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Hi! I'm Simone 

If you're anything like me, you know the struggle of introducing yourself semi-coherently when you have a thousand ever-evolving interests...

I'm currently nerdy about: geopolitics, Antarctic exploration, kizomba dancing, French postmodern philosophy, existential restlessness, kickboxing, and dismantling internalized mediocrity.

Meet your mentor

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Hi and welcome! I'm Simone Eringfeld. I’ve been working with gifted adults since 2020, when I started my coaching practice.

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Since then, I’ve supported hundreds of gifted people worldwide — from the US to Uganda — helping them navigate the challenges of a fast, intense, and often misunderstood mind.

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My clients come from many different backgrounds: from academics to artists, engineers to entrepreneurs, hair dressers to home-makers. What they share isn’t a specific career path, but a way of thinking that is deep, intense, and often overwhelming to live with if left unsupported.

 

I’m currently based in the Netherlands, after a decade of living abroad across eight countries and four continents. I’m known for completing three Bachelor’s degrees in three years, and my work has been featured by over 30 media outlets. In 2022, I was selected as one of the Netherlands’ leading research talents by Het Financieele Dagblad.

 

But this didn’t come from an effortless path.

I know what it’s like to feel out of place early in life — to be bored, understimulated, and misunderstood. To swing between overthinking and overexertion. To burn out from trying to fit in.

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For a long time, I tried to adapt myself to a world designed for neurotypical minds. That came at a cost: self-abandonment. I felt capped, contained, and disconnected from my own potential.

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The real shift came when I stopped asking, “How do I adapt better to fit in?”and started asking, “How do I create a life that actually fits me?”

 

That question changed everything.

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I now live a varied, never-boring life on my own terms:​

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​Today, alongside my coaching work, I’m completing a PhD in Polar Studies at the University of Cambridge — my fifth academic degree, all in different fields. Not because I couldn’t choose, but because I no longer believe gifted people need to narrow themselves to be taken seriously.

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I also work occasionally as an expedition guide in the Arctic and Antarctica, create podcasts and music, dance 4 nights a week, write for newspapers, and have my first book coming out in April 2026.

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This multipath life isn’t about doing more; it’s about doing what fits. And what feels fun! â€‹â€‹

The Shift

What made this possible wasn’t another productivity system or generic mindset advice, but learning to recognize and work with giftedness-specific patterns that were quietly getting in my way, such as:

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  • chronic overthinking leading to analysis paralysis

  • pressure to “maximize potential,” feeding perfectionism

  • getting bored with projects quickly, never finishing them

  • fear of being seen as arrogant or exposed as an imposter

  • standards so high they made disappointment inevitable

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​I realized that gifted minds don’t need one-size-fits-all solutions. They need approaches that account for how they’re actually wired. So I spent years studying how giftedness-related inner blocks show up — and how they can be dismantled.

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This is the work I now do with clients.

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I help gifted people get unstuck and work with their mind to build a life that actually moves forward — without self-betrayal, chronic doubt, or burnout.

Ready to explore more?

7 - 15 mrt: Week van de Hoogbegaafdheid

Het is zover! Tijdens deze Week organiseer ik meerdere Masterclasses in het Nederlands.

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  • Ben je de bore-outs beu? Zó bouw je een veelzijdig leven

  • Blijf je vastlopen? Zó doorbreek je de top 5 blokkades die jou saboteren

  • Coaching, of toch therapie? En hoe kies je dan de juiste coach? Ik vertel je de do's en don't's

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Deelname is gratis. Tot snel!

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