with a laughing heart, knowing that I lived my life to the fullest, in accordance with my life's purpose and deep calling.
At one point we all have to look into the abyss of our souls, our shadows, development traumas, beliefs, conditioning, habits, addiction, denial, numbness, whatever form it takes to keep us small or stuck, and follow the path of integration, healing and growing fully into the incarnation of this lifetime. I realise that all experiences and all traumas are an invitation to help us reconnect to our higher self, to bring us back into God consciousness. In my professional life I see myself more like a doula, a spiritual pathfinder, I am here to help you birth your ideas, your creativity, your connection to your life's deepest calling, your liberation of beliefs and traumas, your wise and wild side, your love for life,for yourself and your liberated sexual expression of who you are.
May this path be beautiful and rich.
Work With Me
Perimenopause and Menopause Coaching
Midlife brings changes that are deeply personal — and often difficult to name.
Your body may feel unfamiliar.
Desire can shift or disappear.
Emotions may intensify, flatten, or surprise you.
Sleep, energy, confidence, and your sense of self may no longer feel steady.
Many women experience this quietly, wondering what’s wrong with them —
or trying to push through a transition that asks to be listened to instead.
This work offers a different approach.
I support women through perimenopause and menopause by helping them reconnect with their bodies — not to fix or override what’s happening, but to understand it with more care and compassion.
We work gently with:
- changes in sensation, desire, and pleasure
- emotional overwhelm, numbness, or fatigue
- shame, conditioning, or earlier experiences that resurface
- the relationship between hormones, stress, and the nervous system
- the deeper identity shift that often accompanies this phase of life
This is not about becoming “your old self” again.
It’s about meeting who you are now — with honesty, patience, and respect.
My approach is embodied, trauma-informed, and relational.
I work one-on-one with women in midlife, offering a confidential, supportive coaching space tailored to your individual experience.
You don’t need to have clarity to begin.
You don’t need to feel empowered yet.
You only need a willingness to listen to yourself differently.
Men… If you’re here, something may have started to feel heavier than before.
Midlife often brings stress, pressure, fatigue, and changes in the body and in intimacy that can’t be outworked or pushed through.
This is not a sign that something is wrong with you.
It’s a sign that something is asking to be met differently.
Many men experience performance anxiety, emotional distance, or a sex life that feels tense or disconnected — often in silence.
You’re not broken.
You’re not failing.
You’re human, and you’re evolving.
Most men were never taught how to slow down, feel, or stay present when things change.
You’ve learned to perform, to hold it together, to keep going — even when it costs you closeness.
What’s often longed for underneath is simple:
intimacy that feels safe,
touch that feels alive,
sex that isn’t another test to pass.
This space offers permission to exhale.
To understand your body in a new way.
To feel desire without pressure.
To rebuild trust with yourself — and with your partner.
Here, we let go of old ideas about what a man “should” be,
and support the man you actually are — thoughtful, sensitive, embodied, and capable of deep connection.
If you’re tired of carrying this alone,
and ready for intimacy that feels natural again -
This is your place.
Couples Coaching (CIS and LGBTQ+)
Most couples reach a point where something quietly changes.
Life becomes full — work, children, responsibilities, financial pressure, constant demands.
And somewhere along the way, connection begins to thin.
Intimacy may fade or become tense.
Sex can feel effortful, routine, or avoided altogether.
Touch becomes less frequent.
Conversations grow careful, or stop altogether.
What often shows up on the surface is frustration or distance.
What’s usually underneath is exhaustion, unspoken longing, and not knowing how to reach each other anymore.
This is more common than we like to admit.
Most couples were never taught how to stay connected when stress accumulates —
how to speak about desire without blame,
how to listen without defending,
how to touch without pressure,
how to stay present when things feel vulnerable.
In my work with couples, we slow things down.
We look at the patterns you’ve both fallen into — not to assign fault, but to understand how they developed and what they protect.
We create space for honest communication.
We rebuild emotional and physical safety.
We explore intimacy in a way that feels attuned, respectful, and real — rather than forced or performative.
This work is not about recreating the beginning of your relationship.
It’s about meeting each other where you are now — with more presence, clarity, and care.
Whether you’re feeling distant, stuck, disconnected, or simply wanting to reconnect more deeply, this is a space to begin that conversation together.
I'm Melanie Zimmer, and I guide women, men, and couples into deeper connection with their bodies, their desires, and each other — through the wild, wise, and often messy transitions of life.
My work is shaped by lived experience as much as by training.
I’ve spent my life at the crossroads of embodiment, creativity, spirituality, and relationship — often through periods of profound transition.
I began my professional path in economics and finance, following a direction that made sense from the outside. Over time, it became clear that my calling was elsewhere — in work that is relational, embodied, and rooted in the deeper questions of meaning, intimacy, and aliveness.
