My name is Iryna, and I am from Ukraine. Since 2022, I have been living in the Netherlands. In 2023, I began deeply exploring the topic of sleep, and by the end of 2024, I became a certified Sleep Consultant. I am also an active member of the Institute of Sleep Disorders and Psychotrauma. In 2025, I expanded my professional path by becoming a Loss Doula and a Grief-Informed Specialist. Currently, I continue my studies, pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychology. And this is not the end of my journey — it is not paused, and it has no final point. It is a path that continues to grow with me.
These three focused areas of my work — sleep, grief, and loss — are deeply interconnected and belong to the field of mental health. For me, it is never about “a person with symptoms,” but about the person as a whole. To support someone through difficult life experiences is not just about listening or asking questions. It is deep, attentive, and responsible work. It is a space where the mind is active, the body responds, and emotions rise — and together, we learn to notice and understand what the body, mind, and soul are trying to express. The connection between me and the person who seeks support is essential. This relationship — the alliance between specialist and client — is already part of the healing process. If there is a connection, then it is already part of the work, our joint work, done. Research shows that 20–40% of therapeutic progress comes from this connection alone. There is a saying that a person heals through another person.And I would add: a person can also be hurt through another person. That is why, after loss and grief, it is so important to be heard, witnessed, and accepted. A person is not meant to go through grief alone — especially when it becomes complicated or is accompanied by other challenges or conditions. A person needs another person.

How did I come to these professions?At one point in my life, while creating art with epoxy resin — something that still inspires me — I realized that I wanted to find my true place in this world and not just be a general psychologist or choose some specific niche. My life has been filled with different experiences — in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. These experiences shaped me in such a way that I could not choose just one narrow direction. I see life more broadly and more deeply. Each of my professions reflects a part of this understanding:• The Doula — as a guide at the end of life and through experiences of loss • The Grief-Informed Specialist — where the name itself speaks for itself about the relevant part of life• The Sleep Consultant — is a deep dive into sleep as a process where the answer to “why am I not sleeping?” is sought. Through my own experience, I know that resilience psychology and logotherapy truly work. That is why I continue learning, combining personal experience with research, science, and academic knowledge as I pursue my Master’s degree.

This website is also a personal space, and here I have chosen to leave a part of my previous life - my personal project — a mattress selection guide called “Recommended with Declared Value.” This is my lifetime memory project. You will be able to find it below. In it, I share my knowledge and experience from 13 years of entrepreneurship in the field of mattresses, furniture, and related products. It includes video lessons, a presentation, and two bonus materials about mattress fillings and checklist of its protection.

Through studying molecular biology, neurobiology, the basics of medicine, psychology, meditation, and breathing practices, I see the world more broadly. I find the connections between these fields — and through this, I help people rediscover something very simple and very important - the inner instruction of the body — the one we were given at birth, but never taught how to read.
In a continuous search for truth and for myself, Irina Fedotova