While everything that you need to know about The Quaint Space has been carefully fleshed out on my website, an introduction to this space would seem superficial without telling you how I navigated my transformation to embrace a purpose in life. The Quaint Space is a platform that I created by overcoming my own fear of failure and mustering the courage to chase a dream that I have held onto tightly for years.

Presenting this space to the outside world almost feels like displaying a part of my personality that I reserved only for myself. By sharing my vulnerabilities and fears I hope that you can find the courage to back up your vision for yourself and feel empowered to curate your own transformational journey. 

My Version of ‘I have my dream’

Having spent my childhood with people who suffered from seriously maladaptive psychological disorders, I learned very early on in life that as a society, we had very little mental health awareness and support systems - this strongly influenced my decision to pursue a career in the field of Psychology. It was the first time I had a glimpse of a space that could combine creative expression and art for mental well-being as well as in managing the stress of caregiving in such scenarios. However, as years passed by, the fear of failure grew in me and the curiosity of my inner child was shunned with time. 

And then life happened…

Years passed by, life experiences, my anxiety, the fear of missing out, and the pang of financial instability took my career through directions that I felt were necessary. Although life diverged drastically from my vision, I was fortunate to build my own treasure trove of experiences, friends, and jobs. Being the anxious overachiever that I am, I worked towards creating a life that was pretty damn good! (if I may say so myself). However, some things are always out of our control and while my life looked great on the outside, I felt a bit hollow on the inside. 

In hindsight, I believe it was the inner calling of a dream or a sort of awakening towards building that space I once abandoned.

The road less travelled was revisited..

It took some time and an immense amount of inner work for me to muster the courage to revisit the space I dreamt of as a teenager, and as my healing journey progressed, I found myself playing with the idea once again. My healing and transformation took a lot of time, patience, and consistency which I found by unleashing my creativity through art therapy, spiritual coaching practices and creative writing journaling, that has stayed on with me for years.  My personal experiences with building an imagery of a self-curated transformational journey was a key turning point in my life. I created an avenue to express my imagination and creativity, and through this I rediscovered my vision of the space I wanted to create for the world. 

My vision was now bigger, more colourful, filled with art, stories and a world of imagination which heavily influenced my own transformation. I realised that as we grow older we forget the power of imagination, play and creativity in our lives, not only personally but also in building fulfilling careers. The playful mind filled with ideas, excitement and the courage to experiment is an armour that we put down somewhere along the way as we become mature personas battling adulthood. But what even is innovation, or transformation without the ability to imagine and play with our idea of the future. 

My past professional interactions informed me that there was a newfound interest and value placed on engaging with imaginative thinking and creativity in carving personal stories and more importantly, in powering innovation. I noticed that everybody needed a space to unwind and freely engage with the idea of “what could happen” and “what could be”. An attitude that valued creativity, as much as I did.

Revisiting and creating a new version of this space required me to re-engage with the world of Psychology, Research and Coaching. It gave me reason and the courage to adorn the invisible cloak of time and travel back to being a student. The vision of this ambiguous space became clearer as I gained my certification in Transformational Coaching at Back to Source, while simultaneously writing independent academic research papers and proposals. I noticed this space, my self-discovery and entrepreneurial journey becoming stronger and more vivid.

A sprinkle of imagination & a pile of courage..

Research shows that our imagination has a way of creeping into our reality - as we imagine a scenario we start reacting to their environment in ways that are guided by this image. As time passes by, we reach a place where we consciously work towards making this imagery a part of our reality.

I decided to make my dream a part of my imagination which mediated my personal transformation and gave me the courage to live my vision and pursue my passion. I rewired my fear of failure as learning experiences and through creative expression I built a safe haven with a positive inner voice of encouragement. 

At some point, I decided that I need to expand this inner safe haven to others and I named this space - The Quaint Space. This space is now a website for me to share my work. The services I provide are curated for you to venture into your imagination, follow your passion, chase the vision for your organisation through methods rooted in creativity, coaching, art, storytelling and play. 

Together let us make a figment of your imagination a reality in your personal transformation, business innovation and building happy workplaces!