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Your boss is not your parent.

But somehow it still feels like it. Learn to lead from your strongest self — and build the career you've actually earned.

You're good at your job. Maybe very good. You get things done, you hold the team together, you're the person people come to when things fall apart.

And yet... You replay conversations that ended hours ago. You over-explain, or go quiet when you meant to speak up. Feedback hits harder than it should. Your boss's mood becomes your problem before they've said a word. 

These aren't character flaws. They're adaptations — responses you developed early, in environments where making mistakes wasn't acceptable. Where staying alert was needed. These adaptations worked then. They're running your life now, and they're costing you more than you a lot. Not just sleep. Performance. Clarity. The promotion you deserve. The respect you've earned but can't quite receive.

You might worry that working on this will make you softer. Less sharp.

It won't.

What's actually costing your performance is the hypervigilance. The replaying. The energy spent reading into your boss's mood, absorbing the room's anxiety, lying awake at 2 am, and justifying yourself. That's not drive — that's drain. The work we do here doesn't remove your edge. It removes what's blunting it.

The most effective leaders aren't the ones running on fear. They're the ones who can stay grounded under pressure, hear hard feedback without falling apart, and make decisions with clarity rather than anxiety.

Where you are now

  • You can't switch off. Work spills into life. Work-life balance? What's that?
  • You over-explain, over-apologize, and feel bad afterward
  • You feel like a fraud, even when the results are there.
  • Your boss's mood becomes your problem before they've said a word.
  • You care too much about what people think. Or being liked.
  • You spiral, lie awake at night, thinking what you "should have" said
  • You don't know who you are outside of work.

Where this work can take you

  • You have real self-esteem, and it's not based on performance. 
  • You lead meetings — and people actually follow.
  • You stop needing to be liked and become someone people respect.
  • You sleep through the night, without replaying conversations or dreading tomorrow.
  • You get the promotion or negotiate the raise from a place of calm, not desperation.
  • You give feedback clearly without spending three days worrying about how it landed.
  • Your team trusts you because you're consistent, not because you're managing them.


“Eva really gets what it's like to work in tech and all the stress it brings and speaks from her own experience on how to navigate things. She helped me regain my confidence after being unemployed, find the right job, and now that I'm working, not make the same mistakes as I did in the past - I set limits, make better connections, and even got a promotion recently. For the first time, I feel that I have a clear direction in my career."
- Chris L.


Eva had a career in tech prior to becoming a coach, so she was able to immediately relate to my professional background and provide very practical, actionable guidance."
- Dominik W.


“Working with Eva helped me create fast but deep changes in my relationships, from my most important relationship with my wife to my boss and colleagues. If you're looking for a direct coach that will help you change behaviors fast — Eva's it."
- Adam K.

Why this work is different

Before becoming a coach, I spent 16+ years inside the tech world building teams, shaping cultures, and leading through chaos.

I’ve built departments from the ground up, led global remote teams, mentored managers, implemented systems during rapid growth, and sat inside the rooms where decisions were made. 

I’ve seen the backstage of modern work: The pressure, the politics, the brilliance, the fear, the burnout, the ambition, the loneliness, and the very human mess of it all.

My work blends both worlds: the psychological truth of why we react the way we do, and the practical reality of high-pressure environments.

We don't just talk about it, we build actual skills. How to stay grounded in a difficult conversation. How to hear feedback without collapsing. How to lead from your adult self, not your most frightened one.

Relational Life Therapy Coach · ICF-certified (PCC level) · Trauma-Informed Certified Coach (ICF) · 16+ years in tech leadership.


“When Eva first joined, we were a tiny company with fewer than a dozen employees. She single-handedly hired and trained dozens of people, designed the entire structure of our organization, and was an integral part of building our company culture. We now have a global team of more than 100 people who change lives every day."
- Daniel Rosen, CEO

Not sure if you're ready for coaching? Start here.

A free 5-part email series for people who are overwhelmed at work and want to understand why, and what to actually do about it.

  1. Learn why you’re overwhelmed even when nothing “big” is happening.

  2. Learn how to protect your energy without losing relationships. 

  3. Explore why certain people at work activate you instantly.

  4. Learn how to stop spiraling after meetings, feedback, or conflict.

  5. Get practical tools to make decisions and trust yourself.

When you're done repeating the same story at every job, with every boss, this work is for you.


Relational Life Therapy Coach (Relational Life Institute) · ICF-Certified (PCC level) ·
Trauma-Informed Certified Coach (ICF)