In my twenties and thirties, I lived a nomadic and creative life, travelling widely, working with my hands, studying art, and immersing myself in different cultures and spiritual traditions. These years shaped my sensitivity to the body, nature, and the unseen layers of human experience.
My spiritual path began more than twenty years ago through yoga, breathwork, bodywork, and contemplative practice. I lived for extended periods in India and France, deepening my understanding of meditation, mindfulness, and embodied healing. I trained in Ayurvedic approaches, breathwork, and tantric bodywork, gradually integrating sexuality, spirituality, and trauma-informed care into my work.
Life then asked me to learn in more intimate ways.
I became a mother of two, navigated the joys and ruptures of long-term partnership, and eventually faced the end of a marriage I had hoped would last a lifetime. Letting go of that relationship — consciously and with care — was a profound initiation into humility, grief, and personal truth.
Around the same time, I accompanied my father through the final year of his life after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Being present with him through illness, fear, love, and death deeply transformed my relationship to time, control, and what truly matters.
These experiences — alongside my own early life trauma and the long path of healing that followed — are not footnotes in my work. They are the ground from which it grows.
They taught me how easily people carry pain in silence, how devotion and suffering can coexist, and how intimacy often breaks down not because of lack of love, but because of fear, shame, and exhaustion.
Professionally, I trained as a love, sex, and relationship coach, a couples counsellor, and a trauma-informed life transitions coach. But my role is not to fix or advise from above.
I see myself more as a companion — someone who can walk alongside you through complexity, transition, and vulnerability without rushing toward solutions.
Today, I live between different worlds: family life and solitude, creativity and structure, nature and relationship. I let the seasons, the body, and lived experience inform how I work.
Turning fifty felt less like an ending and more like an arrival — into greater honesty, discernment, and alignment with what matters most.
My work is for those who feel called to meet themselves more fully — in their bodies, their relationships, their sexuality, and their lives — with less pressure and more truth.
Work With Me
Menopause & Perimenopause Coaching
Midlife brings changes that are deeply personal — and often difficult to name.
Your body may feel unfamiliar.
Desire can shift or disappear.
Emotions may intensify, flatten, or surprise you.
Sleep, energy, confidence, and your sense of self may no longer feel steady.
Many women experience this quietly, wondering what’s wrong with them —
or trying to push through a transition that asks to be listened to instead.
This work offers a different approach.
I support women through perimenopause and menopause by helping them reconnect with their bodies — not to fix or override what’s happening, but to understand it with more care and compassion.
We work gently with:
- changes in sensation, desire, and pleasure
- emotional overwhelm, numbness, or fatigue
- shame, conditioning, or earlier experiences that resurface
- the relationship between hormones, stress, and the nervous system
- the deeper identity shift that often accompanies this phase of life
This is not about becoming “your old self” again.
It’s about meeting who you are now — with honesty, patience, and respect.
My approach is embodied, trauma-informed, and relational.
I work one-on-one with women in midlife, offering a confidential, supportive coaching space tailored to your individual experience.
You don’t need to have clarity to begin.
You don’t need to feel empowered yet.
You only need a willingness to listen to yourself differently.
Men's Coaching in Midlife
Midlife often brings stress, pressure, fatigue, and changes in the body and in intimacy that can’t be outworked or pushed through.
This is not a sign that something is wrong with you.
It’s a sign that something is asking to be met differently.
Many men experience performance anxiety, emotional distance, or a sex life that feels tense or disconnected — often in silence.
You’re not broken.
You’re not failing.
You’re human, and you’re evolving.
Most men were never taught how to slow down, feel, or stay present when things change.
You’ve learned to perform, to hold it together, to keep going — even when it costs you closeness.
What’s often longed for underneath is simple:
intimacy that feels safe,
touch that feels alive,
sex that isn’t another test to pass.
This space offers permission to exhale.
To understand your body in a new way.
To feel desire without pressure.
To rebuild trust with yourself — and with your partner.
Here, we let go of old ideas about what a man “should” be,
and support the man you actually are — thoughtful, sensitive, embodied, and capable of deep connection.
If you’re tired of carrying this alone,
and ready for intimacy that feels natural again -
This is your place.
Couples Coaching(CIS and LGBTQ+)
Most couples reach a point where something quietly changes.
Life becomes full — work, children, responsibilities, financial pressure, constant demands.
And somewhere along the way, connection begins to thin.
Intimacy may fade or become tense.
Sex can feel effortful, routine, or avoided altogether.
Touch becomes less frequent.
Conversations grow careful, or stop altogether.
What often shows up on the surface is frustration or distance.
What’s usually underneath is exhaustion, unspoken longing, and not knowing how to reach each other anymore.
