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What happens when the world’s most secure bond feels insecure?

For as long as Fränzi can remember, her mother has spent most of her time crying in bed. What she doesn’t know as a little girl is that her mother is severely depressed. Throughout her life, the illness takes up more space than Fränzi’s worries or desires—even as a kindergarten child, Fränzi cooks for her mother and comforts her. She wants to be an exemplary child, one who doesn’t cause any problems.

Franziska Hohmann recounts, both unsparingly and lovingly, how she has spent her entire life trying to be a support to her sick mother, how she herself has been mercilessly destroyed in the process and become an alcoholic – and why she loves her mother despite everything. Powerful and encouraging, she also tells the story of the adult Fränzi, a woman who is learning, step by step, to let go with love.

“I talk about what others remain silent about, encourage honesty, and create spaces where change can begin” – 

With my story, I have already been able to open up this space in many media outlets and initiate an open dialogue. Here you will find a small selection of (german) media contributions in which I was a guest and was able to share my perspective.

TV

rbb – der Tag | 15.09.2025
„Gut, dass Du nicht mehr da bist“ – Franziska Hohmann talks about growing up with a depressed mother
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WDR Hier und Heute | 31.10.2025
Author Franziska Hohmann on her moving work “Gut, dass du nicht mehr da bist”
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SWR Nachtcafé | 04.07.2025
Parents alone at home – when children move out
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PODCASTS & RADIO

Deutschlandfunk Kultur | 30.11.2025
Franziska Hohmann: My mother, her depression, and me
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Kathie Kleff – Get Happy | 17.10.2025
Alcohol and the mother wound: Franziska Hohmann
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From Done to Dare | 30.09.2025
Franziska Hohmann – Gut, dass du nicht mehr da bist: Addiction, Healing, and Peace with Arne
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ONLINE & PRINT

Brigitte | 03.11.2025
“I didn’t want to be a source of comfort. I just wanted to be a daughter.”
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Stern | 09.10.2025
Franziska Hohmann talks about her childhood and her toxic mother
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ntv | 03.10.2025
Author writes about addiction taboo
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Ehrentag Wellengang (aladin)

Get back up, hold your head high — carry on? As if it were that easy! But: There is some truth to this saying. My work as a systemic coach and resilience trainer focuses on precisely these situations in life in which we get stuck, go around in circles, or believe that the world is ending. I know from my own experience: No, it’s not.

My name is Franziska Hohmann, I was born in Hesse, Germany, and I’m a qualified media manager. I’ve been working as a PR manager in the international world of music and television since my early 20s. My work as a systemic coach and resilience trainer began in 2023. Looking back, my coaching business is not just the fulfillment of a long-cherished dream for me, but also the next logical step regarding my biography. Below, you’ll understand why.

For decades, I’ve been racing through life in the fast lane, as if I was on the run. Start-ups here, new businesses there, and journeys back to my old employer. One crisis followed the next and one day, I was no longer sure whether I would ever get to reap the benefits of all that. Fortunately, I did. Or, more precisely: I made it out on my own, got some help, and slowly took the first steps towards a new beginning.

I’m the only child of a severely depressed mother. During my childhood and adolescence, a lot of pain built up inside of me. At some point, I started to numb this pain because I didn’t know how to deal with it anymore. As a result, I slipped into an addiction that would stay with me for decades. I had to accept this truth before I could begin my new life. When I was ready, I knew that now was the time for me to realize my dreams. One of these dreams was to become a certified systemic coach.

Today I split my time between my two homes in Berlin and Mallorca, the island being my absolute power place. My life happens in both places, a part of me lives in both places. In addition to FIVE DIAMONDS PR , there is now FIVE DIAMONDS COACHING, face-to-face or digital – coaching is possible everywhere. I am grateful that I can pass on my expertise and experience as an expert in change management to you, my clients.

If someone had told me what my life was going to be a few years ago, I probably wouldn’t have believed a single word. This is one of the reasons why my work as a coach is so important to me. I want to show that change is possible, both big and small. I look forward to getting to know you!

FIVEDIAMONDS COACHING
FRANZISKA HOHMANN
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10437 Berlin