About Dr. Louise Schriewer


Hi, I'm Louise, a Clarity Catalyst & Purpose Pathfinder.

If we have met previously, you may have known me as "Bere" or "Berenike". In early 2024, I decided to go by my middle name instead.

I'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. 
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 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 a Clarity Catalyst & Purpose Pathfinder, 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.

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, my life, and my family... although not necessarily in this order. :)

Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Eat Pray Love, I've been trying to live
Work (my business),
You (my life), and
Love (my family).
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 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!

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