This is more common than we like to admit.
Most couples were never taught how to stay connected when stress accumulates —
how to speak about desire without blame,
how to listen without defending,
how to touch without pressure,
how to stay present when things feel vulnerable.
In my work with couples, we slow things down.
We look at the patterns you’ve both fallen into — not to assign fault, but to understand how they developed and what they protect.
We create space for honest communication.
We rebuild emotional and physical safety.
We explore intimacy in a way that feels attuned, respectful, and real — rather than forced or performative.
This work is not about recreating the beginning of your relationship.
It’s about meeting each other where you are now — with more presence, clarity, and care.
Whether you’re feeling distant, stuck, disconnected, or simply wanting to reconnect more deeply, this is a space to begin that conversation together.
First love = first sex? Or: First sex, but no love? Or what does it mean? How to navigate love and sex for the first time!
You are between 14 - 18 years old and you have burning questions about love and sexuality, but don't feel satisfied by the answers you get in school, by social media or your friends. Your body is changing constantly and your moods, too! Not easy to understand yourself! Pornography feels intimidating and yukky and you wonder if this is what you 'have to do'... Welcome to this space my dear, let me give you a different approach to sex-ed! I will support you with all my respect, and your questions and reflections are welcome! After all, this is a very exciting and adventurous time in your life! I promise, we will have a lot of fun!
AND, the exciting news: A new course is coming up soon!
I'm Melanie Zimmer, and I work with women, men, and couples navigating midlife transitions — supporting deeper connection with the body, intimacy, and each other.
My work is shaped by lived experience as much as by training.
I’ve spent my life at the crossroads of embodiment, creativity, spirituality, and relationship — often through periods of profound transition.
I began my professional path in economics, following a direction that made sense from the outside. Over time, it became clear that my calling was elsewhere — in work that is relational, embodied, and rooted in the deeper questions of meaning, intimacy, and aliveness.
In my twenties and thirties, I lived a nomadic and creative life, travelling widely, working with my hands, studying art, and immersing myself in different cultures and spiritual traditions. These years shaped my sensitivity to the body, nature, and the unseen layers of human experience.
My spiritual path began more than twenty years ago through yoga, breathwork, bodywork, and contemplative practice. I lived for extended periods in India, deepening my understanding of meditation, mindfulness, and embodied healing. I trained in Ayurvedic approaches, breathwork, and tantric bodywork, gradually integrating sexuality, spirituality, and trauma-informed care into my work.
Life then asked me to learn in more intimate ways.
Since 16 years now I live in France, I became a mother of two, navigated the joys and ruptures of long-term partnership, and eventually faced the end of a marriage I had hoped would last a lifetime. Letting go of that relationship — consciously and with care — was a profound initiation into humility, grief, and personal truth.
Around the same time, I accompanied my father through the final year of his life after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Being present with him through illness, fear, love, and death deeply transformed my relationship to time, control, and what truly matters.
These experiences — alongside my own early life trauma and the long path of healing that followed — are not footnotes in my work. They are the ground from which it grows.
They taught me how easily people carry pain in silence, how devotion and suffering can coexist, and how intimacy often breaks down not because of lack of love, but because of fear, shame, and exhaustion.
Professionally, I trained as a love, sex, and relationship coach, a couples counsellor, men's sexuality coach and a trauma-informed life transitions coach. But my role is not to fix or advise from above.
I see myself more as a companion — someone who can walk alongside you through complexity, transition, and vulnerability without rushing toward solutions.
Today, I live between different worlds: family life and solitude, creativity and structure, nature and relationship. I let the seasons, the body, and lived experience inform how I work.
Turning fifty felt less like an ending and more like an arrival — into greater honesty, discernment, and alignment with what matters most.
My work is for those who feel called to meet themselves more fully — in their bodies, their relationships, their sexuality, and their lives — with less pressure and more truth.
Success Stories
What Past Clients Are Saying
I was at a point in my life were i was simply lost. Like most people i had a very “normal” upbringing. But had so many blockages.
Melanie was able to hold space for me and guide me to discover a new way of living and thinking. What she has helped me through, i hope everyone gets to experience. We all owe this to ourselves.
Merci Mélanie, tu va toujours avoir une place special dans mon coeur.
