"With Martina's support, I traveled to my shadow animal in our first meeting and found a whole nest full of creatures, and then it was the very animal I've been terrified of since I was a child! Luckily I had my power animal with me, because it managed to calm me down before I could even run away. Although it took a lot of effort, I managed to watch the animals for longer. They did not attack and did not pay any attention to me. 
Although I didn't have a conversation with these animals, after the session I felt like I had taken a big step forward: Strength and trust in myself and my power animal had grown.

In the weeks between our meetings, I connected with my power animal several more times and let it guide me to the creatures. At one point I even managed to tell them that I was no longer afraid of them and that they should communicate with me when they were ready. 

I put off our second meeting for a few weeks because I didn't feel ready yet. When I was ready, Martina suggested traveling to the creatures in pairs. This gave me additional security. This time the creatures even flew towards and around me. I managed to stay calm and feel that they were only looking at me but not attacking me. Unfortunately, they didn't respond when I tried to talk to them.

Now - a few weeks later - I have to admit that I was disappointed at the time that more didn't happen. However, the magic didn't happen during the sessions, but outside of them: looking back, I realized that I feel stronger in everyday life and stand up for myself more. I find it easier to communicate my boundaries, especially at work. I have also found the courage to tackle a private problem that I had previously put off and suppressed. So it seems to have worked after all ;-)"