Hey there. I’m Inès Yong.
I’m on a mission to teach people to discover true freedom, of creating, loving and opening up again, welcoming the essential questions that show the direction and invite you to go in life and flee superficiality, easy choices, compensatory pleasures, and illusions, and let yourself be guided by another part of yourself.
I’m a certified life coach and sophrologist and have learned through the decade-long quest for personal development that giving oneself the gift of a well-cared-for body, mind and spirit could provide so much more power and autonomy.
I’m also the calm whisperer behind The Explorer Collective podcast and a Udemy instructor of over 9000 students.
Before coaching, my only career was in the banking space on ethics and privacy for two decades. I have a Master’s in Quantitative Finance from the University of London. At corporate, I champion sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Malaysian-born, I’m married to a Frenchman and a mother of two children living in France.
You don’t have to be perfect; you can be free by being just yourself.
Truth is what you make of it. Explore the inner side of you.
Championing self-care, body, mind and spirit for the long haul.
I distinctly remember one specific evening when I was sitting by myself in the kitchen with my head in my hands and holding back tears, thinking:
“I cannot live like this anymore.”
I felt depressed, exhausted and completely drained. I was so tired that I could barely make it through my days. My clothes took me hours to fold and put away, and if my husband asked me to go on a short trip or grocery shopping, it took immense effort to get off the couch. The laundry became my best enemy. I knew something had to change soon, or I would have a nervous breakdown.
My days used to look like this:
…after scrambling to get the kids fed and off to school and funnelling through a small opening in the crowd to get on the train, I arrive to work already stressed;
…I work those extra hours, and I get tired;
…I look at those people moving up so fast, and I wonder how;
…being confident doesn’t feel natural.
I was sitting at a desk all day long, with no regular exercise routine (in fact, I wasn’t doing any regular physical activity), and my stress levels were chronically high. This led me to hate my job and get depressed. Thus began my decade-long quest for personal development.
In my endless search for personal growth, I have learned about many facets of physical and mental health from books, blogs, podcasts and works by nutritionists, neuroscientists, hypnotists, sophrologists, and experts in mental health and wellness fields.
I had spent nearly a decade eagerly trying to manage my mind and stay in shape despite my impossible schedule and family obligations. Still, the game-changer was when I re-discovered myself through my unconscious mind that drive all my actions and behaviours.
Once I learned how to change my brain, I started to see transformations in my life. I gain access to so much more power and inborn gifts that I already have to do the work that I love and make an impact.
Once I had this ah-ha moment, my first thought was:
botanical gardens
tuscany
Mark Twain
Work one-on-one with me to meet your inner self, explore and unleash your resources within.
Life coaching, anxiety, impostor syndrome, procrastination, time management, setting boundaries, mid-career
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