Hey, I'm Gizem Öztürk Özgüzel.

I am a holistic coach, creative facilitator, designer and founder of Dear Creative Life.

Born and raised in İzmir, Türkiye, I hold a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and European Union. I’ve been living in the Netherlands since 2022, and offer my services online. 

I support people reconnecting with themselves through professional coaching, creative expression activities, nonviolent communication and  seasonal workshops. My holistic approach is focused on mindful, embodied, and art-based learning experiences. 

Alongside my coaching and facilitation practice, I create digital mandalas, illustrations, mixed media artworks and intuitive paintings. My works  explore the human psyche, patterns in nature, liminality and the connections that shape our life. They bridges the relationship between inner and outer life through creative and integrative processes.

We weave our stories with our bodies, relationships and the nature around us. We are creative and relational beings. We belong the web of life.

For me, creativity is a way of listening and connecting—to ourselves, to our bodies, to what is emerging within us, and to the world around us. It is also a way of learning to embrace the impermanence of life, with all its joy and sorrow. Through this widening perspective, creativity can become an inner compass, helping us reconnect with what feels meaningful and alive.

Creativity can become a source of self-connection, especially in times of overwhelm, anxiety, or uncertainty about life direction.

I came to understand this more deeply while navigating my own transition after moving from Turkey to the Netherlands. In a new cultural and emotional landscape, I found myself questioning identity, belonging, direction, and what it means to create a life that feels truly my own.

I discovered that not everything can be figured out through thinking and words alone. What supported me was slowing down, listening to my body, and allowing my inner world to speak through images, dreams and art-based practices—mandala, intuitive painting & movement, journaling.

This threshold experience became the seed of Dear Creative Life—a space where you can nurture your creative aliveness, follow your inner compass and embody what truly matters with confidence.

If you’ve read this far, something inside you is already listening. You don’t have to navigate uncertainty or change alone. Sometimes, the most meaningful experience comes from meeting yourself where you are. 

Thank you for being here, supporting my works and my creative journey.

Welcome as you are!

Much Love,

Gizem.