Live YOUR natural way instead
Pathways to authenticity and alignment in life.
ENERGY
MEANING
DIRECTION
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About us
Helen Marissa
B. Counselling | Mental Health | Education
Samuel Edward
B. Education | Gestalt Therapy
WHAT WE DO
At In-stead, we help you make aligned changes in every area of your life:
⚪ Career
⚪ Business
⚪ Health
⚪ Relationships
⚪ Discipleship
Whether you're ready to get unstuck and step into purpose, start a new business or creative project, deepen your connection with God or create more balance and well-being in your personal life, we help you:
⚪Gain clarity on your vision.
⚪Resolve inner blocks.
⚪Align spiritually.
⚪Upskill and overcome challenges.
⚪Develop personalised strategies.
OUR APPROACH
We take an inside-out approach, guiding you through psycho-spiritual and somatic processes to reveal your aligned path.
The result is:
- Purpose & Meaning founded in balance and creativity.
- The Skills & Nervous system regulation required to achieve goals.
WHY WE DO THIS
For us, the way 'out' was through.
We found that truth was the doorway. By approaching our painful, challenging experiences with curiosity, support, and compassion, we transformed obstacles into opportunities—moving from survival mode into aliveness and stepped into more purpose, creativity, and connection.
Each of us has a unique story and we are no different. We bring lived experience in overcoming physical, mental health, and life struggles. What we discovered in our journey—both personally and through working with others—is that living out of alignment is painful.
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The Doorway of Pain
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Transformation
January 22, 2026•6 min read
Will and Grace : Doing the hard work, an easier way
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Transformation
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Experience ✨ Qualifications ✨ Approach ✨
Life Experience
We have over 40+ years of experience each of waking up, diving deep & growing up.
Recognised Qualifications
Between us we have multiply qualifications in counselling, therapy, education, mental health & skills based techniques - breath-work, somatic & emotional release, coaching.
Out-of-the-box approaches
We blend psychology, a faith-based foundation, body wisdom, somatic practices, nervous system regulation, emotional intelligence, and intentionality — grounded in lived experience — to support growth from the inside out.
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