Barbara is founder and director of BFC Compassionate Care & Mindful Medicine.  Her educational background, her professional experience as well as her dedicated contemplative practice all make her an expert in the integration of  leadership, teamwork, science, mindfulness, compassion and spirituality in day to day life. She coaches executives and professionals, facilitates teams, stewards’ mindfulness and compassionate leadership training and guides retreats. She does this with lighthearted humor, kindness, groundedness and sharp clarity. Though the roots of her practice and daily life are Dutch, her work includes international collaborations with other experts and contemporaries in the field – integrating compassion in teamwork and leadership to foster compassionate working cultures. She lives in the Netherlands, together with her husband Wytze and their two sons Eef and Ramses.