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.

Living Courageously

Dealing with the unknown. Here's how to navigate it

Aug 11, 2026

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2 min read

Dealing with the unknown. Here's how to navigate it

I'm leaving tomorrow for a five-day conscious festival. I've never camped. I'm trusting a stranger with my tent. And I'm choosing to trust the unknown anyway, here's what helps me when life feels uncertain.

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Our first mini retreat: courage, connection and rising together

Aug 4, 2026

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2 min read

Our first mini retreat: courage, connection and rising together

We can feel so lonely in our struggles. But when women gather with intention, something shifts. A reflection on our first mini retreat and why community changes everything.

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Been in the slump? Me, too. Here's what's helped me.

Jul 22, 2026

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3 min read

Been in the slump? Me, too. Here's what's helped me.

Maybe you're in a slump right now. I have been too. Nine honest, practical things that help when everything feels heavy and you don't know where to start.

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Intentional Rest

Why feeling unwell and bored is a gift: to connect with what needs to be felt

Jul 7, 2026

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2 min read

Why feeling unwell and bored is a gift: to connect with what needs to be felt

When the body stops you, the mind finally starts speaking. Boredom is a doorway to see what you've been avoiding and what you need to sit with.

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Intention Setting

Jun 30, 2026

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2 min read

Your July intention: fill your cup

Someone told me summer is the time to make things happen. I agree, just not in the way you think. What if filling your cup this July is exactly how you get there?

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Highly Sensitive Person

Jun 16, 2026

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2 min read

Rest isn't laziness. It's integration.

Real rest isn't doing nothing, it's letting what matters finally land. An invitation for the Solstice to rest more, integrate more so more life can come in.

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Burnout Recovery

Do you have tension in your body right now?

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

Do you have tension in your body right now?

Let's talk about what your body is trying to tell you. Here's what my osteopath taught me today. This is your sign to finally act on what needs attending.

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Neurodiversity

I'm a coach. And I'm not always a good listener.

Jun 2, 2026

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3 min read

I'm a coach. And I'm not always a good listener.

My brain moves fast. ADHD-fast. Here's some tips to listen and be present, if you got a fast working beautiful brain like I do.

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Announcements & News

You're invited: a free hour of intentional rest

May 26, 2026

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2 min read

You're invited: a free hour of intentional rest

Intentional rest is the practice of consciously giving yourself permission to stop — not as a reward, but as a necessity. Let's do it together, once a month.

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Living Courageously

The grief your inner child is still holding

May 19, 2026

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3 min read

The grief your inner child is still holding

Some grief doesn't disappear. It just learns to wait. On becoming who your younger self needed — and finally exhaling the heavy things.

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Burnout Recovery

Post-retreat thoughts: Maybe we need to relearn how to exhale 🫀

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

Post-retreat thoughts: Maybe we need to relearn how to exhale 🫀

What a yoga retreat taught me about taking space, taking breaths, and what is crucial to do in today's overly noisy world.

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Real Talk

Giving permission to pause (it changes everything)

May 4, 2026

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2 min read

Giving permission to pause (it changes everything)

On decluttering, healing, and what arrives when we finally create space to pause.

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Connection Tools

May intentions: living in the present fully, but how?

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

May intentions: living in the present fully, but how?

When the world pulls you in every direction, we need to create capacity to be present. Here's how to start.

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Highly Sensitive Person

When you’ve lived in survival, peace feels unfamiliar.

Apr 21, 2026

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2 min read

When you’ve lived in survival, peace feels unfamiliar.

We need to recondition ourselves to remember it again. Here’s what I learned after burnout, and how healing begins.

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Highly Sensitive Person

Giver burnout and the need to return to ourselves

Apr 14, 2026

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7 min read

Giver burnout and the need to return to ourselves

This form of burnout is common. I went through it, and balancing giving and receiving is at the heart to it. Let's talk about this!

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Highly Sensitive Person

Apr 7, 2026

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6 min read

Are you a highly sensitive person? 🫀

This is one thing I've learned after my burnout. I'm more sensitive than I've realised and I can learn to work with it.

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Essi Recommends

April intention setting: protect your peace🫀

Mar 31, 2026

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6 min read

April intention setting: protect your peace🫀

A gentle invitation to set intentions where you take consistent action to protect your inner peace and balance this month

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Real Talk

Ever had a meltdown over something small?

Mar 24, 2026

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4 min read

Ever had a meltdown over something small?

For me, it was spilled coffee beans this morning. Not my proudest moment. But these reactions are your nervous system trying to tell you something.

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Real Talk

What you’re losing when you're not present

Mar 17, 2026

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6 min read

What you’re losing when you're not present

Overthinking is costing you more than you think, but here's a mindset shift that can change it, for good.

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Real Talk

This is what stress is really doing to you

Mar 3, 2026

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5 min read

This is what stress is really doing to you

And you can choose differently, starting today.

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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.

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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 Auguste Virtanen

Dealing with the unknown. Here's how to navigate it

Our first mini retreat: courage, connection and rising together

Been in the slump? Me, too. Here's what's helped me.

Why feeling unwell and bored is a gift: to connect with what needs to be felt

Your July intention: fill your cup

Rest isn't laziness. It's integration.

Do you have tension in your body right now?

I'm a coach. And I'm not always a good listener.

You're invited: a free hour of intentional rest

The grief your inner child is still holding

Post-retreat thoughts: Maybe we need to relearn how to exhale 🫀

Giving permission to pause (it changes everything)

May intentions: living in the present fully, but how?

When you’ve lived in survival, peace feels unfamiliar.

Giver burnout and the need to return to ourselves

Are you a highly sensitive person? 🫀

April intention setting: protect your peace🫀

Ever had a meltdown over something small?

What you’re losing when you're not present

This is what stress is really doing to you

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)

Letters for Connection by Essi A. Virtanen

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