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Freya Schafer, PhD, Founder of Essential Clarity EFT & Life Coaching

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Freya Schafer: A surprising match between science and Life Coaching

More about Freya Schafer: Hobbies and Interests

Testimonial from a scientific colleague

Freya Schafer, PhD: EFT Life Coach

Freya Q. Schafer, PhD is an internationally active EFT Life Coach with clients worldwide. She is an advanced EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique™) Practitioner and uses EFT to remove emotional blocks and fears uncovered during her EFT Life Coaching sessions.

Prior to founding Essential Clarity Life Coaching, Freya had been a successful research scientist for over 13 years in both Germany and America, where she was an Assistant Research Scientist and a key member of the Free Radical Research team of the University of Iowa since 1997. She conducted advanced research on free radicals and antioxidants in curing cancer.

Freya's CV & list of scientific publications

Among her many contributions, she took a leadership role in writing scientific papers, grants and preparing presentations to international scientific gatherings.

She consults and offers workshops in Professional Development Skills for Technical and Scientific Professionals.

Personal growth and wellbeing as been a long-standing interest of hers and three years ago she decided to make personal development coaching her primary focus. As one of the few pioneering Life Coaches that offer EFT she helps her clients clear the way for success and health.

She is a graduate of the CTI Co-Active Coach Training Program and Leadership Program and the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Trainings Program. She provides Life Coaching via telephone to clients in the USA and Europe, and in-person sessions in Iowa City, Iowa and Duesseldorf, Germany.

Meet Freya's Team of Associate Life Coaches. As the founder and CEO of Essential Clarity EFT & Life Coaching, Freya also manages her hand-picked team of Associate Life Coaches to meet the growing needs of Essential Clarity's clients.

Andrea Glavas brings to Essential Clarity EFT & Life Coaching her experience as a leadership coach, business consultant and strategic organizer who believes in experiential learning for sustainable change. Andrea is dedicated to the growth and accomplishments of her clients, and with them, seeks to co-create environments in which they want to live and work. Click here for more info

Anne Kellogg Reed brings to her coaching practice the ever-present goal of pushing others to think outside the traditional boundaries of what they believe is possible. Drawing from her background in the arts (particularly design and photography), Anne applies her creative spirit to her coaching as she helps her clients pursue strength through new perspectives. Click here for more info

Susan Westbrook, owner of The Black Chair Coaching & Consulting Company, is an Associate Life Coach with Essential Clarity who provides Life and Visioning Coaching services to her clients. She specializes in serving clients who find themselves with the gift of an "ADD point of view,” women in the midst of significant life transitions, and young adults seeking career and life stability. Click here for more info

Freya Schafer: A surprising match between science and EFT Life Coaching

Clarity & insight are the driving forces in both science and EFT Life Coaching.

For the scientist it might mean finding a new cure; for the Life Coach it means helping clients achieve their goals and be successful in their careers.

I find that my scientific background gives me a natural skill set for coaching. The “detective work” of science is what drew me to become a scientist. I always loved looking for clues and pieces of the puzzle until the whole picture emerged.

Coaching provides me with the same scenario but also with the bonus of having a direct positive impact on the careers and lives of my clients.

As a scientist I asked broad, challenging questions such as "How can I improve cancer treatments?" To solve the problem I broke the quest into smaller insightful questions: "Will radicals destroy the tumor?" "Do antioxidants protect the healthy tissue during treatment?" Then I investigated the problem from all sides, looking for different perspectives and keeping an open mind.

The skills of an outstanding scientist are also essential for coaching. Analytical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, tenaciousness, brainstorming and intuition are needed to solve scientific problems. I use the same skill set to help my Life Coaching clients gain clarity and insight and move towards their goals.

As a scientist I learned first-hand what it means to get stuck, how to retrace my steps and go down another path, how to stay motivated through rough times and stay focused on the goal. As a scientist I became used to working on the edge – that area where no-one has been before – where I had to discover my own answers. I learned the practical value of using unorthodox techniques such as day-dreaming and doodling – and of following my intuition in unexpected directions. Coaching presents me with similar challenges: How can I best assist a new client – someone with new territories and new situations to explore? I find the process fascinating and exhilarating -- and very rewarding, too, as I watch my clients achieve their goals.

More about Freya Schafer: Hobbies and Interests

Dancing through Life

My purpose in life is to inspire people to be successful in their careers and live the life they love. Through coaching and public speaking I reach a broad audience and connect with many people. Dancing is another wonderful way to interact with friends and strangers alike and it is one of my favorite ways to inspire and connect with people.

My favorite kinds of dancing fall under the category of Community Dancing: Contra Dancing and English Country Dancing (http://www.fairfolk.org). Both are group dances that allow me to connect with many different dancers during each dance. I deeply enjoy the playfulness, the flirtation, the movement to beautiful music, and the love each dancer brings to the floor. Moving as one with a whole group or losing oneself in a waltz creates a deep emotional bond and inspires the soul.

Nature, my peaceful haven

Photography and hiking allows me to get in touch with nature. The beauty and silence of nature are an important value in my life. Hiking in Maine or Montana recharges my soul, while photography is an outlet for the artist in me. In this fast-paced era of information and technology we rarely take time to slow down and smell the roses. Hiking allows me to take time to think about the really important things and to find new perspectives to challenges in life.

Living my life purpose

I have always been interested in professional development and self improvement. The tools I learned and the insight I gained about myself in the last decade helped me to undergo the major life transition from a scientist to a professional life coach. One of the most important insights I gained was my life purpose. Understanding that my life purpose is “to inspire and encourage people to be successful in their careers and live the life they love” was the tipping point in my mid-life change. My life purpose makes me jump out of bed in the morning rushing to meet my clients. Having successfully aligned my career with all my innate talents and skills and personalities makes it fun to live my life purpose. Life is great.

Testimonial from a scientific colleague:

I had the wonderful privilege of working with Dr. Schafer for over 10 years in a cancer research laboratory. A principal goal of the lab was to uncover the chemical and biochemical mechanisms behind new cancer treatments so they could be improved. Freya has outstanding problem-solving skills, be it a science problem, interpersonal relationship issue, or administrative challenge. She was exceptionally good at helping the students and staff in the lab identify their long-term goals and develop strategies, milestones, and markers to achieve their dreams. This broad range of experience along with her formal training in personal coaching from the best institutes give Freya the skills to help everyone achieve their goals. She is a joy to work with; the results are always delightful. Garry B. The University of Iowa