Chantal San Miguel

For most of my life, I found ways to keep going. To adapt, compensate, and perform - in school, in relationships, and eventually in a demanding corporate career in luxury goods and in senior project management roles. I was good at it. But it cost more than it should have.

The coping mechanisms I had relied on for years began to crack under the weight of new motherhood. Having experienced a birth trauma and a difficult recovery, both physically and mentally, left me truly vulnerable. Caring for a newborn while facing the immense pressures of this new role forced me to finally confront the challenges I had spent years masking.

My diagnosis gave me language. For the first time, my struggles made sense - not as personal failings, but as experiences I could finally name and understand.

I have always been curious about the why behind human behaviour - why some people carry invisible weight through situations others find effortless.That curiosity led me into research, into working alongside psychologists, and eventually into training as a certified neurodiversity coach and mentor under ICF guidelines.

My corporate background gave me first-hand insight into what professional masking costs - especially for women navigating high-pressure environments while managing everything else at the same time.

Today I work with neurodivergent women, mothers, and professionals who are trying to make sense of themselves and find ways of living and working that feel more sustainable. I also work with organisations that want to build environments where different minds can actually thrive. Through my involvement with the Neurodiversity Support Network Switzerland, I also contribute to this work at a systemic level - because lasting change happens beyond individual coaching relationships too.

I work in four languages - Swiss German, German, English, and French - because that is the reality of the world I live and work in.

If any of this resonates, I would be glad to hear from you.