Why Physis Exists: A Journey of Connection and Reinvention

Physis was not born out of a business plan.

It was born out of life with all its cracks, shifts, and unexpected turns. Shifts.

For much of my early career, I lived what I call a conveyor belt life. I did the things expected of me. I tried on different roles, chased milestones, tried to climb ladders, and measured myself against external markers of success.

But beneath it all, I felt misaligned.

That misalignment showed up as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and the gnawing sense of unworthiness. I wore the mask of someone “doing fine,” but inside I was lost.

On a whim, I left Malaysia and moved to Australia. Alone, uncertain, scared.

It was there that I learned something profound: I could retrain and reframe ourselves.

I said yes to things I’d once avoided. I followed curiosity instead of fear.

And little by little, I began to change.

Yoga, mindfulness, solitude - they taught me that we can retrain and reframe ourselves. That alignment is possible. That peace can be found in the quiet.

Years later, Covid-19 forced another shift.

I lost a dear friend before we turned 39 together. We had plans to celebrate our 40s together: A trip away by the beach.

Then a year later when international borders opened, I moved back to Malaysia to be with my family, only to lose my dad suddenly months later.

There are moments in life that change you forever.

When you hold mortality in your hands, you can’t go back to living on autopilot.

Loss cracked me open. And through the crack, meaning began to seep in.

It gave me courage I didn’t know I had.

In grief, I found myself climbing mountains.

Metaphorical ones, first. To rebuild relationships. To nurture connections.

This then led to a literal mountain. A little push, and with schedules aligning, I found myself pursuing a goal I had 15 years ago: to climb Mount Kinabalu.

On that day, standing at the base of the mountain pre-climb, I felt awe rush through me. I realised it wasn’t about reaching the top, it was about the belief it took to get here.

Yes, I did reach the mountain summit (before sunrise too I might add).

That mountain reminded me of something essential: we are all capable of transformation, if we dare to take the first step.

It was in that moment that coaching stopped being a suggestion from others and became a calling for me.

Physis is the ancient Greek word 'to grow' or 'to become'.

It means the natural unfolding of life, becoming who we are meant to be.

That’s what this work is about.

Physis exists because connection and reinvention aren’t luxuries. They’re lifelines.

They’re what carry us through misalignment, through grief, through the moments when life cracks us open and asks: what now?

This isn’t just my story. It’s a story many of us are living - in fragments, in whispers, in unspoken struggles.

Physis is here to help you find your way through it.

To turn cracks into openings. To rediscover courage. To grow.

If any part of this story resonates with you, you’re not alone. Physis was created for exactly this reason: to walk alongside you as you find your own path of connection and reinvention.