Today we’d like to introduce you to Antoinette Njombua-fombad
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
My friends call me Nettie! I am a proud Cameroonian-American who immigrated to the United States at 20, navigating the challenges of outgrowing cultural limitations while rediscovering that my authenticity extended far beyond the beliefs I once held. My journey has been shaped by growth, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to self-discovery.
I began my academic path with a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology, driven by my curiosity about life and the natural world. My passion for helping others heal led me to pursue a Bachelor’s in Nursing, where I found purpose in caring for others. Over 14 years as an acute care nurse, I cultivated life-changing skills—critical thinking, problem-solving, intentionality, situational awareness, accountability, and the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds. These experiences laid the foundation for my natural transition into nurse education and, eventually, life coaching.
I’m the author of ‘Everything Is WITHIN,’ recently released, and delving into crafting a mindful life and my journey to self-connection and the lessons learned along the way. I am a life coach, speaker, and transformational guide passionate about helping you uncover the layers within, embracing every part of your journey with authenticity and flair. My approach blends heartfelt coaching with a keen sense of style because personal growth isn’t just about mindset; it’s about how you show up in the world, inside and out.
I believe personal growth is the foundation for thriving relationships. When we live in balance, our connections flourish, and we create lives filled with purpose and fulfillment. Our most underutilized resource is already within us—we are our most valuable asset. I have faith that together, we’ll create space to heal, room to grow, and reasons to love every step of your path.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road has had its challenges, but that, again, I remember is the rhythm of life. Navigating parenthood and spousal commitment while growing professionally calls for a intentional dedication. However, getting things done comes with surrendering to each facet of my life. Listening to the intuitive wisdom that comes through and honoring with prioritization how and what each demands is crucial to maintaining a balance and managing the overwhelm. Most critically, trusting my capacity to live up to the assignment and leaning into gratitude have been most essential to my success. Transitioning from an ‘I have to’ mindset, into ‘I get to’, has afforded a positive mental shift in experiencing my life. I get to be a mother, I get to be an author, and I get to coach others to live fulfilling lives. I keeps me in a possibilities mindset instead of a victim of liability.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
In 2020, I founded “Within Coaching and Consulting Services” after studying at the Jay Shetty Life Coaching School. But my love for coaching began long before. Even as a young girl, I found myself problem-solving through my own experiences and supporting others in my community. This deep-rooted passion for personal growth, spirituality, and authentic connection shapes my coaching approach today. I believe vulnerability and introspection are our greatest tools for transformation, and I’m here to help others unlock their true potential.
My journey has also led me into the world of creative writing. As a Connection and Awareness Executive Contributor for BRAINZ Magazine, I explore the power of authenticity and personal development, earning the Brainz CREA Global Award for thought leadership, innovation, and contributions to sustainability and mental health initiatives. Additionally, I guest contribute to Guzangs Magazine, combining my love for creative design with personal growth.
Beyond one-on-one coaching, I lead group workshops on Life Balance and the Power of Accountability. I’ve been honored to serve as a keynote speaker and panelist for personal development platforms and to facilitate self-care seminars for private groups. My work is ever-evolving, and I’m excited to expand into personal presentation consulting, blending my passion for art and design with coaching.
When I’m not coaching or writing, you’ll find me immersed in art, music, meaningful conversations, psychological thrillers, enlightening podcasts, nature walks, and travel. Every interaction is an opportunity for growth. I credit my healing journey to my incredible mother, beloved children, and husband of 14 years—whose love and support have touched my life in ways I never imagined.
I look forward to connecting with you, diving deeper into personal growth, and supporting your journey toward authenticity, balance, and fulfillment.
What has been the most important lesson you’ve learned along your journey?
Living a mindful life affords us showing up in the world with accountable authenticity, understanding that we are what we believe, are responsible for what we contribute, and that our energy influences every interaction and outcome we experience.
The source of our dysregulation is our disconnection, not necessarily with our environments, but with ourselves. When we focus on tuning in intuitively to understand and connect with ourselves beyond our current programming, we live better self-connected lives and show up more mindfully.
Self-connection: the ability to own your authenticity and connectivity to your environments as independently as possible, with conscious intention.
These four steps guide us towards living better, self-connected, and mindfully,
Detachment: Reconnecting with your Humanity. Tapping into the value of vulnerability as the gateway to connection. With earnestness and openness for deep healing, reevaluate your belonging, and you decondition from fear.
Reawakening: Reconnecting with your Authenticity. Using reflective awareness to make choices and judgment calls guided by truth, not proof, so you focus on the lessons/wisdom they reveal. Embracing polarity and identifying your uniqueness as you reconnect with your authenticity.
Actualizing: Reconnecting with your Growth and Becoming. Hone into the blessings of your mirrored reflections from relationships for accountability. Surrender to presence and your reality as you redefine the ego’s participation and override the subconscious with support from invaluable practices: gratitude, service, and faith. That is essential for shifting your mindset for a better mind-body connection as you change and freely create a life from a possibilities mindset.
Integration: Reconnecting with your Environments. Life happens for us, not to us. What matters is how we choose to flow with it. Using our conscious intentions as our anchor, we intuitively use our contribution to create synergy with our environments as we harmoniously grow from fear to love.
We must autonomously take ownership of our lives and accept that there are infinite possibilities for living better, more heart-centered lives with less resistance and stress.
I am a soul nurturer with an assignment to impact our individual actualization journeys and collective freedom through self-connection. We are only free with our world to the degree to which we are free to ourselves, and we integrate synergistically when we show up authentically, trusting and honing in our unique contribution.
We will explore the practical application of the lessons and practices in my book through free bi-weekly webinars—‘Align with Self.’
starting Thursday, April 10th, 2025. The mission is to nurture the soul so that we can fully embody and live lives according to our signatures and assignments. My vision is through Love and freedom. I am excited and looking forward to growing within our Dallas Fort Worth Community.
Pricing:
- Book: ‘Everything Is Within’ paperback $22.22 (amazon)
- Book: ‘Everything Is Within’ hardback $33.33 (amazon)
- Book: ‘Everything Is Within’ ebook $9.99 (amazon)
- One-on-one Coaching session: $120/hr (withinwithnettie.com)
- Speaker/Workshop sessions: Contact me at withinwithnettie.com
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.withinwithnettie.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w_i_t_h_i_n/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nettienjombua
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinette-njombua-fombad
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LiveWithin
Image Credits
Flowevent Group LLC (Peru picture and book cover)
