My Journey from Chemical Engineering to Trauma & Resilience Coaching

My name is Saskia Christian and it’s my great pleasure to share my testimony of how I nurtured my personal and professional growth and expanded my career horizon. You see, I worked successfully for 17 years as a chemical engineer, but through a series of remarkable events I chose to boldly step into the entrepreneurial arena. My story is one of perseverance, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of personal and professional fulfillment.

During my corporate career I experienced work-life imbalance, primarily due to my job pager which had me on-call around the clock. This combined with the other corporate work-life pressures, and time constraints, led me to recognize the need for change within the industry that treated humans like machines. Eventually I did decide to leave the corporate work environment, but on my journey forward I chose to create opportunities to plant seeds for changing up the professional mindset of profit over people.

Here are a few ways in which I tackled work-life imbalance head-on as I nurtured my growth and expanded my horizons beyond just being a chemical engineer:

• I addressed an audience of over 1000 professionals at a leadership experience speaking tour, emphasizing the importance of energy control for resiliency boosting and urged professionals to master their energy levels to achieve a balanced and fulfilling life.

• I wrote and published my book Mindset Mastery: Unleashing Your Inner Victor in Corporate Adversities which provides professionals with a transformation toolkit for combating talent marginalization, and inspired them to transition away from a victim mindset and into a victor mindset.

Stepping into the role of visionary leadership brought me a revelatory and pivotal moment where I clearly recognized the lack of emotional healing tools available in the corporate workforce.

​This sparked my transition from being a successful chemical engineer to becoming a more successful trauma healing and resilience life coach and consultant.

Motivated by my own experiences with personal and professional trauma, I acquired certifications in trauma healing and recovery coaching. Next in my growth and expansion to become a reliable and profitable resource for the emotional health and well-being of all professionals, I developed and offered resilience journeying tools, which included a 6-month life coaching program, quarterly online virtual resilience workshops, and e-courses. I am very proud to report that my clients have experienced amazing breakthroughs for achieving work-life balance, and are transforming their “automated” mindset and lives from difficult to purposeful, fruitful, and authentic.

Of course, my journey was not without its challenges. However, I refused to give up and eventually achieved extraordinary success in my new chosen field. My story is filled with success stories that have blossomed against all odds. After enduring years of “successful dissatisfaction”, I was able to summon the clarity and courage to make a transformative change and find true fulfillment and happiness.

As a result of nurturing my growth and expanding my horizons I have been able to successfully navigate the challenges involved in transitioning between work sectors, overcoming talent marginalization, and tackling work-life imbalance. I have also learned invaluable lessons about the nature of endurance, the importance of adapting to ever-changing environments, and embracing all challenges as opportunities for personal and professional development.

By sharing my testament to the power of perseverance, and the unwavering pursuit of personal and professional fulfillment, I hope to inspire readers to also nurture their growth, persevere, uncover innovative ways to expand their horizons, and fully embrace their own transformative journeys.

Saskia Christian, an accomplished international trauma and resilience expert, with a remarkable background of 17 years as a corporate chemical engineer who grew into a visionary leader. However, her path took an unexpected turn, leading her to become a renowned Training Executive, Corporate Consultant, Trauma Healing and Resilience Coach, Speaker, and Founder of BoostThru Coaching.

She is also a prolific author. Her book, Mindset Mastery, showcases unlocking mind power, and she has authored e-courses on Seasonal Resiliency, and co-authored five anthologies, including an international bestseller. Notably, her personal story about her father's disappearance in, Resilient A.F: Stories of Resilience, gained recognition at the 2024 Oscars Gift Lounge, where celebrities receive gift bags from select entrepreneurs. Saskia is also a Brainz Magazine executive contributor, and has received CREA and GSFE Kindness Global Awards.

You can connect with Saskia through her website, http://www.boostthru.com and her social media platforms https://blinq.me/AwNFqsqaOm8o9TyYclHM