Hi there!
I’m Janine. I’m a somatic pleasure & sex coach, vulva caster, grief tender, pleasure activist, community builder.
Woah, that’s a lot! And that’s what I love about it.
Life is complex, and so are we! I love to hold space for both the light and the dark, for silly laughter and depth, for the body and the brain, for science and somatics, for rebellion and softness.
Intrigued by this? Then my work is exactly for you. Brave, bold, explorative, curious about experiencing something new. Come join me…
Pleasure is a human right.
Not a reward. Not a luxury. Not something you earn after you've been good enough, productive enough, quiet enough.
A right. And the women who have truly, somatically landed in that truth are the ones who change everything around them. I am here to bring you back to your body, to your pleasure. I am here to hold you while you explore. I am here to guide you through the wilderness while you discover who you are becoming.
I also believe that the sexual and reproductive health space needs more people willing to say the hard thing, fund the brave thing, and lead without apology.
Taboos don't protect anyone. They protect systems. Breaking them is not just personal. It is political. This is what I'm here for. All of it. Let's break taboos together.
Are you ready to break taboos too?
Radical Aliveness
is what is driving me.
Radical aliveness means that I am embracing the contradictions in me.
I am honoring both the somatic and the scientific, the cognitive and the body-based, the rational and the intuitive, the laughter and the tears, the light and the darkness, the openness and the taboo. We are not simple. We were always meant to live in complexity.
When we stop fighting our shame and our contradictions and start working with them, something extraordinary happens. We get to show up fully, aligned with our purpose, bringing perspectives that only we can bring. No more doubting. No more holding back. No more silence. Our self-expression and thoughts become our superpower.
Why I chose to work with people and organizations at the same time? Because I love to work on liberation with both the individuals and the collective. When a woman reclaims her body, something shifts, she finds her power and purpose. And when bold founders and brave organizations do so too, they don't just do better work, but I believe that this alignment catapults them forward with new power.
We become the kind of force that actually changes things.
Supported. Sharp. Unapologetic. And if something in you just went yes, come join me.
No more bullshit. No more faking it.
Breaking the taboos that no longer serve you.
How I got there…
My experience & path
Are you ready for a wild ride? After starting my professional life on a traditional, linear career path in a big corporation, I realized that this wasn’t my journey to take (honestly, a heavy burnout had to knock me off my feet first… - but I got the hint eventually!) Over the last 3 years, I took the time to orient myself to what feels meaningful and aligned. And I am glad that my path found me!
When I work with you, I get to draw from many perspectives that range from my love for science and the science-driven backbone from my university degrees, to what I’ve experienced in corporate & venture capital (oh boy), to the methods and tools I got to explore in my body-based, somatic trainings.
Get ready for unique insights…
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In January 2026, I completed a 500 hour in-depth certification training in Integrative Sex Coaching and Sex Education. This certification training is led by Somatic Sexologist Bonnie Bliss and OB-GYN Isabella Bottura from the Sexual Integration Institute. This approach to sex coaching and sex education is science-driven, somatic (body based) and trauma-informed. You can find more information about this on my Coaching page.
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To deepen my apprenticeship with grief and share this beautiful practice with others, I attended a Grief Tending Training by Nici Harrison from the Grief Space. Based on trauma-informed principles and guided by the works of teachers such as Francis Weller, it empowered me to hold thoughtful grief circles and work with people in their grief journey.
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In summer 2025, I got the opportunity to help sharing Viki’s powerful work around vulva diversity. I attended her Vulvarium collaboration course and am a part of her collaborators’ network! Explore the Vulva Statues page for more information!
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In order to dive deeper into Sexual Health, I completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) at the University of Bern. My final thesis focused on Male Sexuality.
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In 2024 I attended a year long program led by feminine embodiment facilitator Fiona McCoss. This training empowered me in Feminine Leadership and taught me about the art and power of facilitation.
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Michaela Boehm is one of my favorite teachers on my journey, as she has shaped many of the foundational practices in this space. I attended the Wild Women’s Way Facilitation training and am trained to host Wild Women’s circles!
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In 2024, I completed the trauma-informed Sensual Yoga Teacher training by Desire from Sugar & Sage.
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2023 and 2024 I completed the “Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification” program led by Jenna Ward from the School of Embodied Arts. This training gave me the foundation for coaching work in an embodied manner.
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From 2019 - 2023, I was an investor and founder in health tech and Women’s Health, with a focus on US markets.
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From 2016 - 2019, I held corporate jobs in Life Sciences, both in Switzerland and the United States.
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2011 - 2014 I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences at ETH Zurich. 2015 - 2016 I completed my Master’s degree in Medicinal and Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences at ETH Zurich, and published my first paper in Cancer Research.