About Katharina
Creator of The Elevated Identity System™
I'm Katharina Alexandra Damm, an ICF-certified self-development and life coach.
I work with women who privately feel stuck or lost — held back by their own patterns, or by the story that life's experiences have written for them.
Women who have a deep desire to change, privately or professionally, and who know, somewhere inside, that a higher, truer version of themselves is waiting to come to life.
I know that place well, because I have lived it.
From the outside, my life once looked perfect. I was living in New York, acting and modeling, building the life I had dreamed of since I was a little girl growing up in Copenhagen.
But underneath it all, I was falling apart.
I was battling anxiety, depression, disordered eating, addictive patterns, emotionally abusive relationships and a constant feeling of never being good enough — no matter how hard I worked or how much I achieved.
Then, at the height of my career, my parents divorced and, within the same year, I suddenly lost my mother, who meant everything to me.
That loss broke me open in a way nothing else ever had. The patterns I had been battling intensified, pulling me into a downward spiral. It was the darkest time of my life, and I knew I could not keep living the way I was. Staying the same had finally become more painful than changing.
And here is what I have learned: real change does not happen when things get bad enough.
It happens the moment you truly decide. That decision became the turning point that changed everything.
I left the entertainment industry, moved back to Europe, and committed fully to my own healing through therapy, yoga, meditation, and the study of neuroscience, psychology, and the human mind. I earned my master's degree in business and ultimately found my true calling — coaching.
Through my training and studies, I discovered something that reshaped how I understand lasting change.
The deepest force shaping our lives is not our willpower, our circumstances, or even our habits. It is our identity — who we believe we are, and how we choose to see the world.
Because the strongest force within us is the need to stay consistent with who we believe ourselves to be.
Our lives do not rise to meet our goals. They settle at the level of our standards — what we believe we are worthy of receiving, and who we believe we must be.
To change the reality we experience, we must change who we are and the way we see ourselves.
I believe my soul’s purpose is to support and motivate others to unlock their fullest potential, so they can live their dream life.
So, if you're a woman ready to stop surviving and start becoming who you were always meant to be, I'd love to walk that path with you.
Certifications
ICF Certified Self-Development and Life Coach
Trained at the Sofia Manning Institute, Copenhagen. ICF Level 2 Accredited Programme: 125+ hours of coach-specific education, mentor coaching, and assessed live sessions.
Continuing Coach Education (CCE), in progress
Advanced coaching, Stress coaching, Relational competence, Conflict management and Habit coaching.
200-Hour+ Yoga Teacher Training and Meditation Diploma
Yoga Alliance.