Change the conversation. Change what becomes possible.
The way you speak to yourself influences how you show up in the world. The way you communicate with others shapes your relationships, leadership and connections.
At The Five, we explore the patterns and conversations beneath our behaviour, helping you move from automatic reactions to more conscious choices.
I believe communication is one of the most powerful forces shaping our lives. Not just the words we speak, but the conversations happening beneath them.
The stories we tell ourselves.
The assumptions we make about others.
The meaning we attach to experiences.
The things we say, avoid saying, or wish we’d said differently.
These conversations influence how we relate to ourselves, to other people and to the wider world.
Sometimes the most meaningful change begins when we question a conversation we’ve been having for years.
Many of our responses become familiar long before we begin questioning them. The Five offers a practical coaching approach to exploring those patterns and choosing how we want to respond.
Step 01
Disconnect
Recognise the old stories, assumptions and responses that may be limiting you.
Step 02
Connect
Strengthen your voice, self-trust, clarity and ability to communicate intentionally.
I’ve spent my life fascinated by what people say, and what they don’t.
I’m Marisa De Salvo, founder of The Five.
After more than 25 years in business, an MBA and training in NLP, executive coaching and communication, I’ve become fascinated by the invisible conversations shaping our choices, relationships and behaviour.
My work brings together professional experience, lived experience and a deep belief in the power of communication.
I believe that when we become more conscious of how we communicate, we create more possibilities for how we live.
MBA · 25+ years in business Trained in NLP and Landmark communication
A career spent noticing patterns in organisations. A life spent learning to recognise them in myself.
In their words
A little of what’s changed.
“I was finally able to release deep trauma I had carried with another person for years. It created space in my life to finally move forward.”
Louise
Marketing Executive
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I cannot recommend Marisa at The Five highly enough. Through the work she undertook with me, I was finally able to release deep trauma I had carried with another person for years. During the process, I could genuinely feel that connection leaving me, and it created space in my life to finally move forward. In the 12 months since working with Marisa, I have gone from strength to strength, I've been able to completely block contact and free myself from the negative hold this person had over my life. The change in my mindset, emotional wellbeing, and personal strength has been incredible. Marisa's care, intuition, and practice have truly changed my life, and I'm deeply grateful for the freedom and peace I now feel.
“She created an environment where I felt completely safe, supported, and genuinely heard. I felt deeply seen, without judgment.”
Amy
Business Owner, Sydney
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Marisa came into my life unexpectedly, in what I can only describe as perfect divine timing. I've now had three NLP sessions with her, and every single one has been a complete game changer. Before working with Marisa, I'd never really considered just how closely connected my conscious and subconscious mind were, or how deeply my subconscious was influencing my choices, reactions, behaviours, and long-standing patterns. Marisa gently helped me uncover parts of myself that I didn't even realize existed including hidden beliefs and unconscious programming that had been quietly shaping so much of my life. She didn't just guide me through the process; she created an environment where I felt completely safe, supported, and genuinely heard. I felt deeply seen, without judgment, and that's something I don't take for granted. Her depth of knowledge, lived experience, wisdom, and intuitive understanding have all prepared her beautifully for this work. I can't recommend Marisa highly enough. I'm so grateful our paths crossed, and I truly hope to continue working with her for a long time to come. These sessions have already changed the way I see myself, and I have no doubt they'll continue to shape my life in the best possible way.
A free resource · Relationships
Start with a conversation you may not have questioned.
Explore the relationship patterns you recognise with Marisa’s free workbook.
