Hi, I'm Ellie, nice to meet you!
Hi, I'm Ellie, nice to meet you!
Who I Am
I'm Elena H. Antonovski, a former lawyer, certified life coach, a family person, loving nature and life in general. I was born in Macedonia, and at 42 I moved to Croatia, to build a life I truly love.
I've been living with Multiple Sclerosis for more than 20 years. That journey, through fear, burnout, and finally, transformation, reshaped everything I thought I knew about health, purpose, and what it means to truly live a life that's yours. Today I help others navigate their own big life changes, so the road feels a little less lonely and more interesting.
The Diagnosis That Changed Everything
I grew up confident, driven, and sure of my path. I earned my law degree, built a career I was proud of, and believed I could do anything.
Then, at 26, everything suddenly just stopped. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, this chronic illness with no cure. The future I'd been building crumbled overnight. For a long time, I lived in survival mode: coping, shrinking, just trying to appear "normal."
But I never gave up. Slowly, I started building the mindset I needed to keep going and to find my way back to a life I wanted to live.
Rediscovering My Purpose
For nearly 20 years, I practiced law with real dedication, even through the hardest days. But the toll caught up with me, I was depleted, and eventually burned out completely.
That's when I began the inner work: healing, learning, growing. I realized I no longer wanted to live by expectations that weren't mine. I felt a deeper calling to help people directly and personally.
So I made a decision that changed my life: I left my legal career and became a certified life coach. I know how frightening it is to walk away from an identity you've held for decades, I've done it, and now I help my clients do the same.
Letting Go of What Wasn't Right
Along the way, I closed a difficult chapter, a rushed first marriage that cost me emotionally, physically, and financially. I fell apart for a while. Then I rebuilt.
That experience clarified who I am and what I was no longer willing to accept. It led me back to myself and eventually, to real love. Today I'm married to a wonderful man and the proud mother of our son.
I know what it feels like to let go of what is not right for you and start over. That's exactly what I help my clients do.
A New Country, A New Chapter
The biggest change came when we left everything behind and moved to Croatia. A new country, a slower rhythm, a richer sense of meaning. I didn't just change my address, I changed my life, and I stopped surviving and started thriving.
I now support clients through relocations and major life transitions, because I understand both the fear of starting over and what's possible on the other side of it.
Where I Am Now
Chronic illness. Burnout. Divorce. A new country. A new career after 40. I've let go of what wasn't good for me and built something new but more real in its place, a life with clarity, purpose, and joy.
I help my clients through their own transitions because I know the cost of change but also the freedom that waits on the other side of it.