About us

Safe Harbor for Life Transitions is a new organisation based in Zürich, Switzerland, dedicated to supporting individuals and communities through the profound and often challenging changes in life including separation and divorce, retirement, grief, and other major life transitions.

We believe that transitions, though often painful, hold the potential for deep growth and transformation. Through workshops, retreats, and access to supportive spaces, we help people navigate these transitions with clarity, dignity, and renewed purpose.

Our first focus is uncoupling. In April 2026 we organize a Conscious Uncoupling Retreat, which offers guidance for individuals and couples seeking to end relationships with compassion, integrity, and care, especially when co-parenting is involved. We collaborate with international experts to create safe, heart-centered environments where change becomes a pathway to empowerment.

More information about our first focus, check out below.

Conscious Uncoupling Retreat

Why we matter

We want to normalize those challenging yet transformative phases of life and to remove the stigma around seeking support. These moments touch everyone. There is no shame in needing support. On the contrary: facing these shifts with care and guidance can lead to deeper clarity, resilience, and personal evolution.

Everyone goes through moments when life changes fundamentally. These transitions hold deep potential for personal transformation. And yet, far too often, people are left to face them alone without the right support, tools, or spaces to navigate the change in a meaningful way.

Conventional systems tend to medicalize or isolate these experiences, rather than empower the individual. What’s often needed is space to explore: to try new things, be inspired, and ask the essential question: Who am I now? How can I accept the changes and move on? What do I need?

When left unaddressed, these life transitions can lead to long-term mental and physical health challenges, loss of potential, and broader social costs. But with timely, holistic support, these same thresholds can become powerful gateways for renewal.

Support the cause

At Safe Harbor for Life Transitions, we create spaces of healing, clarity, and hope for people going through some of the most difficult phases of life — separation, retirement, grief, and other major transitions. Our work empowers individuals to move through these changes with dignity and support, rather than in isolation.

Your donation helps us finance the work we do to realize projects such as “Conscious Uncoupling.”

Every contribution matters.
Whether large or small, your support allows us to hold space for transformation for individuals, families, and the world we share.

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Upcoming Events

24. October
16:00 - 18:00

Venue
Online (Zoom)

Join

“When Love Ends, Something New Begins:
A Guided Evening to Step Forward”

Hybrid event with Katherine Woodward Thomas, Brandyn Roark Caires, and Jen Schimbeno (TBC)

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11. November
19:00 - 20:00

Venue
Online (Zoom)

“Navigating through the holidays after separation”

Online session with Brandyn Roark Caires on navigating the holidays as separated parents.

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22. January (2026)
19:00 - 20:00

Venue
Online (Zoom)

“Money & Divorce: What You Need to Know”

Online session with Jen Schimbeno on financial resilience during separation, with a focus on challenges at the start of the year.

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25. February (2026)
19:00 - 20:00

Venue
Online (Zoom)

“After the break up: building what comes next”
Online session with Katherine Woodward Thomas on Separation Celebration and creating a hopeful new beginning.

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9. - 12. April (2026)
all day

Venue
Zürich

Conscious Uncoupling Weekend
3-day immersive experience led by Katherine Woodward Thomas and team.

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More details

Meet the team

Team Picture of Safe Harbor for Life Transitions

At Safe Harbor for Life Transitions, we are a team that believes in the power of transformation through bodywork and connection.

Each member of our team brings their own lived experience, professional expertise, and open heart to this work. We are united by a shared mission: to walk alongside people in their most tender life moments and help them find clarity, strength, and renewal.

We know that life doesn’t always go as planned. That’s why we are eager to work on our projects. Not to fix what’s broken, but to gently hold space for what’s possible.

We are honored to do this work, and even more honored to do it together.

Julia Hegnauer

Project Management
Julia Hegnauer is a strategist with a background in business development. She supports founders navigating shifts in life and work, seeking purpose-driven clarity, and building community-driven or health-focused models. She brings structure to vision for impactful business ideas.
Leo Caprez

Fundraising & Initiation
Leo has a background in Law & Economics and is a serial impact entrepreneur focused on climate and innovation. Over the past 15 years, he has held various leadership and board roles in the sustainability and regenerative economy space. He is currently navigating his own uncoupling process as a father of two daughters.
Chloé Tschanz

Project Coordination & Communications
Chloé is a certified ICF coach, meditation guide, and facilitator based in Basel, Switzerland. Formerly Head of People in a San Francisco startup, she blends coaching, somatics, and tantric practices. Raised between cultures, she supports life transitions with mindfulness, embodiment, and deep intercultural insight.
Silvio Micaglio

Location & Food
Dedicated to empowering youth, Silvio facilitates crucial dialogues on masculinity, guiding their path to self-awareness and well-being. This commitment to positive impact also shapes his self-employed gastronomy, where he crafts vibrant, health-focused vegan cuisine designed to nourish body and mind.
Lubomir Ray

Volunteers & Guest
Lubomir blends a deep background in the tech industry with a passion for conscious living and community. With decades of experience, he now channels his energy into creating spaces for connection, introspection, and transformation. A dedicated yoga and meditation practitioner, he supports and co-facilitates workshops and gatherings rooted in self-discovery and growth.
Martin Koch

Digital & Finances
Martin has a strong technical background in Telecommunications, IT and Renewable Energy. Combined with his passion for helping others and his constant drive for optimisation, he brings real impact to our association. Martin offers smart, tailored IT solutions that simplify processes and boost efficiency, empowering both individuals and teams to focus on what truly matters.