About Me

ABOUT PIA: THE HERMIT-QUEEN FREEDOM ARCHITECT

I help hermit-queens build their freedom-rich lives — free to vanish, connect, or thrive without anyone’s permission.

HI, I´M PIA

I’m a Düsseldorf, Germany-based woman who dreamed of seeing and discovering the world, and instead of just dreaming, I architected my own freedom-rich life to make it happen.

I’ve solo-traveled to 40+ countries across 5 continents (Australia and Antarctica are still waiting for me) , reduced my corporate hours to 80% to create more freedom, became a multi-best-selling co-author, and built my own business helping other hermit-queens do the same.

I still travel all by myself most of the time, and I’ve made it to quite a few destinations so far. But now, instead of worrying about salary decreases, I’ve created multiple income streams. Instead of just finding ways to afford the places I want to visit, I’ve built a life where travel and freedom are non-negotiable.

The difference? I stopped asking for permission and started building my Freedom Architecture instead. And although I’m not yet at the end of my journey, being fully free, I embrace the journey, and can already see it: being free financially, locally, and energetically.

THE GIRL WHO DREAMED BEHIND WALLS

I grew up in East Germany, and although I was too young to realize what it means to live behind the “iron curtain,” I inherited all those stories, beliefs, and generational patterns from family members who lived in a “not so free nation.” Whilst in school, I already dreamed of visiting all those countries to see with my own eyes. Now that I earn my own money, I can live my dreams, be happy, do whatever I want, and go wherever I want. And to be honest, in most cases, this is traveling!

But here’s what nobody warned me about: even when the external walls disappear, the internal ones remain.

THE GIRL WHO WAITED YEARS FOR PERMISSION

One tiny thing you need to know about me is that I’m a huge wrestling fan. As a child, I fell in love with these shows when I first saw them on TV. How happy I was to find out that a few colleagues at my first job in Düsseldorf were, in fact, wrestling fans as well! And they asked me if I’d like to join them on a WrestleMania trip. And we went. I got my first taste of it and wanted more. So I asked them the next year if we wanted to go again, and the next year, and the next year.

Three years of “maybe next year” and Pinterest boards labeled “Adventures I’ll Never Take.”

I thought I was waiting for company. The truth? I was waiting for permission.

Until 2014, when I finally said “F it” and booked that trip alone, a three-week journey to Louisiana and Florida that began in New Orleans. I was so excited and could not believe that I was actually doing this! Just me, myself, and I…no friends, no family, no one else but me.

That decision didn’t just get me to WrestleMania. It rewired how I see my entire life.

FROM CORPORATE DRONE TO FREEDOM ARCHITECT

I spent years playing by everyone else’s rules:

  • Corporate job that looked successful on paper
  • Using vacation days strategically to see 40+ countries across 6 continents
  • Building a travel blog that inspired others but left me empty
  • Asking “what if something goes wrong?” instead of “what if everything goes right?”

By 2019, I realized traveling alone wasn’t fulfilling anymore. I’d been using it as a distraction from the real problem: I wanted MORE, but I didn’t know what that more was.When 2020 forced the world to pause, I finally went inward instead of outward.

THE MATRIX BREAKDOWN

What I discovered through spiritual coaching, money mindset work with programs like My Million Dollar Experiment*, and eventually becoming a certified Tarot Spirit Guide was this:

I’d been living in the Matrix, the entire system designed to keep me small, compliant, and asking permission.

The “good job” I should be grateful for. The timeline I should follow. The dreams I should shrink to fit the system’s comfort zones. The belief that freedom is selfish, that wanting more is greedy, that my desires don’t matter.

I started questioning everything:

  • Why was I asking permission to live my own life?
  • Why was I making decisions based on the system’s fears rather than my truth?
  • Why was I waiting to be “worthy enough” for dreams that were already calling me?

That’s when I realized: if I can’t break the Matrix completely, I can at least learn to play within it in a way that lets me live FREE.

THE FREEDOM ARCHITECTURE IS BORN

Through my DREAM, EAT, WANDER, REPEAT framework, I didn’t just change my own life; I became a 4x bestselling co-author, reduced my corporate hours to 80%, bought my first second home base, and created multiple income streams.

But here’s what I really learned: The women who need this work most aren’t the loud, extroverted “girl boss” types everyone else targets.

They’re the hermit-queens.

WHO ARE THE HERMIT-QUEENS?

You’re the woman who:

  • Chooses her connections as intentionally as she chooses her solitude
  • Dreams of being rich enough to disappear when she needs space
  • Values independence more than being understood by everyone
  • Wants to build something meaningful but on YOUR terms, not the hustle culture way
  • Feels misunderstood by traditional business advice that assumes you want to be “on” all the time

You’re fine with being alone, but at the same time, craving connections. You need hermit time again after mingling or connection-building happenings. You want to be independent, deciding for yourself, not asking anyone else.

You’re not broken. You’re not “too much” or “too little.” You’re designed differently.

MY WORK NOW

Today, I guide hermit-queens through breaking generational permission patterns and building their complete Freedom Architecture:

DREAM: Reconnect with what you actually want (not what you think you should want)
EAT: Feast on abundance instead of starving in scarcity
WANDER: Take soul-aligned action that honors your energy
REPEAT: Celebrate wins to build unstoppable momentum

Through my signature Permissionless Woman Initiations, Freedom Architecture intensives, Tarot guidance, and ongoing support, I help women stop asking for permission and start living their actual dreams.

Strategy Sessions — 90-minute deep dives to map your personal Freedom Architecture
Permissionless Woman Initiations — Quarterly transformational experiences to break permission patterns
Freedom Architecture Intensives — Multi-month containers for complete life redesign (send an email to dreamandwanderland@gmail.com to apply for this journey)
Tarot Guidance — Spiritual clarity sessions when you need energetic intel
Dream & Wanderland Tribe — Join our private community of hermit-queens building their freedom

Whether that’s WrestleMania, Egypt, starting a business, or just having Tuesday afternoons free — your dreams don’t need anyone else’s approval.

THE PERMISSION YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR

Here it is: You’re allowed to want what you want. You’re allowed to build a life that fits YOUR design. You’re allowed to be rich, free, and independent without apologizing.

You’re allowed to be a hermit-queen.

The only question left is: Are you ready to stop asking everyone else if it’s okay?

Ready to build your Freedom Architecture?

Let’s work together.

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P.S. That WrestleMania trip I was scared to take alone? It led to 40+ countries, 4 bestselling books, and everything I am today. What’s your WrestleMania moment waiting for you to say yes?