Jay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Despite the initial anxiety we both felt about talking about intimate issues with a stranger, Melanie quickly put us both at ease. Her calm manner meant we were able to be open and honest with her and each other without embarrassment. Melanie is kind, knowledgeable and over the course of 12 sessions we were able to put into practise much of the advice that we were given. We have rediscovered our passion and love for each other. We have been married for 40 years and had lost much of the intimacy between us. With Melanie's support, we are rediscovering this. Thank you Melanie
Caz n Chas xx, UK
For a long time I thought I wasn't normal, that I had to resign myself to having a disappointing sexuality, that my inability to hold back my ejaculation prevented me from satisfying my partners, and that because of this my love relationships always ended badly. It took me several years and a lot of courage to dare to make an appointment with a specialist, but when I look back on it today, it was one of the best decisions I could have made. When I decided to contact Melanie, she immediately found a way to put me at ease, and to establish a dialogue, without embarrassment. Over the course of the sessions, she helped me to get to know myself better, to understand what I was feeling, whether in my body, my heart or my head. Little by little, I let go of my anxieties, and replaced them with confidence in myself, in my partner, and in what life has in store for me. Today, I'm happy to be able to testify to how far I've come, and how Melanie has enabled me to blossom into a sexuality that's free of frustration and totally satisfying, both for me and for my partner. For this she has my deepest gratitude.
Sam.*
Samuel
Bordeaux, France
I had a number of sessions with Mel and found her to be a very skilled coach. We identified some of my deepest desires which was helpful in itself. We then explored some of the obstacles to achieving these desires which took us to some very deep places. Mel was kind, caring and sensitive throughout and I felt like I was in very safe hands. I learned a lot, healed and grew in my sessions with Mel and would not hesitate to recommend her."
Best,Stu
Stuart Wilson, London/UK
Melanie did an amazing job navigating me through one of my deep insecurities - my masculinity. Sensibly guiding me through the outer influences and my inner feelings I was able to picture a unique vision and updated version of my masculine self.
Thank you Melanie 🙏🏽 for your professional and loving support.
Fritz, Germany
I really appreciated Melanie's support. I was going through a very difficult period with my baby, who was just a few months old, and I was looking forward to my weekly appointment with her. Melanie brought me so much through her attentiveness, her unconditional welcome, her understanding, her supportive look at the mother I was becoming. I'm very grateful to her for all this, as well as for the powerful tools she passed on to me in times of great emotional turmoil. I also appreciated her honesty, which helped me to accept reality as it was, to fight less against it and trust more in my resources, and in life. I'd like to thank her again for her commitment and generous involvement at my side. For me, Melanie is an invaluable coach.
Jessica
Toulouse, France
I did a series of wonderful sessions with Melanie, who skilfully guided me to discover and celebrate my Sacred Feminine, while also helping me to identify and heal past wounds that were still holding me back. It came at such a good time for me, as I approach the age of fifty and start to negotiate the delicate path of peri-menopause with all its physical and emotional challenges. With her sensitivity, wisdom and good humour, Melanie enabled me to relate to this time in my life with not only gentle acceptance, but also deep joy. There is great beauty at every stage in life, but I think we often forget that, as we grapple with the fears around ageing and loss. Thanks to Melanie I was able to reconnect to this beauty and to realise my own beauty in the process: the beauty of being a mature and capable woman who sees that her life experiences are rich treasures to be shared with the world. Melanie has helped me to shine once again and for that I am sincerely grateful. Thank you, dear wise and wild Melanie. You shine so brightly and, in so doing, inspire me to do the same!
Ruth, Dordogne, France
FAQS
What is Wise & Wild Coaching?
Wise & Wild Coaching is about coming home to yourself — to the wisdom of your body, the wildness of your heart, and the truth of who you are beneath all the layers of doing, proving, and holding it together.
I believe we’re all sensual beings with a deep capacity for love, pleasure, and connection. Pure love is the life force that sustains us. But over time, life happens — heartbreak, stress, loss, disconnection — and we start to build walls around our hearts and bodies. We lose touch with the ease, joy, and intimacy that once felt natural.
My work isn’t about fixing you or trying to make you into someone different. It’s about gently exploring what’s in the way — the fears, the tension, the old stories — and allowing them to soften so that your natural aliveness can return.
Through body-based awareness, emotional exploration, and real, honest conversation, I’ll guide you back into connection with yourself. Together, we’ll create space for you to feel more grounded, open, and fully alive — in your body, your relationships, and your life.
How is this different from therapy?
Therapy often focuses on understanding the past and making sense of what happened. In coaching, we start right where you are and move toward what’s alive for you now.
Wise & Wild Coaching is body-centered and experiential — it’s not just about talking about your life, but feeling into it. We bring awareness to your sensations, emotions, and patterns so that real, lasting change can happen from the inside out.
It’s a space for truth, tenderness, and growth — with no judgment, no pressure, and no pretending.
What kind of results can I expect?
You might notice yourself feeling calmer and more grounded. You may start to breathe easier, sleep better, or feel more present in your body.
Your relationships might begin to shift — more honesty, more intimacy, more tenderness.
Over time, many clients describe a growing sense of freedom and self-acceptance — a quiet confidence that comes from living more truthfully and lovingly aligned with who they really are.
