Essi Auguste Virtanen

As a Connection & Belonging Coach, I specialize in guiding individuals through life’s changes and transitions, helping them reconnect with themselves and cultivate a sense of belonging. Whether you’re facing changes you desired or ones you didn’t expect, I’m here to help you navigate with clarity and courage. My coaching empowers you to connect with your intuition, embrace your journey, and live authentically from the heart.

Burnout Recovery

This practice calmed my nervous system more than anything else

Feb 24, 2026

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5 min read

This practice calmed my nervous system more than anything else

For the overstimulated, the tired the giving-too-much souls, this meditation practice is a game-changer.

Essi Auguste Virtanen

Real Talk

When walking in wellies became a return to myself

Feb 17, 2026

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5 min read

When walking in wellies became a return to myself

From being a farm girl to big cities, and back to myself. Expansion isn’t always outward. Sometimes it’s a return.

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Change And Transitions

Let’s gently close the Year of the Snake 🐍

Feb 10, 2026

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4 min read

Let’s gently close the Year of the Snake 🐍

How to complete energetic clean-up before the new cycle begins.

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Wellbeing

What One-Month Caffeine Detox Taught Me ☕️

Feb 3, 2026

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6 min read

What One-Month Caffeine Detox Taught Me ☕️

I quit coffee for a month... and wow, I have thoughts. 😂

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Real Talk

The real reason we burn out (hint: it’s not working hard)

Jan 27, 2026

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6 min read

The real reason we burn out (hint: it’s not working hard)

Real talk about burn out inspired by my therapist plus crushing this "new year, new me" myth.

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Essi Recommends

Jan 13, 2026

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7 min read

How to find light in dark times

8 ways I’m bringing light into a season that might feel heavy and dark — and how you can do it, too.

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Real Talk

Jan 6, 2026

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5 min read

Depressed? Then, you need deep rest.

What if depression is your soul asking you to stop avoiding your truth—and guiding you back home to your authentic self?

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Living Courageously

Dec 30, 2025

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10 min read

22 lessons 2025 taught me

Why integration matters, and the truths I uncovered by looking back at 2025.

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Mindful Moments

Dec 23, 2025

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4 min read

A reminder: do Christmas your way 🤍

A gentle Christmas message about honouring your truth, holding many emotions at once, and staying connected — to yourself, to others, and to something greater.

Essi Auguste Virtanen

Real Talk

Keep What Is True in View: A Gentle Invitation to Honour Yourself

Dec 9, 2025

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5 min read

Keep What Is True in View: A Gentle Invitation to Honour Yourself

Let's talk about honouring yourself, what it means and how I'm using my truth as a guide right now. Maybe you need that, too.

Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

Overwhelmed by fast change? Your body is telling you to integrate.

Nov 26, 2025

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5 min read

Overwhelmed by fast change? Your body is telling you to integrate.

Life can move faster than your inner rhythm. Exciting changes can feel overwhelming if you don’t give yourself time to integrate. This is how to realign.

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Connection Tools

A winter shift and simple rituals that carry me through

Nov 18, 2025

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5 min read

A winter shift and simple rituals that carry me through

What’s helping me reconnect with myself after a big move and burnout as the days grow colder.

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Heartful Stories

200 people. One song. Here’s what happened.

Nov 11, 2025

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4 min read

200 people. One song. Here’s what happened.

Strangers came together for one night to sing and what unfolded was pure harmony, healing, and a reminder that human connection truly changes us, for good.

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Change And Transitions

No-vember: what do you need to say no to?

Nov 4, 2025

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5 min read

No-vember: what do you need to say no to?

This month is an invitation to pause, release, and lovingly say no to what no longer aligns. So there’s room for what’s meant to flow in.

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Announcements & News

Moving from London to Milton Keynes, from solo to partnership

Oct 28, 2025

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6 min read

Moving from London to Milton Keynes, from solo to partnership

One year ago, I was in Spain. Now, I’m moving in with my person — and saying goodbye to my London chapter.

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Change And Transitions

Oct 21, 2025

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5 min read

Rituals that return us to what matters

How slowing down, impermanence, and simple rituals are helping me find my way back to balance.

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Mindful Moments

🌳 Embracing the unknown, one breath at a time

Oct 14, 2025

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4 min read

🌳 Embracing the unknown, one breath at a time

What an ancient oak and Buddhist wisdom taught me about presence and trust.

Essi Auguste Virtanen

Real Talk

Autumn’s reminder: you don’t have to sprint all year

Sep 30, 2025

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3 min read

Autumn’s reminder: you don’t have to sprint all year

Nature slows down, maybe it’s time you do, too.

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Real Talk

The Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Want but Needed

Sep 23, 2025

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7 min read

The Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Want but Needed

Here’s what I learned when someone close to me said I wasn’t listening. Sometimes truth stings—but it shows us what needs to change.

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#CommunityEvents

Hope: The Light We Carry Through the Dark

Sep 9, 2025

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6 min read

Hope: The Light We Carry Through the Dark

It's suicide awareness week, and it's made me think how even in the darkest tunnels, hope is the torch that keeps us moving forward.

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Real Talk

Sep 2, 2025

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5 min read

Defining success: what really matters?

These three questions will help you define success on your own terms. Let’s explore success from the heart, not from what society expects.

Essi Auguste Virtanen

Real Talk

Short fuse, sad songs, chocolate cravings - let’s talk PMS (men, this is for you, too)

Aug 26, 2025

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5 min read

Short fuse, sad songs, chocolate cravings - let’s talk PMS (men, this is for you, too)

This is biology, not drama. And men — this is relationship gold, if you get it.

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Essi Recommends

Sauna, Sea, Sisu: Finnish Ritual to Reset

Aug 19, 2025

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5 min read

Sauna, Sea, Sisu: Finnish Ritual to Reset

Science backs it. Finnish tradition proves it. Here’s why heat and cold therapy has timeless benefits for the body, mind, and spirit.

Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

Aug 12, 2025

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5 min read

From "I can't" to "I can"

What high jumping, cold plunging, and public speaking taught me about fear, belief, and why the only real limit is the one in your mind.

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Heartful Stories

Becoming a Godmother: Thoughts on love at first meeting

Aug 5, 2025

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5 min read

Becoming a Godmother: Thoughts on love at first meeting

A tiny hand, a big shift in my heart—and the kind of love I didn’t expect.

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Essi Auguste Virtanen

This practice calmed my nervous system more than anything else

When walking in wellies became a return to myself

Let’s gently close the Year of the Snake 🐍

What One-Month Caffeine Detox Taught Me ☕️

The real reason we burn out (hint: it’s not working hard)

How to find light in dark times

Depressed? Then, you need deep rest.

22 lessons 2025 taught me

A reminder: do Christmas your way 🤍

Keep What Is True in View: A Gentle Invitation to Honour Yourself

Overwhelmed by fast change? Your body is telling you to integrate.

A winter shift and simple rituals that carry me through

200 people. One song. Here’s what happened.

No-vember: what do you need to say no to?

Moving from London to Milton Keynes, from solo to partnership

Rituals that return us to what matters

🌳 Embracing the unknown, one breath at a time

Autumn’s reminder: you don’t have to sprint all year

The Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Want but Needed

Hope: The Light We Carry Through the Dark

Defining success: what really matters?

Short fuse, sad songs, chocolate cravings - let’s talk PMS (men, this is for you, too)

Sauna, Sea, Sisu: Finnish Ritual to Reset

From "I can't" to "I can"

Becoming a Godmother: Thoughts on love at first meeting

Letters for Connection by Essi A. Virtanen

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