ANSWER The CALL
I BELIEVE
Like the seed nestled in the earth, content, joyful, and full of potential, I believe your deepest flourishing comes not from striving to be something other than you are, but from reconnecting with your essential nature and the larger web of life that holds you.
My mission is to walk beside you on this path of remembering, reconnecting, and ultimately flourishing as your most
AUTHENTIC SELF.
WORK WITH SONJA
1:1 Coaching
Discover profound belonging through personalized coaching that guides you from survival to flourishing. Drawing from my "wild social intelligence" and deep connection to nature, I create a sacred space for women navigating transitions and seeking meaningful community impact. Together, we'll explore your authentic voice, develop grounding practices, and reconnect with joy—all while honoring your unique path. Like the resilient women of Fanø island, you'll find strength in both independence and community connection. Limited spaces available.
IMMERSIONS
Experience profound transformation through curated private retreats on my Minnesota lakeside space. These immersive containers serve as modern rites of passage for women navigating significant life transitions. Complementing my 1:1 coaching, these intensives harness the wisdom of the natural world and focused presence to catalyze deeper change in a condensed timeframe. Reconnect with your essential self as the wilderness becomes your teacher and witness. Limited to ensure personalized attention.
Bianca
“Simply put: Sonja helped me find my way back to myself. Working with Sonja required me to continue looking at areas of my life that were weighing me down. Sonja encouraged me to keep digging into those parts of myself that I wanted to avoid. As a result of our coaching relationship, I was hired for a job that I enjoy and which better suits my skill set.
I highly recommend coaching with Sonja to anyone who is looking to improve their personal or professional life.”
Discover Authentic Flourishing
Through our work together, you'll reconnect with a joy that resides in your body, not just your mind. Like a seed nestled in rich soil, you'll develop a clearer understanding of your innate wisdom and gifts while releasing patterns of self-doubt that no longer serve you. This journey will help you reclaim forgotten parts of yourself, including strengths and stories you may have dismissed as unimportant. You'll experience being fully witnessed without judgment, perhaps for the first time, allowing your authentic self to emerge and flourish in ways you might never have imagined possible.
LIZ
“I left each conversation with Sonja feeling heard and gently pointed back in the direction of my true north. Over time, the momentum picked up, she noticed trends, gave me tools and insights, we cleaned out the cobwebs, honored hard-won scars, and re-established the sense of purpose that brought me to executive leadership in the nonprofit sector.”
Cultivate Grounded Resilience
Our partnership will help you develop personalized practices that ground you during times of uncertainty, transforming what once felt like groundlessness into a sense of profound stability. You'll learn to navigate transitions with greater ease and confidence, building internal resources that support you through challenges. Like the resilient grasses of Fanø that thrive in both saltwater and freshwater, you'll develop an adaptability that doesn't compromise your essence. This grounded resilience will move you from reactive survival to intentional living, allowing you to stand firmly in your truth even as circumstances around you shift and change.
AMANDA
“"During a time of rapid growth and change, both personally and professionally, I was struggling to stay grounded. Coaching with Sonja grew my curiosity about myself. I know and understand myself much better now, and have gained confidence to lead and embrace my vulnerable sides. I have more clarity, better personal boundaries, and our work has given me an even stronger foundation to live from the best version of myself.”
Connection to Nature's Wisdom
Together, we'll nurture your relationship with the natural world as a vital source of guidance and belonging. You'll learn to recognize wisdom in the cycles of seasons, the movement of waters, and the quiet teachings of wild places. This deepening connection will help you develop an intimate understanding of your local ecosystem and learn to read the landscape as a text full of meaning and metaphor. By reconnecting with nature's rhythms, you'll discover the possibility of profound transformation that happens "in place"—not through leaving or dramatic external changes, but through internal reconnection with the earth that holds us all.
Sonja Merrild - Transformational Coach
"True belonging isn't defined by work or achievement, but through our connections to land, community, and self. This awareness infuses every aspect of my coaching practice, guiding others to discover their own path from survival to flourishing."
Create Meaningful Community
Our work will help you clarify your authentic contribution to your community and express it with confidence and joy. You'll develop the capacity to balance service to others with honoring your own needs, creating leadership that nurtures rather than depletes. Like the women of Fanø who created supportive networks while maintaining their individual households, you'll build connections that honor both your uniqueness and your place within the collective. This integration of personal authenticity and community belonging will allow you to honor multiple cultural influences in your life while creating a sense of home that transcends geographic boundaries—a belonging that carries your ancestors' wisdom forward into the present moment.