About me
“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.”
– Gautama Buddha –
Ida Protuger, MSc
Psychologist | Certified Life Coach and Counselor | Systemic business coach | Keynote Speaker | Communication expert and Blogger.
How I Became the Author of My Life
In 2015, I moved from Macedonia to Vienna, a shift that felt like losing my professional identity overnight. I went from being a confident, established journalist to feeling like a nobody in a country where I didn’t even speak the language. What I hadn’t realized until then was how much of my sense of self was tied to my career.
Learning German became my first personal milestone. But the real transformation began in 2017, when I decided to turn inward — to explore who I was beyond roles and titles. With a background in psychology and decades of experience mentoring teams as an Editor-in-Chief, I enrolled in a five-semester systemic life and business coaching program.
Through that process, I rediscovered my voice and gathered the tools to use it with even greater purpose. I realized that I didn’t have to start from scratch, I had to integrate everything I had become. Coaching, speaking, writing, and facilitating now feel like natural continuations of the same core mission: empowering people with clarity, courage, and connection.
Today, I work with individuals and organizations who seek meaning and authenticity. I’m not just a coach or a communicator. I’m a human being in motion, just like you. And I’d love to hear your story too.
Ida Protuger
