ABOUT
About Dr. Louise Schriewer
Hi,
I'm Louise, the person behind Work You Love Coach.
If we have met previoulsy, you may have known me as "Bere" or "Berenike". In early 2024, I decided
to go by my middle name instead.
II'm a lawyer turned professional wizard (I mean... coach).
This is how I got here:
My story
Prelude:
The shortest version of my story is that I used to be a passionate, weird, and wise kid. Then I grew up, became a lawyer, and forgot all about my magic and weirdness…
It took me a long time to find my way back home to myself.
Now, I (mostly) embrace all of who I am and help others do the same.
Interlude:
Early proof of me doing what I love
Longer version of my story, in 3 acts:
Act 1:
Once upon the time, I was a high-paid attorney working on multi-billion and million dollar cases, qualified for judicial office, about to complete my doctorate from the world's oldest university institute in international law...
....and grappling with the realization that I wasn't on the right path.
Act 1 (continued):
As a self-declared global citizen with a German passport, I had studied or worked in half a dozen countries around the world when I fell in love with an American I met in Berlin.
Act 2:
After a long internal struggle, I left the career I had spent a decade building, moved from my native Germany to the US to be with the love of my life and created a business that's aligned with my passion and calling.
Act 3:
Today, I help people as the Work You Love Coach, for instance, by helping them connect with their calling and by supporting them in finding purpose, clarity, and focus. I also offer coaching and consulting services to the CEOs of small companies.
I love
seeing how the changes my clients make not only benefit their lives—but also the lives of those around them, including their families, friends, and employees.
In 2019, I became involved in Coach.me, a coaching platform founded by Tony Stubblebine (the current CEO of Medium.com). For over 3 years, I led a monthly self-promotional challenge for the community. As a result of my involvement with Coach.me, I eventually became the main editor for Better Humans, one of Medium's oldest and biggest publications (with nearly 400,000 followers).
As a facilitator, I have been involved in a few leadership development programs for businesses and non-profits (my favorite one was for the Leadership Capital Institute of ServiceCorps in 2016).
I love to teach, something I have also done in university contexts. My most recent university involvement was as a Facilitator for Ubiquity University's Transpersonal Integral Psychology Course in 2016.
In recent years and in addition to running my business, I co-led the multinational legal team of Volt (a new, pan-European political movement). Volt gained its first seat in the 2019 European Parliamentary elections, after which I handed over my role to my successor to focus on new endeavors.
In 2019, I became involved in Coach.me, a coaching platform founded by Tony Stubblebine (the current CEO of Medium.com). For over 3 years, I led a monthly self-promotional challenge for the community. As a result of my involvement with Coach.me, I eventually became the main editor for Better Humans, one of Medium's oldest and biggest publications (with nearly 400,000 followers).
In 2023, I left this position to focus more fully on my business (and my life!). :)
Act 3 (continued):
In addition to my previous legal academic writing, I now write on a diverse number of topics for a general audience.
I have been a Top Writer on Medium in a few different categories and have been published in various outlets including Elephant Journal, Huffington Post, Positively Positive, The Startup (now: Start It Up), The Ascent, Be Yourself and Your Tango.
I love reading, spending time with people I care about, meditating, learning about occult/obscure topics, being out in nature… and going to martial arts practice which is my happy place!