Testimonials

Kintsugi Career Development Coaching Workshops Testimonials

Selected testimonials for people who participated in Group career workshops:

  • "Very valuable doing coaching with a research scientist who gets all of our issues!"
  • "It was really useful. I enjoyed learning how I am not the only one in this situation"
  • "Very useful! The strategies are manageable to help overcome challenges"
  • "I become aware of many aspects of my personality/person"
  • "Reassuring to share concerns and to discuss strategies on how to cope"
  • "It was really good to learn about how to put together an action plan and how we have to measure progress. I have never thought of that before"
  • "Very well organised and interactive, really liked it."

Group careers Workshops


These coaching workshops are designed to help participants uncover beliefs and celebrate their strengths, and to identify and better understand their challenges.

Through a process of guided self-reflection, participants will develop essential skills and tools to navigate barriers surrounding career advancement.

More details about the workshops can be found here.

Kintsugi Coaching Individual Sessions Testimonials

Selected testimonials for people who commited to Kintsugi coaching individual sessions:

  • "Explore my abilities and reveal my own potential"
  • "She made me feel at ease, in a safe place to talk about my conflicts and clarified my mind and my heart"
  • "The powerful questions she asked helped me uncover the limiting beliefs and insecurities about my return to work after maternity leave"
  • "To anyone that feels demotivated or that doesn’t really know where to go next, I could never recommend enough trying professional coaching"
  • "Think about my needs and my priorities in a way I have never done before"
  • "I realised that not being satisfied by your professional prospects is not a fatality"


Gizem Kurt, PhD,
Faculty Lecturer at Yasar University
and Yoga teacher, Turkey

I can't speak highly enough of Marie. She truly has been a polestar for me. By her empathetic and action-oriented approach, I was able to explore my abilities and reveal my own potential. The sessions we had helped me to think about my needs and my priorities in a way I have never done before.

I learned how manage my time better and using goal-setting as a useful tool for proceeding in my career. I have a healthier work life balance that puts on my overall wellbeing day by day.

Finally I am so happy that I managed to continue my both career paths as a yoga teacher and a researcher at a university and can find enough time and energy for them both. I am extremely grateful to Marie for sharing her gift with me. If you think you might need a career coach, Marie is the one!

Göknur Giner, PhD,
Postdoctoral Researcher
at the WEHI Institute, Australia

Marie is a passionate listener and remarkably insightful coach. Besides her distinguished ability to carefully follow the conversation, she has an immense capacity to clear out the mental clutter.

Our sessions are like puzzle-solving exercises to me. I give her pieces of thoughts and she helps me connect them all into one big picture. This process allowed me to come to a clearer understanding of what I really want to accomplish and set more tangible goals.

Coming from research and being involved in the STEMM field as a woman scientist, she relates well to many aspects of my career progression. The powerful questions she asked and the effective flow of our conversations helped me uncover the limiting beliefs and insecurities about my return to work after maternity leave.

During my return, she helped me constantly check in with myself and the tasks I spent time on are in line with my goals. To me what really sets her apart is her gentle listening skills honoring your perspective and her genuine desire to make a positive impact on people’s life.

Lucille Wagner,
Chemical Engineer, Australia

Getting professional coaching sessions is a great gift to yourself. Marie helped me uncover hidden strengths and aspirations I had never acknowledged. She does not assume that she knows what you want. Instead she asks the right questions, she helps you reflect on your answers and pushes you to go down to the bottom of things.

Thanks to Marie I realised that not being satisfied by your professional prospects is not a fatality, that there is no such thing as a silly idea and that it is never too late to pursue it. This revelations and others lifted such a weight off my shoulders.

It had an incredible impact on my professional prospects as well as on my everyday life and my general feeling of fulfilment and happiness. To anyone that feels demotivated or unhappy or that doesn’t really know what they are doing here or where to go next, I could never recommend enough trying professional coaching. Thank you Marie!

Claire Lastrucci, PhD,
Postdoctoral Researcher
at the CRG Institute, Spain

I have known Marie Trussart for several years and have been lucky enough to have had a couple of coaching sessions with her. As a coach (and as a person) she is warm, truly inspiring and supportive throughout.

She has really helped me understand and focus my priorities in my life, not just in my career. I highly recommend Marie Trussart’s services in coaching. Here’s to new beginnings!

John Hodgman,
Civil Engineer at Jacobs, Australia

Marie is a fabulous coach, with great insight into the Medial Research field, and career development in STEM.

She has achieved a higly distinguished career in bioinformatics, specialising in programming and data analytics, with a vast wealth of knowledge, experience and knows how to share.

Marina Garcia, PhD,
Patent advisor, Spain

I contacted Marie because I was lost on the change I needed to do in my career.

She made me feel at ease, in a safe place to talk about my conflicts and made those questions that clarified my mind and my heart so that I could feel confident about the decision to take. She is sweet, warm, super smart, sensible and professional. Thank you for your touch!