About me
Welcome, fellow seekers of personal growth. I’m Janja Port, a passionate transformative coach who believes in the inherent power within each person to create their own extraordinary life.
Inspired by my transformative journey, I support introspective individuals to connect with their inner wisdom and unlock their full potential using a mixture of tarot, coaching techniques, visualizations and parts work.
I know what it’s like to feel stuck and unfulfilled. I also know it’s possible to create a life full of joy and satisfaction. If you’re ready to start living your best life, I can help.
About me
Welcome, fellow seekers of personal growth. I’m Janja Port, a passionate transformative coach who believes in the inherent power within each person to create their own extraordinary life. Inspired by my own transformative journey, I am dedicated to supporting introspective individuals like yourself in tapping into their inner wisdom and unlocking their full potential using a mixture of tarot, coaching techniques, visualizations and parts work. I know what it’s like to feel stuck and unfulfilled. But I also know that it’s possible to create a life that’s full of joy and satisfaction. If you’re ready to start living your best life, I can help.
From small roots into a too-big world?
As a girl living in rural Slovenia, I felt a profound curiosity for what is out there, experiencing foreign cultures and ways of living. The little village I lived in felt too small for my big mind.
Driven by this longing for new experiences, I decided to leap and move to the UK. Little did I know that this decision would mark a series of challenges shaping my journey.
I found myself without the familiar comfort of family and friends, sharing a flat with strangers and working in hospitality. I was naïve and big-eyed, constantly pushing aside the fear that things won’t work out as I hoped. For a year and a half, I kept leaving every few months but extended my stay in the hope for a breakthrough.
I finally found a job in digital media, which provided a glimmer of financial stability and reassurance that luck was on my side after all.
The new job paid well, so I moved into a better flat, traveled and bought some much-needed necesities. With all areas of my life improving, I was also ready to fall in love. However, this desire would be the ultimate test of my resilience. I had my first big heartbreak and it had a emotional and spiritual impact.
My friendships took a hit because they couldn’t understand why I was so stuck on someone who ghosted me after minimal interaction. At work, I was just going through the motions.
What I couldn’t communicate and was it wasn’t even about the guy. It was about my shattered sense of self. I felt like I had made it in the UK, but now I felt like a failure.
I finally found a job in digital media, which provided a glimmer of financial stability and reassurance that luck was on my side after all.
The new job paid well, so I was able to move into a better flat, travel and buy some much-needed things for myself. With all areas of my life improving, I was also ready to fall in love. What I didn’t know was that this desire will be the ultimate test of my resilience. I had my first big heartbreak and it broke me emotionally and spiritually.
My friendships took a hit because they couldn’t understand why I was so stuck on someone who ghosted me after minimal interaction. At work, I was just going through the motions. What I couldn’t communicate and was not aware of at the time was that it wasn’t even about the guy. It was about my shattered sense of self. I felt like I had made it in the UK, but now I felt like a failure. My days were filled with work, sleep, and crying. My flatmates probably thought I was some introverted recluse.
At this point in my life, I discovered tarot and journaling. I got addicted to watching hours of pick-a-card readings. I wrote about this in my diary, hoping for comfort.
I struggled processing my emotions or the situation, and the things I was seeking out to help me kept me stuck longer. I was losing myself.
I reached a point where I was so disgusted with myself that I couldn’t go on. I started asking more empowering questions, e.g. ‘Why am I so impacted by this?’ and ‘How can I heal?’ I also used journaling to reframe my experiences in a more positive light. I discovered parts work, which helped me to visualize the different parts of myself that were in conflict. I saw how these parts were contributing to my pain.
Making the choice to change my life was not easy. I learned to set boundaries with potential love interests, friends, and work. I also had to learn to be kind and forgiving to myself and to realize that I didn’t need anyone else’s permission to be happy.
It involved lots of crying, anger, and powerlessness. Some of the things I wanted seemed too hard, but I knew there was only one way forward. Going back was not an option. In a sense, the limitation was freeing because I knew that I would move past this.
Through persistence and acceptance of parts of myself that I didn’t want to look at, I crawled out of the hole I dug for myself. I rediscovered my original curiosity, this time turned towards the human experience. I recentered and recalibrated my physical life once I worked through my internal reservations.
I’m looking forward to seeing how I will reinvent myself again.
Making the choice to change my life was not easy. I had to learn to put boundaries in with potential love interests, friends, and work. I also had to learn to be kind and forgiving to myself and to realize that I didn’t need anyone else’s permission to be happy. It involved lots of crying, anger, and powerlessness. Some of the things I wanted seemed too hard, but I knew that there was only one way forward. Going back was not an option. In a sense, the limitation was freeing, because I knew that I would move past this.
Slowly, through persistence and acceptance of parts of myself that I didn’t want to look at, I was able to crawl out of the hole I dug for myself. I rediscovered my original curiosity, this time turned towards the human experience. I was able to recenter and recalibrate my physical life once I was able to work through my internal reservations. And I’m looking forward to seeing how I will reinvent myself again.
FIVE LESSONS I LEARNED AFTER A LONG AND CHALLENGING JOURNEY
- It’s okay to not have everything figured out. In fact, it’s better to embrace the unknown and explore your possibilities. The journey is just as important as the destination.
- It’s also okay to have doubts and want to give up.
- It’s okay to feel stuck. Stuckless now means that something is not aligned with me, so I reflect and pivot when the time is right.
- It’s okay for things to go slow. Sometimes time is needed to find the right path, words or alignment.
- It’s okay to reinvent, rediscover and change in alignment with your inner knowing. What we need today is not what we will need tomorrow.
It’s never too late to start over. If you’re not happy with your current situation, you can always make a change. Don’t be afraid to take risks and step outside of your comfort zone.
If you find yourself on a similar journey or you want to work with me, feel free to reach out.
